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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the DropShip class|other uses|Gorgon}}{{InfoBoxDropShip + {{otheruses|the DropShip class|other uses|Gorgon (disambiguation)}}{{InfoBoxDropShip | image = Gorgon Carrier.jpg | image = Gorgon Carrier.jpg | name = ''Gorgon'' | name = ''Gorgon'' Line 8:
Line 8: | Type = Military Aerodyne | Type = Military Aerodyne | Tech Base = Inner Sphere | Tech Base = Inner Sphere − | Introduced = [[3096]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 53: Gorgon Carrier - Introduction date.</ref> + | Introduced = [[3096]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 53 Gorgon Carrier - Introduction date.</ref> | Mass = 6,800 | Mass = 6,800 | Structural Integrity = 12 | Structural Integrity = 12 Line 31:
Line 31: | Heat Sinks = 88 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | Heat Sinks = 88 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (1.0) = − | BV (2.0) = 6,133<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 53, 99: Gorgon Carrier - BV2.</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6522/gorgon-carrier-standard Gorgon Class DropShip profile on the MUL with BV2.]</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 266</ref> + | BV (2.0) = 6,133<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 53 & 99 Gorgon Carrier - BV2.</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6522/gorgon-carrier-standard Gorgon Class DropShip profile on the MUL with BV2.]</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 266</ref> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − Designed by elements of the former [[Free Worlds League]] near the end of the [[thirty-first century]], the '''''Gorgon'''''-class [[DropShip]] is a medium sized fighter carrier. The class first appeared in [[3096]] and was intended to act as an interdiction vessel, with its fighter complement as its primary means of carrying out its missions. The ship would serve the splintered Free Worlds League well into [[thirty-second century|mid thirty-second century]] and continues to serve the partially reunited [[House Marik]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52, 99: Gorgon Carrier - Background.</ref> + Designed by elements of the former [[Free Worlds League]] near the end of the [[thirty-first century]], the '''''Gorgon'''''-class [[DropShip]] is a medium sized fighter carrier. The class first appeared in [[3096]] and was intended to act as an interdiction vessel, with its fighter complement as its primary means of carrying out its missions. The ship would serve the splintered Free Worlds League well into [[thirty-second century|mid thirty-second century]] and continues to serve the partially reunited [[House Marik]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52 & 99 Gorgon Carrier - Background.</ref> ==Armament and Capacities== ==Armament and Capacities== Line 44:
Line 44: The class was designed to be a modern version of the ancient ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''-class fighter carrier DropShip, with its ability to deploy three [[Squadron|aerospace fighter squadrons]]. One of the ship's unique features is the cargo bay running the length of the hull, which can hold a thousand tons of cargo to sustain its fighter complement and itself. However, during course of its active use, many ships would have their cargo bays modified into an [[Internal Bomb Bay|internal bomb bay]], effectively allowing the ''Gorgon'' to act as massive bomber carrying aerospace craft that could deliver devastating bombing runs to both space and ground targets. The class was designed to be a modern version of the ancient ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''-class fighter carrier DropShip, with its ability to deploy three [[Squadron|aerospace fighter squadrons]]. One of the ship's unique features is the cargo bay running the length of the hull, which can hold a thousand tons of cargo to sustain its fighter complement and itself. However, during course of its active use, many ships would have their cargo bays modified into an [[Internal Bomb Bay|internal bomb bay]], effectively allowing the ''Gorgon'' to act as massive bomber carrying aerospace craft that could deliver devastating bombing runs to both space and ground targets. − The ship's weaponry includes three [[Extended-Range Particle Projector Cannon|Extended-Range PPC]]s and three [[Gauss rifle]]s with 48 rounds of ammunition in the nose section. Two weapons bays provide the ship with a powerful punch, along with its wing sections which include a [[Heavy PPC]] and a pair of [[Artemis IV]]-guided [[LRM-15|15-tubed Long-Range Missile launchers]] with 48 volleys worth of fire. From these wing arcs, six [[anti-missile system]]s (3 per wing section) provided a screen of point defense fire against small- to capital-scale missiles. The ''Gorgon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s aft weaponry included a pair of Artemis IV FCS-controlled 15-tube LRMs and three more anti-missile systems.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52–53, 99: "Gorgon Carrier"</ref> + The ship's weaponry includes three [[Extended-Range Particle Projector Cannon|Extended-Range PPC]]s and three [[Gauss rifle]]s with 48 rounds of ammunition in the nose section. Two weapons bays provide the ship with a powerful punch, along with its wing sections which include a [[Heavy PPC]] and a pair of [[Artemis IV]]-guided [[LRM-15|15-tubed Long-Range Missile launchers]] with 48 volleys worth of fire. From these wing arcs, six [[anti-missile system]]s (3 per wing section) provided a screen of point defense fire against small- to capital-scale missiles. The ''Gorgon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s aft weaponry included a pair of Artemis IV FCS-controlled 15-tube LRMs and three more anti-missile systems.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52, 53 & 99, "Gorgon Carrier"</ref> ==Cargo== ==Cargo==
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| image = Gorgon Carrier.jpg | | image = Gorgon Carrier.jpg | ||
| name = ''Gorgon'' | | name = ''Gorgon'' | ||
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| Type = Military Aerodyne | | Type = Military Aerodyne | ||
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere | | Tech Base = Inner Sphere | ||
| − | | Introduced = [[3096]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 53 | + | | Introduced = [[3096]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 53 Gorgon Carrier - Introduction date.</ref> |
| Mass = 6,800 | | Mass = 6,800 | ||
| Structural Integrity = 12 | | Structural Integrity = 12 | ||
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| Heat Sinks = 88 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | | Heat Sinks = 88 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | ||
| BV (1.0) = | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 6,133<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 53 | + | | BV (2.0) = 6,133<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 53 & 99 Gorgon Carrier - BV2.</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6522/gorgon-carrier-standard Gorgon Class DropShip profile on the MUL with BV2.]</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 266</ref> |
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Designed by elements of the former [[Free Worlds League]] near the end of the [[thirty-first century]], the '''''Gorgon'''''-class [[DropShip]] is a medium sized fighter carrier. The class first appeared in [[3096]] and was intended to act as an interdiction vessel, with its fighter complement as its primary means of carrying out its missions. The ship would serve the splintered Free Worlds League well into [[thirty-second century|mid thirty-second century]] and continues to serve the partially reunited [[House Marik]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52 | + | Designed by elements of the former [[Free Worlds League]] near the end of the [[thirty-first century]], the '''''Gorgon'''''-class [[DropShip]] is a medium sized fighter carrier. The class first appeared in [[3096]] and was intended to act as an interdiction vessel, with its fighter complement as its primary means of carrying out its missions. The ship would serve the splintered Free Worlds League well into [[thirty-second century|mid thirty-second century]] and continues to serve the partially reunited [[House Marik]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52 & 99 Gorgon Carrier - Background.</ref> |
==Armament and Capacities== | ==Armament and Capacities== | ||
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The class was designed to be a modern version of the ancient ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''-class fighter carrier DropShip, with its ability to deploy three [[Squadron|aerospace fighter squadrons]]. One of the ship's unique features is the cargo bay running the length of the hull, which can hold a thousand tons of cargo to sustain its fighter complement and itself. However, during course of its active use, many ships would have their cargo bays modified into an [[Internal Bomb Bay|internal bomb bay]], effectively allowing the ''Gorgon'' to act as massive bomber carrying aerospace craft that could deliver devastating bombing runs to both space and ground targets. | The class was designed to be a modern version of the ancient ''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]''-class fighter carrier DropShip, with its ability to deploy three [[Squadron|aerospace fighter squadrons]]. One of the ship's unique features is the cargo bay running the length of the hull, which can hold a thousand tons of cargo to sustain its fighter complement and itself. However, during course of its active use, many ships would have their cargo bays modified into an [[Internal Bomb Bay|internal bomb bay]], effectively allowing the ''Gorgon'' to act as massive bomber carrying aerospace craft that could deliver devastating bombing runs to both space and ground targets. | ||
| − | The ship's weaponry includes three [[Extended-Range Particle Projector Cannon|Extended-Range PPC]]s and three [[Gauss rifle]]s with 48 rounds of ammunition in the nose section. Two weapons bays provide the ship with a powerful punch, along with its wing sections which include a [[Heavy PPC]] and a pair of [[Artemis IV]]-guided [[LRM-15|15-tubed Long-Range Missile launchers]] with 48 volleys worth of fire. From these wing arcs, six [[anti-missile system]]s (3 per wing section) provided a screen of point defense fire against small- to capital-scale missiles. The ''Gorgon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s aft weaponry included a pair of Artemis IV FCS-controlled 15-tube LRMs and three more anti-missile systems.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. | + | The ship's weaponry includes three [[Extended-Range Particle Projector Cannon|Extended-Range PPC]]s and three [[Gauss rifle]]s with 48 rounds of ammunition in the nose section. Two weapons bays provide the ship with a powerful punch, along with its wing sections which include a [[Heavy PPC]] and a pair of [[Artemis IV]]-guided [[LRM-15|15-tubed Long-Range Missile launchers]] with 48 volleys worth of fire. From these wing arcs, six [[anti-missile system]]s (3 per wing section) provided a screen of point defense fire against small- to capital-scale missiles. The ''Gorgon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s aft weaponry included a pair of Artemis IV FCS-controlled 15-tube LRMs and three more anti-missile systems.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', pp. 52, 53 & 99, "Gorgon Carrier"</ref> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||