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Line 37: *5 Gunners *5 Gunners | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/2 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/2 − | Heat Sinks = 47 [[double heat sink|double]] + | Heat Sinks = 47 double (94) − | BV (1.0) = 3,989<ref name=TRO3057r10/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 201</ref> + | BV (1.0) = 3,989<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 201</ref><ref name=TRO3057r10/> | BV (2.0) = 5,034{{cn}} | BV (2.0) = 5,034{{cn}} }} }} Line 45:
Line 45: One of the first new [[AFFC]] [[DropShip]] designs to be produced after the recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]], the '''''Claymore''''' is a small but formidably armed and armored assault ship.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> One of the first new [[AFFC]] [[DropShip]] designs to be produced after the recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]], the '''''Claymore''''' is a small but formidably armed and armored assault ship.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> − The design phase began amid great secrecy in [[3047]], but the [[Clan Invasion]] refocused [[AFFC]] funds toward new [[BattleMech]] design and production. The [[Battle of Radstadt]] made the deficiencies of the Clan's aerospace assets more apparent, and Prince [[Hanse Davion]] reactivated the Claymore project. With the prototype only taking its maiden flight at the end of [[3053]], production was approved after successful operations on combat raids with the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] in [[3054]]. [[Shipil Company|Shipil]] produced one ''Claymore'' every nine months, the majority posted along the edge of the Clan occupation zones. This ensured they became a primarily [[Lyran]] design after the formation of [[Lyran Alliance]], with the majority of new production making their way to Skye loyalist units,<ref name=TRO3057r10/> though the class was available wildly into the later half of the [[thirty-second century]]. + The design phase began amid great secrecy in [[3047]], but the [[Clan Invasion]] refocused [[AFFC]] funds toward new [[BattleMech]] design and production. The [[Battle of Radstadt]] made the deficiencies of the Clan's aerospace assets more apparent, and Prince [[Hanse Davion]] reactivated the Claymore project. With the prototype only taking its maiden flight at the end of [[3053]], production was approved after successful operations on combat raids with the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] in [[3054]]. [[Shipil Company|Shipil]] produced one ''Claymore'' every nine months, the majority posted along the edge of the Clan occupation zones. This ensured they became a primarily [[Lyran]] design after the formation of [[Lyran Alliance]], with the majority of new production making their way to Skye loyalist units.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> ==Armament== ==Armament== − While some observers have criticized the craft for lacking adequate firepower for an assault ship, the weapon array is enough to give pause to most other Dropships. The ''Claymore's''' six nose bays contain most of the vessel's weaponry, a mixture [[ER PPC|ER PPCs]], [[ER Large Laser|ER]] and [[Medium Pulse Laser|Medium]] and [[Large Pulse Lasers]], [[Streak SRM-2]] and [[LRM-20]] launchers and an [[LB 10-X AC]] autocannon. The rear of the vessel repeats the same basic layout, save for omitting the ER large laser and Streak launcher for two [[Small Pulse Lasers]]. + While some observers have criticized the craft for lacking adequate firepower for an assault ship, the weapon array is enough to give pause to most other Dropships. The ''Claymore'''s six nose bays contain most of the vessel's weaponry, a mixture [[ER PPC|ER PPCs]], [[ER Large Laser|ER]] and [[Medium Pulse Laser|Medium]] and [[Large Pulse Lasers]], [[Streak SRM-2]] and [[LRM-20]] launchers and an [[LB 10-X AC]] autocannon. The rear of the vessel repeats the same basic layout, save for omitting the ER large laser and Streak launcher for two [[Small Pulse Lasers]]. − The ''Claymore's'' wing-mounted mixture of a forward-facing [[Large Laser]], [[LRM-10]] and LB 10-X AC autocannon, paired with rear-facing Large laser and Streak 2 launchers on each side, also cover both fore and aft arcs. + The ''Claymore''s wing-mounted mixture of a forward-facing [[Large Laser]], [[LRM-10]] and LB 10-X AC autocannon, paired with rear-facing Large laser and Streak 2 launchers on each side, also cover both fore and aft arcs. ==Cargo== ==Cargo==
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/2 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/2 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 47 | + | | Heat Sinks = 47 double (94) |
| − | | BV (1.0) = 3,989 | + | | BV (1.0) = 3,989<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 201</ref><ref name=TRO3057r10/> |
| BV (2.0) = 5,034{{cn}} | | BV (2.0) = 5,034{{cn}} | ||
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One of the first new [[AFFC]] [[DropShip]] designs to be produced after the recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]], the '''''Claymore''''' is a small but formidably armed and armored assault ship.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> | One of the first new [[AFFC]] [[DropShip]] designs to be produced after the recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]], the '''''Claymore''''' is a small but formidably armed and armored assault ship.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> | ||
| − | The design phase began amid great secrecy in [[3047]], but the [[Clan Invasion]] refocused [[AFFC]] funds toward new [[BattleMech]] design and production. The [[Battle of Radstadt]] made the deficiencies of the Clan's aerospace assets more apparent, and Prince [[Hanse Davion]] reactivated the Claymore project. With the prototype only taking its maiden flight at the end of [[3053]], production was approved after successful operations on combat raids with the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] in [[3054]]. [[Shipil Company|Shipil]] produced one ''Claymore'' every nine months, the majority posted along the edge of the Clan occupation zones. This ensured they became a primarily [[Lyran]] design after the formation of [[Lyran Alliance]], with the majority of new production making their way to Skye loyalist units | + | The design phase began amid great secrecy in [[3047]], but the [[Clan Invasion]] refocused [[AFFC]] funds toward new [[BattleMech]] design and production. The [[Battle of Radstadt]] made the deficiencies of the Clan's aerospace assets more apparent, and Prince [[Hanse Davion]] reactivated the Claymore project. With the prototype only taking its maiden flight at the end of [[3053]], production was approved after successful operations on combat raids with the [[Sixth Lyran Guards]] in [[3054]]. [[Shipil Company|Shipil]] produced one ''Claymore'' every nine months, the majority posted along the edge of the Clan occupation zones. This ensured they became a primarily [[Lyran]] design after the formation of [[Lyran Alliance]], with the majority of new production making their way to Skye loyalist units.<ref name=TRO3057r10/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | While some observers have criticized the craft for lacking adequate firepower for an assault ship, the weapon array is enough to give pause to most other Dropships. The ''Claymore | + | While some observers have criticized the craft for lacking adequate firepower for an assault ship, the weapon array is enough to give pause to most other Dropships. The ''Claymore'''s six nose bays contain most of the vessel's weaponry, a mixture [[ER PPC|ER PPCs]], [[ER Large Laser|ER]] and [[Medium Pulse Laser|Medium]] and [[Large Pulse Lasers]], [[Streak SRM-2]] and [[LRM-20]] launchers and an [[LB 10-X AC]] autocannon. The rear of the vessel repeats the same basic layout, save for omitting the ER large laser and Streak launcher for two [[Small Pulse Lasers]]. |
| − | The ''Claymore's | + | The ''Claymore''s wing-mounted mixture of a forward-facing [[Large Laser]], [[LRM-10]] and LB 10-X AC autocannon, paired with rear-facing Large laser and Streak 2 launchers on each side, also cover both fore and aft arcs. |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||