Leviathan II
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| Leviathan II Heavy Battleship | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Clan Ghost Bear |
| Introduced | 3066 |
| Use | Combat JumpShip Aerospace Carrier Orbit Fire-Support Space superiority |
| Tech Base | Clan Advance |
| Cost | 29,589,153,000 C-Bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 2,400,000 |
| Length | 1,700 meters |
| Sail Diameter | |
| Fuel | 15,300 |
| Burn Rate | |
| Safe Thrust | |
| Top Thrust | 5 |
| Sail Integrity | |
| KF Drive Integrity | |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament | 2 x Heavy Naval Gausses 4 Medium Naval Gausses 10 x NAC/30s 28 x Medium NPPCs 108 x NL55s 6 x AR-10 Launchers 10 x ER PPCs 50 x ER Large Lasers 40 x ER Medium Laser 20 x Large Pulse Lasers 40 x Medium Pulse Lasers 16 x Gauss Rifles 12 x LRM 20+ArtIV 80 x ATM-12s 18 x Streak SRM 6s 30 x AMS |
| Armor | Ferro-carbide Armor |
| DropShip Capacity | 8 |
| Crew | 195 Officers 764 Crewmembers 211 Gunners 225 BattleArmor/Marines 600 Bay Personnel |
| Grav Decks | 2 (185 meter diameter, 95 Meter dimeter) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 150/150 |
| Heat Sinks | 9,500 Double Heatsinks |
| Structural Integrity | 150 |
| BV (1.0) | 336,087 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
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Description
The Leviathan II Heavy Battleship was a product of Clan Ghost Bear, produced in their Inner Sphere shipyard orbiting their Occupational Zone capital of Alshain. The ship was one the Clan's new symbols of its founding of the Clan's new Ghost Bear Dominion. The ships were noted for the incredibly heavy armor and weaponry, as being noted being largest WarShip ever built.
Ship History
The ship's design was original conceived in 3044 prior to Clan Invasion, pair of the ships were built with assistance of the Clan Snow Ravens when it became apparent they could not build themselves. However, after the Invasion ended, it became clear Clan need to move its population to the Inner Sphere. So the existing incompleted ships were shift from Battleship to Heavy Armored Transports. During the rest of the 3050s, these Transports served means move the Clan's entire population to their occupation zone. After move completed in secret, the Clan celebrated it founding of the Ghost Bear Dominion by constructing a new Leviathan as Heavy Battleship. With remaining Leviathans Transporters would be converted later into the Heavy Battleship configuation in very late 3060s and early 3070s.
During the constuction of the Rasalhague, rogue brigade of the Alshain Avengers from the Draconis Combine which damaged the ship during construction in 3064. This even triggered the Combine-Ghost Bear War, between two factions.
The Rasalhague did not become operational until Dececember 3068, with its older sistership Leviathan moving into drydock to take place for conversion.[1]
In July 3070, newly installed Elected Prince Ragnar Magnusson leads Ghost Bear task force lead by the Rasalhague to liberate the Word of Blake occupid world of Tukayyid. After challenging Blakist to withdraw, the Blakist two guarding warships, the McKenna Class Battleship Blake's Sword and Essex Class Destroyer Deliverance attacked the Ghost Bears. Together with Nightlord Class Battlship Ursa Major, the Rasalhague swiftly knocked the Blakist Battleship out of action. As the fight turn for the Ghost Bears, the Blakist in attempt to salvage victory, fire nuclear weapon at the Rasalhague. The Heavy Battleship's incredible armor shrugged off the attack and devastated the Blakist forces. The Raslhague then provided cover Prince Magnusson's 1st Rasalhague Bears and Gunzberg Eagles in their landings to retake planet from the Blakist. Shortly after Blakist were wiped off the planet, Prince took the Rasalhague to Riksdag.[2]
Armament
Nose Mounted Weapons
The ship bow's weaponry has augements between capital grade weaponry and conventional weapons to provide for powerful combination of firepower. Capital weapons include weapons bay; Two Heavy Naval Gauss Rifles, Seven Medium Naval Grade PPCs, pair of Class 30 Naval Autocannon (w/200 Rounds), Single AR-10 Capital Missile Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles), and dozen Class 55 Naval Lasers.
Conventional Weaponry Bays includes; Eight Gauss Rifles (600 rounds), ten ER Large Lasers with ten Medium Lasers, five Large Pulse Lasers with five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten Type 12 Advanced Tactical Missile Launchers (w/ 1,000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (with 1,008 rounds).
Front Left/Right Sides
Each side has following in its respective weapons bays; Seven Medium Naval PPCs, Twelve Class 55 Naval Lasers, two Class 30 Naval Autocannons (w/200 rounds), and single AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional Weaponry per side includes per weapons bay; ten Extended Range Medium Lasers, five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 Launchers (w/1,000 rounds), three Streak 6 SRM Launchers (w/300 rounds), and five Anti-Missile System (w/1008 rounds).
Left/Right Broadside
Each (side) the ship's Broadside weapons bays has the following weapons per type. Capital Weaponry; two Medium Naval Gauss Rifles (w/200 rounds) and two seperate Weapon Bay with 12 Class 55 Naval Lasers in each.
Convention Weaponry; Five ER PPCs, 10 Extend Range Large Lasers, 5 Large Pulse Lasers with 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, Six 20-tube Long Range Missile Launchers guided by Artemis IV Fire Control Systems (w/ 600 rounds), ten ATM 12 Launchers (w/1000 rounds), and three Streak SRM 6 launchers (w/300 rounds).
Aft Left/Right Sides
Each (side) includes following weapons in their respective Weapon Bay per each side. Capital Weaponry; Class 30 Naval Autocannon (w/200), twelve Class 55 Naval Lasers, and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional Weapon Bays; Ten ER Large Lasers, five Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
Aft Weapons Bays
The Aft side arc is armed with following weapons mounted per Weapons Bay. Capital Weaponary include; Seven Medium Naval PPCs and AR-10 Launcher (20 Killer Whales, 50 White Sharks, & 100 Barracuda Capital Missiles).
Conventional Weapon Bays have; Ten ER Medium Lasers, 8 Gauss Rifles (w/600 rounds), 5 Large and 5 Medium Pulse Lasers, ten ATM 12 launchers (w/1000 rounds), and five Anti-Missile Systems (w/1008 rounds).
Cargo Bays
- Bay 1: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
- Bay 2: Aerospace Fighter (150) - 4 Doors
- Bay 3: Cargo (24,873.00 tons) - 10 Doors
Variants
- Leviathan Heavy Transport - Original production variant of the Battleship, only Leviathan and Great Bear were constructed in this configuration.
Named Vessels of the Class
- Rasalhague -Build in orbiting Alshain Shipyards, the ship was damaged during construction in 3066. Ship was completed by early years of the Jihad as Leviathan II Heavy Battleship.