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* 8x [[LRM-20]]
 
* 8x [[LRM-20]]
 
* 6x [[medium laser]]
 
* 6x [[medium laser]]
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| Fire Control System = [[Advance Fire Control|Advanced]]
 
| Fire Control System = [[Advance Fire Control|Advanced]]
 
| Heat Sinks = 90 [[Heat Sink|single]]<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
 
| Heat Sinks = 90 [[Heat Sink|single]]<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
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The '''Luftenburg''' was a class of [[blue water]] WarShip supercarriers constructed by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at the beginning of the early [[twenty-eighth century]].  These massive 100,000 ton ships are the largest active carriers known to exist, primarily created to provide mobile air support and limited artillery fire support for land and sea operations on planets which have large oceans.  Each Luftenburg could carry over 140 aircraft, including 100 [[aerospace fighter|aerospace]] or [[conventional fighter]] craft, 20 [[VTOL]], and 20 conventional or medium support aircraft.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
 
The '''Luftenburg''' was a class of [[blue water]] WarShip supercarriers constructed by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at the beginning of the early [[twenty-eighth century]].  These massive 100,000 ton ships are the largest active carriers known to exist, primarily created to provide mobile air support and limited artillery fire support for land and sea operations on planets which have large oceans.  Each Luftenburg could carry over 140 aircraft, including 100 [[aerospace fighter|aerospace]] or [[conventional fighter]] craft, 20 [[VTOL]], and 20 conventional or medium support aircraft.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
  
Between their introduction in 2741 until [[2806]] thirteen ships of the Luftenberg-class were constructed on Tharkad and other various Lyran worlds for wet navy support.  These ships remained in active service to House Steiner until the end of the [[thirtieth century]], when they were mothballed due to loss of advanced technology.  After the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Lyran Alliance]] was able to return some of these ships back to service.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>  During the [[Jihad]] at least one Luftenburg was destroyed on Tharkad by orbital fire from [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[WarShip]]s.<ref name="TRO:VArp152">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 152: "Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles"</ref>
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Between their introduction in 2741 until [[2806]] thirteen ships of the ''Luftenberg''-class were constructed on Tharkad and other various Lyran worlds for wet navy support.  These ships remained in active service to House Steiner until the end of the [[thirtieth century]], when they were mothballed due to loss of advanced technology.  After the [[Clan Invasion]], the [[Lyran Alliance]] was able to return some of these ships back to service.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>  During the [[Jihad]] at least one Luftenburg was destroyed on Tharkad by orbital fire from [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[WarShip]]s.<ref name="TRO:VArp152">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 152: "Naval (Surface) Vessel Support Vehicles"</ref>
  
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
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==Named Vessels==
 
==Named Vessels==
* [[Luftenburg (Individual Luftenburg-class Naval Vessel)|TNS ''Luftenburg'']]
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* TNS ''Luftenburg'' - Lead ship of class. Commissioned in [[2741]] on Tharkad.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
* [[Steadfast (Individual Luftenburg-class Naval Vessel)|DNS ''Steadfast'']]
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* [[Gerthr|TNS ''Gerthr'']]
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* TNS ''Gerthr'' - This vessel of the Lyran Navy was the first ship of the class to be recommissioned since the Succession Wars in [[3055]]. The recovery of lost technology enabled the return to service after a lengthy refit.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/> It is unclear if this ship survived the Blake invasion of Tharkad during the early years of the Jihad.<ref name="TOp229">''Tactical Operations'', p. 229: A single Luftenburg was noted to survive the Word of Blake occupation.  The Gerthr was the only known ship operating prior to the invasion</ref>
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* DNS ''Steadfast'' - Ship of the [[Donegal]] Navy, last ship of the class to be decommissioned & mothballed during the Succession Wars in [[2920]].<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
  
 
==Design Quirks==
 
==Design Quirks==
 
The Luftenburg is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
 
The Luftenburg is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
 
* [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Long)]]
 
* [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Long)]]
* [[Obsolete|Obsolete (2806–3055)]]
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* [[Obsolete|Obsolete (2806-3055)]]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* No record sheets have been produced for this ship. Rules to construct wet-navy ships can be found in ''[[Tactical Operations]]''.
 
* No record sheets have been produced for this ship. Rules to construct wet-navy ships can be found in ''[[Tactical Operations]]''.
  
* The TNS ''Gerthr'' might be the Luftenburg that survived the Blakist occupation of Tharkad, escaping the fate of the three ''[[Jormungand]]'' cruisers also based at Tharkad.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/><ref name=TO:AUEp45">''Tactical Operations: Advanced Units & Equipment'', p. 45: "Military Vessels"</ref>
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* It is believed that TNS ''Gerthr'' is the Luftenburg that survived the Blakist occupation of Tharkad, escaping the fate of the three ''[[Jormungand]]'' cruisers also based at Tharkad.<ref name="TRO:VAp166"/><ref name="TRO:VArp166"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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