Editing Leviathan II

{{otheruses|the battleship version of the original Leviathan class|other uses|Leviathan}}
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[File:Leviathan-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Leviathan II'' Battleship
| manufacturer = [[Alshain Naval Yards]]<ref name=O:TCp33>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 33: "Alshain Naval Yards"</ref>
| Use = Combat JumpShip, <br/> Aerospace Carrier, <br/> Orbital Fire-Support, <br/> Space Superiority
| Tech Base = Clan [[Technology Rating|Advanced]]
| Cost = 40,705,012,400 C-bills<ref name=MUL/>
| Introduction = 3066<ref name=AT2RSp314/>
| production year=3066
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4501/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 2,400,000 tons
| Structural Integrity = 150
| Length = 1,700 meters
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
| Fuel = 15,300 tons
| Burn Rate = 
| LF Battery = Yes
| Armament = <span></span>
* 2x [[Heavy Naval Gauss]]
* 4x [[Medium Naval Gauss]]
* 10x [[NAC/30]]
* 28x [[Medium NPPC]]
* 108x [[NL55]]
* 6x [[AR-10|AR-10 Launcher]]
* 10x [[ER PPC]]
* 50x [[ER Large Laser]]
* 40x [[ER Medium Laser]]
* 20x [[Large Pulse Laser]]
* 40x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
* 16x [[Gauss rifle]]
* 12x [[LRM-20]] w/Artemis IV
* 80x [[ATM 12|ATM-12]]
* 18x [[Streak SRM-6]]
* 30x [[Anti-missile system]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 222–223</ref>
| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]]
| DropShip Capacity = 8
| Crew = 1,170<ref name=AT2RSp314>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 314</ref>
*195 Officers
*764 Enlisted
*211 Gunners
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Elementals: 225<br/>
Bay Personnel: 600
| Grav Decks = 8 (2 x 185 meters and 6 x 95 meters diameter)
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 150/150
| Heat Sinks = 9,500 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]
| BV (1.0) = 336,087<ref name=AT2RSp314/>
| BV (2.0) = 
}}

==Description==
The '''''Leviathan II''''' Heavy Battleship was produced by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] by upgrading their existing [[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|''Leviathan'' Heavy Transports]] to full-scale battleships at the shipyards orbiting [[Alshain]], the capital of the Ghost Bear's Occupation Zone, as a symbol of the founding of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]].

It should be noted that the ''Leviathan II'' is a different design from the original ''Leviathan'' battleship design. No ship was ever built to the original ''Leviathan'' specifications. The ships were noted for their incredibly heavy armor and weaponry and were the largest [[WarShips]] ever constructed.

==History==
===Origins===
See: ''[[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan Heavy Transport]]''

The ''Leviathan'' design was originally conceived in [[3044]] prior to [[Clan Invasion]]. With help from [[Clan Snow Raven]], Clan Ghost Bear began construction on two ships. However, production ground to a halt when [[Clan Snow Raven]] began work on their ''[[Conqueror]]''-class heavy cruiser. Without the Ravens' assistance, Clan Ghost Bear discovered that they could not complete the construction of the vessels. After the [[Great Refusal]] at [[Strana Mechty]], Clan Ghost Bear joined the [[Warden Clans]] faction and secretly announced the relocation of its populace to its Inner Sphere holdings. The incomplete ''Leviathan'' battleships had been adapted into the heavy transports needed to move their population. During the latter 3050s, these transports served as the means to move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone. Under the guise of "patrol" missions, the transport ''Leviathans'' secretly transported people and cargo to protect the Clan's holdings from being overrun.

===Converted to WarShips===
With their secret relocation complete, the Clan celebrated the founding of the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] by constructing a new ''Leviathan'' configured as a Heavy Battleship: the ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]''. While the ''Rasalhague'' was under construction, a rogue brigade of [[Draconis Combine|Kuritan]] [[Alshain Avengers]] attacked and damaged the ship in [[3064]], triggering the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]].  The conversion into battleships was also delayed by the [[Trial of Retribution]] in [[3067]] by [[Clan Nova Cat]]. It was not until December of [[3068]] that the ''Rasalhague'' finally launched.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 67: Wolf Watch - Rasalhague launches, Leviathan enters Alshain Shipyard for conversion to Heavy Battleship</ref> During the very late 3060s and early 3070s, the remaining ''Leviathan'' Transports were converted into the Heavy Battleship configuration.

===Word of Blake Jihad===
In July [[3070]], newly elected Prince [[Ragnar Magnusson]] commanded a Ghost Bear task force led by the ''Rasalhague'' to liberate [[Tukayyid]] from the [[Word of Blake]] occupation. After being challenged to withdraw, the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship ''[[Blake's Sword]]'' and ''[[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex]]''-class destroyer ''[[Deliverance]]'' attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship ''[[Ursa Major]]'', the ''Rasalhague'' swiftly knocked the Blakist ''McKenna''-class Battleship out of action. In a desperate attempt to salvage victory, the remaining Blakist WarShip fired a nuclear weapon at the ''Rasalhague'', but was unable to even penetrate its heavy armor. Once the Blakist fleet was defeated, the ''Rasalhague'' then provided cover to Prince Magnusson's [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]] and the [[Gunzburg Eagles]] as they landed to retake the planet. Shortly after [[Tukayyid]] was freed from the Blakists the ''Rasalhague'' went to [[Riksdag]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 104: Tukayyid Free at Last! - Leviathan II ''Rasalhague'' leads naval attack to secure Tukayyid from the Blakist</ref>

In [[3077]], a ''Leviathan'' fought Blakist WarShips at [[Dyev]]. Though eventually the Blakists were driven off, the Ghost Bears took serious damage.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20</ref>

The [[Word of Blake Jihad]] took a heavy toll on the Leviathan's ships: the ''Leviathan'' was lost on [[Dieron]] by the Blakists' [[Pocket WarShip]]s, and the ''[[Great Bear]]'' destroyed during [[Operation SCOUR]] on the [[Titan Shipyards]] under the attack of several [[Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]]s.<ref> ''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'' p. 68</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 97–99</ref>

===Dark Age===
After the Jihad, the Bears did not build more WarShips, which left the ''Rasalhague'' as the only one of its class.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'' p. 164</ref>

==Armament==
The ''Leviathan'' mounts both capital-grade and conventional weapons, allowing the vessel to destroy larger targets, but also defend itself from lighter [[aerospace fighters]].

===Nose-Mounted Weapons===
Capital weaponry: 2 Heavy Naval Gauss rifles, 7 Medium Naval Grade PPCs, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), 1 AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 [[Killer Whale|Killer Whales]], 50 [[White Shark|White Sharks]], and 100 [[Barracuda|Barracuda Capital Missiles]]), and 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers.

Conventional weaponry: 8 Gauss rifles (600 rounds), 10 ER Large Lasers with 10 Medium Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 Type 12 [[Advanced Tactical Missile]] Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).

===Front Left/Right Sides===
Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, 2 Class-30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), 3 Streak-6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).

===Left/Right Broadside===
Capital weaponry: 2 Medium Naval Gauss rifles (w/200 rounds), and 2 separate weapon bays with 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers in each.

Conventional weaponry: 5 ER PPCs, 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 6 20-tube LRM Launchers guided by [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis IV Fire Control Systems]] (w/ 600 rounds), 10 ATM-12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 3 Streak SRM-6 launchers (w/300 rounds).

===Aft Left/Right Sides===
Capital weaponry: Class-30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 rounds), 12 Class-55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Large Lasers, 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).

===Aft Weapons Bays===
Capital weaponry: 7 Medium Naval PPCs, and 1 AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, and 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).

Conventional weaponry: 10 ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, 10 ATM-12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and 5 Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).

==Cargo Bays==
*Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighter]] (150), 4 Doors
*Bay 2: Aerospace fighter (150), 4 Doors
*Bay 3: Cargo (24,873 tons), 10 Doors

==Named Vessels==
See [[:Category:Individual Leviathan-class WarShips]]

==Notes==
The Record Sheet for the Leviathan II battleship was only released in ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'', which is out of print.

==Ship Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Leviathan.jpg|(Presumed) [[Leviathan (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CBG ''Leviathan'']] under construction
File:Navalcamocgb.png|[[Great Bear|CGB ''Great Bear'']]
File:Rasalhague (Vessel).jpg|[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']]
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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