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Interdictor Pocket Warship | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | ??? |
Use | Assault Patrol WarShip Escort Interdiction Ship Capture |
Type | Military Aerodyne |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere Advance[1] |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 9,400 tons |
Structural Integrity | |
Length | 175 meters |
Width | meters |
Height | meters |
Drive System | Fusion Engine |
Safe Thrust | 7 |
Max Thrust | 11 |
Fuel (tons) | |
Fuel (days) | |
Armament | 2 x AR-10s 2 x Light Sub-Capital Cannon 9 x Heavy PPCs 20 x Large Variable Speed Pulse Laser 9 x MML 9+w/Art IV 10 x AMS |
Armor | ??? |
Crew | 5 Officers 10 Enlisted/non-rated 12 Gunners 46 Bay Personnel |
Passengers | None |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 6/0 |
Heat Sinks | 244 (488) |
BV (2.0) | 21,836 |
Contents
Description
The Interdictor was first built by the Word of Blake Protectorate after its military had suffered a number of defeats and lost a considerable amount of its WarShip assets. Utilizing new technologies that had become available, their engineers used the Achilles Assault DropShip as basis for the new design. The ship is designed to intercept and capture inbound/outbound vessels, using its superior speed and the threat of its superior firepower. The ship also uses its marine compliment to seize and secure captured vessels.
Deployment
Since it premiered, the ship has been seen deployed in pairs to Blakist held worlds or assisting Shadow Divisions in their special operations. As of 3076, roughly 30 of the design have been seen in various star systems. The ships had been used for interdict smuggling, as well attack runs. A highly notable use of the Interdictor was in the 2nd battle of Odyssey, where two of the ships were used in the brief re-capture of the Ruins of Gabriel by the Blakist. These particular ships fought coalition forces and managed to use nuclear weaponry to destroy a sizable chunk of Gabriel before leaving the area. One of the Interdictors was destroyed in course of the battle with the Ghost Bears in May of 3075.[2]
Armaments & Capacities
The Interdictor is heavily armed with Capital and conventional weaponry. Principal anti-WarShip armaments include two AR-10 launchers with its six Killer Whale and fourteen Barracuda capital missiles. The ships also equipped with two experimental Sub-Capital Cannons with forty rounds shared between the guns. Interdictor also has array of Nine-tube Multi-Missile Launchers, guided by Artemis IV Fire Control Systems, including one dedicate protecting ship's aft quarter. Ship is also equipped with Advance tech weaponry, including twenty Large Variable-Speed Pulse Lasers, backed up by nine Heavy Particle Project Cannons. The Heavy PPCs around out the ship's offensive armaments, which some of mentioned weaponry above are found in every section of the ship. As for defense, the ship has been equipped with nine Anti-Missile Systems in all its weapons arcs.
The Blakist engineers equipped the ship's main engine to push the ship to maximum thrust of 11, with 400 tons of fuel feed from.
The ship's hull is protected with 112.5 tons worth of Heavy Ferro-Aluminum armor.
Cargo
The ship has three transportation bays. Cargo Bay 1 is the home to the ship's hanger for two small craft with 2 launch bay doors. In Bay 2 is a Infantry Bay, where the ship's 36 battle armor enhanced marines are quartered. The bay has one access door. In Bay 3, is ship's cargo bay. It store up to 566 tons worth of dry storage, and has two access doors.
Variants
- Interdictor Sub-Capital Pocket Warship - Second variant of the Interdictor is an anti-ship vessel, verses interdiction/capture ship. The design externally is identical to original design. However, the ship has been given an array of anti-ship weaponry at cost of its marine, cargo and missile weaponry. Ship's capital and sub-capital weaponry include; Killer Whale launcher (10 rounds), 1 Piranha sub-capital missile launcher with (10 missiles), 4 Sub-Capital Lasers/1 in each wing , and pair of Medium Sub-Capital Cannons with one in each wing section. The ship's conventional weaponry includes; 10 HPPCs, 14 Large VSP Lasers, and 5 Anti-Missile Systems. The ship's cargo capacity been reduced to 128 Cargo tons (with 2 doors), only retains room carry a single small craft. BV (2.0) = 20,610
References
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, pp, 118-119, 133-134