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Rainbow Fire Assault Platform
« on: 21 November 2019, 21:07:51 »
This ship came about as an idea from a topic I was reading about warship armor and how the black navy vessels are generally blimps 2-3 times bigger than they should be.  Also discussed is how efficient a ship can be with all its weapons on one side and rolling to cover another direction when necessary.

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Rainbow (Fire Assault Platform)
Mass: 260,000 tons
Use: Fire Assault Platform
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Introduced: 2750
Mass: 260,000
Battle Value: 49,131
Tech Rating/Availability: E/E-X-E-F
Cost: 6,407,440,000 C-bills

Dimensions
    Length: 240 meters

Fuel: 4,000 tons (10,000)
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Sail Integrity: 4
KF Drive Integrity: 7
Heat Sinks: 0
Structural Integrity: 143

Armor
    Nose: 67
    Fore Sides: 20/68
    Aft Sides: 20/68
    Aft: 68

Cargo
    Bay 1:  Small Craft (2)         2 Doors   
    Bay 2:  Fighter (6)             6 Doors   
    Bay 3:  Cargo (3054.0 tons)     2 Doors   

Ammunition:
    40 rounds of AR10 Killer Whale ammunition (50 tons),
    720 rounds of Anti-Missile System [IS] ammunition (3 tons),
    40 rounds of AR10 Barracuda ammunition (30 tons),
    40 rounds of AR10 White Shark ammunition (40 tons)

Dropship Capacity: 2
Grav Decks: 1 (100 m)
Escape Pods: 0
Life Boats: 0
Crew:  22 officers, 79 enlisted/non-rated, 101 gunners, 22 bay personnel

Notes: Mounts 743.5 tons of standard aerospace armor.

Weapons:                  Capital Attack Values (Standard)
Arc (Heat)            Heat  SRV     MRV     LRV      ERV    Class       
Nose (100 Heat)
10 Large Pulse Laser  100  9(90)   9(90)    0(0)     0(0)   Pulse Laser
RBS/LBS (200 Heat)
20 Large Pulse Laser  200  18(180) 18(180)  0(0)     0(0)   Pulse Laser
Aft (100 Heat)
10 Large Pulse Laser  100  9(90)   9(90)    0(0)     0(0)   Pulse Laser


Of course the big guns aren't showing up in the text export.  There are 12 NL/45s and two AR10 launchers on the left broadside, and 4 Heavy NPPCs on the front and aft left side.  10 AMS cover the left front, broadside, and aft firing arcs.  All for 49,131 BV.

Here's some fluff:

The Rainbow Fire Assault Platform was conceived by the SLDF as a means of quickly building up battleship-level firepower at a low cost.  While it is as mobile as other warships, it is designed to jump to a position in space, guard that position, and project its firepower as needed.  The Rainbow augments space navy forces in attacks and in defensive operations.

The Rainbow was designed with most of its weapons and armor on one side, with a selection of arms based on the Texas Battleship, consisting of naval lasers, capital missiles, and naval PPCs.  The other side of the ship has much less armor and is covered with a heatsink array.

While the SLDF had several of the Rainbow ships available, their production and deployment ramped up as a quick and cost-effective means of fighting against the Amaris Coup.  The ships were deployed alongside Texas and McKenna battleships to bolster their firepower and turn the tide of battle.

The Rainbow is so called because its weapon arrangement makes its laser fire look like a rainbow is being projected.
« Last Edit: 21 November 2019, 21:10:39 by BATTLEMASTER »
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