Cloud Nine

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Cloud Nine Carrier Airship
Production information
Manufacturer	Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion
Use	Mobile Air Field
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Chassis Type (Size)	AirShip (Large)
Equipment Rating
Cost	???
Introduced	3065
Technical specifications
Mass	1,000 tons
Speed	1
Top Speed	2
Power Plant	Fusion
Fuel (Type/Range)	Unlimited
Armament	None
Heat Sinks	None
Armor	BAR 2 Commerical Armor
Crew	4 Officers 17 Enlisted/Non-rated 12 Bay Personnel
BV (1.0)	???
BV (2.0)	???

Description

The Cloud Nine was experimental airship designed to be a mobile airborne airfield. The brain child of Donald Hoeck whom was assigned by Cal-Boeing owner Count Douglas Fassei to do this project. Donald Heock, whom also nicknamed "Macon", had convinced Count Fassei that his Cloud Nine project would bolster the company sagging profile.

The Cloud Nine was design to carry a single squadron of Corsair Aerospace Fighters, launched from its belly hanger bay. The Airship was designed to be also a mobile HQ as well as airfield that could be safeguard from terrorist or espionage.

The Count brought in AFFC officers to review his potential airship for military service. However, the few officers that did come, laughed at the concept needed to be escorted from Count Fassei's office.

Ultimately, Count convinced to give Cloud Nine a chance by allowing it do a trial run. The ship was able to launch its fighters and successfully strike its target. However, when the last of the retrieve squadron of Corsair was being reeled in, the fifth fighter missed Nine's unique arresting hook. The Corsair crashed through the Nine's thin armored hull brought the ship down in flames over the Great Dorwinion Sea.

Donald Hoeck quickly left the planet soon after the crash.

Capacities & Features

The ship features a single Aerospace Fighter bay, allow six fighter be stored. The ship hanger has a 400 ton capacity and its located at the bottom of the ship. The ship uses its pair of lift hoists to as arrest cables for retreiving its fighters. The ship equipped with 7 tons of Communication equipment to allow the ship act as Command HQs. Four Searchlights are mounted singles on each of the ship's front, rear & sides. The ship also has a Mobile Field Base fitted as well.

Notes

The Cloud Nine as of this writing has no canon record sheet available at this time. The ship was consider unique, never mass produced, hense not listed with FedSun Support Vehicle categories.

References

• Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex pp. 100-101