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{{InfoBoxWarShip | image = [[Image:Carrack.gif|191px]] | name = Carrack | manufacturer = Unknown | Use = Merchant Transport | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | Cost = 3,219,204,000 C-bills | Introduced = [[2603]] (SLDF)<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3900/ MUL online date]''</ref><br>[[2950]] (Clan)<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3898/ MUL online date]''</ref><br>[[2985]] (Clan Merchant)<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3899/ MUL online date]''</ref> | production year=2950 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3898/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mass = 300,000 tons<ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Length = 830 m <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Sail Diameter = 880 m <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | Top Thrust = 2.5 g | Sail Integrity = 3 <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | KF Drive Integrity = 7 <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Fuel = 2,000 tons <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Tons/Burn-day = 39.52 <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | LF Battery = No <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Armament = 16 x [[ER Large Laser]]s <br> 40 x [[Anti-Missile System]]s <br> 32 x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s <br> 16 x [[NL35]]s <br> 3 x [[NAC/20]]s <br> 6 x [[NAC/10]]s<ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Armor = 70 tons of Standard <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | DropShip Capacity = 2<ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Crew = 43 <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Grav Decks = 1 x 98 meter diameter <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 4 escape pods, 4 life boats <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Heat Sinks = 747 [[Double Heat Sink]]s <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | Structural Integrity = 15 <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> | BV (1.0) = 10,674 | BV (2.0) = ??? }} ==Description== Developed as a merchantman to ply potentially hostile [[Periphery]] shipping lanes, the '''''Carrack'''''-class military transport served with the [[Star League Defense Force]] and [[Great House]] navies. While no examples of the class were known to remain in the [[Inner Sphere]] following the maelstrom of the early [[Succession War era]], an undetermined number accompanied the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus Fleet]], with the modern Clan ''Carrack'' military transport first entering service in [[2950]]. [[ComStar]] analysts were unable to determine how many of the ''Carrack''s which are currently in service among the various Clan ''[[touman]]s'' are upgraded [[Star League era]] vessels and how many are new, Clan-built ships. What ComStar was able to conclude following operations on [[Wayside V]] was that the differences between the original [[Star League]] and standard Clan ''Carrack'' were negligible; while mounting [[HarJel]]-based [[Hull Sealant]] technology, unlike many re-designed and upgraded Clan vessels the modern ''Carrack'' is not equipped with either advanced armor or a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]].<ref name=EC-108>''Explorer Corps'', pp. 108-110 "New Vehicles & Vessels - Carrack Class Transport"</ref> <ref name=TRO3067-218>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 218 "Clan WarShips - Carrack (Transport)"</ref> The modern ''Carrack''-class transport serves in the fleets of nearly every Clan, but the [[Merchant Caste]]s of both [[Clan Diamond Shark|Clans Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] possessed the lion-share. <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> In truth most of these Diamond Shark and Nova Cat ''Carrack''s are the downgraded "non-military" versions stripped of [[:Category:Capital Weapons|capital grade weaponry]], both Clans unwilling to give their Merchant Castes war materiel on-par with that of the [[Warrior Caste]].<ref name=TRO3057R-198/> ==Armament== Due to its role as a military transport, the ''Carrack'' features a light array of mixed capital class and anti-fighter weaponry. The nose bay and each broadside feature a pair of [[NL35]]s and a single [[NAC/20]], two [[ER Large Laser]]s and four [[Large Pulse Laser]]s, rounded off by four [[Anti-Missile System]]s for point defense. Save for downgrading the [[Naval Autocannon]] to a [[NAC/10]], each fore and rear angle as well as directly aft features almost the same layout as well. <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> ==Cargo== The ''Carrack'''s 63,446 ton cargo hold surrounds the vessel's [[Compact Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] core and is flanked in turn by two [[Small Craft]] bays on either side. These bays frequently house a pair of aerospace fighters and a pair of shuttlecraft, however the exact composition of the small craft complement appears to depend on each individual vessel’s captain. <ref name=EC-108/> <ref name=TRO3067-218/> ==Variants== *;Merchant : A joint venture between Clans Nova Cat and Clan Diamond Shark that reduces the ''Carrack'''s offensive and defensive capacity to become true merchant vessels, the so-called Merchant ''Carrack'' removes all the [[Naval Laser]]s and [[Naval Autocannon|Autocannons]] for a lighter defensive array of one ER Large and two [[ER Medium Laser]]s, one Large and two [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s and an [[Artemis IV]]-enhanced [[LRM-20]] rack on every facing, the front and rear merely adding an additional Artemis-enhanced [[SRM-6]] launcher. Carrying almost half the volume of standard [[heat sink]]s the Merchant ''Carrack'' carrying a minimal fifteen and a half tons of standard armor, freeing up a massive amount of space for cargo, 98,806 tons worth, nearly a third over that of the standard ''Carrack'' transport. The Merchant ''Carrack'' also carries a full [[Star]] of [[Elemental]]s to help fend off boarding attempts. BV (1.0) = 10,674<ref name=TRO3057R-198>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 198 "Lost WarShip Introduction - Carrack (Merchant)"</ref> *;Fighter Carrier : During the [[First Succession War]], some ''Carracks'' were converted into Aerospace Carriers. One example of this conversion was the FSS ''[[Pretoria Castle]]'', which was converted into a fighter carrier capable of transporting a [[wing]] of [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="FSWp76">''First Succession War'', p. 76, "Once More, With Feeling"</ref> The Free Worlds League was also known to employ its own Aerospace Carrier variants of the ''Carrack'' during the war.<ref>''First Succession War'', p. 58, "Fallout" - Pair of ''Carrack'' Carriers are part of a House Marik Naval Squadron bring revenge against raids by House Liao.</ref> ==See-Also== * [[:Category:Individual Carrack-class WarShips]] ==Notes== * To date, no record sheet or formal variant for this modified version of the ''Carrack'' has been released. == Carrack-class WarShip Gallery == <gallery> File:Carrack-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg|A ''Carrack''-class transport launching small craft. </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== *''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' [[Category:Clan WarShip classes|Carrack]] [[Category:Small WarShips]] [[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShip classes|Carrack]] [[Category:WarShip classes|Carrack]]