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Line 3: | name = ''Black Lion I'' | name = ''Black Lion I'' | manufacturer = Terran Hegemony | manufacturer = Terran Hegemony − | Use = Battlecruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', pp. 19–20: "Black Lion I (Battle Cruiser)"</ref> + | Use = Battlecruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 19-20, "Black Lion I (Battle Cruiser)"</ref> | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | Cost = | Cost = Line 40:
Line 40: While the legend indicates that Director-General McKenna personally designed the ''Black Lion'', it was the skill of the design teams within the Terran Hegemony that successfully integrated the many features McKenna required into a single design, although to assist in keeping the cost of the ''Black Lion I'' down the design teams also designed the class to share a substantial number of components in common with the heavier ''[[Dreadnought (WarShip class)|Dreadnought]]''-class battleship.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> While the legend indicates that Director-General McKenna personally designed the ''Black Lion'', it was the skill of the design teams within the Terran Hegemony that successfully integrated the many features McKenna required into a single design, although to assist in keeping the cost of the ''Black Lion I'' down the design teams also designed the class to share a substantial number of components in common with the heavier ''[[Dreadnought (WarShip class)|Dreadnought]]''-class battleship.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> − The ''Black Lion I'' was such a notable success that not only did Director-General McKenna adopt the lead ship of the class as his flagship,<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/><ref name="H:LOTV1p78">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume One'', p. 77: "Last Stand of the Grand Old Queen"</ref> but three hundred years after the introduction of the ''Black Lion I'' [[Boeing Interstellar]] would revisit the earlier design, incorporating many of its features into the later ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battle cruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> that debuted in [[2691]].<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3828/black-lion-battlecruiser-2691 Master Unit List intro date for the ''Black Lion'']</ref> + The ''Black Lion I'' was such a notable success that not only did Director-General McKenna adopt the lead ship of the class as his flagship,<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/><ref name="H:LOTV1p78">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume One'', p. 77, "Last Stand of the Grand Old Queen"</ref> but three hundred years after the introduction of the ''Black Lion I'' [[Boeing Interstellar]] would revisit the earlier design, incorporating many of its features into the later ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battle cruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> that debuted in [[2691]].<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3828/black-lion-battlecruiser-2691 Master Unit List intro date for the ''Black Lion'']</ref> Despite the success of the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony as a command asset for cruiser squadrons and in forming scout wings for battleships, the class was soon outdated by technological innovations like docking collars. Later designs like the ''[[Quixote]]''-class frigate attempted to replace the ''Black Lion I'', although the ''Black Lion I'' remained in service for decades. The final end for the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony was the decision to refit the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, which was both more advanced and more numerous, and the ''Black Lion I'' went into mothballs.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> Despite the success of the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony as a command asset for cruiser squadrons and in forming scout wings for battleships, the class was soon outdated by technological innovations like docking collars. Later designs like the ''[[Quixote]]''-class frigate attempted to replace the ''Black Lion I'', although the ''Black Lion I'' remained in service for decades. The final end for the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony was the decision to refit the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, which was both more advanced and more numerous, and the ''Black Lion I'' went into mothballs.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> Line 61:
Line 61: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]'' + * ''[[Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[The Star League]] * ''[[The Star League]] − [[Category: WarShip classes]] [[Category: WarShip classes]]
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| name = ''Black Lion I'' | | name = ''Black Lion I'' | ||
| manufacturer = Terran Hegemony | | manufacturer = Terran Hegemony | ||
| − | | Use = Battlecruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19">''Field Report 2765 | + | | Use = Battlecruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19">''Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765'', p. 19-20, "Black Lion I (Battle Cruiser)"</ref> |
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | ||
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While the legend indicates that Director-General McKenna personally designed the ''Black Lion'', it was the skill of the design teams within the Terran Hegemony that successfully integrated the many features McKenna required into a single design, although to assist in keeping the cost of the ''Black Lion I'' down the design teams also designed the class to share a substantial number of components in common with the heavier ''[[Dreadnought (WarShip class)|Dreadnought]]''-class battleship.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | While the legend indicates that Director-General McKenna personally designed the ''Black Lion'', it was the skill of the design teams within the Terran Hegemony that successfully integrated the many features McKenna required into a single design, although to assist in keeping the cost of the ''Black Lion I'' down the design teams also designed the class to share a substantial number of components in common with the heavier ''[[Dreadnought (WarShip class)|Dreadnought]]''-class battleship.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | ||
| − | The ''Black Lion I'' was such a notable success that not only did Director-General McKenna adopt the lead ship of the class as his flagship,<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/><ref name="H:LOTV1p78">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume One'', p. 77 | + | The ''Black Lion I'' was such a notable success that not only did Director-General McKenna adopt the lead ship of the class as his flagship,<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/><ref name="H:LOTV1p78">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume One'', p. 77, "Last Stand of the Grand Old Queen"</ref> but three hundred years after the introduction of the ''Black Lion I'' [[Boeing Interstellar]] would revisit the earlier design, incorporating many of its features into the later ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battle cruiser<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> that debuted in [[2691]].<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3828/black-lion-battlecruiser-2691 Master Unit List intro date for the ''Black Lion'']</ref> |
Despite the success of the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony as a command asset for cruiser squadrons and in forming scout wings for battleships, the class was soon outdated by technological innovations like docking collars. Later designs like the ''[[Quixote]]''-class frigate attempted to replace the ''Black Lion I'', although the ''Black Lion I'' remained in service for decades. The final end for the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony was the decision to refit the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, which was both more advanced and more numerous, and the ''Black Lion I'' went into mothballs.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | Despite the success of the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony as a command asset for cruiser squadrons and in forming scout wings for battleships, the class was soon outdated by technological innovations like docking collars. Later designs like the ''[[Quixote]]''-class frigate attempted to replace the ''Black Lion I'', although the ''Black Lion I'' remained in service for decades. The final end for the ''Black Lion I'' in service with the Terran Hegemony was the decision to refit the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, which was both more advanced and more numerous, and the ''Black Lion I'' went into mothballs.<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp19"/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765 | + | * ''[[Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765]]'' |
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]] | * ''[[The Star League]] | ||
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[[Category: WarShip classes]] | [[Category: WarShip classes]] | ||