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I.S.                     AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name:  Congress Battleship (Human Sphere) Beowulf
Tech:              Mixed Tech  /  2542
Vessel Type:       WarShip
Rules:             Level 3, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              760,000 tons
Hull:              Endo Steel AN
K-F Drive System:  KF Mark XXV
Length:            703 meters
Sail Diameter:     1,207 meters
Power Plant:       GM 8050 Starlifters Standard (IS)
Safe Thrust:       3
Maximum Thrust:    5
Armor Type:        Blue Nose 440CL Ferro-carbide
Armament:          
    1 Killer Whale(IS)
    3 Red Devil LRM 20 (C)+ArtIV
    8 Oriente-30 NAC/30(IS)
   16 Red Guard Ultra AC/20 (C)
    2 White Shark(IS)
    8 Armstrong LN-10 NAC/10(IS)
    8 Yellow Bird ER Large Laser (C)
Manufacturer:   Dekirk Aerospace and Challenge Systems
  Location:     Galax
Communications System:  5T Vargas
Targeting & Tracking System:  Wolf 157
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==Overview:==
     In 2536, the admirals of the Terran Hegemony came to the conclusion that
the Quixote frigates had outlived their usefulness. Incidents between them and
the WarShips of the other Great Houses showed that the Quixote could be
outmaneuvered by foreign ships of comparable size. They needed a replacement
and they put out the call for one.
     A year later, the architects of Dekirk Aerospace submitted a design that
seemed so good that the Hegemony Navy accepted it without hesitation.
Construction of the first Congress ships met a series obstacle in the form of
a lawsuit filed by the Federated Suns against the shipyard and the Hegemony
government. In the lawsuit, Challenge Systems of Galax claimed that most of
the Congress design belonged to Challenge Systems and that it was stolen by
Dekirk's industrial spies.
     After three years of legal wrangling, the companies signed a compromise
agreement in 2540 that paved the way for Congress to be built. Without
admitting guilt, Challenge Systems and Dekirk formed a partnership for
construction and the Congress become common in both the Federated Suns and in
the Terran Hegemony navies.
     The Beowulf actually first sailed out of the Galax yards and served the
Federation until the Great Houses formed the Star League. The Davions gifted
the Beowulf to the new navy and she cut her teeth fighting the Taurians in the
hardest and bloodiest battles of that war. She escaped destruction over a
dozen times and earned the reputation of being a charmed ship. During the Star
League Civil War, she reinforced that reputation, taking part in the entire
campaign, including the assault and liberation of the Terran system.
     She and her crew left with Kerensky but even her charmed reputation could
not save her from being attached to a Brian cache. The Clans restored her to
operation, assuming her Star League hull lines would go unnoticed when Wolf's
Dragoons began scouting the Inner Sphere, but when the Dragoons realized that
the Successor States no longer had access to matching vessels the Beowulf was
put to sleep again.
     After the Clan Invasion, the Dragoons recovered her and began using her
as one of their more prominent vessels. She helped save Northwind and then
Outreach in the opening stages of the Word of Blake Jihad, and then became an
integral part of the long drive to Terra. When the Alexander disappeared after
the first failed assault on Terra, Beowulf became the Dragoon flagship, a
title she has kept ever since.
     Beowulf's every cubic centimeter is used to maximum effect, yet the
vessel remains surprisingly comfortable and easy to maintain, a trademark of
Dekirk AeroSpace's design work. Her primary flaw is the mere single fighter
squadron she can carry, but she usually carries two Union-Cs configured as
fighter carriers to make up for that issue. The Beowulf's main armament
comprises a mix of naval autocannons that can cripple or destroy most targets.
Killer Whale and White Shark missile systems compose the vessel's secondary
armament, along with a recently-upgraded array of conventional weapons for
defense against AeroSpace Fighters and larger craft.

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Class/Model/Name:  Congress Battleship (Human Sphere) Beowulf
Mass:              760,000 tons

Equipment:                                                            Mass  
Power Plant, Drive & Control:                                      136,800.00
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 3
      Maximum Thrust: 5
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive:  Compact (Integrity = 16)               343,900.00
Lithium Fusion Battery                                               7,600.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 4)                                              68.00
Structural Integrity: 75                                            57,000.00
Total Heat Sinks:    604 Double                                         36.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps:                                                   2,040.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters:              1,900.00
Fire Control Computers:                                                   .00
Armor Type:  I.S. Ferro-carbide  (438 total armor pts)                 487.00
                           Capital Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Fore:                                 75
   Fore-Left/Right:                   72/72
   Aft-Left/Right:                    72/72
   Aft:                                  75

Cargo:
   Bay 1:  Fighters (6) with 1 door                                    900.00
   Bay 2:  Small Craft (4) with 1 door                                 800.00
   Bay 3:  Cargo (1) with 1 door                                   158,027.00

DropShip Capacity:  2 Docking Hardpoints                             2,000.00
Grav Deck #1:  (90-meter diameter)                                      50.00
Life Boats:  8 (7 tons each)                                            56.00
Escape Pods:  8 (7 tons each)                                           56.00

Crew and Passengers:
     43 Officers (42 minimum)                                          430.00
    213 Crew (154 minimum)                                           1,491.00
     32 Bay Personnel                                                     .00
Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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1 Killer Whale(IS)(10 msls)Nose         4      4      4      4   20    650.00
1 LRM 20 (C)+ArtIV(12 roundNose     2(16)  2(16)  2(16)     --    6      8.00
2 NAC/30(IS)(50 rounds)    FL/R        60     60     60     --  400 14,080.00
2 Ultra AC/20 (C)(100 roundFL/R     6(60)  6(60)     --     --   56     88.00
1 White Shark(IS)(10 msls) L/RBS        3      3      3      3   30  1,040.00
2 NAC/10(IS)(74 rounds)    L/RBS       20     20     20     --  120  8,030.00
2 ER Large Laser (C)       L/RBS    2(20)  2(20)  2(20)  2(20)   48     16.00
1 LRM 20 (C)+ArtIV(12 roundL/RBS    2(16)  2(16)  2(16)     --   12     16.00
2 Ultra AC/20 (C)(150 roundL/RBS    6(60)  6(60)     --     --   56    108.00
1 NAC/30(IS)(25 rounds)    AL/R        30     30     30     --  200  7,040.00
2 NAC/10(IS)(76 rounds)    AL/R        20     20     20     --  120  8,032.00
2 ER Large Laser (C)       AL/R     2(20)  2(20)  2(20)  2(20)   48     16.00
3 Ultra AC/20 (C)(200 roundAL/R     9(90)  9(90)     --     --   84    152.00
2 NAC/30(IS)(50 rounds)    Aft         60     60     60     --  200  7,040.00
2 Ultra AC/20 (C)(100 roundAft      6(60)  6(60)     --     --   28     44.00
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TOTALS:                                            Heat: 1,428     760,000.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        9,689,492,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      94,134
Cost per BV:       102,932.97
Weapon Value:      40,636 (Ratio = .43)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 3,030;  MRV = 2,930;  LRV = 2,047;  ERV = 777
Maintenance:       Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 334,848
                   (64,047 Structure, 185,590 Life Support, 85,211 Weapons)
                   Support Points (SP) = 566,775  (169% of MPV)
BattleForce2:      Not applicable