Texas (Battleship) FCBC

==Overview==
The Texas-Class Battleship is a canon WarShip, however it received a refit / variant and later produced in the Fate Can Be Cruel Fan-Story set in the Hegemony AU's Star League Era. variant of the ship was introduced in 2786 and variant was created by 2ndAcr. 
Usually referred to as the Texas Battleship in the story, the ship was storied warship and backbone of the SLDF Forgotten Corp which was Army of SLDF soldiers whom reestablished the Terran Hegemony in the abandoned colony area of the OutWorlds Alliance during the Periphery Uprising. Three noted Texas Class ships would be salvaged by Corp, in Inner Sphere and refitted for service in defense of the savage core worlds of the old Terran Hegemony. SLS Nebraska II, SLS Phoenix and the SLS Sandy Hardee, whom formed backbone of the 1st Battle Squadron's of the 11th Line Division of Warships under the command of Vice Admiral Vincent Zeibler, with Nebraska II as the flagship of the squadron.Hegemony Naval Forces, 2787 - Three refitted Texas Class Battleships in service of Hegemony listed.
==Armament and Equipment==
The Texas Class ships in the service of the Terran Hegemony (Periphery) operating in service SLDF Forgotten Corp, receive refit of it's weaponry. While retaining most of the original design's weaponry, including it's Class 40 Naval Auto Cannons (NAC/40), Class 55 Naval Lasers (NL/55), and Universal Capital Missile Launcher, the AR-10, the ship been given additional Large Pulse Lasers for anti-small craft defense, Small Pulse Lasers for point defense, while additional Capital weapons were, added to the nose, where original 2618 design did not have any. With addition of double number of Double Heatsinks for the ship to handle the additional firepower is was retrofitted with.
===Weapon Placement===
*;NOSE - : 10 x NL/55, 4 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 6 x Small Pulse Lasers (Point Defense)
*;Front Right & Left (side) (per each firing arc) - : 4 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 2 Class-40 Naval AutoCannon (NAC/40) - (40 Shots each), 4 Capital Missile Launchers (Killer Whale) (80 Shots), 4 x Large Pulse Lasers, 6 x Small Pulse Lasers (Point Defense)
*;BROADSIDE (side) Right & Left (per each firing arc) - : 10 x NL/55, 2 Class-40 Naval AutoCannon (NAC/40) - (40 Shots each), AR10 Capital Missile Launcher (White Shark/Killer Whale/Barracuda) (40 shots each type), 6 x Small Pulse Lasers (Point Defense)
*;AFT Right & Left (per each per firing arc) - : 10 x NL/55, 4 x Naval PPC (Heavy), AR10 Capital Missile Launcher (White Shark/Killer Whale/Barracuda) (40 shots each type), 4 x Small Pulse Lasers
*;AFT : - 10 x NL/55, AR10 Capital Missile Launcher (White Shark/Killer Whale/Barracuda) (40 shots each type), 4 x Small Pulse Lasers
====Ammunition====
*Ammunition:
 240 rounds of AR10 Killer Whale ammunition (12,000 tons),
 320 rounds of NAC/40 ammunition (384 tons),
 240 rounds of AR10 Barracuda ammunition (7,200 tons),
 160 rounds of Killer Whale ammunition (8,000 tons),
 240 rounds of AR10 White Shark ammunition (9,600 tons)
===Equipment===
The Texas's hull has been fitted with by 2,652 tons of lamellor ferro-carbide armor. With 50% more armor on it's Sides and Broadsides, while the nose and aft arcs are moderately armored with almost even protection in the nose and aft. This was configured so the ship could fight from it's broadsides and side arcs where bulk of the ship's weapons are located. To enhance it's fleet movement, the ship was given lithium-fusion battery system system to allow for a second jump through hyperspace.
Hegemony's other refit includes; Mobile HPG for interstellar communication with similar refitted ships and facilities with HPG Stations.
==Cargo==
* Bay 1 - Fighter (40) - 6 Doors
* Bay 2 - Small Craft (40) - 2 Doors
* Bay 3 - Cargo (179056.0 tons) - 2 Doors
==Notes==
*Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-F-F
*This variant of the original Texas Battleship (2786) were originally posted on the official BattleTech Forums as part of the Fate Can Be Cruel - Part I fan story series.
*Art used in this article is from Delrane's Fighting Ships 3061 which also represent the Texas, but reimaged. The ship here is not what canon version looks like.
==Variants==
*; Texas Battleship (SS) : Refit / Redesign of the Texas Class developed in 2828. The slight revision of the design, virtually all of Hegemony changes remaining intact as far weapons, armor protection, and it's weapons. The difference lies it's designation as SlipStream (SS) capable vessel. Which is longer range hyperspace capacity established by Hegemony in the 29th Century. Guided by Autonomous Tactical Analysis Computer (ATAC), near self-ware based on the old Casper drone ships. With additional 3 Lithium-Fusion Batteries added to the existing system, which handles the extensive larger power load the Slipstream system requires. These changes are at the cost of the ship's cargo bays. Reduring     Bay 3:  Cargo to 101,056.0 tons. Built for 31,113,138,000 C-bills, Ship's Tech Rating is F/X-X-F-F with a BV2 of 187,589.Texas Class Battleship (SS) Variant stats. 
==Bibliography==
*AeroSpace/Fan Designs and Rules - Fate Can Be Cruel - Part I
*Aerospace/Fan Design and Rules - Fate Can Be Cruel - Part II
*Fate Can Be Cruel - Book One
*Fate Can Be Cruel - Book Two
==References==
Category:Large WarShips
Category:WarShipsCustom
Category:Works by 2ndAcr