Editing Carrack

{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Carrack.gif|191px]]
| name = ''Carrack''
| manufacturer = 
| Use = Transport
| Tech Base = [[Clan]]
| Cost = 8,421,192,000 C-Bills{{cn}}
| Introduced = [[2603]] (SLDF)<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3900/ 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
| Length = 830 m 
| Sail Diameter = 880 m 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g
| Sail Integrity = 3 
| KF Drive Integrity = 7 
| Fuel = 2,000 tons 
| Tons/Burn-day = 39.52 
| LF Battery = No 
| Armament = <span></span>
* 16x [[ER large laser]]
* 40x [[Anti-missile system]]
* 32x [[Large pulse laser]]
* 16x [[NL35]]
* 3x [[NAC/20]]
* 6x [[NAC/10]]
| Armor = 70 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]] 
| DropShip Capacity = 2
| Crew = 43<ref name=TRO3067-218>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 218 "Clan WarShips - Carrack (Transport)"</ref>
* 7 Officers
* 36 Enlisted
| Grav Decks = 1 x 98 meters diameter 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 4/4
| Heat Sinks = 747 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]
| Structural Integrity = 15 
| BV (1.0) = 
| 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. Inspired by the impressive but wildly expensive ''[[Sylvester (WarShip class)|Sylvester]]'' merchant WarShip, the [[Terran Hegemony]] would attempt to create its own similar class for military use in [[2603]].<ref name=TRO3057R196>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 196–197: "Sylvester WarShip Profile"</ref>

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]]. The modern Clan ''Carrack'' military transport first entered service in [[2950]], a creation of [[Clan Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Diamond Shark]].<ref name=SO16>''Strategic Operations'', p. 16</ref> [[ComStar]] analysts were unable to determine how many of the ''Carrack''s which are currently in service among the various Clan ''[[touman|toumans]]'' 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 redesigned and upgraded Clan vessels the modern ''Carrack'' is not equipped with either advanced armor or a [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]].<ref name=TRO3067-218/><ref name=EC-108>''Explorer Corps'', pp. 108-110 "New Vehicles & Vessels - Carrack Class Transport"</ref>

The modern ''Carrack''-class transport serves in the fleets of nearly every Clan, but the [[Merchant Caste|Merchant Castes]] of both Clans Diamond Shark and Nova Cat possessed the lion's share.<ref name=TRO3067-218/><ref name=EC-108/> In truth, most of these Diamond Shark and Nova Cat ''Carracks'' are the downgraded non-military versions stripped of [[:Category:Capital Weapons|capital grade weaponry]], both Clans unwilling to give their Merchant Castes war matériel 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 featured a pair of [[NL35|NL35s]] and a single [[NAC/20]], two [[ER large lasers]] and four [[Large pulse laser|Large pulse lasers]], rounded off by four [[anti-missile system|anti-missile systems]] 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=TRO3067-218/><ref name=EC-108/>

==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 is up to each individual vessel's captain.<ref name=TRO3067-218/><ref name=EC-108/>

==Variants==
*;SLDF: The original SLDF version did not survive in any Inner Sphere Navy, nor has it been definitively found in any Clan ''touman''.<ref name=EC-108/>

*;Merchant : Begun in [[2985]], the joint venture between Clans Nova Cat and Clan Diamond Shark that reduces the ''Carracks''' offensive and defensive capacity to become true merchant vessels, the so-called ''Carrack (Merchant)'' removes all the [[Naval Laser|Naval Lasers]] and [[Naval Autocannon|Autocannons]] for a lighter defensive array of one ER Large and two [[ER Medium Lasers]], one Large and two [[Medium Pulse Lasers]] 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 sinks]] the Merchant ''Carrack'' carries 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 [[Elementals]] to help fend off boarding attempts, and a crew of 116 with 50 bay personnel. 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]], the Free Worlds League used some ''Carracks'' converted into aerospace carriers. One example of this conversion was the FWLS ''[[Pretoria Castle]]'', which was capable of transporting a [[Wing_(Formation)|Wing]] of [[aerospace fighters]].<ref name="FSWp76">''First Succession War'', p. 76, "Once More, With Feeling"</ref>

==Related WarShips==
* ''[[Sylvester (WarShip class)]]'' - Only four ''Sylvesters'' were produced before [[2514]] for Lyran civilian use. Deemed too expensive to become a staple of any merchant fleet, the [[Terran Hegemony]] took interest in the idea of a heavily armed transport for military use and began production of the ''Carrack''-class.

==Named Vessels==
:<u>[[Clan Blood Spirit]]</u>
:* [[Karianna Schmitt (Vessel)|CBS ''Karianna Schmitt'']]

:<u>[[Clan Cloud Cobra]]</u>
:* [[Blind Faith|CCS ''Blind Faith'']]

:<u>[[Clan Coyote]]</u>
:* [[Solar Blaze|CCS ''Solar Blaze'']]

:<u>[[Clan Diamond Shark]]</u>
:* [[Bloodletter|CDS ''Bloodletter'']]
:* [[Devourer|CDS ''Devourer'']]
:* [[Star Swimmer|CDS ''Star Swimmer'']] 

:<u>[[Clan Fire Mandrill]]</u>
:* [[Firehold|CFM ''Firehold'']]

:<u>[[Clan Ghost Bear]]</u>
:* [[Den Mother|CGB ''Den Mother'']]
:* [[Yggdrasil (Carrack)|CGB ''Yggdrasil'']]

:<u>[[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]</u>
:* [[Collerane|CGS ''Collerane'']]

:<u>[[Clan Hells Horses]]</u>
:* [[Golden Clydesdale|CHH ''Golden Clydesdale'']]

:<u>[[Clan Ice Hellion]]</u>
:* [[Maker|CIH ''Maker'']]

:<u>[[Clan Jade Falcon]]</u>
:* [[Ironhold Provider|CJF ''Ironhold Provider'']]

:<u>[[Clan Nova Cat]]</u>
:* [[Blessed Vision|SLS ''Blessed Vision'']]
:* [[Bright Star (WarShip)|SLS ''Bright Star'']]
:* [[Enlightened Path (Carrack)|SLS ''Enlightened Path'']]
:* [[Faithful Rite|SLS ''Faithful Rite'']]
:* [[Far Star|SLS ''Farstar'']]
:* [[Glory Road|SLS ''Glory Road'']]
:* [[Guiding Vision|SLS ''Guiding Vision'']]
:* [[Nebula|SLS ''Nebula'']]
:* [[Pathfinder (Carrack)|SLS ''Pathfinder'']]
:* [[Perilous Vision|SLS ''Perilous Vision'']]
:* [[True Path|SLS ''True Path'']]
:* [[Void (Vessel)|SLS ''Void'']]

:<u>[[Clan Sea Fox]]</u>
:* [[Argo (Carrack)|CSF ''Argo'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Cataract|CSF ''Cataract'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Cetus|CSF ''Cetus'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Coriolis|CSF ''Coriolis'']]
:* [[Jormungandr|CSF ''Jormungandr'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Matahourua|CSF ''Matahourua'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Naglfar|CSF ''Naglfar'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Oceanus|CSF ''Oceanus'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Pelagic|CSF ''Pelagic'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Riptide|CSF ''Riptide'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Silentshark|CSF ''Silentshark'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Starfox|CSF ''Starfox'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Swiftswimmer|CSF ''Swiftswimmer'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Taniwha|CSF ''Taniwha'']]
:* [[Tethys|CSF ''Tethys'']]
:* [[Thalassa|CSF ''Thalassa'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Tiktaalik|CSF ''Tiktaalik'']] (Merchant Carrack)
:* [[Torrential|CSF ''Torrential'']] (Merchant Carrack)

:<u>[[Clan Snow Raven]]</u>
:* [[Nestling|CSR ''Nestling'']]
:* [[Venture Star|CSR ''Venture Star'']]

:<u>[[Clan Star Adder]]</u>
:* [[Black Adder|CSA ''Black Adder'']]

:<u>[[Clan Wolf]]</u>
:* [[Night Warrior|CWS ''Night Warrior'']]

:<u>[[Federated Suns]]</u>
:* [[Liverpool|FSS ''Liverpool'']]
:* [[Port Victoria|FSS ''Port Victoria'']]

:<u>[[Free Worlds League]]</u>
:* [[Histria Azure|FWLS ''Histria Azure'']]
:* [[Pretoria Castle|FWLS ''Pretoria Castle'']]

==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.

*The number of proper ''Carrack'' transports and its downgraded Merchant variant are hard to properly ascertain. Through the ravages of the [[Jihad]] and [[Wars of Reaving]], multiple Clans were noted to have lost their Naval WarShip forces, only to regain the use of "transport" vessels. These vessels have been questioned as to whether they are truely "WarShips" at all, and these vessels are likely to be variously undercounted and ignored in the Clan's fleets.<ref>"It is not a WarShip per se, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips. With regards, Øystein"|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,14973.msg346073.html#msg346073 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012]</ref>

* In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to '''Carraca''', which is the perfect Italian translation of ''Carrack'' (the German would be ''Karracke'').

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Carrack.gif|Original ''Carrack'' from ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]]''
Carrack-class_Warship_TRO3067.jpg|''Carrack'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]''
Carrack (Merchant) TRO3057r.png|''Carrack'' (Merchant) from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057r]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Strategic Operations]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''


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