The Marianas class is designed to deploy a fighter group (64 aerospace fighters) plus a command flight (4 fighters) to the battlefield. As an RCT might have as few as two or as many as six wings, but typically three, the number of Marianas can vary from eight to twenty-four in the middle ring of the Forward Operating Bastion. Of note is that the class in in charge of all air operations for the RCT out to the radar horizon, which can be well over 1,000km depending on the flight level. Incidental to this, the powerful search and tracking radars can detect even the smallest mechs out to over 70 kilometers, which renders the idea of sneaking up on the improvised base essentially impossible.
AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Marianas class Carrier Dropship
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: Spheroid DropShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 55,000 tons
Length: 196 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum
Armament:
2 Arrow IV System
8 Rotary AC/2
4 Rotary AC/5
36 Large Pulse Laser
11 AMS
16 LRM 20
8 Heavy Gauss Rifle
16 ER PPC
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Class/Model/Name: Marianas class Carrier Dropship
Mass: 55,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 17,875.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 5
Maximum Thrust: 8
Structural Integrity: 207 22,770.00
Total Heat Sinks: 408 Double 60.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 255.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 413.00
Fire Control Computers: 80.00
Food & Water: (4 days supply) 5.00
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum (7,445 total armor pts) 738.50
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 2,123
Left/Right Sides: 1,861/1,861
Aft: 1,600
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (17) with 2 doors 2,550.00
Bay 2: Fighters (17) with 2 doors 2,550.00
Bay 3: Fighters (17) with 2 doors 2,550.00
Bay 4: Fighters (17) with 2 doors 2,550.00
Life Boats: 44 (7 tons each) 308.00
Escape Pods: 4 (7 tons each) 28.00
Crew and Passengers:
6 Officers (5 minimum) 60.00
9 Crew (9 minimum) 63.00
17 Gunners (17 minimum) 119.00
68 1st Class Passengers 680.00
136 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 Arrow IV System(40 roundsNose 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) 20 38.00
2 Rotary AC/2(900 rounds) FL/R 2(16) 2(16) -- -- 24 72.00
2 Rotary AC/5(400 rounds) FL/R 4(40) 4(40) -- -- 24 80.00
3 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
3 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
3 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
3 Large Pulse Laser FL/R 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 60 42.00
1 AMS(120 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 2 21.00
1 AMS(120 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 2 21.00
1 AMS(120 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 2 21.00
1 AMS(120 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 2 21.00
2 LRM 20(120 rounds) AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 24 80.00
2 LRM 20(120 rounds) AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 24 80.00
2 LRM 20(120 rounds) AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 24 80.00
2 LRM 20(120 rounds) AL/R 2(24) 2(24) 2(24) -- 24 80.00
2 Heavy Gauss Rifle(80 rounAL/R 5(50) 4(40) 2(20) -- 8 112.00
2 Heavy Gauss Rifle(80 rounAL/R 5(50) 4(40) 2(20) -- 8 112.00
2 ER PPC AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
2 ER PPC AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
2 ER PPC AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
2 ER PPC AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Aft 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Aft 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Aft 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
3 Large Pulse Laser Aft 3(27) 3(27) -- -- 30 21.00
2 Rotary AC/2(900 rounds) Aft 2(16) 2(16) -- -- 12 36.00
2 Rotary AC/2(900 rounds) Aft 2(16) 2(16) -- -- 12 36.00
1 AMS(120 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 1 10.50
1 AMS(120 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 1 10.50
1 AMS(120 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 1 10.50
1 Lot Spare Parts (0.11%) 60.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 815 55,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 2,598,484,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 38,207
Cost per BV: 68,010.68
Weapon Value: 34,722 (Ratio = .91)
Damage Factors: SRV = 1,016; MRV = 794; LRV = 131; ERV = 2
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 1,953,347
(1,836,668 Structure, 101,175 Life Support, 15,504 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 38,038 (2% of MPV)
BattleForce2: MP: 5, Armor/Structure: 24 / 24
Damage PB/M/L: 45/43/22, Overheat: 0
Class: DL; Point Value: 382
Specials: sph
