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Line 1: − {{Otheruses|the WarShip design|other uses|Liberator}} + {{Otheruses|the [[WarShip]] class|other uses|Liberator (disambiguation)}} {{InfoBoxWarShip {{InfoBoxWarShip − | image = [[Image:Liberator (Cruiser) TRO3057.png|240px]] + | image = [[Image:Liberator.jpg|240px]] − | name = ''Liberator'' + | name = Liberator − | manufacturer = Clans + | manufacturer = | Use = Cruiser | Use = Cruiser | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | Cost = | Cost = − | Introduced = (see Notes) + | Introduced = 2525 | production year=3024 | production year=3024 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4508/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4508/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> − | Mass = 830,000 tons + | Mass = 830,000 − | Length = 855 meters + | Length = 855 m − | Sail Diameter = 1,450 meters + | Sail Diameter = 1,450 m | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | Top Thrust = 2.5 g | Top Thrust = 2.5 g Line 20:
Line 20: | KF Drive Integrity = 17 | KF Drive Integrity = 17 | LF Battery = Yes | LF Battery = Yes − | Armament = <span></span> + | Armament = 24x [[Large Laser]]s <br>24x [[Small Laser]]s <br>8x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s <br>8x [[LB 20-X AC]]s <br>8x [[Ultra AC/10|UAC/10]]s <br>12x [[LRM-20]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]])<br>8x [[NAC/20]]s <br>4x [[NAC/30]]s <br>12x [[Naval Laser 35|NL-35]]s<br>6x [[Naval Laser 45|NL-45]]s<br>12x [[Naval Laser 55|NL-55]]s<br> 8x [[Heavy NPPC]]s<br> 4x [[Light Naval Gauss|Light Naval Gauss Cannon]]s<br>4x [[Heavy Naval Gauss|Heavy Naval Gauss Cannon]]s − * 24x [[Large Laser]]+ | Armor = Fore: 240<br>Fore-Sides: 210<br>Aft-Sides: 210<br>Aft: 229<br> − * 24x [[Small Laser]]+ [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor − * 8x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] − * 8x [[LB 20-X AC]] − * 8x [[Ultra AC/10]] − * 12x [[LRM-20]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] − * 8x [[NAC/20]] − * 4x [[NAC/30]] − * 12x [[Naval Laser 35]] − * 6x [[Naval Laser 45]] − * 12x [[Naval Laser 55]] − * 8x [[Heavy NPPC]] − * 4x [[Light Naval Gauss]] − * 4x [[Heavy Naval Gauss]] − | Armor = 949.5 tons [[Ferro-Carbide]] | DropShip Capacity = 6 | DropShip Capacity = 6 − | Crew = 419<ref name=TRO3057R152/> + | Crew = 420 − * 71 Officers+ | Grav Decks = 2 (145 and 185 meter diameter) − * 275 Enlisted − * 73 Gunners − ---- − Bay Personnel: 120 − | Grav Decks = 1 x 145 meters diameter | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 60/40 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 60/40 − | Heat Sinks = 592 [[double heat sink|double]] + | Heat Sinks = 592 − | Structural Integrity = 85 + | Structural Integrity = 85 − | BV (1.0) = 78,649<ref name=TRO3057R152/> + | BV (1.0) = 75,649 − | BV (2.0) = + | BV (2.0) = ??? }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Liberator'''''-class cruiser is a refitted design based on the [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]]'s ''[[Avatar (WarShip class)|Avatar]]''-class heavy cruiser, a design dating back to [[2531]]. Five vessels in SLDF service, along with one of the three captured by [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces survived to join [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]]. Thanks in part to Kerensky's need for their cargo and [[DropShip]] capacity, they were later mothballed after seeing use in [[Operation KLONDIKE]] and the fleet's settlement in the [[Pentagon Cluster]].<ref name=TRO3057R152>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 152: "Liberator Profile"</ref> + The '''Liberator'''-class cruiser is a refitted design based on the [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]]'s ''[[Avatar (WarShip)|Avatar]]''-class heavy cruiser, a design dating back to [[2531]]. Six of these vessels survived to join [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]], thanks in part to Kerensky's need of their cargo and [[DropShip]] capacity, and were later mothballed after the fleet's settlement in the [[Pentagon Cluster]]. In the [[thirty-first century]], as the [[Clans]] began to mobilize for their [[Clan Invasion|invasion of the Inner Sphere]], these ships were reactivated, upgraded and renamed to take part in the conquest. Among the vessels' upgrades was the replacement of their conventional armor with [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor, which provided 50% greater protection without sacrificing cargo space. The ship proved to be very versatile, being able to carry out small planetary assaults, naval battles or boarding actions on its own. − − In the [[thirty-first century]], as the [[Clans]] began to mobilize for their [[Clan Invasion|invasion of the Inner Sphere]], these ships were reactivated, upgraded, and (some) renamed to take part in the conquest. Among the vessels' upgrades was the replacement of their conventional armor with [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor, which provided 50% greater protection without sacrificing cargo space. The ship proved to be very versatile, being able to carry out small planetary assaults, naval battles, or boarding actions on its own.<ref name=TRO3057R152/> ==Armament== ==Armament== − Compared to their original design, the ''Liberator'''s weaponry was focused more on anti-fighter duty, although it still packed a sufficient capital punch. Twenty-four [[Large Laser|large]] and 24 [[medium laser|medium]] lasers cover all firing arcs on the ship, providing anti-fighter firepower. They are supported by 8 [[Medium Pulse Lasers]], 8 [[LB 10-X AC|LB 10-X ACs]], 10 [[Ultra AC-10]]s and 12 [[Artemis IV FCS]]-controlled [[LRM-20]]s, concentrated on the fore and aft firing arcs. 8 [[NAC/20|NAC/20s]] with 320 tons (or 800 rounds) of ammo and 4 [[NAC/30|NAC/30s]] with 320 tons (or 400 rounds) of ammo provide hard-hitting ballistic firepower divided between the ship's fore and aft. 4 [[Heavy Naval Gauss|heavy]] and 4 [[Light Naval Gauss|light]] naval Gauss rifles, with 200 and 40 tons of ammo respectively, provide broadside firepower. For capital-strength energy weapons the ''Liberator'' carries 12 [[Naval Laser 35|NL-35]], 6 [[Naval Laser 45|NL-45]], 12 [[Naval Laser 55|NL-55s]], and 8 [[Heavy NPPC|Heavy NPPCs]] spread between fore, aft and broadside firing arcs. + Compared to their original design, the ''Liberator'''s weaponry was focused more on anti-fighter duty, although it still packed sufficient capital punch. 24 [[Large Laser|large]] and 24 [[Medium Laser|medium]] lasers cover all firing arcs on the ship, providing anti-fighter firepower. They are supported by 8 [[Medium Pulse Lasers]], 8 [[LB 10-X AC]]s, 10 [[Ultra AC-10]]s and 12 [[Artemis IV FCS]]-controlled [[LRM-10]]s, concentrated on the fore and aft firing arcs. 8 [[NAC/20]]s with 320 tons (or 800 rounds) of ammo and 4 [[NAC/30]]s with 320 tons (or 400 rounds) of ammo provide hard-hitting ballistic firepower located divided between the ship's fore and aft. 4 [[Heavy Naval Gauss|heavy]] and 4 [[Light Naval Gauss|light]] naval Gauss rifles, with 200 and 40 tons of ammo respectively, provide broadside firepower. For capital-strength energy weapons the ''Liberator'' carries 12 [[Naval Laser 35|NL-35]], 6 [[Naval Laser 45|NL-45]], 12 [[Naval Laser 55|NL-55]]s and 8 [[Heavy NPPC]]s spread out between fore, aft and broadside firing arcs. ==Cargo== ==Cargo== − The ''Liberator'' has enough cabin space to support three [[stars]] of [[aerospace fighters]], two stars of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]] for boarding actions, and an additional [[cluster]] of conventional troops. + The ''Liberator'' has enough internal cargo space to support three [[star]]s of [[aerospace fighter]]s, two stars of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]] for boarding actions and an additional [[Cluster]] of conventional troops. − − *Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighters]] (30), 6 doors − *Bay 2: [[Elemental]] Points (10), 2 doors − *Bay 3: Cargo (50,395.5 tons), 1 door ==See Also== ==See Also== Line 70:
Line 46: == Notes == == Notes == − * There is conflicting information on when the ''Liberator'' class was actually designed. The writeup seems to suggest the redesign of the ''Avatar'' was only devised when the ships were reactivated in the 31st century. But there are indications that the ''Liberator'' upgrade may be much older, possibly as old as the ''Avatar'' class itself: + * The quoted introductory date of 2525 in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' is evidenntly incorrect, as it puts the rebuilding of the ''Avatar''-class base vessels for the ''Liberator'' as having occured six years prior to the ''Avatar'' entering service. − **''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' states an introduction year of [[2525]], which is six years prior to the ''Avatar'' entering service. − **The SLS ''[[Morello]]'', a ship that joined Kerensky's Exodus Fleet, was explicitly listed as a ''Liberator'' class vessel in [[2874]] when the fleet gathered, suggesting at least one such refit already existed by then (possibly a proof-of-concept or prototype vessel). It is not known if the ''Morello'' was among the six ''Avatar'' class vessels in the fleet, or counted separately. − * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Befreier'''. + * In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Befreier'''. ==Gallery== ==Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − Liberator (Cruiser) TRO3057.png|Original Clan refit ''Liberator'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' + Image:Liberator.jpg|Original Clan refit ''Liberator'' from [[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]] </gallery> </gallery> Line 86:
Line 60: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' − * ''[[Shadows of War]]'' (novel) + * ''[[Shadows of War]] (novel)'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' + * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'', pp. 152-153 − [[Category:WarShip classes]] [[Category:WarShip classes]]
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| − | {{Otheruses|the WarShip | + | {{Otheruses|the [[WarShip]] class|other uses|Liberator (disambiguation)}} |
{{InfoBoxWarShip | {{InfoBoxWarShip | ||
| − | | image = [[Image:Liberator | + | | image = [[Image:Liberator.jpg|240px]] |
| − | | name = | + | | name = Liberator |
| − | | manufacturer = | + | | manufacturer = |
| Use = Cruiser | | Use = Cruiser | ||
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] | | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | ||
| Cost = | | Cost = | ||
| − | | Introduced = | + | | Introduced = 2525 |
| production year=3024 | | production year=3024 | ||
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4508/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4508/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | ||
| − | | Mass = 830,000 | + | | Mass = 830,000 |
| − | | Length = 855 | + | | Length = 855 m |
| − | | Sail Diameter = 1,450 | + | | Sail Diameter = 1,450 m |
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | ||
| Top Thrust = 2.5 g | | Top Thrust = 2.5 g | ||
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| KF Drive Integrity = 17 | | KF Drive Integrity = 17 | ||
| LF Battery = Yes | | LF Battery = Yes | ||
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = 24x [[Large Laser]]s <br>24x [[Small Laser]]s <br>8x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s <br>8x [[LB 20-X AC]]s <br>8x [[Ultra AC/10|UAC/10]]s <br>12x [[LRM-20]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]])<br>8x [[NAC/20]]s <br>4x [[NAC/30]]s <br>12x [[Naval Laser 35|NL-35]]s<br>6x [[Naval Laser 45|NL-45]]s<br>12x [[Naval Laser 55|NL-55]]s<br> 8x [[Heavy NPPC]]s<br> 4x [[Light Naval Gauss|Light Naval Gauss Cannon]]s<br>4x [[Heavy Naval Gauss|Heavy Naval Gauss Cannon]]s |
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| DropShip Capacity = 6 | | DropShip Capacity = 6 | ||
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 60/40 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 60/40 | ||
| − | | Heat Sinks = 592 | + | | Heat Sinks = 592 |
| − | | Structural Integrity = 85 | + | | Structural Integrity = 85 |
| − | | BV (1.0) = | + | | BV (1.0) = 75,649 |
| − | | BV (2.0) = | + | | BV (2.0) = ??? |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The | + | The '''Liberator'''-class cruiser is a refitted design based on the [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]]'s ''[[Avatar (WarShip)|Avatar]]''-class heavy cruiser, a design dating back to [[2531]]. Six of these vessels survived to join [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]], thanks in part to Kerensky's need of their cargo and [[DropShip]] capacity, and were later mothballed after the fleet's settlement in the [[Pentagon Cluster]]. In the [[thirty-first century]], as the [[Clans]] began to mobilize for their [[Clan Invasion|invasion of the Inner Sphere]], these ships were reactivated, upgraded and renamed to take part in the conquest. Among the vessels' upgrades was the replacement of their conventional armor with [[Ferro-Carbide]] armor, which provided 50% greater protection without sacrificing cargo space. The ship proved to be very versatile, being able to carry out small planetary assaults, naval battles or boarding actions on its own. |
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| − | In the [[thirty-first century]], as the [[Clans]] began to mobilize for their [[Clan Invasion|invasion of the Inner Sphere]], these ships were reactivated, upgraded | ||
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | Compared to their original design, the ''Liberator'' | + | Compared to their original design, the ''Liberator'''s weaponry was focused more on anti-fighter duty, although it still packed sufficient capital punch. 24 [[Large Laser|large]] and 24 [[Medium Laser|medium]] lasers cover all firing arcs on the ship, providing anti-fighter firepower. They are supported by 8 [[Medium Pulse Lasers]], 8 [[LB 10-X AC]]s, 10 [[Ultra AC-10]]s and 12 [[Artemis IV FCS]]-controlled [[LRM-10]]s, concentrated on the fore and aft firing arcs. 8 [[NAC/20]]s with 320 tons (or 800 rounds) of ammo and 4 [[NAC/30]]s with 320 tons (or 400 rounds) of ammo provide hard-hitting ballistic firepower located divided between the ship's fore and aft. 4 [[Heavy Naval Gauss|heavy]] and 4 [[Light Naval Gauss|light]] naval Gauss rifles, with 200 and 40 tons of ammo respectively, provide broadside firepower. For capital-strength energy weapons the ''Liberator'' carries 12 [[Naval Laser 35|NL-35]], 6 [[Naval Laser 45|NL-45]], 12 [[Naval Laser 55|NL-55]]s and 8 [[Heavy NPPC]]s spread out between fore, aft and broadside firing arcs. |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
| − | The ''Liberator'' has enough | + | The ''Liberator'' has enough internal cargo space to support three [[star]]s of [[aerospace fighter]]s, two stars of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]] for boarding actions and an additional [[Cluster]] of conventional troops. |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | * | + | * The quoted introductory date of 2525 in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' is evidenntly incorrect, as it puts the rebuilding of the ''Avatar''-class base vessels for the ''Liberator'' as having occured six years prior to the ''Avatar'' entering service. |
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| − | * In German products | + | * In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Befreier'''. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Liberator | + | Image:Liberator.jpg|Original Clan refit ''Liberator'' from [[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]] |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Shadows of War]] | + | * ''[[Shadows of War]] (novel)'' |
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'', pp. 152-153 |
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[[Category:WarShip classes]] | [[Category:WarShip classes]] | ||