Texas

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Texas
Production information
Manufacturer	Krester Ship Construction
Introduced	2618
Use	Battleship
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Cost	7,834,399,200 C-Bills
Technical specifications
Mass	1,560,000 tons
Length	1209m
Sail Diameter
Fuel
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust
Top Thrust	5
Sail Integrity
KF Drive Integrity
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 (95m, 65m, 55m)
Escape Pods/Life Boats	20/35
Heat Sinks	3,825 (Double)
Structural Integrity
BV (1.0)	135,020

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. The design carries 40 aerospace fighters, 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.

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.

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 on concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.

Cargo

301,671 tons

• Bay 1: 40 Fighers
• 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 respect 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 the cargo space.

Named Vessels

• SLS Prinz Eugen
• SLS Bismark
• Falcon's Nest (Clan Jade Falcon)
• Nicholas Kerensky (Clan Wolf)
• Ancestral Home (Clan Coyote)
• Mountbatton (Clan Snow Raven)

References

• Technical Readout: 2750
• Technical Readout: 3057 Revised
• Field Manual: Update
• Fall From Glory by Randall N. Bills
• Wolf Clan Sourcebook
• Betrayal Of Ideals by Blaine Lee Pardoe