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Line 32: * 16x [[medium laser]] * 16x [[medium laser]] * 1x [[Long Tom]] * 1x [[Long Tom]] − | Armor = 46.5 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]] + | Armor = Standard <br> '''Fore:''' 22 <br> '''Sides:''' 21 <br> '''Aft:''' 15 | Crew = 42<ref name=TR57>''Technical Readouts: 3057'', pp. 50–51</ref> | Crew = 42<ref name=TR57>''Technical Readouts: 3057'', pp. 50–51</ref> *7 Officers *7 Officers Line 53:
Line 53: The '''''Fortress'''''-class Assault [[DropShip]] is one of the few true ground assault DropShips capable of securing its own landing zone, deploying sufficient forces to hit its targets, and providing them with indirect fire support. Carrying a [[Combined Arms|combined-arms]] [[battalion]] and sufficient logistical and C<sup>3</sup> capabilities to support it, a ''Fortress'' also makes an excellent anchor for any defensive line, with enough firepower and armor to give most enemies pause. However, even when it was first produced in [[2613]] the ''Fortress'' gained a reputation for being over-engineered and prone to breakage, and as the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] dragged on its computers, fire control system, and even fusion drives were often replaced with inferior parts. Between [[2974]] and [[3027]] less than a dozen ''Fortress''-class DropShips were produced, and with most models over a century old, the line neared extinction. In a declassified [[3025]] report, [[ComStar]] reported the last of the part manufacturers had closed in the early 31st century, and no known production facilities of the class, though SDT secretly produced twenty of the vessels for the Archon in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 50–51</ref> The '''''Fortress'''''-class Assault [[DropShip]] is one of the few true ground assault DropShips capable of securing its own landing zone, deploying sufficient forces to hit its targets, and providing them with indirect fire support. Carrying a [[Combined Arms|combined-arms]] [[battalion]] and sufficient logistical and C<sup>3</sup> capabilities to support it, a ''Fortress'' also makes an excellent anchor for any defensive line, with enough firepower and armor to give most enemies pause. However, even when it was first produced in [[2613]] the ''Fortress'' gained a reputation for being over-engineered and prone to breakage, and as the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] dragged on its computers, fire control system, and even fusion drives were often replaced with inferior parts. Between [[2974]] and [[3027]] less than a dozen ''Fortress''-class DropShips were produced, and with most models over a century old, the line neared extinction. In a declassified [[3025]] report, [[ComStar]] reported the last of the part manufacturers had closed in the early 31st century, and no known production facilities of the class, though SDT secretly produced twenty of the vessels for the Archon in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 50–51</ref> − The alliance between the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] would save the ''Fortress'', with production restarted by [[Semier Data Tron]] to support the newly-formed [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. However, despite an initial fast buildup of twenty ships in six years, production of new ''Fortresses'' postwar slowed to an average of two a year until [[3047]]. The source-unknown [[Anacon B5000]] engines were exhausted by that initial burst. The craft built post-Fourth Succession War until 3047 were built with inferior engines: [[Semier Data Tron]] used the smaller [[Quad RanTech 720]] drive that consumed fuel at a much faster rate from their ''[[Seeker]]'' line.<ref name=ORp83>''Objective Raids'', p. 83: "Produced Semier Data Tron Components"</ref> At the same time, [[Tharkad Aerospace Group]] fitted theirs with surplus ''[[Intruder]]'' [[Movem-XL]] drives.<ref name=OR82/> Eventually, SDT closed down its manufacturing center to retool and refurbish the facility and reopened in early [[3051]] with efforts begun on producing newer, upgraded ''Fortresses'' by 3058 with properly sized [[Piper C1-5]] [[Interplanetary Drive System|interplanetary drives]].<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS/><ref name=TR57r48>''Technical Readouts: 3057 Revised: Fortress'', pp. 48-49</ref> + The alliance between the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] would save the ''Fortress'', with production restarted by [[Semier Data Tron]] to support the newly-formed [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. However, despite an initial fast buildup of twenty ships in six years, production of new ''Fortress''es postwar slowed to two a year until [[3047]], and engine shortages caused some ships to be built with a [[Quad RanTech 720]] drive that consumed fuel at a much faster rate. Eventually, the company closed down its manufacturing center to retool and refurbish the facility, and reopened in early [[3051]] with efforts begun on producing newer, upgraded ''Fortresses'' by 3058.<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS/> ==Armament== ==Armament== Line 86:
Line 86: * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' [[Category:Artillery Support Unit]] [[Category:Artillery Support Unit]]
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* 16x [[medium laser]] | * 16x [[medium laser]] | ||
* 1x [[Long Tom]] | * 1x [[Long Tom]] | ||
| − | | Armor = | + | | Armor = Standard <br> '''Fore:''' 22 <br> '''Sides:''' 21 <br> '''Aft:''' 15 |
| Crew = 42<ref name=TR57>''Technical Readouts: 3057'', pp. 50–51</ref> | | Crew = 42<ref name=TR57>''Technical Readouts: 3057'', pp. 50–51</ref> | ||
*7 Officers | *7 Officers | ||
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The '''''Fortress'''''-class Assault [[DropShip]] is one of the few true ground assault DropShips capable of securing its own landing zone, deploying sufficient forces to hit its targets, and providing them with indirect fire support. Carrying a [[Combined Arms|combined-arms]] [[battalion]] and sufficient logistical and C<sup>3</sup> capabilities to support it, a ''Fortress'' also makes an excellent anchor for any defensive line, with enough firepower and armor to give most enemies pause. However, even when it was first produced in [[2613]] the ''Fortress'' gained a reputation for being over-engineered and prone to breakage, and as the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] dragged on its computers, fire control system, and even fusion drives were often replaced with inferior parts. Between [[2974]] and [[3027]] less than a dozen ''Fortress''-class DropShips were produced, and with most models over a century old, the line neared extinction. In a declassified [[3025]] report, [[ComStar]] reported the last of the part manufacturers had closed in the early 31st century, and no known production facilities of the class, though SDT secretly produced twenty of the vessels for the Archon in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 50–51</ref> | The '''''Fortress'''''-class Assault [[DropShip]] is one of the few true ground assault DropShips capable of securing its own landing zone, deploying sufficient forces to hit its targets, and providing them with indirect fire support. Carrying a [[Combined Arms|combined-arms]] [[battalion]] and sufficient logistical and C<sup>3</sup> capabilities to support it, a ''Fortress'' also makes an excellent anchor for any defensive line, with enough firepower and armor to give most enemies pause. However, even when it was first produced in [[2613]] the ''Fortress'' gained a reputation for being over-engineered and prone to breakage, and as the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] dragged on its computers, fire control system, and even fusion drives were often replaced with inferior parts. Between [[2974]] and [[3027]] less than a dozen ''Fortress''-class DropShips were produced, and with most models over a century old, the line neared extinction. In a declassified [[3025]] report, [[ComStar]] reported the last of the part manufacturers had closed in the early 31st century, and no known production facilities of the class, though SDT secretly produced twenty of the vessels for the Archon in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 50–51</ref> | ||
| − | The alliance between the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] would save the ''Fortress'', with production restarted by [[Semier Data Tron]] to support the newly-formed [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. However, despite an initial fast buildup of twenty ships in six years, production of new '' | + | The alliance between the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] would save the ''Fortress'', with production restarted by [[Semier Data Tron]] to support the newly-formed [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. However, despite an initial fast buildup of twenty ships in six years, production of new ''Fortress''es postwar slowed to two a year until [[3047]], and engine shortages caused some ships to be built with a [[Quad RanTech 720]] drive that consumed fuel at a much faster rate. Eventually, the company closed down its manufacturing center to retool and refurbish the facility, and reopened in early [[3051]] with efforts begun on producing newer, upgraded ''Fortresses'' by 3058.<ref name=TR57/><ref name=DS/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Artillery Support Unit]] | [[Category:Artillery Support Unit]] | ||