Feral (Battlecruiser) Katherine-verse AU

==Overview==
A creation of AlphaMirage, the Feral-Class Battlecruiser is a Clan refit of the older Sovietskii Soyuz-Class Heavy Cruiser. The ship first appeared in AlphaMirage's Fan Stories set in the Katherine-verse AU, notably in The Other War set in Clan Space in the early 3060s.Chapter 43 of The Other War (Katherine-verse AU) - CCS Howling first appearance
==Class History==
While the first upgraded Feral battlecruiser was the CCS Howling the design was first commissioned by Khan Vladimir Ward upon ascending to the Khanship of Clan (Jade) Wolf in 3058. With the lack of heavy warships under his command when the Wolf Exiles fled to the Inner Sphere with the McKenna-Class Battleship Werewolf, he needed more power projection for his Clan. Khan Ward along with Khans Malavai Fletcher of the Hell's Horses and Khan Sullivan Koga of the Coyotes tasked their scientists with redesigning their Sovetskii Soyuz cruisers to compete with Black Lions in a potential future war using the damaged Blood Drinker as a model to base their designs upon. Clan Wolf ultimately missed out on upgrading the Dire Wolf first choosing instead to bring the former Mongoose Flagship, the Du Shi Wang-Class Battleship, SLS Quicksilver Mongoose into service first.
The CCS Howling left the Kirin Orbital Assembly Yards in 3063, WIS Dire Wolf left the Tamar Orbital Yard in 3065 and CTS Thunderbird was released from Kirin in 3067 just in time for the Wars of Sundering that wrecked the Homeworlds. The Thunderbird and its sister ships protected the Homeworld Horse capital throughout the War and survived to serve as the Flagship for the new Clan Thunderbird under Khan Magnus Delvillar.
==Canonity==
This variant has never existed in canon. However, the Sovetskii Soyuz class itself is canon.
==Armament and Equipment==
The Feral Class ships which once were undergunned Heavy Cruiser from the Star League Era to a Battlecruiser with a vicious bite.
As a Battlecruiser the Feral-Class ships fights at ranges that the Black Lion-Class Battlecruisers are unable to match using its PPCs and lasers. As a target nears it can bring in 8 NAC/30s from most aspects. A Feral is capable of operating longer without resupply with little loss in raw firepower compared to the Black Lion due to its energy weapons although the guns are its primary firepower.
Barracuda missiles, Anti-missile systems, and Anti-Aerospace weapons dot the hull providing protection from Aerospace fighters and dropships close in while Naval Lasers can fire at them from afar. A Star of hull defense tanks reinforces the guns in the event of a swarm attack, a noteworthy design although not unexpected for the Hell's Horses design ascetic. One of the Sovetskii Soyuz's docking collars had to be removed to fit weapons and provide an opening for large thruster components. Its vestigial bracket serves as a tug mounting in case the ship is damaged and needs to be pushed to a repair depot.
The Feral is fitted with 1,243 tons of Ferro-carbide Armor, giving it considerable armor protection, superior the early Lola III. The ship's armor placement has slight increase armor protection in Nose, while rest of the Battlecruiser's armor is almost evenly placed, with 10 percent reduction to the aft. 
===Weapon Placement===
*;Nose : x5 Medium NPPC x4 Naval Laser/55 x1 Barracuda Capital Missile Launchers (10 Missiles) x3 Large Pulse Lasers 2 LB-10X Autocannons (20 Rounds) x4 AMS (48 Rounds)
*;Forward Right/Left Sides : x4 NAC/30 (20 rounds) x5 NL/55 x2 Barracuda Capital Missile Launchers (20 Missiles) x3 Large Pulse Lasers 2 LB-10X Autocannons (20 Rounds) x4 AMS (48 Rounds) 
*;Broadside Right/Left : x2 NAC/30 (20 rounds) x2 NAC/30 (20 Rounds) x2 NAC/30 (20 Rounds) x4 Heavy NPPCs 
*;Aft (Rear) Right/Left Sides : x2 NAC/30 (100 rounds) x4 NL/55 x2 Barracuda Capital Missile Launchers (20 Missiles) x3 Large Pulse Lasers 2 LB-10X Autocannons (20 Rounds) x4 AMS (48 Rounds) 
*; Aft : x5 Medium NPPC x4 NL/55 x1 Barracuda Capital Missile Launchers (10 Missiles) x4 Large Pulse Lasers x4 AMS (48 Rounds)
==Cargo==
*Bay 1: Fighters (20) 4 doors 
*Bay 2: Small Craft (10) 2 doors 
*Bay 3: Cargo (58,423.00) 1 door 
*Bay 4: Light Vehicles (to 50Tons) (10) 2 doors 
==Notes==
*The Feral-Class Battlecruiser was originally posted on the official BattleTech Forums.Feral Class Battlecruiser - WarShip - on Bg.Battletech Forums.
*Fan art was used due to lack of what appearance of the ship is. However, due to this being a refit of the original ship, this image is similar to enough to be a close match what it would have been.
==Bibliography==
*The Other War
*The Other War - Chapter 43
==References==
Category:Works by AlphaMirage
Category:Large WarShips
Category:WarShipsCustom
Category:Katherine-verse AU