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−	The '''''Molniya'''''-class [[corvette]] was the first foray made by [[Clan Wolf]] into [[WarShip]] design and manufacture. The Wolves were looking to produce a WarShip that could be designed and manufactured entirely from within their own resources. The development of the ''Molniya'' was intended to give the Clan the valuable experience needed to keep up in the naval arms race going on amongst the [[Clans]] at that point in time.<ref name="TRO:GCp58">''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 58-59, "Molniya"</ref>	+	The '''''Molniya'''''-class [[corvette]] was the first foray made by [[Clan Wolf]] into [[WarShip]] design and manufacture. The Wolves were looking to produce a WarShip that could be designed and manufactured entirely from within their own resources. The development of the ''Molniya'' was intended to give the Clan the valuable experience needed to keep up in the naval arms race going on amongst the [[Clans]] at that point in time.<ref name="TRO:GCp58">''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 58-59, "Molniya"</ref><ref name="TRO:GCp58"/>
	The ''Molniya'' was not a success. With a tonnage limited by the domestic industry available to the Wolves, the design was compromised from the outset by the conflicting priorities of the warrior caste committee responsible for agreeing to the ''Molniya's'' requirements. The [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] on the committee were largely interested in a transport rather than a fighting corvette, and their influence resulted in a class of ships that were unpopular with the Clan Wolf naval personnel from the very outset. Optimized for carrying multiple [[DropShip]]s, the heavier capital class weapons in the original design were traded away by the design committee for [[AR-10]] launchers and an array of lighter lasers and missile systems, producing a design with many similarities to the later ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class ships designed and built by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/>		The ''Molniya'' was not a success. With a tonnage limited by the domestic industry available to the Wolves, the design was compromised from the outset by the conflicting priorities of the warrior caste committee responsible for agreeing to the ''Molniya's'' requirements. The [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] on the committee were largely interested in a transport rather than a fighting corvette, and their influence resulted in a class of ships that were unpopular with the Clan Wolf naval personnel from the very outset. Optimized for carrying multiple [[DropShip]]s, the heavier capital class weapons in the original design were traded away by the design committee for [[AR-10]] launchers and an array of lighter lasers and missile systems, producing a design with many similarities to the later ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class ships designed and built by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/>

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{{InfoBoxWarShip | image = [[File:Molniya-class WarShip TROGC.png|200px]] | name = ''Molniya'' | manufacturer = [[Clan Wolf]]<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Use = Transport<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Tech Base = [[Clan]]<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Cost = | Introduced = [[2951]]<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/><ref name="SOp15">''Strategic Operations'', p. 15, "The Naval Factor"</ref> | production year = 2951 | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4653 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 240,000 tons<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Length = 540m<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Sail Diameter = 980m<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Fuel = 1,000 tons<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Structural Integrity = 40<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Burn Rate = 19.75<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Safe Thrust = 2g<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Top Thrust = 3g<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Sail Integrity = 4<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | KF Drive Integrity = 7<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | LF Battery = Yes<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Armament = <span></span> * 8x [[NAC/10]] * 12x [[AR-10]] * 24x [[ER Large Laser]] * 24x [[LRM 15]] * 24x [[SRM 6]] * 30x [[AMS]] | Armor = 192 tons [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]] | DropShip Capacity = 5<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Crew = 203<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> *23 officers *98 enlisted/non-rated *32 gunners *50 bay personnel | Grav Decks = 1 x 75m<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 15/15<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | Heat Sinks = 384 (double)<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 40,030<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> }} ==Description== The '''''Molniya'''''-class [[corvette]] was the first foray made by [[Clan Wolf]] into [[WarShip]] design and manufacture. The Wolves were looking to produce a WarShip that could be designed and manufactured entirely from within their own resources. The development of the ''Molniya'' was intended to give the Clan the valuable experience needed to keep up in the naval arms race going on amongst the [[Clans]] at that point in time.<ref name="TRO:GCp58">''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 58-59, "Molniya"</ref><ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> The ''Molniya'' was not a success. With a tonnage limited by the domestic industry available to the Wolves, the design was compromised from the outset by the conflicting priorities of the warrior caste committee responsible for agreeing to the ''Molniya's'' requirements. The [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] on the committee were largely interested in a transport rather than a fighting corvette, and their influence resulted in a class of ships that were unpopular with the Clan Wolf naval personnel from the very outset. Optimized for carrying multiple [[DropShip]]s, the heavier capital class weapons in the original design were traded away by the design committee for [[AR-10]] launchers and an array of lighter lasers and missile systems, producing a design with many similarities to the later ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class ships designed and built by the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> Following a number of failures by the Clan Wolf engineers to manufacture WarShip-scale fusion engines, the Wolves made the decision to import engines from [[Clan Snow Raven]], a decision that would ultimately play into the end of the ''Molniya'' class. Having constructed six ''Molniyas'', Clan Wolf deployed four of the corvettes to [[Lum]] in [[2966]] intent on fighting a [[Trial of Possession]] for one of the factory stations at the L4 and L5 Lagrange points, and recovering their ''[[isorla]]'' back to Clan Wolf space to compensate for the limitations of their industrial base. Unfortunately, the Wolf plan was clumsily executed during the initial stages when the merchant caste agents responsible for gathering intelligence on the Snow Raven factories telegraphed their intentions. What the Wolves had hoped would be a carefully-executed and limited Trial turned into a debacle, as the Snow Ravens had arranged to have the entire [[Swift Wing Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Swift Wing Naval Assault Star]] stationed at Lum, along with the [[Corvidae|CSR ''Corvidae'']], the first ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class [[destroyer]] to have been produced by the Lum shipyards.<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> After bargaining, the four ''Molniyas'' and their attached DropShips and fighters faced the ''Corvidae'' and a [[Cluster]] of fighters from [[Delta Garrison Galaxy (Clan Snow Raven)|Delta Galaxy]]. During the resulting battle, the only bright point for the Wolf forces was the fierce last stand put up by the ''[[Tundra]]'', whose crews' skilled gunnery and masterful use of capital missiles succeeded in earning the surviving two damaged ''Molniyas'' ''[[hegira]]'' after the ''Corvidae'' finished destroying the ''Tundra''. The recriminations from the Trial of Lum would haunt the Wolves for decades. In the aftermath of the battle, the two damaged ''Molniyas'' were never repaired, while the two ''Molniyas'' that had not deployed on the Trial were subsequently scrapped.<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> == Armament == The ''Molniya'' mounted a pair of [[NAC/10]]s in the nose, aft and each broadside arc, supplied with forty rounds of ammunition. The ''Molniya'' also mounted a trio of [[AR-10]] tubes in each fore and aft side arc, while every arc mounted a combination of four [[ER Large Lasers]], four [[LRM 15]]s, four [[SRM 6]]s and five [[AMS]] supplied with copious quantities of ammunition. In common with other Clan WarShips, each ''Molniya'' mounted an [[HPG]].<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> == Cargo == * Bay 1: Fighters (20) - 2 Doors and Small Craft (2) - 1 Door<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> * Bay 2: 10,280 tons - 1 Door<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> == See Also == *[[:Category:Individual Molniya-class WarShips|List of named ''Molniya'' class WarShips.]] == Quirks == The ''Molniya'' has 2 [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> * [[Bad Reputation]] * [[Difficult to Maintain]] == Notes == * The ''Molniya'' class was named for the Russian word for lightning.<ref name="TRO:GCp58"/> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: Golden Century]]'' [[Category: Clan WarShip classes|Molniyas]] [[Category: WarShip classes|Molniyas]] [[Category: Small WarShips]] [[Category: Corvette classes]]

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