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{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Texas_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
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| image = [[Image:Texas-2750.gif|191px]]
| name = ''Texas''
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| name = Texas
| manufacturer = [[Krester's Ship Construction]]<ref name=TRO3057R160-161>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp.160-161, "Texas Profile"</ref>
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| manufacturer = [[Krester's Ship Construction]]
 
| Use = Battleship
 
| Use = Battleship
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
| Cost = 16,017,075,200 C-Bills<ref>http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5210/texas-battleship-2618</ref>
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| Cost = 7,834,399,200 C-Bills
| Introduced = [[2618]]
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| Introduced = [[2618]]<ref name=AT2RSp311>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 311</ref>
| production year = 2618
 
| year reference=<ref name="AT2RSp311">''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 311</ref>
 
 
| Mass = 1,560,000 tons
 
| Mass = 1,560,000 tons
| Length = 1,209 meters
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| Length = 1209 meters
| Sail Diameter = 1,375 meters
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| Sail Diameter = 1375 meters
| Fuel = 3,500 tons
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| Fule = 3,500 tons
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
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| KF Drive Integrity = 30
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 30
 
| LF Battery = No
 
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = <span></span>
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| Armament = 16 x [[Heavy NPPC]]s <br> 4 x [[Killer Whale]] <br> 2 x [[NAC/40]]s <br> 48 x [[NL45]] <br> 8 x [[AR-10]] Launcher
* 16x [[Heavy NPPC]]
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| Armor = [[Ferro-Carbide]]
* 4x [[Killer Whale]]
 
* 2x [[NAC/40]]
 
* 48x [[NL45]]
 
* 8x [[AR-10]]
 
| Armor = 1,782 tons [[Panthex YM1]] [[Valiant Lamellor]] [[Ferro-Carbide]]
 
 
| DropShip Capacity = 6
 
| DropShip Capacity = 6
| Crew = 702<ref name=TRO3057R160-161/>
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| Crew = 862
* 117 Officers
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| Grav Decks = 3 x ( 1 x 95 meters, 1 x 65 meters, 1 x 55 meters diameters)
* 507 Enlisted
 
* 78 Gunners
 
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(Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/>
 
*100 Pilots / Engineers<br/>
 
*94 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)<br/>
 
*508 Secondary Engineers<br/>
 
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Bay Personnel: 160
 
| Grav Decks = 3 (1 x 95 meters, 1 x 65 meters, and 1 x 55 meters diameter)
 
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 20/35
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 20/35
| Heat Sinks = 3,825 [[double heat sink|double]]
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| Heat Sinks = 3,825 (Double)
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
 
| Structural Integrity = 85
| BV (1.0) = 135,020<ref name=TRO3057R160-161/><ref name="AT2RSp311"/>
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| BV (1.0) = 135,020<ref name=AT2RSp311/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp160>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 160, "Texas Ship Profile"</ref>
| BV (2.0) =  
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| BV (2.0) = ???
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Texas'''''-class [[WarShip]] was first deployed by the [[Star League]] in [[2618]] and was meant to directly replace the aging ''[[Monsoon]]''. The primary requirements set down for the new battleship by the [[Star League Defense Force]] Admiralty was an increase in speed and heavy protection, both qualities achieved in Krester's ''[[Kimagure]]''-class pursuit cruiser, and the ''Texas'' successfully delivered on both fronts. Where Member State vessels of comparable size averaged 1.5gs of thrust the ''Texas'' can reach 2.5g thanks to its [[Rolls Royce Kraken]] engines. Its massive amount of expensive [[Valiant Lamellor]] [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor gives it unrivaled protection, better than that of the larger ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''. The design carries 40 [[aerospace fighters]], six [[DropShip]] collars, some of the heaviest naval weaponry available, and the ''Texas's'' [[Communal XXX]] computer is as powerful as those often found running planet-wide power and communication grids. With such a blend of speed, durability, and firepower, the ''Texas'' is a ship to be reckoned with.<ref name=TRO3057R160-161/><ref name=TR2750144>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp.144-145, "Texas"</ref>
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The '''''Texas'''''-class [[WarShip]] was first deployed by the [[Star League]] in [[2618]] and was meant to directly replace the aging ''[[Monsoon]]''. The primary requirements set down for the new battleship by the [[SLDF]] Admiralty was an increase in speed and heavy protection and the ''Texas'' delivers on both fronts. Where Member State vessels of comparable size averaged 1.5gs of thrust the ''Texas'' can reach 2.5g thanks to its [[Rolls Royce Kraken]] engines. Its massive amount of [[Ferro-Carbide]] Armor gives it unrivaled protection, better than that the larger ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''. The design carries 40 [[aerospace fighter]]s, 6 [[dropship]] collars and some of the heaviest naval weaponry available. With such a blend of speed, durability and firepower, the ''Texas'' is a ship to be reckoned with.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/><ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"</ref>
  
Even with advanced Star League automation and technology, the ''Texas'' required almost double the time of contemporary and similarly-sized vessels to build.<ref name=TR2750144/> Of the original 52 ''Texas''-class vessels, only seven survived the fighting following the [[Amaris coup]] to join the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] fleet, <ref>''1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)'', p. 91</ref> and two of those were later destroyed in the destructive [[Pentagon Civil War]].<ref name=TRO3057R160-161/>
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Probably the most famous of this class is the ''Prinz Eugen'' commanded by Admiral Votok, although the [[Inner Sphere]] was unaware of her story until after the [[Clan Invasion]]. On August 19th, [[2785]] the Admiral and General Wilbur Braso, an officer of distant Cameron lineage, [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny|rebelled against the command]] of General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] during the [[Exodus]].  They led a group of seven other WarShips, their officers, and their support craft on a path back towards the [[Inner Sphere]], convinced that the General was leading them to nowhere. A little over a month later the group was intercepted, captured, and given quick courts martial at the jump point. Every officer above captain was executed, although Admiral Votok himself died defending his vessel from boarding actions. The strike against the ''Prinz Eugen'' galvanized the SLDF exodus fleet for long enough to find a new home and serves to this day as a prison vessel, a grim reminder of the cost of disobeying the rule of law in [[Clan]] society.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/>
 
 
Probably the most famous of this class is the ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'', the lead ship of what became known as the [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]].{{cn}}
 
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
The ''Texas'' is primarily armed with [[Omicron-45]] Naval Lasers and [[Sunspot-3L]] Heavy NPPCs, giving it plenty of long-range firepower. Two [[Winchester-Boeing]] NAC/40s, one each mounted in the front quarter facing to give the maximum firing arc, can punch holes in just about every vessel of the day, although the ''Texas'' has limited ammunition for these massive weapons. Four [[Killer Whale]] missile tubes and eight [[AR-10]] tubes, each capable of firing any type of capital missile, provide the ''Texas'' with the armor-piercing firepower necessary when facing other cruisers or battleships. While certainly not the heaviest weapons load among Star League vessels, it is quite effective when used in concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.<ref name=TRO3057R160-161/>
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The ''Texas'' is primarily armed with [[NL45|Omicron-45 Naval Lasers]] and Sunspot-3L [[Heavy NPPC]]'s, giving it plenty of long range firepower. Two [[NAC/40]]'s, one each mounted in the front quarter facing to give the maximum firing arc, can punch holes in just about every vessel of the day, although the ''Texas'' has limited ammunition for these massive weapons. Four [[Killer Whale]] missile tubes and eight [[AR-10]] tubes, each capable of firing any type of capital missile, provide the ''Texas'' with the armor piercing firepower necessary when facing other cruisers or battleships. While certainly not the heaviest weapons load among Star League vessels, it is quite effective when used on concert with the ship's heavy armor and high maneuverability.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp160/>
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
*; Star League:  
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301,671 tons
**Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighters]] (40), 6 doors
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*Bay 1: 40 Fighers
**Bay 2: Cargo (301,671 tons), 5 doors
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*Bay 2: Cargo
**Bay 3: [[Small Craft]] (16), 2 doors
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*Bay 3: 16 Small Craft
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==Variants==
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Although very few ships of the ''Texas''-class survived the ravages of the [[Amaris coup]] and the [[Exodus Civil War]], the Clans respected the capabilities of this massive ship and so have maintained it within their fleet. The remaining ''Texas''es have been outfitted with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] at the expense of a portion of the cargo space.
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==Named Vessels==
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:<u>[[Star League Defense Force]]</u>
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:* SLS ''Bismark''<ref>''Betrayal of Ideals'', p.??{{cn}}</ref>
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:* [[Nebraska|SLS ''Nebraska'']]
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:* SLS ''Prinz Eugen'' - An SLDF Warship, which became part of [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Exodus Fleet]] in [[2784]]. During the journey, the ship gained notoriety for being one of the ships belonging to the SLDF staff that rebelled and threatened to return to the [[Inner Sphere]] in August 2785. The ship was captured by General Kerensky's commandos after a brief naval battle and boarding action.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16 Prinz Eugen - The ship is noted being part of the mutiny and its recapture.</ref> Once the fleet discovered the [[Pentagon Worlds]] and setup their own government, the Prinz Eugen was decommissioned and placed in one of the SLDF's Naval Cache. By the time of the Clans' liberation of the Pentagon Worlds, no Clan would claim the ship. It was then put into use as an orbital prison ship. The ship remained in use as a prison ship well past the [[Clan Invasion]] of the 3050s.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 63 Law and Order - the disposition of the Prinz Eugen after creation of the Clans.</ref> It was not known what became of it after the [[Jihad]].
  
*; Clan :  
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:* SLS ''Wales'' - Flagship of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Dmitrios Rummolo]] during the naval battle between [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces and SLDF forces in the [[New Earth]] system in late December [[2766]] when [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Operation APOTHESIS]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p72">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 72, "Command of the Stars"</ref>
**Bay 1: Aerospace fighters (40), 6 doors
 
**Bay 2: Cargo (286,255 tons), 5 doors
 
**Bay 3: Small Craft (16), 2 doors
 
  
==Variants==
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:<u>[[Clan Jade Falcon]]</u>
* '''Clan Upgrade''' - Although only five ships of the ''Texas''-class survived the ravages of the Amaris coup and the [[Exodus Civil War]], the [[Clans]] respected the capabilities of this massive ship and so have maintained it within their fleet. The Clan refit ''Texas''-class ships have been outfitted with a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]] at the expense of a portion of their cargo space.
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:*''Falcon's Nest'' ([[Clan Jade Falcon]]) - A former [[SLDF]] unit which joined General [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Aleksandr Kerensky's]] [[Operation Exodus|Exodus Fleet]] in [[2784]]. The ship participated in repulsing the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[Operation: Ice Storm|Invasion]] from the Falcon's [[Occupation Zone]] in [[3071]]. Its most noted action was when the ship, with CJF [[Aegis#Named_Vessels|''Blue Talon'']], inflicted heavy damage to the Hellion [[WarShip]], [[Lola_III#Named_Vessels|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] over [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]] in November, [[3071]] in that conflict.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 29, "November 3071 Apollo" - Falcon's Nest damages Hellion Warship over Apollo.</ref> 
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:<u>[[Clan Wolf]]</u>
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:*CW ''Nicholas Kerensky'' ([[Clan Wolf]]) - Destroyed at [[Skye]] in [[3074]].
  
* '''M-6 Capital SDS Drone''' - The failed attempt at integrating a large-hulled drone into an autonomous [[Space Defense System]] suffered significant engine problems and was quickly abandoned.<ref name=HLoT1p172>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 173: M-9 ''Pavise'' SDS Battle Station.</ref>  
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:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u>
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:*CCY ''Ancestral Home'' - This Vessel is assigned to [[Clan Coyote]]'s [[Tamaron]] system, where it has served since a catastrophic KF drive failure left it stranded there since the mid 30th century.  It served as an anchor for the defense and as a training vessel for young Coyote naval crews,<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 46, "Clan Coyote Naval Assets"</ref> prior to its destruction in battle against [[Clan Steel Viper]] during the [[Wars of Reaving]]<ref name=TWORp142,143>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 142, 143 - "Viper's Venom"</ref>.
  
==See Also==
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:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u>
* [[:Category:Individual Texas-class WarShips]]
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:*CSR ''Mountbatton'' ([[Clan Snow Raven]])
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* During the Amaris Coup, a ''Texas'' Class Battleship was knocked from the orbit of [[Devin]] while fighting with the Republic's Navy. The Battleship's wreckage created a large field of craters and a mountain of steel, which later was named "The Boneyard". In August of [[3050]], it became the battlefield where Clan Jade Falcon defeated Devin's armored tank militia units.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'' p. 41 - Devin - August 3050 battlefield was the crash site of remains of a ''Texas'' Class Battleship.</ref>
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* During the [[Amaris Coup]], a ''[[Texas]]'' Class Battleship was knocked from orbit of [[Devin]] while fighting with the Republic's Navy. The Battleship's wreckage created a large field of creaters and a mountain of steel. This area was named The Boneyard. In August of [[3050]], it became the battlefield where Clan Jade Falcon defeated Devin's armored tank militia units. <ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'' p. 41 - Devin - August 3050 battlefield was crash site of remains of a ''Texas'' Class Battleship.</ref>
  
==Gallery==
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==Texas Ship Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Texas TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Texas'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
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Image:Texas 3057.jpg|Clan Refit ''Texas''
Texas (Battleship) TRO3057r.png|Clan refit ''Texas'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]''
 
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[BattleSpace]]
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* ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (BattleCorps Story)
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* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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* ''[[Fall From Glory]]'' (Novel)
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
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* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
  
  
 
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[[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]]
 
[[Category:Clan WarShip classes]]
 
[[Category:Clan WarShip classes]]
[[Category:Large WarShips]]
 
[[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]]
 
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