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{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Nightlord.gif|191px]]
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| image = [[Image:Nightlord (Battleship) TRO3057r.png|191px]]
| name = Nightlord
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| name = ''Nightlord''
 
| manufacturer = [[Snow Raven Yards]] ([[Lum]])
 
| manufacturer = [[Snow Raven Yards]] ([[Lum]])
 
| Use = Battleship
 
| Use = Battleship
 
| Tech Base = Clan
 
| Tech Base = Clan
| Cost = 15,630,480,000 Cbills
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| Cost = 15,630,480,000 C-bills{{cn}}
| Introduced = 2932
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| Introduced = [[2932]]
| Mass = 1,200,000
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| production year=2932
| Length = 1,100m
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| year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4722/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Sail Diameter = 1,450m
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| Mass = 1,200,000 tons
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| Length = 1,100 meters
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| Sail Diameter = 1,450 meters
 
| Fuel = 2,000 tons
 
| Fuel = 2,000 tons
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
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| KF Drive Integrity = 24
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 24
 
| LF Battery = Yes
 
| LF Battery = Yes
| Armament = 16 x [[ER Large Laser]]s <br> 8 x [[ER PPC]]s <br> 8 x [[NAC/10]]s <br> 8 x [[NAC/25]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/40]]s <br> 6 x [[NL35]]s <br> 6 x [[NL45]]s <br> 6 x [[NL55]]s <br> 4 x [[Medium NPPC]]s <br> 8 x [[Medium N-Gauss]]
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| Armament = <span></span>
| Armor = [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]]
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* 16x [[ER Large Laser]]
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* 8x [[ER PPC]]
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* 8x [[NAC/10]]
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* 8x [[NAC/25]]
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* 4x [[NAC/40]]
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* 6x [[NL35]]
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* 6x [[NL45]]
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* 6x [[NL55]]
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* 4x [[Medium NPPC]]
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* 8x [[Medium Naval Gauss]]
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| Armor = 1,649 tons [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 4
 
| DropShip Capacity = 4
| Crew = 830
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| Crew = 833<ref name=TRO3057R156>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 156: "Nightlord Profile"</ref>
| Grav Decks = 2 x 140 meter diameter
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* 139 Officers
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 160
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* 637 Enlisted
| Heat Sinks = 2,702 [[Double Heat Sink]]s
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* 57 Gunners
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Bay Personnel: 240
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Marines/Elementals: 500
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| Grav Decks = 2 x 140 meter diameters
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 160/0
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| Heat Sinks = 2,702 double (5,404)
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
| BV (1.0) = 192,306
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| BV (1.0) = 192,306<ref name=TRO3057R156/>
| BV (2.0) = ???
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| BV (2.0) =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
Intended as the pinnacle of [[Clan]] military advancement when first launched in [[2932]], the fearsome '''''Nightlord'''''-class battleship commonly serves as a task force command ship among the Clan [[touman]]s.<ref name=TRO3057>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 158-159, "Nightlord Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3057R158-159>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 158-159, "Nightlord Ship Profile"</ref>
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Intended as the pinnacle of [[Clan]] military advancement when first launched in [[2932]], the fearsome '''''Nightlord'''''-class battleship commonly serves as a task force command ship among the Clan ''[[touman]]s''.<ref name=TRO3057R156/><ref name=TRO3057>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 158–159: "Nightlord Profile"</ref>
  
As the bulk of the Clan [[WarShip]] fleets consist of former [[SLDF]] vessels that accompanied the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]] to the [[Pentagon Worlds]], even with periodic refits and upgrades they are little changed from those used during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. While the bulk of the Clans were content with this situation, the naval focused [[Clan Snow Raven]] were not, seeking to produce something designed to take full advantage of the advances developed by the Clans.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R158-159/>
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As the bulk of the Clan [[WarShip]] fleets consist of former [[SLDF]] vessels that accompanied the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]] to the [[Pentagon Worlds]], even with periodic refits and upgrades, they had changed very little from those used during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. While the bulk of the Clans were content with this situation, the naval-focused [[Clan Snow Raven]] were not, and they sought to produce something designed to take full advantage of the advances developed by the Clans.<ref name=TRO3057R156/><ref name=TRO3057/>
  
The resulting ''Nightlord'' was the most advanced WarShip developed until the introduction of the mammoth ''[[Leviathan]]'', boasting armor, firepower and cargo capacity superior to the [[Star League era]] ''[[McKenna]]''. While serving a fleet and touman flagships for a number of Clans, the high cost and large number of still serviceable ex-SLDF ships has greatly limited the volume of ''Nightlord''s outside the Snow Raven fleets, with [[Clan Ghost Bear]] boasting the lion's share.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R158-159/>
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The resulting ''Nightlord'' was the most advanced WarShip developed until the introduction of the mammoth ''[[Leviathan (WarShip class)|Leviathan]]'', boasting armor, firepower, and cargo capacity superior to the [[Star League era]] ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''. While serving as fleet and ''touman'' flagships for a number of Clans, the high cost and a large number of still serviceable ex-SLDF ships have greatly limited the volume of ''Nightlord''s outside the Snow Raven fleets, with [[Clan Ghost Bear]] boasting the lion's share.<ref name=TRO3057R156/><ref name=TRO3057/>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
Carrying a suitable large weapons array for a Battleship, the ''Nightlord''s primary weapons are a series of [[Naval Autocannon]]s supported by capital-grade [[laser]]s, [[PPC]]s and [[Gauss Rifle]]s. Two [[ER Large Laser]]s supporting a pair of [[NAC/25]]s, an [[NL55]], [[Medium NPPC]] and [[Medium N-Gauss]] are carried in the forward and aft weapons bays, with twin ER Large Lasers, two [[ER PPC]]s, [[NAC/10]], NAC/25, Medium N-Gauss and one [[NL35]], [[NL45]] and NL55 mounted on each forward and aft angle. Each broadside mounts two ER Large Lasers, two paired sets of NAC/10s and [[NAC/40]]s, a NL35 and NL45, another Medium NPPC and Medium NGauss. Carrying a hundred and fifty rounds for each Naval Autocannon class and two-hundred and forty N-Gauss reloads, combined with two-thousand and two [[Double Heat Sink]]s give the ''Nightlord'' impressive endurance for its size and role.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R158-159/>
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Carrying a suitable large weapons array for a Battleship, the ''Nightlord''s primary weapons are a series of [[Naval Autocannon]]s supported by capital-grade [[laser]]s, [[PPC]]s and [[Gauss rifle]]s. Two [[ER Large Laser]]s supporting a pair of [[NAC/25]]s, an [[NL55]], [[Medium NPPC]] and [[Medium N-Gauss]] are carried in the forward and aft weapons bays, with twin ER Large Lasers, two [[ER PPC]]s, [[NAC/10]], NAC/25, Medium N-Gauss and one [[NL35]], [[NL45]] and NL55 mounted on each forward and aft angle. Each broadside mounts two ER Large Lasers, two paired sets of NAC/10s and [[NAC/40]]s, an NL35 and NL45, another Medium NPPC and Medium NGauss. Carrying a hundred and fifty rounds for each Naval Autocannon class and two hundred and forty N-Gauss reloads, combined with two thousand seven hundred and two [[Double Heat Sink]]s give the ''Nightlord'' impressive endurance for its size and role.<ref name=TRO3057R156/><ref name=TRO3057/>
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
Aside from its ability to carry four [[DropShip]]s, the ''Nightlord'' has the capacity to carry a combined [[Galaxy]] of [[OmniMech]]s and [[Elemental]]s, along with twenty [[OmniFighter]]s for defensive purposes.<ref name=TRO3057/><ref name=TRO3057R158-159/>
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Aside from its ability to carry four [[DropShip]]s, the ''Nightlord'' has the capacity to carry two [[Clusters]] each of [[OmniMechs]] and [[Elementals]], along with twenty [[OmniFighters]] for defensive purposes.<ref name=TRO3057R156/><ref name=TRO3057/>
  
==Named Vessels==
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*Bay 1: 174,104 tons cargo (4 doors)
:<u>[[Clan Ghost Bear]]</u>
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::20 [[aerospace fighters]]
:* CGB ''Ursus Major'' - This vessel is assigned to [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s  Naval Reserve.<ref name=FMWC86>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 86, "Clan Ghost Bear Naval Assets"</ref> Assigned in [[3078]] to [[Task Force CRONUS]] for the battle to capture the [[Titan Yards]] during [[Operation SCOUR]] and commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Tomoe Gurdel]]; the ''Ursus Major'' took heavy damage from conventional and nuclear capital missile strikes during the engagement.<ref name="JHS:Tp97">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 97, "Highest Honor"</ref>
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*Bay 2: BattleMechs (3 doors)
  
:<u>[[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]</u>
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==See Also==
:* CGS ''Atropos'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]'s [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]].<ref name=FMWC108>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Clan Goliath Scorpion Naval Assets"</ref>
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* [[:Category:Individual Nightlord-class WarShips|List of named ''Nightlord'' class WarShips.]]
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u>
 
:*CSR ''Snow Raven'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Snow Raven]]'s [[Fleet Command Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Fleet Command Star]].<ref name=FMWC124>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 124, "Clan Snow Raven Command Assets"</ref>
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Steel Viper]]</u>
 
:*CStV ''Dark Asp'' - This Vessel is [[Clan Steel Viper]]'s flagship.<ref name=FMWC138>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 138, "Clan Steel Viper Command Assets"</ref>
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Jade Falcon]]</u>
 
:*''Emerald Talon'' - The ship was built for [[Clan Jade Falcon]], which it served as the flagship of [[Emerald Talon Naval Assault Star (Clan Jade Falcon)|''Emerald Talon'' Assault Naval Star]]. The ship's star partipated in [[Operation Revival]], where it forced the surrender of [[Zoetermeer‎]] in late [[3050]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 43, "Zoetermeer" - Talon and its Star used to win control of the planet.</ref> The ship continued to serve the Falcons well into the [[32nd Century]]. During this time, it was part of the invasion of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], where it supported the attack on [[Skye]].  In the Falcon's 2nd Battle for Skye, the ship fought the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] Battlecruiser, [[Mjolnir#Named_Vessels|Yggdrasil]] in a brutal duel in December of [[3134]]. The Emerald Talon received a considerable amount of damage and was forced to withdraw from Skye.<ref>''Blood of the Isle'', p. 221, "Emerald Talon fights ''Yggdrasil'' over Skye and forced to retreat".</ref> The ship returned to the Falcon's [[Occupational Zone]] where it took part in the Jade Falcon Civil War. It served again as part of [[Malvina Hazen|Malvina Hazen's]] forces and was ultimately crippled by the Falcon's Aegis-Class Warship ''Jade Talon'' in the final battle of the war over [[Sudeten]].  Afterwards, Khan Hazen ordered the ship to be crashed into the capital city of Hammarr as an object lesson to the Clan.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 306, "Emerald Talon rammed into the planet as part of Hazen's clean up of Falcon politics".</ref>
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Diamond Shark]]</u>
 
:*CDS ''Terror of the Deep'' - The ship was constructed for the [[Clan Diamond Shark|Clan Diamond Shark's]] [[Touman]].<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 8, "Clan Diamond Shark - Fleet Assets"</ref> The Battleship became the flagship of Touman's Aerospace forces. In [[3077]] the ''Terror of the Deep'' had traveled to the [[Inner Sphere]] and was permenantly assigned to safe-guard Diamond Shark interests in [[Twycross]] system.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 153, "Terror of the Deep assigned to Twycross's mining moon as its permenant defender".</ref> The ''Terror of the Deep'' subsequently served as a part of [[Task Force EARTHBOUND]], the naval flotilla which defended the allied coalition forces attacking [[Terra]] in 3078.
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u>
 
:* ''Great Coyote Spirit'' - This vessel is [[Clan Coyote]]'s flagship, it is assigned to the [[Clan Coyote Touman|Golden Keshik (Clan Coyote)]].<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 46, "Clan Coyote Naval Assets"</ref>
 
  
==See Also==
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==Gallery==
* [[:Category:Individual Nightlord-class Vessels|List of named ''Nightlord'' class vessels.]]
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<gallery>
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Nightlord (Battleship) TRO3057r.png|Original Clan design ''Nightlord'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]'' (Novel)
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* ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (Novel)
 
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
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* ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
  
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[[Category:WarShip classes|Nightlord]]

Revision as of 14:21, 22 March 2024

Nightlord (Battleship) TRO3057r.png
Nightlord
Production information
Manufacturer Snow Raven Yards (Lum)
Introduced 2932
Production Year 2932[1]
Use Battleship
Tech Base Clan
Cost 15,630,480,000 C-bills[citation needed]
Technical specifications
Mass 1,200,000 tons
Length 1,100 meters
Sail Diameter 1,450 meters
Fuel 2,000 tons
Burn Rate 39.52
Safe Thrust 1.5 g
Top Thrust 2.5 g
Sail Integrity 6
KF Drive Integrity 24
LF Battery Yes
Armament
Armor 1,649 tons Lamellor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity 4
Crew 833[2]
  • 139 Officers
  • 637 Enlisted
  • 57 Gunners

Bay Personnel: 240 Marines/Elementals: 500

Grav Decks 2 x 140 meter diameters
Escape Pods/Life Boats 160/0
Heat Sinks 2,702 double (5,404)
Structural Integrity 85
BV (1.0) 192,306[2]

Description

Intended as the pinnacle of Clan military advancement when first launched in 2932, the fearsome Nightlord-class battleship commonly serves as a task force command ship among the Clan toumans.[2][3]

As the bulk of the Clan WarShip fleets consist of former SLDF vessels that accompanied the Exodus fleet to the Pentagon Worlds, even with periodic refits and upgrades, they had changed very little from those used during the Amaris Civil War. While the bulk of the Clans were content with this situation, the naval-focused Clan Snow Raven were not, and they sought to produce something designed to take full advantage of the advances developed by the Clans.[2][3]

The resulting Nightlord was the most advanced WarShip developed until the introduction of the mammoth Leviathan, boasting armor, firepower, and cargo capacity superior to the Star League era McKenna. While serving as fleet and touman flagships for a number of Clans, the high cost and a large number of still serviceable ex-SLDF ships have greatly limited the volume of Nightlords outside the Snow Raven fleets, with Clan Ghost Bear boasting the lion's share.[2][3]

Armament

Carrying a suitable large weapons array for a Battleship, the Nightlords primary weapons are a series of Naval Autocannons supported by capital-grade lasers, PPCs and Gauss rifles. Two ER Large Lasers supporting a pair of NAC/25s, an NL55, Medium NPPC and Medium N-Gauss are carried in the forward and aft weapons bays, with twin ER Large Lasers, two ER PPCs, NAC/10, NAC/25, Medium N-Gauss and one NL35, NL45 and NL55 mounted on each forward and aft angle. Each broadside mounts two ER Large Lasers, two paired sets of NAC/10s and NAC/40s, an NL35 and NL45, another Medium NPPC and Medium NGauss. Carrying a hundred and fifty rounds for each Naval Autocannon class and two hundred and forty N-Gauss reloads, combined with two thousand seven hundred and two Double Heat Sinks give the Nightlord impressive endurance for its size and role.[2][3]

Cargo

Aside from its ability to carry four DropShips, the Nightlord has the capacity to carry two Clusters each of OmniMechs and Elementals, along with twenty OmniFighters for defensive purposes.[2][3]

  • Bay 1: 174,104 tons cargo (4 doors)
20 aerospace fighters
  • Bay 2: BattleMechs (3 doors)

See Also

Gallery

References

  1. MUL online date for the Nightlord
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 156: "Nightlord Profile"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Technical Readout: 3057, pp. 158–159: "Nightlord Profile"

Bibliography