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	| image = [[Image:Commonwealth (WarShip).jpg|191px]]		| image = [[Image:Commonwealth (WarShip).jpg|191px]]
	| name = ''Commonwealth''		| name = ''Commonwealth''
−	| manufacturer = [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23-24, "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref>	+	| manufacturer = [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]
−	| Use = Light Cruiser	+	| Use = Light Cruiser<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23-24, "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref>
−	| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]	+	| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	| Cost =		| Cost =
	| Introduced = [[2375]] (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><ref name="SOp14">''Strategic Operations'', p. 14, "The Naval Factor"</ref><br>[[2765]] (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>		| Introduced = [[2375]] (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><ref name="SOp14">''Strategic Operations'', p. 14, "The Naval Factor"</ref><br>[[2765]] (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	| production year=2375		| production year=2375
	| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3980/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>		| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3980/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
−	| Mass = 700,000 tons	+	| Mass = 700,000<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Length = 694 meters	+	| Length = 694m<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Sail Diameter = 1,003 meters	+	| Sail Diameter = 1,003m<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Fuel = 5,000 tons	+	| Fuel = 5,000 tons<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Burn Rate = 39.52	+	| Burn Rate = 39.52<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g	+	| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Top Thrust = 2.5 g	+	| Top Thrust = 2.5 g<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Sail Integrity = 5	+	| Sail Integrity = 5<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| KF Drive Integrity = 15	+	| KF Drive Integrity = 15<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	| LF Battery = None		| LF Battery = None
	| Armament = '''Block I'''		| Armament = '''Block I'''
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	* 18x [[Barracuda]]		* 18x [[Barracuda]]
	* 36x [[Anti-missile system]]		* 36x [[Anti-missile system]]
−	| Armor = 700 tons [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]]	+	| Armor = 700 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] armor<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| DropShip Capacity = 6	+	| DropShip Capacity = 6<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	| Crew = 290<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	| Crew = 50 officers<br>140 enlisted/non-rated<br>100 gunners<br>120 marines<br>110 bay personnel (Block I)<br>56 bay personnel (Block II)
−	* 50 Officers	+	| Grav Decks = 2 x 145m diameter<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	* 140 Enlisted	+	| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	* 100 Gunners	+	| Heat Sinks = 3,200<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	----	+	| Structural Integrity = 50<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	Marines: 120<br/>
−	Bay Personnel: 110 (Block I), 56 (Block II)
−	| Grav Decks = 2 x 145 meters diameter
−	| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35
−	| Heat Sinks = 3,200 [[heat sink|single]]
−	| Structural Integrity = 50
	| BV (1.0) =		| BV (1.0) =
	| BV (2.0) = 98,421 (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><br>102,832 (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>		| BV (2.0) = 98,421 (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><br>102,832 (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
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	==Description==		==Description==
−	The ''Commonwealth'' was the first WarShip to be produced domestically by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], although the production wasn't perhaps as homegrown as the term "domestic" might imply. The Lyran Commonwealth attracted the attention of [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] shortly after initiating the first forays into design and construction in [[2371]]; DiTron was already a successful WarShip manufacturer, with the ''[[Dart (WarShip class)|Dart]]''-class light cruiser in production and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser due to enter production<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> in [[2372]].<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3670/ MUL online date for the ''Aegis'']''</ref> DiTron Industries had the know-how and experience, and businessmen in the Lyran Commonwealth had a firm grasp of financial chicanery. Avoiding the legalities of the restrictions the [[Terran Hegemony]] imposed on the sale of specified technologies by DiTron, two months of financial artifice by the Lyrans led to the founding of a new company, [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]. Three years later, the first ''Commonwealth''-class light cruisers emerged from the [[Port Sydney Naval Shipyards]].<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	The ''Commonwealth'' was the first WarShip to be produced domestically by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], although the production wasn't perhaps as homegrown as the term "domestic" might imply. The Lyran Commonwealth attracted the attention of [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] shortly after initiating the first forays into design and construction in [[2371]]; DiTron was already a successful WarShip manufacturer, with the ''[[Dart (WarShip class)|Dart]]''-class light cruiser in production and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser due to enter production<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> in [[2372]].<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3670/ MUL online date for the ''Aegis'']''</ref> DiTron Industries had the know-how and experience, and businessmen in the Lyran Commonwealth had a firm grasp of financial chicanery. Avoiding the legalities of the restrictions the [[Terran Hegemony]] imposed on the sale of specified technologies by DiTron, two months of financial artifice by the Lyrans led to the founding of a new company, [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]. Three years later, the first ''Commonwealth''-class light cruisers emerged from the Port Sydney Naval Yards.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	More compact in design than the ''Dart'', but also slightly heavier, the ''Commonwealth'' incorporated a number of technologies that were more advanced than those of the other non-Terran states; the most noticeable of these technologies were larger engines and more sophisticated armor. In common with the ''Dart'', the ''Commonwealth'' also incorporated six [[DropShip]] docking collars.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>		More compact in design than the ''Dart'', but also slightly heavier, the ''Commonwealth'' incorporated a number of technologies that were more advanced than those of the other non-Terran states; the most noticeable of these technologies were larger engines and more sophisticated armor. In common with the ''Dart'', the ''Commonwealth'' also incorporated six [[DropShip]] docking collars.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
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	==Weapons and Capacities==		==Weapons and Capacities==
−	Both blocks of ''Commonwealths'' sported a solid array of capital weaponry, consisting primarily of banks of [[naval laser|naval lasers]], with banks of four [[NL55|NL55s]] mounted in the nose and aft and another eight in each broadside. Mounted in each of the fore and aft quarters was a bank of eight of the light [[NL35|NL35s]]. A substantial short-range boost to the ''Commonwealth's'' firepower was achieved with the presence of [[naval autocannon]] pairs – specifically a pair of [[NAC/35|NAC/35s]] – mounted in each broadside and the left and right aft quarters.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	Both blocks of ''Commonwealths'' sported a solid array of capital weaponry, consisting primarily of banks of [[naval laser]]s, with banks of four [[NL55]]s mounted in the nose and aft and another eight in each broadside. Mounted in each of the fore and aft quarters was a bank of eight of the light [[NL35]]s. A substantial short-range boost to the ''Commonwealth's'' firepower was achieved with the presence of [[naval autocannon]] pairs – specifically a pair of [[NAC/35]]s – mounted in each broadside and the left and right aft quarters.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	Where the two Blocks differed substantially was in their remaining weapon payload: the Block I mounted a pair of [[White Shark]] launchers and a hundred missiles in every location other than the nose and aft, with a quartet of [[Killer Whale]] launchers and forty missiles mounted in the nose. The Block I also mounted eight [[machine guns]] in every location other than the left and right broadside arcs, with each bay drawing on four tons of ammunition. In contrast, the Block II retained the four Killer Whale in the nose but replaced the paired White Shark launchers in the other bays with a trio of [[Barracuda|Barracudas]]. The machine guns were also removed and replaced with six [[AMS|anti-missile systems]] in each respective location.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	Where the two Blocks differed substantially was in their remaining weapon payload: the Block I mounted a pair of [[White Shark]] launchers and a hundred missiles in every location other than the nose and aft, with a quartet of [[Killer Whale]] launchers and forty missiles mounted in the nose. The Block I also mounted eight [[machine gun]]s in every location other than the left and right broadside arcs, with each bay drawing on four tons of ammunition. In contrast, the Block II retained the four Killer Whale in the nose but replaced the paired White Shark launchers in the other bays with a trio of [[Barracuda]]s. The machine guns were also removed and replaced with six [[anti-missile system]]s in each respective location.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	In addition to its point-defense systems, both versions of the ship boasted 700 tons of improved ferro-aluminum armor applied to all sides equally. The ''Commonwealth's'' protection was on par with early Terran Hegemony vessels of its weight class, while its engines provided it modest speed over the larger ships of its time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	In addition to its point-defense systems, both versions of ship boasted 700 tons of improved ferro-aluminum armor applied to all sides equally. The ''Commonwealth's'' protection was on par with early Terran Hegemony vessels of its weight class, while its engines provided it modest speed over the larger ships of its time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	==Cargo==		==Cargo==
	'''Block I'''		'''Block I'''
−	* Bay 1: [[Small craft]] (22), 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	* Bay 1: 22 [[Small craft]] - 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	* Bay 2: Cargo (89,058 tons), 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	* Bay 2: 89,058 tons of Cargo - 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	'''Block II'''		'''Block II'''
−	* Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighters]] (18) / Small craft (4), 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	* Bay 1: 18 [[Aerospace fighter]]s/4 Small craft - 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
−	* Bay 2: Cargo (89,208 tons), 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>	+	* Bay 2: 89,208 tons of Cargo - 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/>
	==See Also==		==See Also==

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{{InfoBoxWarShip | image = [[Image:Commonwealth (WarShip).jpg|191px]] | name = ''Commonwealth'' | manufacturer = [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]] | Use = Light Cruiser<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 23-24, "Commonwealth (Light Cruiser)"</ref> | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Cost = | Introduced = [[2375]] (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><ref name="SOp14">''Strategic Operations'', p. 14, "The Naval Factor"</ref><br>[[2765]] (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | production year=2375 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3980/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 700,000<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Length = 694m<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Sail Diameter = 1,003m<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Fuel = 5,000 tons<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Burn Rate = 39.52<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Top Thrust = 2.5 g<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Sail Integrity = 5<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | KF Drive Integrity = 15<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | LF Battery = None | Armament = '''Block I''' * 24x [[NL55]] * 32x [[NL35]] * 8x [[NAC/35]] * 4x [[Killer Whale]] * 12x [[White Shark]] * 48x [[Machine gun]] <br>'''Block II''' * 24x NL55 * 32x NL35 * 8x NAC/35 * 4x Killer Whale * 18x [[Barracuda]] * 36x [[Anti-missile system]] | Armor = 700 tons of [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] armor<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | DropShip Capacity = 6<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Crew = 50 officers<br>140 enlisted/non-rated<br>100 gunners<br>120 marines<br>110 bay personnel (Block I)<br>56 bay personnel (Block II) | Grav Decks = 2 x 145m diameter<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/35<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Heat Sinks = 3,200<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | Structural Integrity = 50<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 98,421 (Block I)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/><br>102,832 (Block II)<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> }} The '''''Commonwealth''''' was a light cruiser class of [[WarShip]], produced for and operated by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. ==Description== The ''Commonwealth'' was the first WarShip to be produced domestically by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], although the production wasn't perhaps as homegrown as the term "domestic" might imply. The Lyran Commonwealth attracted the attention of [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] shortly after initiating the first forays into design and construction in [[2371]]; DiTron was already a successful WarShip manufacturer, with the ''[[Dart (WarShip class)|Dart]]''-class light cruiser in production and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser due to enter production<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> in [[2372]].<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3670/ MUL online date for the ''Aegis'']''</ref> DiTron Industries had the know-how and experience, and businessmen in the Lyran Commonwealth had a firm grasp of financial chicanery. Avoiding the legalities of the restrictions the [[Terran Hegemony]] imposed on the sale of specified technologies by DiTron, two months of financial artifice by the Lyrans led to the founding of a new company, [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]. Three years later, the first ''Commonwealth''-class light cruisers emerged from the Port Sydney Naval Yards.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> More compact in design than the ''Dart'', but also slightly heavier, the ''Commonwealth'' incorporated a number of technologies that were more advanced than those of the other non-Terran states; the most noticeable of these technologies were larger engines and more sophisticated armor. In common with the ''Dart'', the ''Commonwealth'' also incorporated six [[DropShip]] docking collars.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> The ''Commonwealth'' was a long-lived class and a solid design, although most of the class had been destroyed or otherwise taken out of service by the end of the [[Reunification War]] (or shortly after). Many of the ships were scrapped so that the valuable germanium used in the jump cores could be used elsewhere, but this didn't mark the end of the class; when the various [[Great House]]s began expanding their WarShip fleets rapidly in the closing years of the [[Star League]], the Commonwealth revisited the design and began work on a new production run.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> The first three of the new Block II ''Commonwealths'' were in service in [[2765]], although these were actually refurbished Block I vessels; production of freshly-built Block IIs began that same year.<ref name="FR2765:DCp18">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5, "The Vacuum Fleet"</ref> These new vessels differed most from the original Block I production run in their armament, although the Block II also altered eighteen of the small craft bays found in the Block I to transport [[aerospace fighters]].<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> In the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], ''Commonwealths'' were most commonly deployed as escorts for the indomitable ''[[Tharkad (WarShip class)|Tharkad]]''-class battlecruisers, but the end of the class came with the destruction of the heavy aerospace industries within the Commonwealth and the destructive naval battles between the various Successor States.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> ==Weapons and Capacities== Both blocks of ''Commonwealths'' sported a solid array of capital weaponry, consisting primarily of banks of [[naval laser]]s, with banks of four [[NL55]]s mounted in the nose and aft and another eight in each broadside. Mounted in each of the fore and aft quarters was a bank of eight of the light [[NL35]]s. A substantial short-range boost to the ''Commonwealth's'' firepower was achieved with the presence of [[naval autocannon]] pairs – specifically a pair of [[NAC/35]]s – mounted in each broadside and the left and right aft quarters.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> Where the two Blocks differed substantially was in their remaining weapon payload: the Block I mounted a pair of [[White Shark]] launchers and a hundred missiles in every location other than the nose and aft, with a quartet of [[Killer Whale]] launchers and forty missiles mounted in the nose. The Block I also mounted eight [[machine gun]]s in every location other than the left and right broadside arcs, with each bay drawing on four tons of ammunition. In contrast, the Block II retained the four Killer Whale in the nose but replaced the paired White Shark launchers in the other bays with a trio of [[Barracuda]]s. The machine guns were also removed and replaced with six [[anti-missile system]]s in each respective location.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> In addition to its point-defense systems, both versions of ship boasted 700 tons of improved ferro-aluminum armor applied to all sides equally. The ''Commonwealth's'' protection was on par with early Terran Hegemony vessels of its weight class, while its engines provided it modest speed over the larger ships of its time.<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> ==Cargo== '''Block I''' * Bay 1: 22 [[Small craft]] - 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> * Bay 2: 89,058 tons of Cargo - 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> '''Block II''' * Bay 1: 18 [[Aerospace fighter]]s/4 Small craft - 5 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> * Bay 2: 89,208 tons of Cargo - 2 Doors<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp23"/> ==See Also== *[[:Category: Individual Commonwealth-class WarShips|List of named ''Commonwealth''-class WarShips.]] ==Notes== * The ''Commonwealth'' originally appeared in ''Strategic Operations'' as part of the [[Inner Sphere]]'s "firsts" in aerospace-based technology, developed per faction.<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 14 "House Steiner (Lyran Alliance)" (infobox)</ref> * The Record Sheets for both the primary and variant of the ''Commonwealth''-class light cruisers are solely found in ''Field Report 2765: LCAF''. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' * ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' [[Category: Cruiser classes]] [[Category: Lyran WarShip classes]] [[Category: Small WarShips]] [[Category: WarShip classes]]

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