AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout

Class/Model/Name:    Claymore (Human Sphere)
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3054
Vessel Type: Aerodyne DropShip
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
   
Mass: 1,400 tons
Length: 87 meters
Power Plant: Shipil Standard
Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Armor Type: Durallex Heavy Standard
Armament:
1 Cyclops XII ER Large Laser
4 Defiance B3M Medium Laser
2 Ingrid Systems LRM 20
2 Defiance 1001 ER PPC
2 Defiance P1L Large Pulse Laser
2 Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Laser
3 Defiance Sting Streak SRM 2
4 Defiance Disintegrator LB 10-X AC
4 Cyclops Eye Large Laser
2 Light Crossbow LRM 10
2 Defiance P4S Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer:    Shipil Company
   Location:    Northwind, Skye
Communications System:    Cyclops 1
Targeting & Tracking System: Evil Eye


Overview:

         The Claymore is an assault DropShip built at the Shipil yards orbiting Skye and Northwind. The design phase of the project began in 3047 amid great secrecy, and within two years production of a prototype was set to begin. However, the arrival of the Clans prompted the AFFS to turn its attention toward new BattleMech designs, and the Claymore project was suspended.
         In late 3050, the battle at Radstadt showed the relative vulnerability of Clan aerospace assets, and the AFFS began reassessing its priorities. Soon Prince Hanse Davion instigated a number of projects to bolster Federated Commonwealth aerospace assets and reactivated the Claymore project. The prototype had begun to take on its trademark swanlike appearance by August of 3053, and by year’s end the FCS Claymore made its maiden flight. Six months later the Sixth Lyran Guards were testing the new vessel on combat raids. The Claymore was given AFFS approval the following year and entered full production.
         By the FedCom Civil War, Claymores were deployed throughout the sundered territories of the once-great nation, and many died. Others proved victorious, but only a handful of new ships could be built to replace the losses the Lyran Alliance suffered before the Word of Blake Jihad came and the Federation of Skye seceded once and for all. The Shipil yards went with them, giving them control over the Claymore design.
         Although small for a DropShip, the Claymore class carries a formidable array of weaponry and armor. The Claymore's six nose bays contain most of the vessel's weaponry, primarily lasers. A large LRM system provides a bombardment capability, and Streak-equipped SRM launchers provide further firepower. The Claymore’s wing-mounted weapons can cover fore and aft arcs, but some observers have criticized the design as lacking adequate firepower for an assault vessel. In actual action the design has proven to be capable of its role, and it has become one of the more common mercenary assault DropShips. It is also the primary space-superiority DropShip of the Federation of Skye.


Class/Model/Name: Claymore (Human Sphere)
Mass: 1,400 tons
Equipment:             Mass
Power Plant: Standard 546.00
Structural Integrity: 12 84.00
Safe Thrust: 6  
Maximum Thrust: 9  
Heat Sinks: 47 Double 20.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:   80.00
Bridge & Controls:   11.00
Armor Factor: 800 Standard 47.00

      Armor Value
      (Standard Scale)        
  Fore: 250      
  Left / Right Sides: 200 / 200      
  Aft: 150      

Equipment & Options:              
Cargo:    
   Bay 1: Cargo (1) with 2 doors 327.50
     
Life Boats: 2 (7 tons each) 14
Crew and Passengers:    
   3 Officers (2 minimum)   0.00
   12 Crew (1 minimum)   0.00

Weapons & Equipment: Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
1 ER Large Laser Nose 2(18) 1(8) 1(8) -- 12 5.00
   2 Medium Laser           6 2.00
1 LRM 20(12 rounds) Nose 1(12) 1(12) 1(12) -- 6 12.00
1 ER PPC Nose 1(10) 1(10) 1(10) -- 15 7.00
1 Large Pulse Laser Nose 2(21) 1(9) -- -- 10 7.00
   2 Medium Pulse Laser           8 4.00
1 Streak SRM 2(50 rounds) Nose 0(4) -- -- -- 2 2.50
1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) Nose 1(6) 1(6) -- -- 2 12.00
1 Large Laser L/RW 1(8) 1(8) -- -- 16 10.00
1 LRM 10(12 rounds) L/RW 1(6) 1(6) 1(6) -- 8 12.00
1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) L/RW 1(6) 1(6) -- -- 4 24.00
1 Large Laser L/RW(A) 1(13) 1(8) -- -- 16 10.00
   1 Medium Laser           6 2.00
1 Streak SRM 2(50 rounds) L/RW(A) 0(4) -- -- -- 4 5.00
1 LRM 20(12 rounds) Aft 1(12) 1(12) 1(12) -- 6 12.00
2 Small Pulse Laser Aft 1(6) -- -- -- 4 2.00
1 ER PPC Aft 1(10) 1(10) 1(10) -- 15 7.00
1 Large Pulse Laser Aft 1(9) 1(9) -- -- 10 7.00
1 LB 10-X AC(10 rounds) Aft 1(6) 1(6) -- -- 2 12.00
TOTALS:           152 1,400.00
Tons Left:             .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 285,995,520 C-Bills
Battle Value: 3,989
Cost per BV: 71,696.04
Weapon Value: 7,623 (Ratio = 1.91)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 108; MRDmg = 64; LRDmg = 11; ERDmg = 0
Maintenance Point Value:    MPV = 17,203 (8,560 Structure, 6,210 Life Support, 2,433 Weapons)
Support Points: SP = 18,231 (106% of MPV)
BattleForce2: MP: 6N,   Armor/Structure: 14 / 13
    Damage PB/M/L: 11/9/4,   Overheat: 0
    Class: DS,   Point Value: 40
    Specials:if