| Class/Model/Name: |
Claymore (Human Sphere) |
| Tech: |
Inner Sphere / 3054 |
| Vessel Type: |
Aerodyne DropShip |
| Rules: |
Level 3, Standard design |
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| Mass: |
1,400 tons |
| Length: |
87 meters |
| Power Plant: |
Shipil Standard
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| Safe Thrust: |
6 |
| Maximum Thrust: |
9 |
| Armor Type: |
Durallex Heavy Standard |
Armament:
1 Cyclops XII ER Large Laser
4 Defiance B3M Medium Laser
2 Ingrid Systems LRM 20
2 Defiance 1001 ER PPC
2 Defiance P1L Large Pulse Laser
2 Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Laser
3 Defiance Sting Streak SRM 2
4 Defiance Disintegrator LB 10-X AC
4 Cyclops Eye Large Laser
2 Light Crossbow LRM 10
2 Defiance P4S Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Shipil Company
Location: Northwind, Skye
Communications System: Cyclops 1
Targeting & Tracking System: Evil Eye
Overview:
The Claymore is an assault DropShip built at the Shipil yards orbiting Skye and Northwind. The design phase of the project began in 3047 amid great secrecy, and within two years production of a prototype was set to begin. However, the arrival of the Clans prompted the AFFS to turn its attention toward new BattleMech designs, and the Claymore project was suspended.
In late 3050, the battle at Radstadt showed the relative vulnerability of Clan aerospace assets, and the AFFS began reassessing its priorities. Soon Prince Hanse Davion instigated a number of projects to bolster Federated Commonwealth aerospace assets and reactivated the Claymore project. The prototype had begun to take on its trademark swanlike appearance by August of 3053, and by year’s end the FCS Claymore made its maiden flight. Six months later the Sixth Lyran Guards were testing the new vessel on combat raids. The Claymore was given AFFS approval the following year and entered full production.
By the FedCom Civil War, Claymores were deployed throughout the sundered territories of the once-great nation, and many died. Others proved victorious, but only a handful of new ships could be built to replace the losses the Lyran Alliance suffered before the Word of Blake Jihad came and the Federation of Skye seceded once and for all. The Shipil yards went with them, giving them control over the Claymore design.
Although small for a DropShip, the Claymore class carries a formidable array of weaponry and armor. The Claymore's six nose bays contain most of the vessel's weaponry, primarily lasers. A large LRM system provides a bombardment capability, and Streak-equipped SRM launchers provide further firepower. The Claymore’s wing-mounted weapons can cover fore and aft arcs, but some observers have criticized the design as lacking adequate firepower for an assault vessel. In actual action the design has proven to be capable of its role, and it has become one of the more common mercenary assault DropShips. It is also the primary space-superiority DropShip of the Federation of Skye.
| Class/Model/Name: |
Claymore (Human Sphere) |
| Mass: |
1,400 tons |
| Equipment: |
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Mass |
| Power Plant: |
Standard |
546.00 |
| Structural Integrity: |
12 |
84.00 |
| Safe Thrust: |
6 |
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| Maximum Thrust: |
9 |
|
| Heat Sinks: |
47 Double |
20.00 |
| Fuel & Fuel Pumps: |
|
80.00 |
| Bridge & Controls: |
|
11.00 |
| Armor Factor: |
800 Standard |
47.00 |
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Armor Value |
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(Standard Scale) |
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Fore: |
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250 |
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Left / Right Sides:
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200 / 200 |
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Aft: |
|
150 |
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| Equipment & Options: |
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| Cargo: |
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| Bay 1: |
Cargo (1) with 2 doors |
327.50 |
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| Life Boats: |
2 (7 tons each) |
14 |
| Crew and Passengers: |
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| 3 Officers (2 minimum) |
|
0.00 |
| 12 Crew (1 minimum) |
|
0.00 |
| Weapons & Equipment: |
Loc |
SRV |
MRV |
LRV |
ERV |
Heat |
Mass |
| 1 ER Large Laser |
Nose |
2(18) |
1(8) |
1(8) |
-- |
12 |
5.00 |
| 2 Medium Laser |
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|
|
6 |
2.00 |
| 1 LRM 20(12 rounds) |
Nose |
1(12) |
1(12) |
1(12) |
-- |
6 |
12.00 |
| 1 ER PPC |
Nose |
1(10) |
1(10) |
1(10) |
-- |
15 |
7.00 |
| 1 Large Pulse Laser |
Nose |
2(21) |
1(9) |
-- |
-- |
10 |
7.00 |
| 2 Medium Pulse Laser |
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|
8 |
4.00 |
| 1 Streak SRM 2(50 rounds) |
Nose |
0(4) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
2.50 |
| 1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) |
Nose |
1(6) |
1(6) |
-- |
-- |
2 |
12.00 |
| 1 Large Laser |
L/RW |
1(8) |
1(8) |
-- |
-- |
16 |
10.00 |
| 1 LRM 10(12 rounds) |
L/RW |
1(6) |
1(6) |
1(6) |
-- |
8 |
12.00 |
| 1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) |
L/RW |
1(6) |
1(6) |
-- |
-- |
4 |
24.00 |
| 1 Large Laser |
L/RW(A) |
1(13) |
1(8) |
-- |
-- |
16 |
10.00 |
| 1 Medium Laser |
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|
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|
6 |
2.00 |
| 1 Streak SRM 2(50 rounds) |
L/RW(A) |
0(4) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
5.00 |
| 1 LRM 20(12 rounds) |
Aft |
1(12) |
1(12) |
1(12) |
-- |
6 |
12.00 |
| 2 Small Pulse Laser |
Aft |
1(6) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
2.00 |
| 1 ER PPC |
Aft |
1(10) |
1(10) |
1(10) |
-- |
15 |
7.00 |
| 1 Large Pulse Laser |
Aft |
1(9) |
1(9) |
-- |
-- |
10 |
7.00 |
| 1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) |
Aft |
1(6) |
1(6) |
-- |
-- |
2 |
12.00 |
| TOTALS: |
|
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|
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|
152 |
1,400.00 |
| Tons Left: |
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|
.00 |
| Calculated Factors: |
| Total Cost: |
285,995,520 C-Bills |
| Battle Value: |
3,989 |
| Cost per BV: |
71,696.04 |
| Weapon Value: |
7,623 (Ratio = 1.91) |
| Damage Factors: |
SRDmg = 108; MRDmg = 64; LRDmg = 11; ERDmg = 0 |
| Maintenance Point Value: |
MPV = 17,203 (8,560 Structure, 6,210 Life Support, 2,433 Weapons) |
| Support Points: |
SP = 18,231 (106% of MPV) |
| BattleForce2: |
MP: 6N, Armor/Structure: 14 / 13 |
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Damage PB/M/L: 11/9/4, Overheat: 0 |
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Class: DS, Point Value: 40 |
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Specials:if |