Samarkand Block I (WarShip class)

Samarkand Block I
Production information
Manufacturer	Draconis Combine
Introduced	2579
Use	Aerospace Carrier Troop Transport Orbit-to-Surface Fire Support Escort Ship
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Advanced
Cost	???
Technical specifications
Mass	350,000 tons
Length	501 meters
Sail Diameter	967 meters
Fuel	2,678 tons (6,562 points)
Burn Rate	66.42 (maximum days)
Safe Thrust	2 g
Top Thrust	3 g
Sail Integrity	3
KF Drive Integrity	8
LF Battery	no
Armament	Medium NPPC 2 x Light NPPC 2 x NAC/10 2 x NL45 4 x NL35 5 x LRM 20 8 x LRM 10 6 x SRM 4 4 x Large Laser 10 x Medium Laser 38 x Machine Gun
Armor	Standard Armor
DropShip Capacity	3
Crew	35 Officers, 110 Enlisted/nonrates, 30 Marines, 204 Bay personnel
Grav Decks	150 meter 60 meter
Escape Pods/Life Boats	25/0
Heat Sinks	950
Structural Integrity	71
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	18,398

Description

The Samarkand Class Carrier is Warship size aerospace fighter carrier, that was first used at the dawn of the Star League era. The ships were noted for its good fighter compliment and escort qualities.

The carrier was the idea of Draconis Combine Coordinator Hehiro Kurita, whom quickly put the ships into production for inevitable conflict with Periphery powers. Hehiro's orders for creation of the carriers boosted the economies of several worlds.

Hehiro ordered endup producing four ships of the Class that were launched between 2579 and in 2585. These ships served well during the Reunification War, which only one of them were lost in fighting in the Outworlds Campaign.

An economic boom followed the Reunification War, which The three surviving ships were assigned to colonization efforts of the Combine. These ships were used to ferry supplies, equipment and other supplies which lead them to become symbols of this prosperity age.

These ships were used to escort Coordinator Sanethia Kurita to new nation capital of Luthien.

Over 89 years later, an improved version of the Class was produced, the Block II.

Armaments & Capacities

Weaponry

The principle capital weaponry for a ship its size it is considered to be lightly armed. In its front arc it has a single Medium Naval PPC, while two Class 10 Naval Autocannon rounding out its front-side weapons. In its broadsides it only has a single Light Naval PPC per arc, while its aft sides pair of Class 35 Naval Lasers. Protecting its aft arc, there is a pair of Class 45 Naval Lasers.

For its conventional weaponry; On its bow is armed with five LRM-20 Launchers, backed up four medium lasers. On the ship's front sides, it four LRM-10 launchers and three SRM 4 launchers providing close up protection. On its broadsides, it has ten Machine Guns per broadside, providing last ditch defense with 100 rounds per side.

It aft sides, The ship has pair of Large Lasers and pair of Medium lasers together in a weapons bay per side. Backup in separate weapons bay is six Machine guns per side with 100 rounds of ammo.

In the aft, has a pair of Medium Lasers and six Machine Guns providing protection against conventional threats.

Protection

The Samarkand has 494 tons of Armor protecting its quarters fairly evenly with slight increase in armor to bow. Its structural integrity is up to 71, giving it survivability

Cargo

The ships’ principle payload includes;

• Bay 1: Fighters (36) - 4 Doors
• Bay 2: Small Craft (12) - 1 Door
• Bay 3: Fighters (36) - 3 Doors
• Bay 4: Cargo (46,757) - 5 Doors

Named Ships of the Class

• Samarkand - The Lead ship of the Class; Ship was part of 2581 invasion of Outworlds Alliance.
• Benjamin - Launched proximately at the same time as its lead sister ship, the Samarkand. The Benjamin was part of the initial invasion of the Outworlds Alliance with its older sistership.
• Dieron - The Dieron launched in 2585 and fought along with rest of its sistership in Reunification's Outworlds Alliance campaign.
• Alshain - Launched with Dieron in same year and fought in reunification war as well.

Variants

• Samarkand (Block II) - Improved weaponry & armor over the original Block Is.

Notes

No canon record sheet has been produced for the Samarkand Block I at the time of this writing.

References

• Technical Readout: 3075, p. 216