Nagumo

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Nagumo
Production information
Manufacturer	Hinsdale Elec
Use	Troop Carrier
Type	Military Aerodyne
Tech Base	Star League
Technical specifications
Mass	4,200 tons
Structural Integrity
Length	122 meters
Width	meters
Height	meters
Drive System	Unknown
Safe Thrust	4
Max Thrust	6
Fuel (tons)
Fuel (days)
Armament	3 x ER Large Lasers 3 x Large Lasers 12 x Medium Lasers 3 x Medium Pulse Lasers 2 x AC/5s 2 x AC/20s 1 x Gauss Rifle 2 x LRM-15s with Artemis IV FCS 1 x LRM-20 with Artemis IV FCS 2 x SRM-4s with Artemis IV FCS 2 x SRM-6s with Artemis IV FCS
Armor	43 tons Standard
Crew	28
Heat Sinks	55 (110)
BV (1.0)	3,767
BV (2.0)	4,378

Description

While a "mere" infantry carrier, the Nagumo is an impressively armed and armored DropShip for its size.

Recognizing the need for a modern infantry transport, DCMS officials approached a number DropShip manufacturers in the Combine. While not their first choice, Hinsdale's bid was selected because more preferred manufacturers were busy on other DCMS projects. With rushed development leading to a series of mishaps and the loss of the prototype in early 3055, the project seem doomed, but after a major redesign the second prototype began trials in late 3056 and was quickly approved for production.

Ignoring its problematic birth, the Nagumo is an impressively armed and armored craft. The vessel mounts forty-three tons of armor, with almost a third covering the nose, the remainder divided evenly across the rest of the craft. Ironically the Nagumos only serious flaw is with the infantry bays, the whole reason for the class' existence. The Nagumos lack of bottom-mounted transit drive means that the infantry bays fittings must be reconfigured whenever the craft leaves or enters a planet's gravity well, a lengthy and annoying process that takes several hours.

Armament

Carrying an above average weapons array for an infantry carrier, the Nagumo has a AC/20 and Gauss Rifle, an ER Large Laser backed up by three standard and one Medium Pulse Laser, with Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20 and SRM-6 racks mounted in the nose, with a AC/5, a SRM-4 and a ER large laser and three standard mediums in supporting mounts in the leading edge of each wing. Even the back has not been neglected, with another AC/20, a SRM-4 and a standard large and medium laser combo installed aft, with similar laser mounts covering a LRM-15 and medium pulse laser in rear-facing bays in each wing.

Cargo

The Nagumo has a cargo capacity of 2,284 tons and can carry 12 infantry Platoons, a complete Battalion.

Variants

None known

References

• Technical Readout: 3057, pp 36-37
• Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp 34-35