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| Unity City-Class Assault Cruiser | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Lum Shipyards (Clan Space - Kerensky Cluster) |
| Use | Armed Troop Transport Fire Support Mech Carrier |
| Tech Base | Clan Advanced |
| Cost | 12,278,182,000 C-bills |
| Introduced | 3051 (Approximately) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 650,000 tons |
| Length | 650 meters |
| Width | |
| Sail Diameter | 45 meters |
| Fuel | 2,500 tons (12,500) |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 4 |
| Top Thrust | 6 |
| Sail Integrity | 5 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 14 |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament | Main Weaponry
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| Armor | Lamellor Ferro-Carbide Armor Nose: 420 Fore Side: 358/358 Aft Sides: 378/378 Aft: 343 |
| DropShip Capacity | 4 |
| Small Craft/ AeroSpace Fighters |
12 / 0 |
| Crew | 37 officer 138 enlisted/non-rated 43 gunners 354 bay personnel |
| Grav Decks | 1 (45 meters diameter) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 0 / 0 |
| Heat Sinks | 373 (746) |
| Structural Integrity | 150 |
| BV (1.0) | |
| BV (2.0) | 99,658[1] |
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Overview[]
The Unity City-Class Assault Cruiser is Clan built troop transport intended conquest of the Inner Sphere during the Clan Invasion. Created at the directed by the Ghost Bear war planner, Frederick (Ghost Bear), the design is force through enemy aerospace defenses to delivery it's 'Mech compliment of two Clusters with command Supernova to planetary orbit to deployed via Drop Pods.
A creation of Fabius Maximus, whom intended for the Clans in alternated AU universe where technology was introduced sooner than expected in the Inner Sphere. The ship is featured in the fan story The Bull and the Genie.
Class History[]
As the conflict between the Clans and Inner Sphere grew in intensity one factor became increasingly common—dropships were no longer safe, especially for contested insertions, with pocket warships, SDS batteries and enemy warships all gunning for them. Inner Sphere generals congratulated themselves on being faster on their feet than the Clan rulers, while others wondered if the Clan's might return to the First Succession War method of neutralizing such defenses.
Canonity[]
The Unity City Class Assault Cruiser never existed in canon.
Deployment & History[]
Among the defenders, finding out where Unity City class ships were became a high priority as it gave a good idea as to where the next Clan offensives would fall.
The Unity City was very expensive for a troop ship and a number of the Clan Khans opposed it. But its ability to "pave the way" for follow up dropships endeared it to many Clan warriors and the honor attendant to being 'first in' ensured that there was never any lack of volunteers for the Unity City's mech cubicles, especially among the Freebirth of the Clans.
Armament and Equipment[]
The Unity City was heavily armored, carrying 75 mechs, 24 squads of battle armor and 12 small craft for general support. It's weapons were designed not so much for space combat, as orbital combat, missiles, NPPCs and lasers allowing for pinpoint bombardments of strong points without undue threat to surrounding communities (Especially since by this time both sides had located SDS defense sites well outside of city boundaries save for a few notable exceptions). The Unity City was not, as the Nightlord was, designed as a battleship that carried 'mechs, but a ship whose entire purpose was to bring a force into orbit, land them in the face of opposition, and then support them with accurate NPPC, missile and laser fire until a hole had been opened up in the planetary defenses allowing larger clan forces to land. That was one reason for the odd placement of some of its weapons, which made more sense in the context of a ship that ideally would spend more time shooting at the ground than targets in space.
Weapon Placement[]
- Nose
- x2 ER Large Lasers
- Forward Right/Left Sides
- x3 Naval PPCs
x2 AR10 Capital Missile Launcher [AR10 Barracuda Ammo (10 shots), AR10 Killer Whale Ammo (10 shots), AR10 White Shark Ammo (10 shots)]
x2 NL/45
x2 ER Large Lasers
x3 Laser AMS
- Broadside Right/Left
- x2 AR10 Capital Missile Launcher [AR10 Barracuda Ammo (24 shots), AR10 Killer Whale Ammo (10 shots), AR10 White Shark Ammo (10 shots)]
x3 NL/45
x2 ER Large Lasers
x1 Laser AMS
- Aft Side Right/Left Sides
- x3 Naval PPCs
x3 NL/45
x2 ER Large Lasers
x2 Laser AMS
- Aft
- x2 ER Large Lasers
x1 Laser AMS
Ammunition:
-68 rounds of AR10 Barracuda ammunition (2,040 tons)
-40 rounds of AR10 White Shark ammunition (1,600 tons)
-40 rounds of AR10 Killer Whale ammunition (2,000 tons)
-10 rounds of Screen Launcher ammunition (100 tons)
Cargo[]
- Bay 1: BattleMech (75) 6 Door
- Bay 2: Battle Armor (24) 3 Doors
- Bay 3: Small Craft (6) 5 Door
- Bay 4: Cargo (12,611 tons) 1 Door
Game Stats Breakdown[]
Tech Rating: E/X-X-X-F
Total Cost: 12,278,182,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 99,658 (BV2)
Notes[]
- Wiki Note: This ship was created in MegaMek Lab, included in download links are Megamek file, PDFs of both Record Sheet & it's Alpha Strike Data Card.
Its unclear why no escape pods/life boats were not included. Tech Rating is not correct due to the year it was set, since the story takes place where some technologies such as Sub-Capital missiles, Pocket Warship (DropShips), and Laser based Anti-Missile System were not yet available in 3051 in canon, the Lab is unable to coop with tech being available out of it's era of introduction.
Image used is of a non-canon Fearless Class Assault Ship, which had similar role, its is here represent the class.
- Author's Notes: The ship was intended to have additional Capital Missiles. Author was unable to do so due to issue with MegaMekLab.
Download Links[]
- Unity City Class Assault Cruiser - MegaMek File
- Unity City Class Assault Cruiser - Record Sheet
- Unity City Class Assault Cruiser - Alpha Strike Data Card