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:* [[Katherine Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Katherine Steiner'']] - still active in 3079.<ref name="FR:LAAFp6"/> | :* [[Katherine Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Katherine Steiner'']] - still active in 3079.<ref name="FR:LAAFp6"/> | ||
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:* [[Melissa Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Melissa Steiner'']] - Destroyed in the Word of Blake attack on [[Hesperus II]]<ref name="FR:LAAFp6"/> in [[3070]]. | :* [[Melissa Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Melissa Steiner'']] - Destroyed in the Word of Blake attack on [[Hesperus II]]<ref name="FR:LAAFp6"/> in [[3070]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
Revision as of 06:22, 4 April 2016
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Fox | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | -Port Simon Naval Shipyards |
Introduced | 3058 |
Production Year | 3057[1] |
Use | Corvette |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Cost | 16,424,809,360 C-Bills |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 235,000 tons |
Length | 440 m |
Sail Diameter | 990 m |
Fuel | 5,920 tons |
Burn Rate | 39.52 |
Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
Top Thrust | 2.5 g |
Sail Integrity | 3 |
KF Drive Integrity | 6 |
LF Battery | Yes |
Armament | 6 x AMS 6 x Machine Guns 16 x Large Pulse Laser 10 x NAC/10s 8 x Barracuda 4 x NL45 4 x NL55 |
Armor | 394.5 tons of Improved Ferro-Aluminum |
DropShip Capacity | 5 |
Crew | 158 |
Grav Decks | 1 x 112 meter diameter |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 0/12 |
Heat Sinks | 338 (Double) |
Structural Integrity | 100 |
BV (1.0) | 37,029[2] |
Contents
Overview
Originally designated the RX-78, the Fox class corvette WarShip is known across the Inner Sphere as a symbol of the Federated Commonwealth and, after the FedCom Civil War, the Lyran Alliance and Federated Suns. Initially designed between 3050 and 3051, the Fox was well on track to being the very first WarShip deployed by any Inner Sphere power in over 200 years but repeated delays, including a boycott of parts by ComStar and multiple terrorist attacks on the Federated-Boeing Interstellar facilities orbiting Galax, prevented the first Fox from slipping her moorings until 3058. Since then it has become an especially common sight within the Federated Suns and production within the Lyran Alliance ensures that its presence is felt in that realm as well.
Capabilities
The Fox is incredibly well armed and armored for a corvette, especially when compared to Star League-era corvettes. Armed with a mix of Naval Lasers, light Naval Autocannon, and Barracuda Capital Missiles the Fox can respond to a variety of situations and face down most any vessel outside of another WarShip. A large compliment of five DropShips provide a significant escort for the small ship and make the Fox an ideal command vessel for small strike forces. Even small destroyers must be wary of the Fox thanks to its heavy armor, quadruple that of many other corvettes and a match for that of much larger WarShips. As a result the Fox can take much more damage then most expect, giving the ship a decided edge against an overconfident opponent.
One of the major features of the Fox is the use of a Lithium-Fusion Battery, a difficult and expensive piece of technology to produce that was rare even on Star League ships. Enabling the Fox to make two jumps in a row, the LF Battery is essential in border patrol or raiding missions where the ability to get in and out of a system quickly is a prerequisite.
The Fox has become one of the most numerous WarShip designs in the Inner Sphere with over twenty of the class produced between the Davion and Steiner realms.
Cargo
12,567.5 tons
- Bay 1: 12 Fighters
- Bay 2: 2 Small Craft
- Bay 3: Cargo
Named Vessels
- Federated Commonwealth
- Federated Suns
- Lyran Alliance
- LAS Katherine Steiner - still active in 3079.[3]
- LAS Katrina Steiner - Damaged the FWLS Bedevere in the February 3070 attack on Skye.[4] Lost while jumping to Terra during Operation SCOUR.[3]
- LAS Melissa Steiner - Destroyed in the Word of Blake attack on Hesperus II[3] in 3070.
Trivia
The Fox class corvette's original designation of RX-78 is a nod to the RX-78 Gundam of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. There are also similar circumstances to their conception: both are powerful prototypes to their respective factions at the time of their introduction, and both featured revolutionary new technologies in a time of desperation against seemingly-unstoppable enemies(the Fox being the first active WarShip re-introduced in the Fed Com for more than 200 years, giving hope to efforts to counter the technologically-superior Clans and their numerous WarShip fleets).
See Also
Ship Gallery
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Fox (WarShip class)
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 282
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Report: LAAF, p. 6, "Off The Edge Of The Map"
- ↑ Dawn of the Jihad, p. 45, "Skye Assaulted!"
Bibliography
- AeroTech 2 Record Sheets
- Dawn of the Jihad
- FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)
- Field Manual: Update
- Field Report: AFFS
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Technical Readout: 3057
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 118-119
- Technical Readout: 3085