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Nagumo | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Hinsdale Elec |
Production Year | 3056[1] |
Use | Troop Carrier |
Type | Military Aerodyne |
Tech Base | Star League |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 4,200 tons |
Structural Integrity | 10 |
Length | 122 meters |
Width | 67 meters |
Height | 26 meters |
Drive System | Unknown |
Safe Thrust | 2 g |
Max Thrust | 3 g |
Fuel (tons) | 75 tons |
Fuel (days) | 40.8 days |
Armament | 3x ER Large Lasers 3x Large Lasers 12x Medium Lasers 3x Medium Pulse Lasers 2x AC/5s 2x AC/20s 1x Gauss Rifle 2x LRM-15s with Artemis IV FCS 1x LRM-20 with Artemis IV FCS 2x SRM-4s with Artemis IV FCS 2x SRM-6s with Artemis IV FCS |
Armor | 43 tons Standard Fore: 24 Sides: 15 Aft: 18 |
Crew | 28 |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 4/0 |
Heat Sinks | 55 (110) |
BV (1.0) | 3,767[2] |
BV (2.0) | 4,378 |
Contents
Description
Although technically a "mere" infantry carrier, the Nagumo is an impressively armed and armored DropShip for its size.
Recognizing the need for a modern infantry transport, DCMS officials approached a number of DropShip manufacturers in the Combine. While not their first choice, Hinsdale's bid was selected because more preferred manufacturers were busy on other DCMS projects. With rushed development leading to a series of mishaps and the loss of the prototype DCS Fukushu in early 3055, the project seemed doomed, but after a major redesign the second prototype began trials in late 3056 and was quickly approved for production.
Ignoring its problematic birth, the Nagumo is an impressively armed and armored craft. The vessel mounts forty-three tons of armor, with almost a third covering the nose, the remainder divided evenly across the rest of the craft. Ironically the Nagumos only serious flaw is with the infantry bays, the whole reason for the class' existence. The design's lack of bottom-mounted transit drive means that the infantry bays fittings must be reconfigured whenever the craft leaves or enters a planet's gravity well, a lengthy and annoying process that takes several hours.
Armament
Carrying an above average weapons array for an infantry carrier, the Nagumo has a AC/20 and Gauss Rifle, an ER Large Laser backed up by three standard and one Medium Pulse Laser, with Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20 and SRM-6 racks mounted in the nose, with a AC/5, a SRM-4 and a ER large laser and three standard mediums in supporting mounts in the leading edge of each wing. Even the back has not been neglected, with another AC/20, a SRM-4 and a standard large and medium laser combo installed aft, with similar laser mounts covering a LRM-15 and medium pulse laser in rear-facing bays in each wing.
Cargo
The Nagumo has a cargo capacity of 2,284 tons and can carry 12 infantry Platoons, a complete Battalion.
Variants
None known.
Named vessels
Gallery
- Nagumo.gif
Original Nagumo from TRO:3057
References
- ↑ online date for the Nagumo
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 227
Bibliography
- AeroTech 2 Record Sheets
- Technical Readout: 3057, pp 36-37
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp 34-35