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{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Texas-2750.gif|191px]]
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| image = [[Image:Texas_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
 
| name = Texas
 
| name = Texas
 
| manufacturer = [[Krester's Ship Construction]]
 
| manufacturer = [[Krester's Ship Construction]]
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| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Cost = 7,834,399,200 C-Bills
 
| Cost = 7,834,399,200 C-Bills
| Introduced = [[2618]]<ref name=AT2RSp311>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 311</ref>
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| production year = 2618
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| year reference=<ref name="AT2RSp311">''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 311</ref>
 
| Mass = 1,560,000 tons
 
| Mass = 1,560,000 tons
 
| Length = 1209 meters
 
| Length = 1209 meters
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| Heat Sinks = 3,825 (Double)
 
| Heat Sinks = 3,825 (Double)
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
| BV (1.0) = 135,020<ref name=AT2RSp311/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp160>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 160, "Texas Ship Profile"</ref>
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| BV (1.0) = 135,020<ref name="AT2RSp311"/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp160>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 160, "Texas Ship Profile"</ref>
 
| BV (2.0) = ???
 
| BV (2.0) = ???
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Texas'''''-class [[WarShip]] was first deployed by the [[Star League]] in [[2618]] and was meant to directly replace the aging ''[[Monsoon]]''. The primary requirements set down for the new battleship by the [[SLDF]] Admiralty was an increase in speed and heavy protection and the ''Texas'' delivers on both fronts. Where Member State vessels of comparable size averaged 1.5gs of thrust the ''Texas'' can reach 2.5g thanks to its [[Rolls Royce Kraken]] engines. Its massive amount of [[Ferro-Carbide]] Armor gives it unrivaled protection, better than that the larger ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''. The design carries 40 [[aerospace fighter]]s, 6 [[dropship]] collars and some of the heaviest naval weaponry available. With such a blend of speed, durability and firepower, the ''Texas'' is a ship to be reckoned with.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"</ref>
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The '''''Texas'''''-class [[WarShip]] was first deployed by the [[Star League]] in [[2618]] and was meant to directly replace the aging ''[[Monsoon]]''. The primary requirements set down for the new battleship by the [[Star League Defense Force]] Admiralty was an increase in speed and heavy protection, and the ''Texas'' delivers on both fronts. Where Member State vessels of comparable size averaged 1.5gs of thrust the ''Texas'' can reach 2.5g thanks to its [[Rolls Royce Kraken]] engines. Its massive amount of [[Ferro-Carbide]] Armor gives it unrivaled protection, better than that the larger ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''. The design carries 40 [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s, six [[DropShip]] collars, and some of the heaviest naval weaponry available. With such a blend of speed, durability and firepower, the ''Texas'' is a ship to be reckoned with.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"</ref>
  
Probably the most famous of this class is the ''Prinz Eugen'' commanded by Admiral Votok, although the [[Inner Sphere]] was unaware of her story until after the [[Clan Invasion]]. On August 19th, [[2785]] the Admiral rebelled against the command of General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] during the [[Exodus]] and led a group of seven other WarShips and their support craft on a path back towards the [[Inner Sphere]], convinced that the General was leading them to nowhere. A little over a month later the group was intercepted, captured, and given quick courts martial at the jump point. Every officer above captain was executed, although Admiral Votok himself died defending his vessel from boarding actions. The strike against the ''Prinz Eugen'' galvanized the SLDF exodus fleet for long enough to find a new home and serves to this day as a prison vessel, a grim reminder of the cost of disobeying the rule of law in [[Clan]] society.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/>
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Of the original 52 ''Texas''-class vessels, only seven survived the fighting following the [[Amaris coup]] to join the [[Exodus]] fleet.<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)'', p. 91</ref>
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Probably the most famous of this class is the ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'', the lead ship of what became known as the [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]].{{cn}}
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
The ''Texas'' is primarily armed with [[NL45|Omicron-45 Naval Lasers]] and Sunspot-3L [[Heavy NPPC]]'s, giving it plenty of long range firepower. Two [[NAC/40]]'s, one each mounted in the front quarter facing to give the maximum firing arc, can punch holes in just about every vessel of the day, although the ''Texas'' has limited ammunition for these massive weapons. Four [[Killer Whale]] missile tubes and eight [[AR-10]] tubes, each capable of firing any type of capital missile, provide the ''Texas'' with the armor piercing firepower necessary when facing other cruisers or battleships. While certainly not the heaviest weapons load among Star League vessels, it is quite effective when used on concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/>
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The ''Texas'' is primarily armed with [[NL45|Omicron-45 Naval Lasers]] and Sunspot-3L [[Heavy NPPC]]'s, giving it plenty of long range firepower. Two [[NAC/40]]'s, one each mounted in the front quarter facing to give the maximum firing arc, can punch holes in just about every vessel of the day, although the ''Texas'' has limited ammunition for these massive weapons. Four [[Killer Whale]] missile tubes and eight [[AR-10]] tubes, each capable of firing any type of capital missile, provide the ''Texas'' with the armor piercing firepower necessary when facing other cruisers or battleships. While certainly not the heaviest weapons load among Star League vessels, it is quite effective when used in concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/>
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
 
301,671 tons
 
301,671 tons
*Bay 1: 40 Fighers
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*Bay 1: 40 Fighters
 
*Bay 2: Cargo
 
*Bay 2: Cargo
 
*Bay 3: 16 Small Craft
 
*Bay 3: 16 Small Craft
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
Although very few ships of the ''Texas''-class survived the ravages of the [[Amaris coup]] and the [[Exodus Civil War]], the Clans respected the capabilities of this massive ship and so have maintained it within their fleet. The remaining ''Texas''es have been outfitted with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] at the expense of a portion of the cargo space.
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Although very few ships of the ''Texas''-class survived the ravages of the Amaris coup and the [[Exodus Civil War]], the [[Clan]]s respected the capabilities of this massive ship and so have maintained it within their fleet. The remaining ''Texas''es have been outfitted with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] at the expense of a portion of their cargo space.
 
 
 
 
==Named Vessels==
 
:<u>[[Star League Defense Force]]</u>
 
:* SLS ''Bismark''<ref>''Betrayal of Ideals'', p.??{{cn}}</ref>
 
 
 
:* SLS ''Nebraska'' - The command ship of the [[SLDF]] [[11th Fleet (SLDF)|11th Fleet]] under the command of [[Admiral]] [[Lewis Manseur]], the ''Nebraska'' was destroyed by a fuel ship which had been compromised by rebels from the [[Taurian Concordat]], and was the most significant loss that the 11th Fleet would take during the [[Periphery Uprising]]. Admiral Manseur wasn't aboard the ''Nebraska'' at the time, and transferred his flag to the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class [[Black Lion#Named Vessels|SLS ''Talitha Flyer'']] after the ''Nebraska's'' destruction.<ref name="H:LoTv1p47">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 47, "Eleventh Fleet"</ref>
 
 
 
:* SLS ''Prinz Eugen'' - An SLDF Warship, which became part of [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Exodus Fleet]] in [[2784]]. During the journey, the ship became notable for being one of the ships that belonging to the SLDF staff that rebelled and threaten to return to the [[Inner Sphere]] in August 2785. The ship was captured by General Kerensky's commandos.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16 Prinz Eugen - The ship is noted being part of the mutiney and its recapture.</ref> Once the fleet discovered the [[Pentagon Worlds]] and setup their own government, the Prinz Eugen was decommissioned and placed in one of the SLDF's Naval Cache. By the time of the Clans' liberation of the Pentagon Worlds, no Clan would claim the ship. It was then put into use as an orbital prison ship. The ship remained in use as a prison ship well past the [[Clan Invasion]] of the 3050s.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 63 Law and Order - the disposition of the Prinz Eugen after creation of the Clans.</ref> It was not known what became of it after the [[Jihad]].
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Jade Falcon]]</u>
 
:*''Falcon's Nest'' ([[Clan Jade Falcon]]) - A former [[SLDF]] unit which joined General [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Aleksandr Kerensky's]] [[Operation Exodus|Exodus Fleet]] in [[2784]]. The ship participated in repulsing the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[Operation: Ice Storm|Invasion]] from the Falcon's [[Occupation Zone]] in [[3071]]. Its most noted action was when the ship, with CJF [[Aegis#Named_Vessels|''Blue Talon'']], inflicted heavy damage to the Hellion [[WarShip]], [[Lola_III#Named_Vessels|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] over [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]] in November, [[3071]] in that conflict.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29, "November 3071 Apollo" - Falcon's Nest damages Hellion Warship over Apollo.</ref> 
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Wolf]]</u>
 
:*CW ''Nicholas Kerensky'' ([[Clan Wolf]])
 
 
 
:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u>
 
:*CCY ''Ancestral Home'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Coyote]]'s [[Tamaron]] system, where it has served since a catastrophic KF drive failure left it stranded there since the mid 30th century.  It served as an anchor for the defense and as a training vessel for young Coyote naval crews,<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 46, "Clan Coyote Naval Assets"</ref> prior to its destruction in battle against [[Clan Steel Viper]] during the [[Wars of Reaving]]<ref name=TWORp142,143>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 142, 143 - "Viper's Venom"</ref>.
 
  
:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u>
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==See Also==
:*CSR ''Mountbatton'' ([[Clan Snow Raven]])
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* [[:Category:Individual Texas-class WarShips]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* During the [[Amaris Coup]], a ''[[Texas]]'' Class Battleship was knocked from orbit of [[Devin]] while fighting with the Republic's Navy. The Battleship's wreckage created a large field of creaters and a mountain of steel. This area was named The Boneyard. In August of [[3050]], it became the battlefield where Clan Jade Falcon defeated Devin's armored tank militia units. <ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'' p. 41 - Devin - August 3050 battlefield was crash site of remains of a ''Texas'' Class Battleship.</ref>
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* During the Amaris Coup, a ''Texas'' Class Battleship was knocked from orbit of [[Devin]] while fighting with the Republic's Navy. The Battleship's wreckage created a large field of craters and a mountain of steel, which later was named "The Boneyard". In August of [[3050]], it became the battlefield where Clan Jade Falcon defeated Devin's armored tank militia units. <ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'' p. 41 - Devin - August 3050 battlefield was crash site of remains of a ''Texas'' Class Battleship.</ref>
  
==Texas Ship Gallery==
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:Texas 3057.jpg|Clan Refit ''Texas''
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File:Texas TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Texas'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
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Image:Texas 3057.jpg|Clan refit ''Texas'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (BattleCorps Story)
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Fall From Glory]]'' (Novel)
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
  
  
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Revision as of 07:47, 21 June 2020

Texas TRO2750.jpg
Texas
Production information
Manufacturer Krester's Ship Construction
Production Year 2618[1]
Use Battleship
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost 7,834,399,200 C-Bills
Technical specifications
Mass 1,560,000 tons
Length 1209 meters
Sail Diameter 1375 meters
Fuel
Burn Rate 39.52
Safe Thrust 1.5 g
Top Thrust 2.5 g
Sail Integrity 6
KF Drive Integrity 30
LF Battery No
Armament 16 x Heavy NPPCs
4 x Killer Whale
2 x NAC/40s
48 x NL45
8 x AR-10 Launcher
Armor Ferro-Carbide
DropShip Capacity 6
Crew 862
Grav Decks 3 x ( 1 x 95 meters, 1 x 65 meters, 1 x 55 meters diameters)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 20/35
Heat Sinks 3,825 (Double)
Structural Integrity 85
BV (1.0) 135,020[1][2]
BV (2.0) ???



Description

The Texas-class WarShip was first deployed by the Star League in 2618 and was meant to directly replace the aging Monsoon. The primary requirements set down for the new battleship by the Star League Defense Force Admiralty was an increase in speed and heavy protection, and the Texas delivers on both fronts. Where Member State vessels of comparable size averaged 1.5gs of thrust the Texas can reach 2.5g thanks to its Rolls Royce Kraken engines. Its massive amount of Ferro-Carbide Armor gives it unrivaled protection, better than that the larger McKenna. The design carries 40 AeroSpace Fighters, six DropShip collars, and some of the heaviest naval weaponry available. With such a blend of speed, durability and firepower, the Texas is a ship to be reckoned with.[2][3]

Of the original 52 Texas-class vessels, only seven survived the fighting following the Amaris coup to join the Exodus fleet.[4]

Probably the most famous of this class is the Prinz Eugen, the lead ship of what became known as the Prinz Eugen Mutiny.[citation needed]

Armament

The Texas is primarily armed with Omicron-45 Naval Lasers and Sunspot-3L Heavy NPPC's, giving it plenty of long range firepower. Two NAC/40's, one each mounted in the front quarter facing to give the maximum firing arc, can punch holes in just about every vessel of the day, although the Texas has limited ammunition for these massive weapons. Four Killer Whale missile tubes and eight AR-10 tubes, each capable of firing any type of capital missile, provide the Texas with the armor piercing firepower necessary when facing other cruisers or battleships. While certainly not the heaviest weapons load among Star League vessels, it is quite effective when used in concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.[2]

Cargo

301,671 tons

  • Bay 1: 40 Fighters
  • Bay 2: Cargo
  • Bay 3: 16 Small Craft

Variants

Although very few ships of the Texas-class survived the ravages of the Amaris coup and the Exodus Civil War, the Clans respected the capabilities of this massive ship and so have maintained it within their fleet. The remaining Texases have been outfitted with a Lithium-Fusion Battery at the expense of a portion of their cargo space.

See Also

Notes

  • During the Amaris Coup, a Texas Class Battleship was knocked from orbit of Devin while fighting with the Republic's Navy. The Battleship's wreckage created a large field of craters and a mountain of steel, which later was named "The Boneyard". In August of 3050, it became the battlefield where Clan Jade Falcon defeated Devin's armored tank militia units. [5]

Gallery

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 311
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 160, "Texas Ship Profile"
  3. Technical Readout: 2750, p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"
  4. 1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook), p. 91
  5. Jade Falcon Sourcebook p. 41 - Devin - August 3050 battlefield was crash site of remains of a Texas Class Battleship.

Bibliography