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{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
| image = [[Image:Sovetskii Soyuz_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
 
| image = [[Image:Sovetskii Soyuz_TRO2750.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Sovetskii Soyuz''
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| name = Sovetskii Soyuz
| manufacturer = [[Blue Nose Clipperships]]<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/><ref name=TR27509138/>
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| manufacturer = [[Blue Nose Clipperships]]
 
| Use = Heavy Cruiser
 
| Use = Heavy Cruiser
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
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| Tech Base = [[Star League]]/[[Clan]]
| Cost = 10,505,451,200 C-bills<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5099/ MUL cost for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| Cost = 5,154,086,000 Cbills
| Introduced = [[2742]]<ref name="BSs57">''BattleSpace'' sourcebook, p. 57</ref>
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| Introduced = [[2735]]
 
| production year=2742
 
| production year=2742
| year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5099/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5099/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 830,000 tons<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
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| Mass = 823,000 tons
 
| Length = 803 meters
 
| Length = 803 meters
| Sail Diameter = 1250 meters
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| Sail Diameters = 1250 meters
 
| Fuel = 1,400 tons
 
| Fuel = 1,400 tons
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
 
| Burn Rate = 39.52
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| Sail Integrity = 5
 
| Sail Integrity = 5
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 17
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 17
| LF Battery = No
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| LF Battery = Yes
| Armament = <span></span>
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| Armament = 12 x [[NAC/20]]s <br> 6 x [[NL45]]s <br> 8 x [[Medium NPPC]]s <br> 2 x [[Killer Whale]] Missile Launchers <br> 4 x [[Barracuda]] Missile Launchers
* 12x [[NAC/20]]
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| Armor = [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] Armor
* 6x [[NL45]]
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| DropShip Capacity = 5
* 8x [[Medium NPPC]]
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| Crew = 201
* 2x [[Killer Whale]]
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| Grav Decks = 2
* 4x [[Barracuda]]
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| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0
| Armor = 743 tons [[Bowman JK3]] [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| Heat Sinks = 1,075 (2,150)
| DropShip Capacity = 4
 
| Crew = 243<ref name=TRO3057R150-151>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp.150-151, "Sovetskii Soyuz Profile"</ref>
 
* 42 Officers
 
* 169 Enlisted
 
* 32 Gunners
 
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(Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/>
 
*50 Pilots / Engineers<br/>
 
*50 Junior Officers / Other Crew (Non-Engineers)<br/>
 
*101 Secondary Engineers<br/>
 
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Bay Personnel: 76
 
| Grav Decks = 2 (1 x 55 meters, 1 x 90 meters diameter)
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 20/0
 
| Heat Sinks = 1,075 double (2,150)
 
 
| Structural Integrity = 80
 
| Structural Integrity = 80
 
| BV (1.0) = 80,293<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 303</ref>
 
| BV (1.0) = 80,293<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 303</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 67,854{{cn}}
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| BV (2.0) = 67,854
 
}}
 
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The '''''Sovetskii Soyuz''''' was one of several new designs to emerge following [[General]] [[Rebecca Fredasa|Rebecca Fredasa's]] [[New Arms Order]] of [[2735]] and was notable for its large use of computer control as well as its heavy armament.
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' was originally classed as a heavy cruiser developed as part of an overhaul of the [[SLDF|Star League Defense Force's]] naval fleet following years of neglect due to large amounts of money being spent on the automated [[SDS|Space Defense Systems]]. [[Jocasta Cameron|Mother Jocasta Cameron]] reversed her predecessor's focus on the SDS, as while construction had been going on, the [[Star League]] fleet had fallen behind in technology and capability when compared to newer [[WarShips]] emerging from member state shipyards.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/><ref name=TR27509138/>
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The '''''Sovetskii Soyuz''''' was originally classed as a heavy cruiser developed as part of an overhaul of the [[Star League Defense Force]]s naval fleet following years of neglect due to large amounts of money being spent on the automated [[Space Defense System]]s. While SDS construction had been going on, the [[Star League]] fleet had fallen behind in technology and capability when compared to newer [[WarShip]]s emerging from member state shipyards. The ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' was one of a number of new designs to emerge following the New Arms Order of [[2735]] and was notable for its large use of computer control as well as its heavy armament.  Four hundred ships of this class would be built before the [[Amaris Civil War]] brought about the downfall of the Star League. The vast majority were destroyed in the attempt to depose Amaris, but around 40 surviving vessels left with [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]] and a number continue to serve in the [[Clan]] [[touman]]s.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 150-151, "Sovetskii Soyuz Ship Profile"</ref> It became public knowledge in the second half of the thirty-first century that [[ComStar]] maintained two ''Sovetskii Soyuzes'' in service as a part of their WarShip fleet,<ref name="TDRp26+">''The Dragon Roars'', p. 26-27, "Attack Flotilla"</ref><ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> and during the course of the [[Jihad]] it became apparent that the [[Word of Blake]] had recovered two ''Sovetskii Soyuzes'' of their own and restored them to service.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref>
 
 
Four hundred ships of this class would be built before the [[Amaris Civil War]] brought about the downfall of the Star League. The vast majority were destroyed in the attempt to depose Amaris, but around 40 surviving vessels left with [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|Exodus fleet]] and a number continue to serve in the [[Clan]] ''[[touman]]s''.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/> It was publicly acknowledged in the second half of the thirty-first century that [[ComStar]] maintained two ''Sovetskii Soyuzes'' in service as a part of their WarShip fleet,<ref name="TDRp26+">''The Dragon Roars'', pp. 26–27: "Attack Flotilla"</ref><ref name="FM:Up83">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83: "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref> and during the course of the [[Jihad]] it became apparent that the [[Word of Blake]] had recovered two ''Sovetskii Soyuzes'' of their own and restored them to service.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref>
 
  
 
==Capabilities==
 
==Capabilities==
For its time, the class employed an unprecedented amount of computer control of systems, including [[Nirasaki Computers Collective|Nirasaki's]] [[Hornblower computer system]]. The automated ammunition feeding and monitoring system reduced the personnel requirement by about 80. This system does have issues, though, requiring frequent manual overrides, and leaving ships vulnerable when they suffer from so-called "brain seizures".<ref name=TR27509138>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp.138-140, "Sovetskii Soyuz"</ref>
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The class carries such a large armament that some officers consider the ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' a mini-Battlecruiser. Its formidable weapons array consists of 12 [[NAC/20|Class-20 Naval Autocannons]], 6 [[NL45|Class 45 Naval Lasers]], 8 [[Medium NPPC|Medium Naval Particle Projection Cannons]], 2 [[White Shark]] and 4 [[Barracuda]] Missile Launcher batteries. The size and number of these weapons however required a sacrifice in armor, with the ship mounting almost 50% less armor than the smaller ''[[Black Lion]]'' battlecruiser. Despite the light armor the ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' class were able to perform well in the war to liberate [[Terra]], using its long range firepower to keep adversaries at a distance.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
 
 
The vessel carried such a large armament that some SLDF officers considered the ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' a mini-Battlecruiser. Its formidable long-distance weapons array consists of 12 [[Imperator-20]] NAC/20 Naval Autocannons, six [[Sorenstein-45a]] Series naval lasers, eight [[Ceres-N]] Medium Naval Particle Projection Cannons, two [[White Shark]] and four [[Barracuda]] Missile Launcher batteries. The size and number of these weapons, however, required a sacrifice in [[Bowman JK3]] armor, with the ship mounting almost 50% less armor than the smaller ''[[Black Lion]]'' battlecruiser.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
 
 
 
Star League officers worried that the class would crumple under fire as a "One-Shot Wonder" but proved adept at masking the weaknesses while playing to the ''Sovetskii Soyuz's'' strengths.<ref name=TR27509138/> Despite the light armor the ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' class was able to perform well in the war to liberate [[Terra]], using its long-range firepower to keep adversaries at a distance.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
 
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
===Star League===
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209,861 tons
220,016 tons
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*Bay 1: 20 Fighters
*Bay 1: 18 Fighters - 4 Doors
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*Bay 2: 8 Small Craft
*Bay 2: 8 Small Craft - 2 Doors
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*Bay 3: Cargo
*Bay 3: Cargo - 1 Door
 
 
 
===Clan===
 
210,522.5 tons
 
*Bay 1: 20 Fighters - 4 Doors
 
*Bay 2: 8 Small Craft - 2 Doors
 
*Bay 3: Cargo - 1 Door
 
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
* '''Clan Upgrade''' - As with most of their Star League produced [[WarShips]], the Clans have performed periodic maintenance upgrades for their ''Black Lions'' which have introduced new tech, starting in [[2845]].<ref>''[https://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5100/sovetskii-soyuz-heavy-cruiser-clan MUL for the Clan ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> Among the differences between the ships used by the Clans and the Star League Navy: another DropShip docking hardpoint, an increased fighter complement from 18 to 20, upgrading the armor to [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]] armor, adding [[HarJel]] hull sealant units, and adding a [[lithium-fusion battery]] system. All were done at the loss of some armor tonnage and cargo space to 636.5 tons and 210,522.5 tons respectively.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
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As with all their [[WarShip]]s, the Clans have performed periodic maintenance upgrades which have introduced new tech. The main differences between the ships used by the Clans and the Star League Navy are an increased fighter compliment from 18 to 20, upgrading the armor to [[Ferro-Aluminum]] armor and adding [[HarJel]] hull sealant units.<ref name=TRO3057R150-151/>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
''Sovetskii Soyuz'' means "Soviet Union" in Russian and was a [[w:Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship|Soviet Battleship Class]] that never came into service.
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''Sovetskii Soyuz'' means "Soviet Union" in Russian and was as well a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovetsky_Soyuz-class_battleship Soviet Battleship Class] that never came into service.
  
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Sowjetski Sojus''''', the correct German transcription of Russian ''Советский Союз''.
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In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Sowjetski Sojus''', the correct German transcription of Russian ''Советский Союз''.  
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Sovetskii Soyuz TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
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File:Sovetskii Soyuz TRO2750.jpg|Original ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
Sovetskii Soyuz (Heavy Cruiser) TRO3057r.png|Clan refit ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
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Image:Sovetskiisoyuz.gif|Clan refit ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
Sovetskii Soyuz Task Force Leonidas.jpg|A ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' in action as a part of [[Task Force Leonidas]] from ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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Image:Sovetskii Soyuz Task Force Leonidas.jpg|A ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' in action as a part of [[Task Force Leonidas]] from ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
Sovetskii Soyuz Circe Cache.jpg|A ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' in action above [[Circe]] during [[Operation Klondike]] from ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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Image:Sovetskii Soyuz Circe Cache.jpg|A ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' in action above [[Circe]] during [[Operation Klondike]] from ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
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* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
 
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
 
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''
 
  
 
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[[Category:Large WarShips]]
 
[[Category:Large WarShips]]
[[Category:Cruiser classes|Sovetskii Soyuz]]
 
 
[[Category:Heavy Cruiser classes|Sovetskii Soyuz]]
 
[[Category:Heavy Cruiser classes|Sovetskii Soyuz]]
 
[[Category:German renamed units]]
 
[[Category:German renamed units]]

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