Editing Vigilant

{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[File:Vigillant (Corvette) TRO3057r.png|200px]]
| name = ''Vigilant''
| manufacturer = 
| Use = Corvette
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
| Cost = 1,484,746,000 C-Bills
| Introduced = [[2320]]
| production year=2320
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5350/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 140,000 tons
| Length = 266 meters
| Sail Diameter = 660 meters
| Fuel = 1,000 tons (5,000)
| Burn Rate = 19.75
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
| Sail Integrity = 3
| KF Drive Integrity = 5
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = <span></span>
* 5x [[NAC/10]]
* 4x [[Large Laser]]
* 4x [[PPC]]
* 3x [[AC/10]]
* 3x [[White Shark]]
| Armor = 88.5 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]]
| DropShip Capacity = None
| Crew = 130<ref name=TRO3057R/>
* 23 Officers
* 83 Enlisted
* 24 Gunners
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Bay Personnel: 42<br/>
Marines: 84
| Grav Decks = 1 x 30 meters diameter
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 20/20
| Heat Sinks = 800 (single)
| Structural Integrity = 33
| BV (1.0) = 21,599<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 188: "Vigilant Corvette Profile"</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 
}}

==Description==
Designed shortly after the ''[[Bonaventure (WarShip class)|Bonaventure]]''-class corvette, the '''''Vigilant''''' was designed for reconnaissance and surveillance, and most frequently was deployed as a triad of first-line defenses including paired-pair squadrons with ''Bonaventures'' and remote surveillance [[satellite|satellites]]. These "naughty picture runs" involving four-corvette squadrons of ''Boneventures'' and ''Vigilants'' would sweep prospective targets for the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] before unleashing assaults on the systems.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 194–195: "Bonaventure"</ref> The ''Vigilant'' is small — in fact, very small for a combat [[JumpShip]]. The ''Vigilant'' is only slightly larger than a ''[[Merchant]]''-class JumpShip, and bow to stern distance is actually shorter than the height of a ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]''-class DropShip, or the diameter of a ''[[Mammoth]]''-class DropShip.<ref name=TRO3057R/>

A lack of armor — less than many military dropships, underpowered engines barely able to reach a maximum of 2.5 G acceleration, and a lack of advanced sensors or computers all eventually overshadowed the impressive weapons array. In [[2409]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] invaded [[Terra Firma]], despite the best efforts of ''Vigilant''-class vessels. In the wake of the invasion, the ''Vigilant'' was slowly relegated to mothballs or sold to the navies of neighboring great houses. The ''Vigilant'', like the ''Bonaventure'', was officially replaced in [[2432]] by the introduction of the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk. 39]]''-class corvette.<ref name=TRO3057R/>

The [[Terran Hegemony]] would later sell these ships to the major Inner Sphere interstellar powers. While in service of other navies, these ships would see action in [[Periphery]] during the [[Reunification War]] and later conflicts.<ref name="H:RWp67">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 67: Malagrotta: "Federated Suns Order of Battle" - ''Vigilant''&#39;s ships are listed and named.</ref><ref>''Combat Operations'', pp. 123, 126, 128, 131, 133: Force Faction Tables for CapCom, FedSuns, FWL, and House Steiner - Shows the Vigilant listed as part of their pre–thirty-first-century WarShip navy.</ref> The [[Federated Suns]] had at least ten ''Vigilants'' active during the [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]] ambush at [[Tentativa]], although the losses to the [[Federated Suns Navy]] during that engagement were considerable.<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> The Capellan Confederation kept three ''Vigilants'' in service during the Star League era alongside three ''Vincent''-class corvettes,<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref> while the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] was operating four ''Vigilants'' in [[2765]].<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> The greatest user of the ''Vigilant'' at this point in time was the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], however; the Republican navy consisted of more than two hundred and seventy WarShips in April 2765, of which thirty were ''Vigilants''.<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref>

No ''Vigilants'' accompanied the [[Operation EXODUS|EXODUS Fleet]], while a few survived the first years of the [[Succession Wars]] and were eventually destroyed.<ref name=TRO3057R/> The last reported pair of ''Vigilants'' were restored to active service by the [[Draconis Combine]] during the early Succession Wars and were destroyed during the [[Second Succession War]] in [[2853]] in battle over [[Hesperus II]].<ref>''Tactics of Desperation'', Part 1</ref>

==Armament==
For its size, the ''Vigilant'' was very well armed. The vessel boasted five small naval autocannons and three [[White Shark]] missile systems. The ship also possessed lasers, autocannons, and PPCs. However, the ''Vigilant''&#39;s targeting and tracking system made it difficult to adequately utilize its armament.<ref name=TRO3057R/>

==Cargo==
A full [[Inner_Sphere_Infantry_Organization#Company|company]] detachment of [[Space Marine|space marines]] was available for use by the class. Like the ''[[Bonaventure (WarShip class)|Bonaventure]]''-class with which ''Vigilants'' were frequently paired, the ''Vigilant'' was not designed for cargo. The vessels have no [[Docking Collar|DropShip collars]], and only three bays. Bay 1 is capable of transporting a squadron of [[aerospace fighters]], useful for tying up invading forces. Bay 2 is designed for cargo, with a mere 13,514.5 tons of capacity and Bay 3 can manage up to 4 small craft. Being able to carry these support vessels kept the class relevant and cost-effective, though was unable to stave off progress indefinitely.<ref name=TRO3057R/>

==Named Vessels==
:<u>Draconis Combine</u>
:* [[Iwate|DCS ''Iwate'']]
:* [[Pacheco|DCS ''Pacheco'']] - also destroyed by the LCS ''Invincible'' at Hesperus II in 2853 during a later battle.<ref>Tactics of Desperation, Part II (BattleCorps Scenario)</ref>
:* [[Wakayama|DCS ''Wakayama'']]
:* [[Wyrm (Individual Vigilant-class WarShip)|DCS ''Wyrm'']] - one of the last surviving WarShips in service with the [[Draconis Combine]] during the Succession Wars, the ''Wyrm'' was destroyed by the [[Invincible (Tharkad)|LCS ''Invincible'']] at [[Hesperus II]] in [[2853]].<ref>Tactics of Desperation, Part 1 (BattleCorps Scenario)</ref>

:<u>Federated Suns</u>
:* [[Batavia (Vigilant)|FSS ''Batavia'']]
:* [[Novaya Zemlya (Vigilant)|FSS ''Novaya Zemlya'']]
:* [[Point Barrow (Vigilant)|FSS ''Point Barrow'']]
:* [[Smolensk (Vigilant)|FSS ''Smolensk'']]

:<u>Free Worlds League</u>
:* [[FWLS Samhain|FWLS ''Samhain'']]

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Individual Vigilant-class WarShips|List of named ''Vigilant''-class WarShips.]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Vigillant (Corvette) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Vigilant'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Tactics of Desperation]]'' (BattleCorps Scenario)
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''


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