Here's my stab at an upgrade for the Rycon:
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Columbia class Battleship FSS Rycon
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3075
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 1,530,000 tons
Hull: Galadin SYN
K-F Drive System: KF Tiger I
Length: 1,185 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,395 meters
Power Plant: 3 Rolls Royce Kraken
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Panthex YM1 Ferro-carbide
Armament:
4 Sunspot-3L Particle Projection Cannons
30 Tronel-55 Series Naval Lasers
20 Maelstrom AR-10 Missile Launchers
16 Mydron Excel LB 10-X Autocannons
16 Holly LRM-15 with Artemis IV FCS
32 BlazeFire Systems Large Lasers
4 Medium Naval Gauss Rifles
Manufacturer: New Avalon Shipyards
Location: New Avalon
Communications System: Pathfinder 43CD
Targeting & Tracking System: MORSAT------------------------------------------------------------------------------
==Overview:==
A carrier/battleship hybrid, the Federated Suns Columbia class Battleship
was the pride and joy of the AFFS Navy, a shining beacon that acted as a
centre point for their Battle Fleets.
==Capabilities:==
With a tern of speed that would put a modern Destroyer to shame, the
Columbia class was a race-horse, designed to escort DropShips in-system during
planetary invasions and obliterate any picket ships and orbital defences.
Despite its size, the Columbia class relied on its complement of Aerospace
Fighters for its offensive punch, its armament being relatively light, and
geared more towards defensive capabilities.
This said, the Columbia was capable of going toe-to-toe with any ship
that made the mistake of thinking it was an easy kill: multiple Tronel-55
Series Naval Lasers spaced out in double-turrets around the hull provided the
bulk of the firepower, while a concentration of four Sunspot-3L Naval Particle
Projection Cannon in the nose provided a head-on punch that could inflict
damage on most Warships.
Rounding off the armament, and providing an extreme-range punch, the
Columbia was equipped with twelve Killer Whale Missile Tubes in the
for-section, allowing it to target multiple hostile Warships at one time.
==Battle History:==
Battle of New Avalon (First Succession War)
When a large DCMS force made a push towards New Avalon in the early years
of the First Succession War, three entire Battle Fleets were called in to
bolster the standing guard-fleet. These were lead by the Battleships Columbia,
Acropolis and Atlantia.
The fierce fighting that followed claimed all three Battleships the
Acropolis and Atlantia were destroyed outright, while the Columbia was so
badly damaged it had to be towed out of orbit and scrapped for much-needed
parts.
Despite this, the attack was pushed back, but at the cost of the New
Avalon Shipyards, the birthplace of the Columbia class Battleship.
==Variants:==
In 3075, the Federated Suns surprised everyone by unavailing the FSS
Rycon, a ship presumed to have been lost almost three centuries before. The
Columbia class Battleship had undergone an extensive refit to better suit
modern space combat. Two of the bow-mounted heavy particle cannons have been
moved to the forward arcs, allowing for a better field of fire. The Killer
Whale tubes have been upgraded to the Maelstrom AR-10 Missile Launcher,
allowing the ship to fire Barracuda and Great White missiles. Twin Medium
Naval Gauss Rifles have been added to each broadside, increasing the Rycon's
ability to engage other capital ships.
But it is in the smaller weaponry that the biggest difference has been
made: 16 Mydron Excel LB 10-X autocannons, 16 Holly LRM-15 pods with Artemis
IV fire-control systems and 32 BlazeFire Systems Large Lasers provide
extensive defence in every direction.
All these improvements came at the cost of almost half the cargo
capacity, but the engineers handling the refit were able to expand the old
55-meter gravity deck into a second 65-meter deck, allowing for better crew
quarters and facilities. They also took out the passenger cabins and put in
room for a company of battle-armoured marines for repelling boarders or taking
hostile ships.
The Rycon retains the trademark lightning speed and heavy armour of the
original Columbia, allowing it to out-run the few things it can't out-gun.
==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
Armed Forces of the Federated Suns:
FSS Columbia (Lost, First Succession War)
FSS Acropolis (Lost, First Succession War)
FSS Atlantia (Lost, First Succession War)
FSS Pacifica (Lost, Second Succession War)
FSS Pegasus
FSS Rycon
FSS Triton (Lost, Second Succession War)
==Deployment==
Officially, three Columbia class Battleships (the Columbia, Acropolis and
Atlantia) were lost during the long and bloody First Succession War. The
Pacifica and Triton were lost early in the Second Succession War, having never
been fully repaired following battle during the previous war.
It is at this point that the facts become a little hazy: two Battleships,
the Pegasus and Rycon, remain unaccounted for.
Official AFFS Admiralty records show them as lost in action, but no
additional information is given. This leads some conspiracy theorist to
believe that the two Battleships were mothballed at some hidden location when
the knowledge needed to keep them operational was lost during the Succession
Wars.
Where they could have been hidden remains a hotly contested topic; all
known shipyards capable of handling the task were destroyed or damaged during
countless raids and assaults. This leaves secret naval stations hidden in
uninhabited systems and above worlds rendered uninhabitable during the dark
days of the early Succession Wars.
The truth may never be known, but there have been unconfirmed reports of
at least one ship matching the outline of a Columbia class Battleship seen in
the livery of the AFFS Navy making its way across the Federated Commonwealth
shortly before the start of the Davion Civil War.
Whether or not this is truly one of the missing Battleships remains to be
see.
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Class/Model/Name: Columbia class Battleship FSS Rycon
Mass: 1,530,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 459,000.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 30) 692,325.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 15,300.00
Jump Sail (Detachable): (Integrity = 6) 106.00
Structural Integrity: 110 168,300.00
Total Heat Sinks: 2,150 Double 1,147.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 5,100.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 3,825.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (188 days supply) 757.00
Armor Type: Ferro-carbide (2,759 total armor pts) 3,366.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 510
Fore-Left/Right: 459/459
Aft-Left/Right: 459/459
Aft: 413
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (36) with 3 doors 5,400.00
Small Craft (4) with 1 door 800.00
Bay 2: Fighters (36) with 3 doors 5,400.00
Small Craft (4) with 1 door 800.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) 23,900.00
DropShip Capacity: 4 Docking Hardpoints 4,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (65-meter diameter) 100.00
Grav Deck #3: (95-meter diameter) 50.00
Life Boats: 60 (7 tons each) 420.00
Escape Pods: 60 (7 tons each) 420.00
Crew and Passengers:
106 Officers (90 minimum) 1,060.00
375 Crew (245 minimum) 2,625.00
75 Gunners (69 minimum) 525.00
64 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals 448.00
184 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Heavy NPPC Nose 30 30 30 30 450 6,000.00
2 NL55 Nose 11 11 11 11 170 2,200.00
4 AR10 (40 KW, 40 WS, 40 B)Nose * * * * 80 5,800.00
2 LB 10-X AC(40 rounds) Nose 1(12) 1(12) -- -- 4 26.00
2 LRM 15+ArtIV(48 rounds) Nose 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 10 22.00
4 Large Laser Nose 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 32 20.00
1 Heavy NPPC FL/R 15 15 15 15 450 6,000.00
2 NL55 FL/R 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
4 AR10 (40 KW, 40 WS, 40 B)FL/R * * * * 160 11,600.00
2 NL55 FL/R 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 LB 10-X AC(40 rounds) FL/R 1(12) 1(12) -- -- 8 52.00
2 LRM 15+ArtIV(48 rounds) FL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 20 44.00
4 Large Laser FL/R 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
2 NL55 L/RBS 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 NL55 L/RBS 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 Medium N-Gauss(40 rounds)L/RBS 50 50 50 50 60 22,032.00
2 LB 10-X AC(40 rounds) L/RBS 1(12) 1(12) -- -- 8 52.00
2 LRM 15+ArtIV(48 rounds) L/RBS 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 20 44.00
4 Large Laser L/RBS 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
2 NL55 AL/R 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 NL55 AL/R 11 11 11 11 340 4,400.00
2 LB 10-X AC(40 rounds) AL/R 1(12) 1(12) -- -- 8 52.00
2 LRM 15+ArtIV(48 rounds) AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 20 44.00
4 Large Laser AL/R 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 64 40.00
4 AR10 (40 KW, 40 WS, 40 B)AL/R * * * * 160 11,600.00
2 NL55 Aft 11 11 11 11 170 2,200.00
2 NL55 Aft 11 11 11 11 170 2,200.00
2 LB 10-X AC(40 rounds) Aft 1(12) 1(12) -- -- 4 26.00
2 LRM 15+ArtIV(48 rounds) Aft 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 10 22.00
4 Large Laser Aft 3(32) 3(32) -- -- 32 20.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (2.50%) 38,250.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 4,278 1,530,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 15,973,796,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 168,862
Cost per BV: 94,596.75
Weapon Value: 124,166 (Ratio = .74)
Damage Factors: SRV = 4,211; MRV = 4,105; LRV = 2,978; ERV = 1,172
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 925,004
(191,090 Structure, 568,432 Life Support, 165,482 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 664,650 (72% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
