Potemkin (Transport) FCBC

Potemkin-Class Transport Troop Cruiser (2786)
Production information
Manufacturer	Star League / Terran Hegemony / Hegemony
Use	Armed Troop Transport Command Ship Passenger Transport
Tech Base	Inner Sphere Advanced
Cost	74,713,836,000 C-bills
Introduced	2770
Technical specifications
Mass	1,510,000 tons
Length	693 meters
Width
Sail Diameter	1,375 meters
Fuel	10,000 tons (25,000)
Burn Rate	39.52
Safe Thrust	2
Top Thrust	3
Sail Integrity	7
KF Drive Integrity	30
LF Battery	Yes
Armament	Main Weaponry x16 Naval Laser 45 x8 Capital Missile Launcher (Barracuda)
Armor	ferro-carbide armor
DropShip Capacity	25
Small Craft/ AeroSpace Fighters	10 / 0
Crew	68 officers 279 enlisted/non-rated 48 gunners 50 bay personnel 50,000 passengers
Grav Decks	4 (1 - 95 meter, 3 - 100 meters diameter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats	31 / 20
Heat Sinks	3800 (7600) Double Heat Sinks
Structural Integrity	80
BV (1.0)
BV (2.0)	79,805

Overview

The Potemkin-Class Troop Cruiser is a canon WarShip, however slightly redesign refit and later produced in the Fate Can Be Cruel Fan-Story set in the Hegemony AU's Star League Era. This is the second SLDF Variant of the original ship was introduced in 2786, it was created by 2ndAcr.

Usually referred to as the Potemkin Transport, was the Forgotten Corp's primary troop ship was the SLS Mighty Lift, serving in the Outworlds Alliance. Embedded with SLDF troops when the Periphery Uprising accrued, the ship and it's assigned troops were largely forgotten by the SLDF, which was left fend for it's self. The Mighty Lift was model of further refits fit the needs of the Forgotten Corp, where in 2770 it would be refitted with LF Batteries and additional passenger accommodations. It would server in SLDF in new Periphery expansion of the Terran Hegemony, where the ship would be modified further to concentrate on heavy cargo and passenger service between the worlds of the Terran Hegemony's newest territory. Proven successful, with shipyards coming online, new builds based on the Mighty Lift passenger/cargo configuration , due to the cost savings to having to make cheaper but far more numerous Star Lord Class JumpShips.

Armament and Equipment

The Potemkin Transports in the service of the Terran Hegemony (Periphery) operating in service SLDF Forgotten Corp, varies from the original Potemkin as it's weapons would be reduced with the removal of the Heavy Naval PPCs, while retaining much of it's long range weapons in form of its Class 45 Naval Lasers, and eight Barracuda class capital missiles launchers with 40 reloads. The Barracudas is one of the 2786 variant's few methods a Potemkin has to handle small threats such as enemy fighters and Dropships other than it's vast array of DropShips docked to it and escorting ships.

The ship's other features, such as the installation of the LF Battery, that gives the ship the ability, once charge, to make second Jump through Hyperspace without recharge. The ship's carries staggering 75,000 passengers, which was designed help better move the Periphery based Terran Hegemony between it's new worlds and still provide SLDF means move Division worth of troops if needed. The ship would need to reduce it's cargo capacity by 200,000 tons to allow for additional internal passenger capacity.

Weapon Placement

• NOSE - 2 x NL/45
• Front Right & Left (side) (per each firing arc) : 3 NL/45, 2 Capital Missile Launchers (Barracuda)
• BROADSIDE (side) Right & Left (per each firing arc) : None
• AFT Right & Left (per each per firing arc) : 2 x NL/45
• AFT - 4 x Capital Missile Launchers (Barracuda)

Equipment

The Potemkin's hull has been fitted with by 1,364 tons of ferro-carbide armor. With 20% more armor on it's Sides and Broadsides, while the nose and aft arcs are moderately armored with almost even protection with slight more protection on it's nose.

Cargo

• Bay 1 - Small Craft (10) - 2 Doors
• Bay 2 - Cargo (75022.0 Tons) - 1 Doors

Variants

• Potemkin Troop Cruiser (2770) - Introduced in 2770, this is a much similar variant to the standard Potemkin. This version has been slightly improved with a increase passenger capacity of 50,000 at the cost of it's cargo capacity, with the addition of L-F battery, while retaining all of it's armaments including it's twenty-four Naval PPC (Heavy) in each of the broadsides and aft side firing arcs, with it's associated increased crew and Cargo capacity of 114662.0 tons. BV(2.0) 79,805

Notes

• Tech Rating/Availability: E/E-X-E-F

• This variant of the original Potemkin Troop Cruiser (2786) and the (2780) earlier variant were originally posted on the official BattleTech Forums as part of the Fate Can Be Cruel - Part I fan story series.

• Art used in this article is from Delrane's Fighting Ships 3061 which also represent the Potemkin, but reimaged. The ship here is not what canon version looks like.

Bibliography

• - AeroSpace/Fan Designs and Rules - Fate Can Be Cruel - Part I
• Fate Can Be Cruel - Book One