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{{InfoBoxWarShip | {{InfoBoxWarShip | ||
| − | | image = [[Image: | + | | image = [[Image:Barron (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|200px]] |
| − | | name = Baron | + | | name = ''Baron'' |
| − | | manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = [[Terran Hegemony]] |
| Use = Destroyer | | Use = Destroyer | ||
| − | | Tech Base = | + | | Tech Base = Inner Sphere |
| − | | Cost = | + | | Cost = |
| Introduced = [[2520]] | | Introduced = [[2520]] | ||
| production year=2520 | | production year=2520 | ||
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| Mass = 480,000 tons | | Mass = 480,000 tons | ||
| Structural Integrity = 30 | | Structural Integrity = 30 | ||
| − | | Length = 545.5 | + | | Length = 545.5 meters |
| − | | Sail Diameter = 1 | + | | Sail Diameter = 1,150 meters |
| Safe Thrust = 1 g | | Safe Thrust = 1 g | ||
| Top Thrust = 1.5 g | | Top Thrust = 1.5 g | ||
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| Burn Rate = 39.52 | | Burn Rate = 39.52 | ||
| LF Battery = No | | LF Battery = No | ||
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = <span></span> |
| − | | Armor = 256 tons | + | * 29x [[NL35]] |
| + | * 8x [[NAC/10]] | ||
| + | * 6x [[White Shark]] Launcher | ||
| + | | Armor = 256 tons [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] | ||
| DropShip Capacity = 0 | | DropShip Capacity = 0 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 233<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> |
| − | | Grav Decks = 1 x 65 | + | * 40 Officers |
| + | * 150 Enlisted | ||
| + | * 43 Gunners | ||
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| + | Bay Personnel: 42<br/> | ||
| + | First Class Passengers: 10<br/> | ||
| + | Second Class Passengers: 20 | ||
| + | | Grav Decks = 1 x 65 meters diameter | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 38/13 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 38/13 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 1,100 | + | | Heat Sinks = 1,100 [[Heat Sink|single]] |
| − | | BV (1.0) = 34,661 | + | | BV (1.0) = 34,661<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> |
| − | | BV (2.0) = 27,692<ref name=JTPL-15>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 15 | + | | BV (2.0) = 27,692<ref name=JTPL-15>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 15: "''Baron'' [Destroyer]"</ref> |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Baron'''''-class destroyer was a moderately effective design that suffered due to protracted development and construction.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 200 | + | The '''''Baron'''''-class destroyer was a moderately effective design that suffered due to protracted development and construction.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 200: "Baron (Destroyer)"</ref> |
| − | With initial construction beginning in [[2515]] | + | With initial construction beginning in [[2515]] amid a massive arms race intended to allow the [[Terran Hegemony]] to maintain its edge against the [[Great Houses]], flaws were discovered with the then-revolutionary [[Palenkov-Reese]] [[Interplanetary Drive System|interplanetary engines]] used by the ''Baron''. While the fault was correctable, the work took two years and greatly reduced the ''Baron's'' performance, by which point naval design had marched steadily onward and the class was considered out of date before the first ship had slipped its moorings in [[2520]]. In [[2582]] the [[Star League]] presented over half the constructed ''Barons'' to Star League member states; the remainder was retained by the [[Star League Defense Force]] and though it saw action in the [[Reunification War]], the class's performance was considered lackluster.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> The [[Federated Suns]] had five ''Barons'' lost or destroyed to the [[Taurian Concordat]] during the [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]] ambush at [[Tentativa]] alone.<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> |
| − | The | + | The design's sole saving graces were its generously sized fuel bunkers and accommodations for thirty extra passengers, which caused many high-ranking Star League diplomats to select ships of the ''Baron''-class as heavily armed transports into high-risk areas, including the [[Periphery]]. By [[2720]], however, the [[SLDF]] had decommissioned and sold off the remaining ''Barons'' to the Great Houses;<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> the [[Capellan Confederation]] kept three ''Barons'' in their active fleet until at least [[2765]]<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref> while the [[Draconis Combine]] was operating five<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,35369.msg855464.html#msg855464 Official Errata Thread]</ref> the [[Federated Suns]] three<ref>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 6: "Naval Defense Doctrine"</ref> and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] one at the same point in time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> |
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| + | The [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] would see even mothballed ''Barons'' restored to combat status; the last active ''Baron'' in the [[Inner Sphere]] was believed to have been the [[Draconis Combine]] destroyer DCS ''[[Yedo]]'' restored to active service and destroyed in [[2853]] in a battle over [[Hesperus II]],<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/><ref>''Tactics of Desperation'', Part 1</ref> but at least one ''Baron'' survived in a [[Clan]] naval cache until the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 112–113: "Constriction"</ref> In the buildup to the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] reactivated three ''Barons'' to working order, subsequently deploying them in various battles around the Inner Sphere, with the last being destroyed in [[3077]].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | Mounting a large array of [[NL35]] capital Lasers, the ''Baron'' boasts impressive endurance on longer patrols, with six mounted in the nose, ten carried in each broadside with a further three directly aft. A mix of capital-grade [[ | + | Mounting a large array of [[NL35]] capital Lasers, the ''Baron'' boasts impressive endurance on longer patrols, with six mounted in the nose, ten carried in each broadside with a further three directly aft. A mix of capital-grade [[autocannons]] and missile launchers provide support, with two [[NAC/10|NAC/10s]] and [[White Shark]] missile launchers in each forward angle, two more NAC/10s on each rear angle and two White Shark tubes directly rearward.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
| − | While not carrying a [[Docking Collar]], the ''Baron'' features a moderate cargo capacity | + | While not carrying a [[Docking Collar]], the ''Baron'' features a moderate cargo capacity.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp200"/> |
| − | + | *Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighters]] (6), 2 doors | |
| − | : | + | *Bay 2: [[Small Craft]] (6), 1 door |
| − | : | + | *Bay 3: Cargo (137,962 tons), 1 door |
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| − | + | ==Variants== | |
| − | + | * '''M-4 SDS Drone''' - The first of the [[SDS]] WarShip drones using obsolete ''Baron'' hulls. Intended as a proof of concept, all ten of the M-4 drones were scrapped by [[2735]] and the program focused on the more widespread and successful [[M-5]].<ref name="IOp135+">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 135-136, "Robotic and Drone Systems: The M-Series Drones"</ref> | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[:Category:Individual Baron-class WarShips|List of named ''Baron''-class WarShips]] | * [[:Category:Individual Baron-class WarShips|List of named ''Baron''-class WarShips]] | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Barron (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Baron'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]'' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Report: | + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tactics of Desperation]]'' (BattleCorps Scenario) | * ''[[Tactics of Desperation]]'' (BattleCorps Scenario) | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | ||
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[[Category:WarShip classes]] | [[Category:WarShip classes]] | ||
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[[Category: Destroyer classes]] | [[Category: Destroyer classes]] | ||
[[Category:Small WarShips]] | [[Category:Small WarShips]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Capellan Confederation WarShip classes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 15 May 2024
- This article is about the destroyer. For other uses, see Baron.
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| Baron | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Terran Hegemony |
| Introduced | 2520 |
| Production Year | 2520[1] |
| Use | Destroyer |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 480,000 tons |
| Length | 545.5 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 1,150 meters |
| Fuel | 6,500 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 1 g |
| Top Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Sail Integrity | 4 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 11 |
| LF Battery | No |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 256 tons Improved Ferro-Aluminum |
| DropShip Capacity | 0 |
| Crew | 233[2]
Bay Personnel: 42 |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 65 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 38/13 |
| Heat Sinks | 1,100 single |
| Structural Integrity | 30 |
| BV (1.0) | 34,661[2] |
| BV (2.0) | 27,692[3] |
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Description[edit]
The Baron-class destroyer was a moderately effective design that suffered due to protracted development and construction.[2]
With initial construction beginning in 2515 amid a massive arms race intended to allow the Terran Hegemony to maintain its edge against the Great Houses, flaws were discovered with the then-revolutionary Palenkov-Reese interplanetary engines used by the Baron. While the fault was correctable, the work took two years and greatly reduced the Baron's performance, by which point naval design had marched steadily onward and the class was considered out of date before the first ship had slipped its moorings in 2520. In 2582 the Star League presented over half the constructed Barons to Star League member states; the remainder was retained by the Star League Defense Force and though it saw action in the Reunification War, the class's performance was considered lackluster.[2] The Federated Suns had five Barons lost or destroyed to the Taurian Concordat during the Case AMBER ambush at Tentativa alone.[4]
The design's sole saving graces were its generously sized fuel bunkers and accommodations for thirty extra passengers, which caused many high-ranking Star League diplomats to select ships of the Baron-class as heavily armed transports into high-risk areas, including the Periphery. By 2720, however, the SLDF had decommissioned and sold off the remaining Barons to the Great Houses;[2] the Capellan Confederation kept three Barons in their active fleet until at least 2765[5] while the Draconis Combine was operating five[6] the Federated Suns three[7] and the Lyran Commonwealth one at the same point in time.[8]
The Succession Wars would see even mothballed Barons restored to combat status; the last active Baron in the Inner Sphere was believed to have been the Draconis Combine destroyer DCS Yedo restored to active service and destroyed in 2853 in a battle over Hesperus II,[2][9] but at least one Baron survived in a Clan naval cache until the Wars of Reaving.[10] In the buildup to the Jihad, the Word of Blake reactivated three Barons to working order, subsequently deploying them in various battles around the Inner Sphere, with the last being destroyed in 3077.[11]
Armament[edit]
Mounting a large array of NL35 capital Lasers, the Baron boasts impressive endurance on longer patrols, with six mounted in the nose, ten carried in each broadside with a further three directly aft. A mix of capital-grade autocannons and missile launchers provide support, with two NAC/10s and White Shark missile launchers in each forward angle, two more NAC/10s on each rear angle and two White Shark tubes directly rearward.[2]
Cargo[edit]
While not carrying a Docking Collar, the Baron features a moderate cargo capacity.[2]
- Bay 1: Aerospace fighters (6), 2 doors
- Bay 2: Small Craft (6), 1 door
- Bay 3: Cargo (137,962 tons), 1 door
Variants[edit]
- M-4 SDS Drone - The first of the SDS WarShip drones using obsolete Baron hulls. Intended as a proof of concept, all ten of the M-4 drones were scrapped by 2735 and the program focused on the more widespread and successful M-5.[12]
See Also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Original Baron from TRO:3057 Revised
References[edit]
- ↑ MUL online date for the Baron (WarShip class)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 200: "Baron (Destroyer)"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 15: "Baron [Destroyer]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"
- ↑ Official Errata Thread
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 6: "Naval Defense Doctrine"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 5: "The Vacuum Fleet"
- ↑ Tactics of Desperation, Part 1
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 112–113: "Constriction"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"
- ↑ Interstellar Operations, pp. 135-136, "Robotic and Drone Systems: The M-Series Drones"