Leviathan III

This article is about the latest evolution of the Leviathan class. For other uses, see Leviathan.

Leviathan III Heavy Battleship
Production information
Manufacturer	Alshain Naval Yards
Production Year	3150
Use	Combat JumpShip Assault Transport Orbital Fire-Support Space Superiority
Tech Base	Clan Advanced
Cost	30,690,037,488 C-Bills
Technical specifications
Mass	2,400,000 tons
Length	1,623 meters
Sail Diameter	1,560 meters
Fuel	15,000
Burn Rate	39.52
Safe Thrust	3
Top Thrust	5
Sail Integrity	9
KF Drive Integrity	46
LF Battery	Yes
Armament	6x Heavy N-Gauss 15x NAC/20 16x Heavy NPPC 108x NL55 12x AR-10 12x Stingray 10x ER PPC w/ Capacitor 40x ER Large Laser 50x ER Medium Laser 20x Large Pulse Laser 45x Medium Pulse Laser 16x Gauss rifle 52x LRM 20 w/ Artemis V 57x ATM 12 30x Laser AMS 30x AMS
Armor	Lamellor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity	20
Crew	170 Officers 484 Crew 216 Gunners 225 Battle Armor/Marines 120 Bay Personnel
Grav Decks	Number of Decks 2 x 185 meter diameter 6 x 95 Meter diameters)
Escape Pods/Life Boats	150/150
Heat Sinks	10,000 Double Heat Sinks
Structural Integrity	150
BV (1.0)	N/A
BV (2.0)	395,896

Description

The Leviathan III-class Heavy Battleship is a large WarShip design built by Clan Ghost Bear during the late Dark Age era. Begun in the 3130s in secret after the events of Gray Monday, the ship was built using the lessons learned from the violent battles of the Jihad. Like previous Leviathan-class ships, the Leviathan III still carries incredibly heavy armor and weaponry.

Constructed at the shipyards orbiting Alshain, the ship is geared for space superiority in mind, with an increased number of docking hardpoints in comparison to past Leviathan designs. It features a rare mobile HPG and carries a cluster of aerospace fighters for air support for ground force as well as screening the ship from enemy spacecraft.

The alleged operational status as of 3150 is uncertain due to the secrecy of the project. Republic of the Sphere military reports note that Clan Ghost Bear are working with the Raven Alliance in their efforts to build the ship and other assets to support it.

Armament

The Leviathan III mounts both capital-grade and conventional weapons, allowing the vessel to destroy larger targets, but also defend itself from aerospace fighters. In comparison to past designs, the Leviathan III had its firepower refocused on longer ranged capital weaponry. Sub-capital missiles in the form of Stingray missiles had been added, while a number of anti-missile systems had been increased, with an addition of newer laser-based AMS as part of the lessons learned during the Jihad.

Nose-Mounted Weapons Bays

Capital weaponry: 2 heavy naval Gauss rifles (w/200 rounds), 4 Heavy Naval Grade PPCs, 3 Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/300 Rounds), 2 AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (25 Killer Whales, 50 White Shark, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles), and 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers.

Conventional weaponry: 8x Gauss rifles (600 rounds), 10x ER large lasers with 10x medium lasers, 5x large pulse lasers with 5x medium pulse lasers, 5x 20-tube long range missile launchers with Artemis V FCS (with 504 rounds), 5x Type 12 advanced tactical missile launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), 5x anti-missile systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5x laser anti-missile systems.

Front Left/Right Sides

Capital weaponry: 4 Heavy Naval PPCs, 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Class-20 Naval Autocannons (w/300 rounds), and 2 AR-10 Launcher (25 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10x ER medium lasers, 5x medium pulse lasers, 6x 20-tube long range missile launchers with Artemis V FCS (with 600 rounds), 5x Type 12 advanced tactical missile launchers (w/ 600 rounds), 5x anti-missile systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5x laser anti-missile systems.

Left/Right Broadside Bays

Capital weaponry: 2 heavy naval Gauss rifles (w/200 rounds), 2 separate weapon bays with 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers in each, and 2 separate Sub-Capital Weapons bays of 3 Stingray Missile launchers (with 150 missile per bay).

Conventional weaponry: 5 ER PPCs (With PPC Capacitors), 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 9 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by Artemis V Fire Control Systems (w/ 900 rounds), 9 ATM-12 Launchers (w/900 rounds).

Aft Left/Right Sides

Capital weaponry: Class-20 Naval Autocannon (w/300 rounds), 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (25 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10x ER medium lasers, 5x medium pulse lasers, 6x 20-tube LRM launchers guided by Artemis V fire control systems (w/ 600 rounds), 6x ATM-12 launchers (w/600 rounds), 5x anti-missile systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5x laser anti-missile systems.

Aft Weapons Bays

Capital weaponry: 4 Heavy Naval PPCs, and 2 AR-10 Launcher (25 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10x ER large lasers, 8x Gauss rifles (w/600 rounds), 5x large and 5x medium pulse lasers, 5x 20-tube LRM launchers guided by Artemis V fire control systems (w/ 504 rounds), 6x ATM-12 launchers (w/500 rounds), 5x anti-missile systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5x laser anti-missile systems.

Cargo Bays

• Bay 1: Aerospace fighter (50) - 5 Doors
• Bay 2: ARTS Small Craft Bay (10) - 2 Doors
• Bay 3: Cargo (51,459 tons) - 12 Doors

Named Vessels

See Category:Individual Leviathan-class WarShips

Notes

• The record sheet for the Leviathan III-class heavy battleship was only released in Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3.

• As of this writing, it is unclear what is the actual name of the Leviathan III, aside from its class variant name. Also, it is uncertain if more of this ship class has been produced beyond the reported first ship.

• The Leviathan III also has the unique status of being the only known "new" Inner Sphere–based WarShip class to be constructed since the mid- to late-thirty-first century.

Bibliography

• Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3
• Master Unit List