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− | + | Aegis TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Aegis'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]'' | |
− | + | aegis.gif|Clan refit ''Aegis'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' | |
− | + | Aegis Docked.png|An ''Aegis'' docked with a space station from ''[[BattleSpace]]'' sourcebook | |
− | + | Clan Aegis Battle.jpg|A Clan refit ''Aegis'' of [[Clan Steel Viper]] in combat from ''[[AeroTech 2]]'' | |
− | + | Navalcamocsa.png|Miniature of ''Aegis''-class [[Ares' Might|CSA ''Ares' Might'']] from ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition|AeroTech 2 revised]]'' | |
− | + | Navalcamocds.png|Miniature of ''Aegis''-class [[Bloodlust|CDS ''Bloodlust'']] from ''AeroTech 2 revised'' | |
− | + | Navalcamosldf.png|Miniature of ''Aegis''-class [[Chronicle|SLS ''Chronicle'']] from ''AeroTech 2 revised'' | |
− | + | Aegis (Clan) cutaway color SO.png|Cut-away of Clan refit ''Aegis'' from ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' | |
− | + | SLSManassas.jpg|The SLS ''Manassas'' from ''[[Living Legends]]'' | |
− | + | Aegis.jpg|An ''Aegis'' circa [[3068]] from ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | |
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Revision as of 13:58, 24 December 2021
Aegis | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Di Tron Heavy Industries |
Production Year | 2372[1] |
Use | Heavy Cruiser |
Tech Base | Star League |
Cost | 14,980,141,000 C-bills |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 745,000 tons |
Length | 725 m |
Sail Diameter | 1.308 m |
Fuel | 1,000 tons |
Burn Rate | |
Safe Thrust | |
Top Thrust | 1.5 g |
Sail Integrity | 4 |
KF Drive Integrity | 16 |
LF Battery | Yes |
Armament | 18 x NAC/35s 8 x White Shark tubes 24 x NAC/20s 12 x NL55 4 x Barracuda tubes 4 x NL45s |
Armor | 597.5 tons of Grumman K5 Ferro-Carbide |
DropShip Capacity | 4 |
Small craft/ Aerospace fighters |
10/18 |
Crew | 180 |
Grav Decks | 2, both 90 meter diameter |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 0/20 |
Heat Sinks | 2,046 |
Structural Integrity | 75 |
BV (1.0) | 84,526 |
BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
The first Aegis-class heavy cruiser, the THS Aegis,[2] entered service in 2372, making the Aegis one of the oldest WarShip designs still in common use, serving with distinction with the Terran Hegemony, Star League, ComStar and Clan fleets well into the 31st century.[2][3][4]
Among the most sophisticated designs at the time of its creation,[2][3][4] incorporating many new features such as detachable jump sails that would go on to become standard, the Aegis boasted excellent firepower and maneuverability.[2] The Aegis went on to serve with the Hegemony Armed Forces until 2531, when a number of refits designed to keep pace with newer vessels failed, the decision was made to retire the aging class in favor of the Avatar-class.[3][4] However, Deborah Cameron, the cautious Director-General of the Terran Hegemony at the time, chose to send the 106[2] surviving ships to mothballs just in case. This was to prove a boon to the newly formed Star League who found a critical need for WarShips to serve in the Reunification War, with First Lord Ian Cameron ordering the return of the Aegis cruisers to active duty in 2582. One-third of the cruisers - 30[3][4] to 36[2] vessels in all - were turned over to the Council Lords to be added to their private fleets, with the rest entering Hegemony shipyards to be refitted for use in the Star League Navy.[2][3][4] The Great Houses would continue to operate at least some of the donated Aegis cruisers throughout the Star League era, despite the reduction in size of their active fleets during the general disarmament of the period; as late as 2765 the Capellan Confederation was operating six Aegis cruisers as a part of its black water navy, making the Aegis the second most common WarShip in the thirty-seven strong fleet,[5] while the Draconis Combine was operating five,[6] the Federated Suns six,[7] the Free Worlds League at least five[8] and the Lyran Commonwealth three during the same period.[9]
Di Tron spent the next ten years[3][4] transforming the relics into some of the most advanced warships of their time. The newer equipment was mostly smaller than the old, and there was enough room to add a few amenities, such as a Zero-G pool.[2] One of the most important innovations was the Lithium-Fusion Battery System,[2][3][4] the Aegis being among the first designs to receive it across the class. The archaic and age worn materials and construction techniques made the hull of the Aegis weaker than on later ships, also leaving the ship more easily detected by enemy sensors,[2] but a surprising number survived the fall of the Star League and departed the Inner Sphere during the Exodus. A number of these craft have been observed in Clan toumans, the design highly favored by Clan Jade Falcon who use it to perform escort and transport duties.[3][4]
The original Aegis class had bunk space for a crew of 768,[4] whereas the upgraded vessels required only somewhat more than 180 crew members.[3][4] The spare capacities make the Aegis notably well-suited for rescue and evacuation operations.[10]
Armament
The main firepower of the Aegis is its eighteen Armstrong II 35-Series naval autocannons, two each in the nose and each forward angle with four on each broadside and mounted aft, and eight White Shark missile tubes, three on each fore angle with two directly aft. The secondary large-caliber armament is intended to defend the fighter launch bays and consists of three Randall-55 NL55s and a single Barracuda tube on each broadside, a further three NL55s, Barracuda tube and six Imperator-20 NAC/20s on each rear angle, with four Magna-45 NL45s directly aft.[2][3][4]
Cargo
- 2372 build standard[4]
- Bay 1: Fighters (18), 4 Doors
- Bay 2: Small Craft (10), 2 Doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (128,440 tons), 1 Door
- Star League build standard[4]
- Bay 1: Fighters (18), 4 Doors
- Bay 2: Small Craft (10), 2 Doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (85,835 tons), 1 Door
- Clan build standard[4]
- Bay 1: Fighters (20), 4 Doors
- Bay 2: Small Craft (10), 2 Doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (62,914.5 tons), 1 Door
Variants
- Clan
- The Clan version differs little from those used by the SLDF and ComStar, save a minor reduction in armor and cargo space to boost the fighter compliment to twenty, 2 Stars, in line with Clan military structure. BV (1.0) = 167,790[4]
- A unique, one-of-a-kind ship, the SLS Manassas was modified to carry an experimental jump drive with a pre-booster system that enabled the ship to jump up to 40 light-years per jump, 10 more than the usual 30 light-year upper limit on jump engines.[11]
See Also
Notes
In German products the unit's proper name is written with a ligature: Ægis.
Gallery
Original Aegis from TRO:2750
- Aegis.gif
Clan refit Aegis from TRO:3057
An Aegis docked with a space station from BattleSpace sourcebook
A Clan refit Aegis of Clan Steel Viper in combat from AeroTech 2
Miniature of Aegis-class CSA Ares' Might from AeroTech 2 revised
Miniature of Aegis-class CDS Bloodlust from AeroTech 2 revised
Miniature of Aegis-class SLS Chronicle from AeroTech 2 revised
Cut-away of Clan refit Aegis from Strategic Operations
The SLS Manassas from Living Legends
An Aegis circa 3068 from Blake Ascending
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Aegis (WarShip class)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Technical Readout: 2750, p. 132-133, "Aegis"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 144-145, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser)"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 142-143, "Aegis (Heavy Cruiser"
- ↑ Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765, p. 5, "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"
- ↑ Official Errata Thread
- ↑ Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 6, "Naval Defense Doctrine"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 20, "Free Worlds League Navy"
- ↑ Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765, p. 5, "The Vacuum Fleet"
- ↑ Living Legends, p. 61 (Decks 13-16)
- ↑ Living Legends
- Field Manual: ComStar, pp 44, 110
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League, pp 119
Bibliography
- Blake Ascending
- Dawn of the Jihad
- Field Manual: Crusader Clans
- Field Manual: ComStar
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Field Manual: Warden Clans
- Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765
- Field Report 2765: DCMS
- Field Report: Federated Suns 2765
- Field Report 2765: FWLM
- Field Report: Lyran Commonwealth 2765
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers
- Technical Readout: 2750
- Technical Readout: 3057
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised