Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)

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Leviathan Heavy Transport
Production information
Manufacturer Clan Ghost Bear
Introduced 3055
Use Armored Transport
Tech Base Clan Advance
Cost 27,946,204,000 Cbills
Technical specifications
Mass 2,400,000
Length
Sail Diameter
Fuel
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust
Top Thrust 3
Sail Integrity
KF Drive Integrity
LF Battery yes
Armament Heavy Naval Gauss
4 x Medium Naval Gauss
4 x Medium Naval PPCs
6 x NAC/30s
8 x NL55s
6 x AR-10 Launchers
16 x Gauss Rifles
10 x ER PPCs
40 x ER Large Lasers
20 x Large Pulse Lasers
40 x ER Medium Lasers
35 x Medium Pulse Lasers
18 x Streak SRM 6
20 x AMS
Armor Ferro-Carbide Armor
DropShip Capacity 8
Crew 166 Officers
834 enlisted/non-rated
225 Elemental troopers
250,000 passengers
Grav Decks 8 Decks in total
6 x 95 meter size desks
2 x 185 meters size decks
Escape Pods/Life Boats 30,000
Heat Sinks 1,500 (3,000)
Structural Integrity
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) 116,398




Description

Brain Child of Clan Ghost Bear Khans Normian Tseng and Ursula Jorgensson, they authorized the creation of new Class of Warship. In tradition of the Ghost Bear Clan, they ordered the ship to be largest Battleship ever built. However, the Clan scientist of the Clan struggled to over come the technical hurtles of designing such a ship. Ultimately, the Bears turned to long time allies, the Snow Ravens. In exchanging for minerial rights for astroid resources, the Ravens agreed to help them conceive what became Leviathan.

Construction of the two ships began in 3042, which turn out to be a slow process. However, after the Battle of Tukayyid, the Ghost Bear's Khans came to decision that would change course of their history. The Ghost Bear Khans decided it would be best relocate their entire Clan to their Inner Sphere occupation zone. In keeping with operation as secret, two incompleted Leviathans, would be completed as heavy transports to help with the move.

By 3055, their two ships became operational and begun move their population to Inner Sphere. Ship successfully moved their entire population to the Inner Sphere. After the population was moved, the ships were scheduled to be converted their intended military configuration, as Heavy Battleship. However, Combine-Ghost Bear War and Clan Nova Cat's failed Trial of Possession for incompleted Rasalhague disrupted those plans.[1]

Armaments & Capacities

The ship's weaponry is aligned light capital weaponry while providing significate amount of anti-spacecraft defense.

Cargo

  • Cargo Bay 1: Aerospace Fighter (20) - 2 Doors
  • Cargo Bay 2: Small Craft (20) - 4 Doors
  • Cargo Bay 3: Passengers - 20 Doors
  • Cargo Bay 4: Cargo (322,930 tons) - 10 Doors

Variants

  • Leviathan Heavy Battleship - The original configuration conceived by the Ghost Bear science caste. However, was put off over need to move the Clan population. After founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion, the Clan started construction a new Leviathan Class ship as Heavy Battleship. All other units of the class would follow suit, if no further interprutions accured.[2]

Named Vessels of the Class

  • Leviathan -Lead ship of the class, layed down in 3042, completed as Transport in 3055. The ship along with its sister ship, Great Bear, used to for moving of the Clan population to the Inner Sphere. Ship's conversion to its original Heavy Battleship configuration was delayed by the attack of the Clan Nova Cats in 3066.
  • Great Bear -Sistership of the Leviathan, layed down at same time as Leviathan as Transport. It was involved moving of Ghost Bear population to the Inner Sphere.
  • Rasalhague -Build in orbiting Alshain Shipyards, the ship was damaged during construction in 3066. Ship was completed by early years of the Jihad as Leviathan II Heavy Battleship.

Notes

References

  1. Field Manual: Updates page 60 - Overview - multiple conflicts in 3060s distrupted planned conversion of the Heavy Transports to Heavy Battleships.
  2. Aerotech 2 Record Sheets - Leviathan II Heavy Battleship, first appeared in Record book without fluff explaination.