Leviathan III

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	6 x Heavy Naval Gausses 15 x NAC/20s 16 x Heavy NPPCs 108 x NL55s 12 x AR-10 Launchers 12 x Stingray Sub-Cap Missile 10 x ER PPCs+C 40 x ER Large Lasers 50 x ER Medium Laser 20 x Large Pulse Lasers 45 x Medium Pulse Lasers 16 x Gauss Rifles 52 x LRM 20+ArtV 57 x ATM-12s 30 x Laser AMSs 30 x AMS
Armor	Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity	20
Crew	170 Officers 484 Crewmembers 216 Gunners 225 Battlearmor/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 has its firepower refocused on longer ranged capital weaponry. Sub-Capital Missiles in form of Stingray Missiles have been added, while a number of Anti-Missile Systems have 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: 8 Gauss Rifles (600 rounds), 10 ER Large Lasers with 10 Medium Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 5 20-Long-Range Missile Launchers+Artemis V FCS (with 504 rounds), 5 Type 12 Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), 5-Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5 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: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-Long-Range Missile Launchers+Artemis V FCS (with 600 rounds), 5 Type 12 Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers (w/ 600 rounds), 5-Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5 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: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by Artemis V Fire Control Systems (w/ 600 rounds), 6 ATM-12 launchers (w/600 rounds), 5-Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5 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: 10 ER Large Lasers, 8 Gauss Rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 5 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by Artemis V Fire Control Systems (w/ 504 rounds), 6 ATM-12 launchers (w/500 rounds), 5-Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds) and 5 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 31st Century.

Bibliography

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