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−	* The ''Cruiser'' originally first appeared in FASA's [[The Star League|1988 sourcebook]] for the Star League. When it first appeared, the class was noted as being part of Directer-General McKenna's earlier efforts in his [[Campaigns of Persuasion]], which occurred beginning in 2316. However, when it was finally given stats in the online PDF ''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', the publication would note the design was first launched nine years after McKenna's campaign began and had primitive technologies.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref>	+	* The ''Cruiser'' originally first appeared in FASA's [[The Star League|the 1988 sourcebook]] for the Star League. When it first appeared, the class was noted as being part of Directer-General McKenna's earlier efforts in his [[Campaigns of Persuasion]], which occurred beginning in 2316. However, when it was finally given stats in the online PDF ''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', the publication would note the design was first launched nine years after McKenna's campaign began and had primitive technologies.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref>
	The intent of this, according to the ''Cruiser''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s author, was to reflect the Hegemony's expanding fleet strength in the early 2300s. At the end of the Terran Alliance in 2314, the TAS ''[[Dreadnought (Individual Dreadnought-class WarShip)|Dreadnought]]'' had gained "6 sister ships and 20 escorts".<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 146</ref> From the start of the Campaigns of Persuasion in 2316 to the Syrma Ambush of 2333, the HAF fleet had expanded to "over 300 WarShips." The original Terran Alliance ''Dreadnought''-class was joined by a diversifying cast of WarShip classes under the Hegemony. Like other early 2300s ships (''e.g.'', the 2300s-era ''Aegis'' and ''Lola I'' in ''TRO:3057R'', and ''Dreadnought'' in ''Historicals: Reunification War''), the ''Cruiser'' was a primitive WarShip.		The intent of this, according to the ''Cruiser''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s author, was to reflect the Hegemony's expanding fleet strength in the early 2300s. At the end of the Terran Alliance in 2314, the TAS ''[[Dreadnought (Individual Dreadnought-class WarShip)|Dreadnought]]'' had gained "6 sister ships and 20 escorts".<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 146</ref> From the start of the Campaigns of Persuasion in 2316 to the Syrma Ambush of 2333, the HAF fleet had expanded to "over 300 WarShips." The original Terran Alliance ''Dreadnought''-class was joined by a diversifying cast of WarShip classes under the Hegemony. Like other early 2300s ships (''e.g.'', the 2300s-era ''Aegis'' and ''Lola I'' in ''TRO:3057R'', and ''Dreadnought'' in ''Historicals: Reunification War''), the ''Cruiser'' was a primitive WarShip.

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{{otheruses|the specific WarShip class|the general term|WarShip_classification#Cruisers}} {{InfoBoxWarShip | image = [[File:Cruiser.jpg|191px]] | name = ''Cruiser'' | manufacturer = [[Terran Hegemony]] | Use = Escort,<br/> Missile Cruiser<ref name="FR2765:DCp23">''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', pp. 19–20: "Cruiser (Cruiser)"</ref> | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | Cost = | Introduced = [[2325]]<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> | production year = 2325 | year reference = <ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6989/ MUL entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 500,000 tons | Length = 240 meters | Sail Diameter = 1,200 meters | Fuel = 5,000 tons | Burn Rate = 39.52 | Safe Thrust = 1 g | Top Thrust = 1.5 g | Sail Integrity = 4 | KF Drive Integrity = 12 | LF Battery = None | Armament = <span></span> * 48x [[NAC/10]] * 24x [[Barracuda]] * 6x [[White Shark]] | Armor = 750 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]] | DropShip Capacity = None | Crew = 290<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> * 50 Officers * 150 Enlisted * 90 Gunners ---- Steerage Class Passengers: 500<br/> Bay Personnel: 30<br/> Marines: 90 | Grav Decks = 1 x 100 meters diameter | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 150/0 | Heat Sinks = 1,891 [[heat sink|single]] | Structural Integrity = 75 | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 65,658<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/><ref name=MUL/> }} ==Description== Manufactured during the same era as contemporaries such as the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, ''[[Black Lion I]]''-class battlecruiser and ''[[Dreadnought (WarShip class)|Dreadnought]]''-class battleship, the '''''Cruiser''''' was an early [[WarShip]] constructed by the [[Terran Hegemony]]. The origins of the ''Cruiser'' lay a century earlier though, during the reign of the [[Terran Alliance]] and the fears the Alliance had that its rule would be challenged by separatist colonies.<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> Legends amongst those who crewed the ''Cruiser'' when it was introduced to service argued that the ''Cruiser'' had been named by a committee led by [[Captain]] [[Hobb V. Ess]]; whatever the ''Cruiser''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original provenance, [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] decided that the designs created by the Alliance would be suitable for his goal of bringing now-independent worlds back into the Terran fold.<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> From their introduction in [[2325]] through until [[2405]] the ''Cruiser''-class of WarShips went on to play a prominent part in McKenna's campaigns of persuasion;<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> the first overt sign a world would have of the Hegemony intent to conquer was often the arrival of a pair of large WarShips, most commonly ''Cruisers'', one at each primary jump point, accompanied by several [[JumpShip]]s transporting [[aerospace fighter]]s; often, McKenna would lead the initial operation to clear the jump points aboard his flagship, the THS ''[[Black Lion (Individual Black Lion I-class WarShip)|Black Lion]]''. Acting on information gathered in the months prior to the invasion, the two fleets secured each jump point before confirming that it was safe for the ground forces to arrive in a second wave of JumpShips.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> The ''Cruiser'' ultimately had a relatively short career in service to the Hegemony; its obsolescence and mothballing as class was down to design limitations and operational deficiencies, faults that began with the original concept for the class. The original designers had no practical experience of space combat, and a number of the design principles were outdated before the first ''Cruiser'' entered service. The design of the ''Cruiser'' called for all of the internal cargo bays and bays for DropShuttles and small craft to be mounted in the nose so that they could serve as sacrificial areas - based on the assumption that the nose of the WarShip would be kept towards the enemy. The various small ships exited their bays through bow and flank doors, a system that worked well enough, but the center of mass of the ''Cruiser'' shifted dramatically as each WarShip ranged between full and empty bays, often resulting in a pivot point for the ''Cruiser'' that could shift unpredictably.<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> Also limited was the armament aboard each ''Cruiser''; the original designers had intended for the various capital missiles to mount [[Nuclear Weapons|nuclear warheads]], but McKenna restricted the ships to conventional warheads, severely curtailing their offensive armament. While the weapons load was sufficient for facing contemporary WarShips and the armed merchantmen that were the limits of most contemporary navies, the various design problems combined with its unappealing appearance - a ''Cruiser'' being a squat, compact cylinder with flat bows and stern, leading to unflattering comparisons with kegs and cans - left it with few fans amongst both crews and admirals.<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> Despite the Terran Hegemony abandoning the class in the early twenty-fifth century, some ''Cruisers'' gained a new lease of life by being sold to the [[Great Houses]];<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> the [[Draconis Combine]] was still operating a pair of ''Cruisers'' as late as [[2765]].<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,35369.msg855464.html#msg855464 Official Errata Thread]</ref> ==Armament== For offensive purposes, the ''Cruiser'' mounted multiple bays of naval autocannon and capital missile launchers. Each arc of the ship mounted six [[NAC/10|NAC/10s]] with sixty rounds of ammunition; each broadside mounted two bays of three [[Barracuda]] launchers each, as did the nose and aft. The front left and right arcs mounted two bays each of three [[White Shark]] launchers; every missile bay could draw on thirty missiles.<ref name="FR2765:DCp23"/> ==Cargo== * Bay 1: Small Craft (6), 2 Doors * Bay 2: [[DropShuttle Bay]] (10,000-ton capacity), 2 Doors * Bay 3: Cargo (94,536 tons), 1 Door ==Related Designs== * ''[[Conestoga]]'' Transport JumpShip - The ''Conestoga'' was based on the ''Cruiser''.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Valencia'', p. 13</ref> ==See Also== *[[:Category:Individual Cruiser-class WarShips|List of named ''Cruiser'' class WarShips.]] ==Notes== * The ''Cruiser'' originally first appeared in FASA's [[The Star League|the 1988 sourcebook]] for the Star League. When it first appeared, the class was noted as being part of Directer-General McKenna's earlier efforts in his [[Campaigns of Persuasion]], which occurred beginning in 2316. However, when it was finally given stats in the online PDF ''Field Report 2765: DCMS'', the publication would note the design was first launched nine years after McKenna's campaign began and had primitive technologies.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> The intent of this, according to the ''Cruiser''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s author, was to reflect the Hegemony's expanding fleet strength in the early 2300s. At the end of the Terran Alliance in 2314, the TAS ''[[Dreadnought (Individual Dreadnought-class WarShip)|Dreadnought]]'' had gained "6 sister ships and 20 escorts".<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 146</ref> From the start of the Campaigns of Persuasion in 2316 to the Syrma Ambush of 2333, the HAF fleet had expanded to "over 300 WarShips." The original Terran Alliance ''Dreadnought''-class was joined by a diversifying cast of WarShip classes under the Hegemony. Like other early 2300s ships (''e.g.'', the 2300s-era ''Aegis'' and ''Lola I'' in ''TRO:3057R'', and ''Dreadnought'' in ''Historicals: Reunification War''), the ''Cruiser'' was a primitive WarShip. The 2325 introduction date was selected because ''The Star League'' sourcebook did not give an introduction date for the ''Cruisers'', just that they were often the vanguard for Campaigns of Persuasion system assaults, and 2325 gave McKenna nine years to solidify his hold on power, prove the success of the Campaigns, and justify new WarShip designs like the ''Cruiser''. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report 2765: DCMS]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[Touring the Stars: Valencia]]'' [[Category: Heavy Cruiser classes]] [[Category: Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]] [[Category:Terran Alliance WarShip classes]] [[Category: Small WarShips]] [[Category: WarShip classes]] [[Category: Cruiser classes]]

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