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Line 12: | Length = 975 meters | Length = 975 meters | Sail Diameter = 1490 meters | Sail Diameter = 1490 meters − | Fuel = 3,952 tons + | Fuel = 3,952 tons | Burn Rate = 9,77 | Burn Rate = 9,77 | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g Line 20:
Line 19: | KF Drive Integrity = 18 | KF Drive Integrity = 18 | LF Battery = Yes | LF Battery = Yes − | Armament = <span></span> + | Armament = 4 x [[NL35]]s <br> 4 x [[NL45]]s <br> 11 x [[NL55]]s <br> 15 x [[Medium NPPC]]s <br> 8 x [[Heavy NPPC]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/20]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/25]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/30]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/35]]s <br> 6 x [[Killer Whale]] Launchers <br> 4 x [[Heavy N-Gauss]] Cannons <br> 18 x [[LRM-20]]s <br> 18 x [[LRM-10]]s <br> 17 x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 34 x [[Medium Laser]]s − * 4x [[NL35]] − * 4x [[NL45]] − * 11x [[NL55]] − * 15x [[Medium NPPC]] − * 8x [[Heavy NPPC]] − * 6x [[NAC/20]] − * 6x [[NAC/25]] − * 4x [[NAC/30]] − * 4x [[NAC/35]] − * 6x [[Killer Whale]] − * 4x [[Heavy N-Gauss]] − * 18x [[LRM-20]] − * 18x [[LRM-10]] − * 17x [[Large Laser]] − * 34x [[medium laser]] | Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]] | Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]] | DropShip Capacity = 6 | DropShip Capacity = 6 − | Crew = 474 + | Crew = 474 | Grav Decks = 2 (95m) | Grav Decks = 2 (95m) | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35 Line 46:
Line 30: | BV (2.0) = ??? | BV (2.0) = ??? }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − The first in a line of new [[WarShip]]s for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Star League]] era, the '''''Tharkad'''''-class battlecruiser was easily a match for the vast majority of its contemporaries, and was only really outclassed by the ''[[Texas]]'' and ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleships. Carrying a vast array of weaponry, moderately heavy armor, and possessing above-average speed, the ''Tharkad'' helped enforce Lyran will across the nation. Unfortunately for the Lyran navy, only 28 were produced between its introduction in [[2690]] and the destruction of the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] at the beginning of the [[First Succession War]].<ref name=TRO>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 288</ref> The last functioning ''Tharkad'' was believed lost in [[2853]] until its reemergence in [[3067]].<ref name=JHS143>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 143, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 303</ref><ref name=TRO>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 288</ref> In [[2765]] the Lyran Commonwealth was already operating eleven ''Tharkads'', with a single ''Tharkad'' forming the heart of each of six Lyran navy patrol squadrons and another ''Tharkad'' positioned in each of the static fleets located at [[Tharkad]] and each state capital;<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> each ''Tharkad'' was commonly escorted by one or more ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip class)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23: "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref> + The first in a line of new [[WarShip]]s for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Star League]] era, the '''''Tharkad'''''-class battlecruiser was easily a match for the vast majority of its contemporaries, and was only really outclassed by the ''[[Texas]]'' and ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''-class battleships. Carrying a vast array of weaponry, moderately heavy armor, and possessing above-average speed, the ''Tharkad'' helped enforce Lyran will across the nation. Unfortunately for the Lyran navy, barely more then twenty were produced between its introduction in [[2690]] and the destruction of the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] at the beginning of the [[First Succession War]]. The last functioning ''Tharkad'' was believed lost in [[2853]] until its reemergence in [[3067]].<ref name=JHS143>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 143 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 303</ref><ref name=TRO>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 288</ref> Although the exact number of ''Tharkads'' produced isn't certain, in [[2765]] the Lyran Commonwealth was already operating eleven ''Tharkads'', with a single ''Tharkad'' forming the heart of each of six Lyran navy patrol squadrons and another ''Tharkad'' positioned in each of the static fleets located at [[Tharkad]] and each state capital;<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 5, "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> each ''Tharkad'' was commonly escorted by one or more ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23, "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref> ==Armament== ==Armament== − The ''Tharkad'' is armed primarily with a wide variety of naval-grade autocannons and lasers, providing a selection of weapons to properly respond to an enemy threat without needlessly wasting firepower on smaller targets. The vessel also carries a number of Medium and Heavy Naval PPCs and four massive Heavy Naval Gauss Cannons, making the ''Tharkad'' a threat to heavier WarShips as well. Unusual for its era, the ''Tharkad'' carries a significant number of conventional weapons to fight off [[aerospace fighter]]s. WarShips of the time usually relied on their attending [[DropShip]]s to provide screens against enemy fighters. Although the practice is commonplace on modern WarShips, conventional weapons were often seen as a waste of tonnage on vessels deployed during the [[Age of War]] and the [[Star League]]. Outside of the ship's strong armor and prolific firepower, this ability to fend for itself was likely one of the reasons that the LCS ''Invincible'' was one of the last functional WarShips in the [[Inner Sphere]] until the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 144, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 304</ref><ref name=TRO /> + The ''Tharkad'' is armed primarily with a wide variety of naval-grade autocannons and lasers, providing a selection of weapons to properly respond to an enemy threat without needlessly wasting firepower on smaller targets. The vessel carries a number of Medium and Heavy Naval PPCs and four, massive Heavy Naval Gauss Cannons, making the ''Tharkad'' a threat to heavier WarShips as well. Unusual for its era, the ''Tharkad'' carries a significant number of conventional weapons to fight off [[aerospace fighter]]s. WarShips of the time usually relied on their attending [[DropShip]]s to provide screens against enemy fighters. Although that practice is commonplace on modern WarShips, conventional weapons were often seen as a waste of tonnage on vessels deployed during the [[Age of War]] and the [[Star League]]. Outside of the ship's strong armor and prolific firepower, this ability to fend for itself was likely one of the reasons that the LCS ''Invincible'' was one of the last functional warships in the [[Inner Sphere]] until the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 144 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 304</ref><ref name=TRO /> ==Cargo== ==Cargo== 44,914.5 tons 44,914.5 tons − *Bay 1: 36 fighters + *Bay 1: 36 Fighters *Bay 2: 8 Small Craft *Bay 2: 8 Small Craft *Bay 3: Cargo *Bay 3: Cargo + + ==Named Vessels== + :<u>[[Lyran Commonwealth]]</u> + :*LCS ''Tharkad'' (Destroyed) + + :*LCS (LAS) ''Invincible'' + :: Combat losses, both in material and crew, whittled away at the number of functional ''Tharkads'' until finally one remained, the ''LCS Invincible''. Dispatched in [[2853]] to help the forces defending [[Hesperus II]] from [[Kurita|Kuritan]] invaders, the now near-decrepit ''Invincible'' was successful in breaking the [[DCMS]] blockade and ended the battle. The ship disappeared after jumping from Hesperus II and was thought lost to a misjump or jump drive failure, although even the most hopeful could hardly guess the ''Invincible'''s final fate.<ref name=JHS143 /><ref name=TRO /> + + :: In November of [[3067]] the member states of the second Star League gathered on the Lyran capital of [[Tharkad]] for the Fourth Star League Conference. On 5 December, above the icy blue skies of Tharkad the ''LCS Invincible'' reappeared, apparently found derelict by the [[Word of Blake]] and repaired to operational capacity, escorted by several other Blakist WarShips. When the Star League dissolved, thanks mostly to the withdrawal of the [[Capellan Confederation]], [[Federated Suns]], and [[Lyran Alliance]] itself, the Word of Blake unleashed the wrath of the ''Invincible'' on her class' namesake, detonating a nuclear reactor and sowing chaos across the capital.<ref name=JHS143 /><ref name=TRO /> The vessel stayed in orbit around Tharkad to defend the Blakist ground forces.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 8-9, "Taking a Bullet"</ref> + + :: In January [[3072]], Archon [[Adam Steiner]] launched an assault that liberated Tharkad.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> During that battle, the ''Invincible'' faced off against the LAS ''Yggdrasil''. The ''Invincible'' was boarded and taken by Lyran forces, putting her back in Lyran hands for the first time in over 200 years.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 70-71, "Reflections of Hell"</ref><ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 10-11, "Homecoming"</ref> + + ::The ''Invincible'' took part in the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[3078]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Johanna Gaines]]; [[Devlin Stone]] issued a broadcast to all of the coalition vessels from the ''Invincible'' on the 17th of August that launched the attack on [[Terra]].<ref name="JHS:Tp100">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 100, "It Is Time"</ref> ==See Also== ==See Also== − * [[:Category:Individual Tharkad-class WarShips|List of named ''Tharkad'' class vessels.]] + * [[:Category:Individual Tharkad-class Vessels|List of named ''Tharkad'' class vessels.]] − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − File:Tharkad JHS3070.jpg|Original ''Tharkad'' from ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070|JHS:3070]]'' − File:Tharkad TRO3075.png|''Tharkad'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 72:
Line 64: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' + *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' − * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' + *''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' − * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''+ *''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' − * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' + *''[[Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' − [[Category:WarShip classes|Tharkad]] [[Category:WarShip classes|Tharkad]]
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| image = [[Image:Tharkad JHS3070.jpg|191px]] | | image = [[Image:Tharkad JHS3070.jpg|191px]] | ||
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| manufacturer = [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] | | manufacturer = [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] | ||
| Use = Battlecruiser | | Use = Battlecruiser | ||
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| Length = 975 meters | | Length = 975 meters | ||
| Sail Diameter = 1490 meters | | Sail Diameter = 1490 meters | ||
| − | | Fuel = 3,952 tons | + | | Fuel = 3,952 tons |
| Burn Rate = 9,77 | | Burn Rate = 9,77 | ||
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | ||
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| KF Drive Integrity = 18 | | KF Drive Integrity = 18 | ||
| LF Battery = Yes | | LF Battery = Yes | ||
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = 4 x [[NL35]]s <br> 4 x [[NL45]]s <br> 11 x [[NL55]]s <br> 15 x [[Medium NPPC]]s <br> 8 x [[Heavy NPPC]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/20]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/25]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/30]]s <br> 4 x [[NAC/35]]s <br> 6 x [[Killer Whale]] Launchers <br> 4 x [[Heavy N-Gauss]] Cannons <br> 18 x [[LRM-20]]s <br> 18 x [[LRM-10]]s <br> 17 x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 34 x [[Medium Laser]]s |
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| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]] | | Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]] | ||
| DropShip Capacity = 6 | | DropShip Capacity = 6 | ||
| − | | Crew = 474 | + | | Crew = 474 |
| Grav Decks = 2 (95m) | | Grav Decks = 2 (95m) | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35 | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The first in a line of new [[WarShip]]s for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Star League]] era, the '''''Tharkad'''''-class battlecruiser was easily a match for the vast majority of its contemporaries, and was only really outclassed by the ''[[Texas]]'' and ''[[McKenna (WarShip | + | The first in a line of new [[WarShip]]s for the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Star League]] era, the '''''Tharkad'''''-class battlecruiser was easily a match for the vast majority of its contemporaries, and was only really outclassed by the ''[[Texas]]'' and ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''-class battleships. Carrying a vast array of weaponry, moderately heavy armor, and possessing above-average speed, the ''Tharkad'' helped enforce Lyran will across the nation. Unfortunately for the Lyran navy, barely more then twenty were produced between its introduction in [[2690]] and the destruction of the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] at the beginning of the [[First Succession War]]. The last functioning ''Tharkad'' was believed lost in [[2853]] until its reemergence in [[3067]].<ref name=JHS143>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 143 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 303</ref><ref name=TRO>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 288</ref> Although the exact number of ''Tharkads'' produced isn't certain, in [[2765]] the Lyran Commonwealth was already operating eleven ''Tharkads'', with a single ''Tharkad'' forming the heart of each of six Lyran navy patrol squadrons and another ''Tharkad'' positioned in each of the static fleets located at [[Tharkad]] and each state capital;<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765'', p. 5, "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> each ''Tharkad'' was commonly escorted by one or more ''[[Commonwealth (WarShip)|Commonwealth]]''-class light cruisers.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23, "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | The ''Tharkad'' is armed primarily with a wide variety of naval-grade autocannons and lasers, providing a selection of weapons to properly respond to an enemy threat without needlessly wasting firepower on smaller targets. The vessel | + | The ''Tharkad'' is armed primarily with a wide variety of naval-grade autocannons and lasers, providing a selection of weapons to properly respond to an enemy threat without needlessly wasting firepower on smaller targets. The vessel carries a number of Medium and Heavy Naval PPCs and four, massive Heavy Naval Gauss Cannons, making the ''Tharkad'' a threat to heavier WarShips as well. Unusual for its era, the ''Tharkad'' carries a significant number of conventional weapons to fight off [[aerospace fighter]]s. WarShips of the time usually relied on their attending [[DropShip]]s to provide screens against enemy fighters. Although that practice is commonplace on modern WarShips, conventional weapons were often seen as a waste of tonnage on vessels deployed during the [[Age of War]] and the [[Star League]]. Outside of the ship's strong armor and prolific firepower, this ability to fend for itself was likely one of the reasons that the LCS ''Invincible'' was one of the last functional warships in the [[Inner Sphere]] until the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 144 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 304</ref><ref name=TRO /> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
44,914.5 tons | 44,914.5 tons | ||
| − | *Bay 1: 36 | + | *Bay 1: 36 Fighters |
*Bay 2: 8 Small Craft | *Bay 2: 8 Small Craft | ||
*Bay 3: Cargo | *Bay 3: Cargo | ||
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| + | ==Named Vessels== | ||
| + | :<u>[[Lyran Commonwealth]]</u> | ||
| + | :*LCS ''Tharkad'' (Destroyed) | ||
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| + | :*LCS (LAS) ''Invincible'' | ||
| + | :: Combat losses, both in material and crew, whittled away at the number of functional ''Tharkads'' until finally one remained, the ''LCS Invincible''. Dispatched in [[2853]] to help the forces defending [[Hesperus II]] from [[Kurita|Kuritan]] invaders, the now near-decrepit ''Invincible'' was successful in breaking the [[DCMS]] blockade and ended the battle. The ship disappeared after jumping from Hesperus II and was thought lost to a misjump or jump drive failure, although even the most hopeful could hardly guess the ''Invincible'''s final fate.<ref name=JHS143 /><ref name=TRO /> | ||
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| + | :: In November of [[3067]] the member states of the second Star League gathered on the Lyran capital of [[Tharkad]] for the Fourth Star League Conference. On 5 December, above the icy blue skies of Tharkad the ''LCS Invincible'' reappeared, apparently found derelict by the [[Word of Blake]] and repaired to operational capacity, escorted by several other Blakist WarShips. When the Star League dissolved, thanks mostly to the withdrawal of the [[Capellan Confederation]], [[Federated Suns]], and [[Lyran Alliance]] itself, the Word of Blake unleashed the wrath of the ''Invincible'' on her class' namesake, detonating a nuclear reactor and sowing chaos across the capital.<ref name=JHS143 /><ref name=TRO /> The vessel stayed in orbit around Tharkad to defend the Blakist ground forces.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 8-9, "Taking a Bullet"</ref> | ||
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| + | :: In January [[3072]], Archon [[Adam Steiner]] launched an assault that liberated Tharkad.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> During that battle, the ''Invincible'' faced off against the LAS ''Yggdrasil''. The ''Invincible'' was boarded and taken by Lyran forces, putting her back in Lyran hands for the first time in over 200 years.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 70-71, "Reflections of Hell"</ref><ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', pp. 10-11, "Homecoming"</ref> | ||
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| + | ::The ''Invincible'' took part in the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[3078]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 95, "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"</ref> under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Johanna Gaines]]; [[Devlin Stone]] issued a broadcast to all of the coalition vessels from the ''Invincible'' on the 17th of August that launched the attack on [[Terra]].<ref name="JHS:Tp100">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 100, "It Is Time"</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | * [[:Category:Individual Tharkad-class | + | * [[:Category:Individual Tharkad-class Vessels|List of named ''Tharkad'' class vessels.]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | + | *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad | + | *''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' |
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[[Category:WarShip classes|Tharkad]] | [[Category:WarShip classes|Tharkad]] | ||