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Line 3: | image = [[File:Winchester (Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|200px]] | image = [[File:Winchester (Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|200px]] | name = ''Winchester'' | name = ''Winchester'' − | manufacturer = [[Illiushin Shipyards]]<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 214: "Winchester (Cruiser) Profile"</ref> + | manufacturer = [[Illiushin Shipyards]] | Use = Cruiser | Use = Cruiser − | Tech Base = Inner Sphere + | Tech Base = [[Star League]] | Cost = 4,286,635,000 C-Bills | Cost = 4,286,635,000 C-Bills | Introduced = [[2364]] | Introduced = [[2364]] Line 30:
Line 30: * 8x [[Large Laser]] * 8x [[Large Laser]] * 20x [[medium laser]] * 20x [[medium laser]] − | Armor = 541 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]] + | Armor = Fore: 45<br>Fore-Sides: 42<br>Aft-Sides: 42<br>Aft: 41<br>Standard Armor | DropShip Capacity = 3 | DropShip Capacity = 3 − | Crew = 120<ref name=TRO3057R/> + | Crew = 230 − * 63 Officers+ | Grav Decks = 1 x 70 meter diameter <br> 1 x 90 meter diameter − * 26 Enlisted − * 31 Gunners − ---- − Bay Personnel: 54<br/> − Marines: 56 − | Grav Decks = 2 (1 x 70 meters diameter, 1 x 90 meters diameter) | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/42 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/42 − | Heat Sinks = 1,500 (single) + | Heat Sinks = 1,500 [[Heat Sink]]s | Structural Integrity = 75 | Structural Integrity = 75 − | BV (1.0) = 70,763<ref name=TRO3057R/> + | BV (1.0) = 70,763<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 214: "Winchester (Cruiser) Profile"</ref> | BV (2.0) = | BV (2.0) = }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − During the upheaval caused by the fall of the [[Terran Alliance]] and the rise of more powerful [[Inner Sphere]] realms, including the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Terran Hegemony]], the [[Taurian Concordat]] sought to secure its future with an arming campaign which included the construction of a fleet. First among its new [[WarShips]] would be the '''''Winchester'''''-class cruiser.<ref name=TRO3057R/> + During the upheaval caused by the reorganization of the [[Terran Hegemony]] and the rise of more powerful [[Inner Sphere]] realms, including the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Draconis Combine]], the [[Taurian Concordat]] sought to secure its future with an arming campaign which included the construction of a fleet. First among its new [[WarShips]] would be the '''''Winchester'''''-class cruiser.<ref name=TRO3057R/> − The ''Winchester'' is fast and heavily armored compared with contemporary classes of WarShip. These attributes are even more impressive, considering the heavy industrial base required to construct a WarShip; the first ''Winchester''-class vessel slipped its moorings only 111 years after the first humans set foot on [[Taurus]], and just 29 years after [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]] expanded the aegis of the Taurian Concordat beyond the limits of [[Flannagan's Nebulea]]. As such, the ''Winchester'' became the pinnacle of Taurian martial pride and the height of a Taurian naval career.<ref name=TRO3057R/> + The ''Winchester'' is fast and heavily armored compared with contemporary classes of WarShip. These attributes are even more impressive, considering the heavy industrial base required to construct a WarShip; the first ''Winchester''-class vessel slipped its moorings only 111 years after the first humans set foot on [[Taurus]], and just 29 years after [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]] expanded the aegis of the Taurian Concordat beyond the limits of [[Flannagan's Nebulea]]. As such, the ''Winchester'' became the pinnacle of Taurian martial pride.<ref name=TRO3057R/> − However, the ''Winchester'' had become obsolete by the time the Concordat faced its first full-scale interstellar warfare. The last of the aging ''Winchester''-class were destroyed during the [[Reunification War]], with the final vessel sinking above [[Robsart]] in [[2581]].<ref name=TRO3057R/> + However, the ''Winchester'' had become obsolete by the time the Concordat faced its first full-scale interstellar warfare. The last of the aging ''Winchester''-class were destroyed during the [[Reunification War]], with the final vessel sinking above [[Robsart]] in [[2581]].<ref name=TRO3057R/> ==Armament== ==Armament== − The armament of the ''Winchester''-class is mixed, allowing vessels to engage targets both large and small. However, compared with later cruisers and heavier classes, the ''Winchester''’s light armor and armament ensured that crews fighting during the Reunification War were doomed.<ref name=TRO3057R/> + The armament of the ''Winchester''-class is mixed, allowing vessels to engage targets both large and small. However, compared with later cruisers and heavier classes, the ''Winchester''’s light armor and armament ensured that crews fighting during the Reunification War were doomed.<ref name=TRO3057R/> − The capital armament focuses on an array of naval lasers and several naval autocannon batteries. In addition, the ship mounts [[Barracuda]] missile systems and [[large laser|large]] and [[medium laser]]s, as well as [[AC/5|AC/5s]], all capable of shooting down aerospace assets.<ref name=TRO3057R/> + The capital armament focuses on an array of naval lasers and several naval autocannon batteries. In addition, the ship mounts [[Barracuda]] missile systems and [[large laser|large]] and [[medium laser]]s, as well as [[AC/5]]s, all capable of shooting down aerospace assets.<ref name=TRO3057R/> ==Cargo== ==Cargo== − Though not intended as a cargo vessel, the ''Winchester'' featured a trio of [[Docking Collar|DropShip rings]], as well as berting space for 2 squadrons of twelve fighters and six small craft. This capacity allowed the ''Winchester'' to carry its own naval escort, or allow ''Winchesters'' to ferry troops. Its own complement of two platoons of [[space marine|space marines]] would often man any boarding craft needed by the vessel. In addition, the ''Winchester'' is also capable of transporting 154,681.5 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R/> + Though not intended as a cargo-vessel, the ''Winchester'' featured a trio of [[Docking Collar|DropShip rings]], as well as cargo space for 2 squadrons of fighters and 6 small craft. This capacity allowed the ''Winchester'' to carry its own naval escort, or allow ''Winchesters'' to ferry troops. In addition, the ''Winchester'' is also capable of transporting 154,681.5 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R/> ==See Also== ==See Also==
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| image = [[File:Winchester (Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|200px]] | | image = [[File:Winchester (Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|200px]] | ||
| name = ''Winchester'' | | name = ''Winchester'' | ||
| − | | manufacturer = [[Illiushin Shipyards]] | + | | manufacturer = [[Illiushin Shipyards]] |
| Use = Cruiser | | Use = Cruiser | ||
| − | | Tech Base = | + | | Tech Base = [[Star League]] |
| Cost = 4,286,635,000 C-Bills | | Cost = 4,286,635,000 C-Bills | ||
| Introduced = [[2364]] | | Introduced = [[2364]] | ||
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* 8x [[Large Laser]] | * 8x [[Large Laser]] | ||
* 20x [[medium laser]] | * 20x [[medium laser]] | ||
| − | | Armor = | + | | Armor = Fore: 45<br>Fore-Sides: 42<br>Aft-Sides: 42<br>Aft: 41<br>Standard Armor |
| DropShip Capacity = 3 | | DropShip Capacity = 3 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 230 |
| − | + | | Grav Decks = 1 x 70 meter diameter <br> 1 x 90 meter diameter | |
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| − | | Grav Decks = | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/42 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 30/42 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 1,500 | + | | Heat Sinks = 1,500 [[Heat Sink]]s |
| Structural Integrity = 75 | | Structural Integrity = 75 | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = 70,763<ref name=TRO3057R/> | + | | BV (1.0) = 70,763<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 214: "Winchester (Cruiser) Profile"</ref> |
| BV (2.0) = | | BV (2.0) = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | During the upheaval caused by the | + | During the upheaval caused by the reorganization of the [[Terran Hegemony]] and the rise of more powerful [[Inner Sphere]] realms, including the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Draconis Combine]], the [[Taurian Concordat]] sought to secure its future with an arming campaign which included the construction of a fleet. First among its new [[WarShips]] would be the '''''Winchester'''''-class cruiser.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
| − | The ''Winchester'' is fast and heavily armored compared with contemporary classes of WarShip. These attributes are even more impressive, considering the heavy industrial base required to construct a WarShip; the first ''Winchester''-class vessel slipped its moorings only 111 years after the first humans set foot on [[Taurus]], and just 29 years after [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]] expanded the aegis of the Taurian Concordat beyond the limits of [[Flannagan's Nebulea]]. As such, the ''Winchester'' became the pinnacle of Taurian martial pride | + | The ''Winchester'' is fast and heavily armored compared with contemporary classes of WarShip. These attributes are even more impressive, considering the heavy industrial base required to construct a WarShip; the first ''Winchester''-class vessel slipped its moorings only 111 years after the first humans set foot on [[Taurus]], and just 29 years after [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]] expanded the aegis of the Taurian Concordat beyond the limits of [[Flannagan's Nebulea]]. As such, the ''Winchester'' became the pinnacle of Taurian martial pride.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
| − | However, the ''Winchester'' had become obsolete by the time the Concordat faced its first full-scale interstellar warfare. The last of the aging ''Winchester''-class were destroyed during the [[Reunification War]], with the final vessel sinking above [[Robsart]] in [[2581]].<ref name=TRO3057R/> | + | However, the ''Winchester'' had become obsolete by the time the Concordat faced its first full-scale interstellar warfare. The last of the aging ''Winchester''-class were destroyed during the [[Reunification War]], with the final vessel sinking above [[Robsart]] in [[2581]].<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | The armament of the ''Winchester''-class is mixed, allowing vessels to engage targets both large and small. However, compared with later cruisers and heavier classes, the ''Winchester''’s light armor and armament ensured that crews fighting during the Reunification War were doomed.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | + | The armament of the ''Winchester''-class is mixed, allowing vessels to engage targets both large and small. However, compared with later cruisers and heavier classes, the ''Winchester''’s light armor and armament ensured that crews fighting during the Reunification War were doomed.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
| − | The capital armament focuses on an array of naval lasers and several naval autocannon batteries. In addition, the ship mounts [[Barracuda]] missile systems and [[large laser|large]] and [[medium laser]]s, as well as [[AC/5 | + | The capital armament focuses on an array of naval lasers and several naval autocannon batteries. In addition, the ship mounts [[Barracuda]] missile systems and [[large laser|large]] and [[medium laser]]s, as well as [[AC/5]]s, all capable of shooting down aerospace assets.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
| − | Though not intended as a cargo vessel, the ''Winchester'' featured a trio of [[Docking Collar|DropShip rings]], as well as | + | Though not intended as a cargo-vessel, the ''Winchester'' featured a trio of [[Docking Collar|DropShip rings]], as well as cargo space for 2 squadrons of fighters and 6 small craft. This capacity allowed the ''Winchester'' to carry its own naval escort, or allow ''Winchesters'' to ferry troops. In addition, the ''Winchester'' is also capable of transporting 154,681.5 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||