Sub-class of the Thebes hull that only served with Clan Notes: Mounts one Hyperpulse Generator, 1,690.

rator, 1,690.5 tons of Ferro-

Smoke Jaguar. Trading cargo space for a massively carbide armor, Lithium Fusion Battery
reinforced hull and thicker hull plating, giving them armour
levels above almost anything else constructed at the cost Weapons: Capital Attack Values (Standard)
of limited endurance as well as being harder to repair Arc (heat) Type Short Medium Long Extreme Class
once damaged. They were named after Prussian military Nose (672 heat)
2 Light NPPC 14 14 14 -- Capital
commanders and two vessels from Terra's First World
2 Med N-Gauss (120 rds) 50 50 50 50 Capital
War and were seen as successful if short legged ships. 4 NL55 22 22 22 22 Capital
The heavy hull bracing and reinforced armour protection 2 AR10 (30 KW, 10 WS, 60 B) * * * * Capital
(using a system similar to the Lola III's with multiple layers 4 AMS (3600 rounds) -- -- -- -- PD
of plating and several 'dead spaces' before meeting the 3 Large Pulse Laser 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- Pulse
main armoured belt) made these two ships horribly 3 LB 20-X AC (180 rds) 4(36) 4(36) -- -- LB-X
cramped and spartan even by Clan standards. Still the FR/FL (454 heat)
ships were a powerful addition to the Jaguar's Tourman 3 Lt N-Gauss (180 rds) 45 45 45 45 Capital
1 NAC/20(60 rounds) 30 30 30 -- Capital
especially after the loss of their last Battleship during the 1 NAC/10(60 rounds)
As part of the NWP (New WarShip Program) Mongoose Absorption. 2 AR10 (30 KW, 10 WS, 60 B) * * * * Capital
instigated by ilKhan Corian Tchernovkov with the joint 4 AMS (3600 rounds) -- -- -- -- PD
effort to produce a series of WarShip designs that would THEBES (HEAVY CRUISER) 3 Large Pulse Laser 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- Pulse
then be made available for all the Clans, the NWP's first 3 LB 20-X AC (180 rds) 4(36) 4(36) -- -- LB-X
success was the Nightlord class Battleship, the program Tech: Clan Safe Thrust: 3 3 LRM 20+ArtIV (180 rds) 5(48) 5(48) 5(48) -- LRM
was slowed owing to the ilKhan's death, but efforts to Introduced: 3050 Maximum Thrust: 5 LBS/RBS (928 heat)
keep the program going out of the sense of unity that the 2 Med N-Gauss (120 rds) 50 50 50 50 Capital
Mass: 890,000 tons Sail Integrity: 5 2 Med N-Gauss (120 rds) 50 50 50 50 Capital
ilKhan wanted stopped it from being killed off entirely. Length: 843 meters KF Drive Integrity: 18 4 NL55 22 22 22 22 Capital
Working down in weight, the next NWP was a cruiser that Sail Diameter: 1,166 meters Heat Sinks: 1,750 (Dbl) 4 AMS (3600 rounds) -- -- -- -- PD
would replace the ageing Aegis, Cameron and Black Fuel: 5,000 tons (12,500) Structural Integrity: 95 3 Large Pulse Laser 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- Pulse
Lions in front line service, allowing the older ships to be Tons/Burn-day: 39.52 Battle Value:? 3 LB 20-X AC (180 rds) 4(36) 4(36) -- -- LB-X
retired or put back into Naval Caches as their age was 2 LRM 20+ArtIV (120 rds) 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) -- LRM
making them harder to maintain and keep active. Armor AR/AL (1,200 heat)
Based in part on the Luxor design, the Thebes was Fore: 334 Aft-Sides: 320 4 Light NPPC 28 28 28 -- Capital
1 NAC/20(60 rounds) 30 30 30 -- Capital
built to be a powerful combatant as well as being tough Fore-Sides: 320 Aft: 306 1 NAC/10(60 rounds)
and durable, they were somewhat jokingly called Pocket 1 AR10 (15 KW, 5 WS, 30 B) * * * * Capital
Battleships for their size, firepower and protection. Like Cargo 4 AMS (3600 rounds) -- -- -- -- PD
their Luxor progenitor the Thebes didn't carry a huge Bay 1: Fighters (10), Sm. Craft (2) 4 Doors 3 Large Pulse Laser 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- Pulse
amount of cargo, trading endurance for protection and Bay 2: Fighters (10), Sm. Craft (2) 4 Doors 3 LB 20-X AC (180 rds) 4(36) 4(36) -- -- LB-X
firepower. Several Clans adopted the class and over a Bay 3: Fighters (10), Sm. Craft (2) 4 Doors 3 LRM 20+ArtIV (180 rds) 5(48) 5(48) 5(48) -- LRM
dozen were built. But they never succeeded in replacing Bay 4: Cargo (56,728.5 tons) 2 Doors Aft (813 heat)
the older vessels, many of whom were retained, and 3 Light NPPC 21 21 21 -- Capital
2 NL35 7 7 7 -- Capital
some Clans refused to 'waste resources' on building the Dropship Capacity: 4 Grav Decks: 2 (95m diameter) 2 NL35 7 7 7 -- Capital
newer vessels when they had ships that were viewed as Escape Pods: 30 Life Boats: 37 4 AMS (3600 rounds) -- -- -- -- PD
being perfectly serviceable already in commission. The 3 Large Pulse Laser 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- Pulse
NWP managed to last a few more decades, producing the Crew: 52 Officers, 171 Crew/Enlisted, 78 Gunners, 50 Marine/Battle 3 LB 20-X AC (180 rds) 4(36) 4(36) -- -- LB-X
Typhon class Destroyer and the Fredasa class Corvette Armor, 90 Bay Personnel 3 LRM 20+ArtIV (180 rds) 5(48) 5(48) 5(48) -- LRM
before the Dragoon Compromise and the first intelligence
from the Inner Sphere killed the program and any great Ammunition: 120 Killer Whale (6,000 tons), 40 White Shark (1,600
WarShip building plans any of the Clans had when it was tons), 240 Barracuda (7,200 tons), 360 rds Light N-Gauss (72 tons),
found that WarShips had gone extinct within the Inner 600 rds Medium N-Gauss (240 tons), 240 rds NAC/10 (48 tons), 240
Sphere. rds NAC/20 (96 tons), 1,260 rds LB20-X (252 tons), 1,320 rds LRM 20
Seen here is Clan Smoke Jaguars CSJ Scharnhorst, (220 tons), 25,200 rds AMS (2,100 tons)
who along with her sister the Gneisenau formed a unique