Tatsumaki
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| Tatsumaki | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Stellar Trek[1] |
| Introduced | 3059 |
| Production Year | 3058[2] |
| Use | Destroyer |
| Tech Base | Star League |
| Cost | 13,831,884,000 C-Bills[2] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 514,000 tons |
| Length | 585 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 1,100 meters |
| Fuel | 4,000 tons |
| Burn Rate | 39.52 |
| Safe Thrust | 2 g |
| Top Thrust | 3 g |
| Sail Integrity | 4 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 11 |
| LF Battery | Yes |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 380 tons Ferro-Carbide |
| DropShip Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 240[3]
Marines: 108 |
| Grav Decks | 2 x 200 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 45/0 |
| Heat Sinks | 542 double |
| Structural Integrity | 50 |
| BV (1.0) | 62,319[4] |
| BV (2.0) | 88,075[citation needed] |
Description
Originally named as an allusion to the whirlwind of weapon fire it can unleash, the name of the Tatsumaki-class (Japanese for "Tornado") destroyer was viewed by many in the DCMS as more aptly referring to the endless storm of technical problems that plague the design.[5]
The fourth design in the Draconis Combine's resurgent post–Succession Wars WarShip fleet, the Tatsumaki problems stemmed from the extremely hasty and rushed design and construction at Stellar Trek's much-maligned Dieron yards, with only the Combine's dire need for WarShips even allowing the design to enter service. Requiring a doubling of the number of the technical crew carried by each vessel, problematic systems including faulty turrets and K-F Drive coolant leaks were expected to require drydock overhauls through 3067,[5] and the Draconis Combine Admiralty halted procurement at two ships already constructed.[3]
Designed primarily to escort JumpShip fleets, the Tatsumaki featured a large array of primarily short-ranged anti-fighter and capital-grade weaponry, placing it on par with other destroyers of similar size. The vessel also served as the ideal platform for boarding actions, carrying a full battalion of battle armor troops.[5]
While one Tatsumaki-class ship was reported lost during Operation BULLDOG,[6] the DCS Lair of Mighty Wyrms was able to be repaired and returned to service.[7] Both vessels were later lost due to combat with the same vessel, the Ghost Bear's Nightlord-class battleship Ursa Major, one in each of the two Combine-Dominion wars.[8][9]
Armament
Mounting an array dominated by Pulse Lasers and Naval Autocannons, the Tatsumaki was a deadly, if short-ranged, combatant. The nose bays mounted a single Heavy N-Gauss and two NAC/20s supported by ten Medium Pulse Lasers, while each fore and aft angle carries five Gauss rifles and Artemis IV FCS enhanced LRM-20s in support of a Heavy NPPC and NAC/20. Both of the Tatsumakis broadsides feature two Medium NPPCs and single NAC/20, with ten ER Large Lasers and ten Medium Pulse Lasers for anti-fighter defense. Directly aft, twin Heavy NPPCs and five LRM-20s discourage attack from the rear.
Two hundred tons of Heavy Naval Gauss ammunition, a hundred rounds' worth, and Naval autocannon munitions, five hundred rounds, give the design's capital weapons impressive endurance, a feature likewise shared with its anti-fighter weapons carrying sixty tons of 'Mech gauss reloads and hundred and twenty-five of LRM missiles. To try and protect the vessel against missile attacks, the Tatsumaki mounted an anti-missile system on all angles (save the broadsides), with a shared eighteen tons of ammunition.
Cargo
With two Docking collars and a respectable cargo capacity, the Tatsumaki also featured berths for eighteen aerospace fighters and fifteen small craft to allow its marines to board enemy vessels.[3][5]
- Bay 1: Aerospace Fighters (18), 6 doors
- Bay 2: Cargo (54,292 tons), 2 doors
- Bay 3: Small Craft (15), 4 doors
See Also
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References
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 162: "Stellar Trek Enterprises"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MUL entry for the Tatsumaki
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 200: Tatsumaki (Destroyer)
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 286
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Field Manual: Draconis Combine: Tatsumaki Class Destroyer, p. 165
- ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 61: "Final Words"
- ↑ Re: Fate of a Warship (dead link)
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 25: "The Combine-Dominion War"
- ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 35: "The Fall"