Hyperion (Heavy Cruiser) ATwT

==Overview==
The Hyperion-Class Heavy Cruiser was the first and only Warship designed and built by the Lyran Commonwealth after the fall of the Star League, the Heavy Cruiser is basic and utilitarian, designed to be built and operated with the minimal amount of time and effort. The design first appeared three days following the fall of the Star League. 
The ship was introduced as part of the Alternate Timeline with Thanks fan story universe by Dragon Cat, whom created the background for the ship, while ship's stats creator is unclear.
==Known Ship History==
Designed to escort the Tharkad-class Battlecruiser, the last two Hyperion-class Cruisers were withdrawn form active service in 2851. The two heavy cruiser Hulls, the LCS Cairo and the LCS Athens were mothballed their weapons removed and crews move onto other ships. The weapons and spare parts were used on the LCS Invincible, the last Tharkad-class vessel, trying to keep that ancient vessel operational. With no weapons the two unarmed Hyperion hulls were officially broken apart, however they were actually moved to distant holding locations within the Alarion system there they were left to languish. As the Succession Wars moved on the vessels were abandoned to history, with the technical renaissance of the late 31st Century Ioto Enterprises looked to reactivate the Hyperions giving the Lyran Alliance Navy a more unique look and setting its navy aside from the resurgent AFFS Admiralty. With no Tharkad-class Battlecruisers to escort the vessel instead would fill the niche between the Fox-class Corvette and the Mjolnir-class Battlecruiser. 
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===Notable Vessels===
*LCS Hyperion - This vessel was the first Hyperion launched, unclear what happened to the vessel, assumed lost during the Succession Wars
*LCS Alexandria - Lost at Thorin System 2850
*LCS Cairo - Served during the Succession Wars until the 2nd War, where the ship was mothballed until 31st Century when it was refitted / updated for services in 3060
*LCS Athens - Served during the Succession Wars until the 2nd War, where the ship was mothballed until 31st Century when it was refitted / updated for services in 3060
*LCS Barcelona - New construction added in 31st Century, joining the Lyran fleet. The ship was lost in action in February 3097 after engaging Clan Wolf forces in Freedom system.Last flight of the Barcelona (ATwT) - Entry of the Barcelona's destruction.
===Deployment===
The Hyperion class has seen action in many battles, in several cases the Hyperion acted in support of the Tharkad-class Battlecruiser with Hyperions and a Tharkad being able to send an entire Reinforced Aerospace Regiment into battle. It was during the final Defense of Thorin in 2850 that the Hyperion-class suffered its last combat loss when the Alexandria was scuttled due to a damaged K-F Drive, the vessel did however prove the classes worth destroying nearly an entire regiment of Free Worlds League ground troops before damage caused its retirement from battle. 
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===Weapons and Capacities===
Built with intimidation and independence in mind, the Hyperion-class packs a relatively good weapons layout into a no-frills hull. Using mainly energy-based weapons, the Hyperion is capable of going for extended periods of time without needing to re-supply with banks of Heavy Naval Lasers and Naval lasers lining the hull and conventional lasers and Particle Projection Cannons backing them up. The only ammo-dependent weapons system with the pair of Killer Whale Capital Missile Launchers (later upgraded to Maelstrom AR-10 multi-purpose missile launchers) in the nose. The Hyperion can carry a wing of thirty-six fighters and twelve small craft and carries a complement of sixty-four conventional marine troopers for internal defense and attacking other craft. Unlike must designs, the Hyperion-class has no rotational sections, requiring the vessel to have crewmen trained to work in a micro gravity environment, part of the vessels carnivorous cargo bay on many vessels was converted into a gym facility while the gyms provided were turned over to other tasks. In the later 31st Century when the Lyran Alliance brought the last two Hyperions back into service. The re-launched Hyperions were different from the standard model with the standard small lasers removed and replaced with anti-missile launchers and the addition of four brand-new (barely tested) Heavy Gauss Rifles. Although the crew hardly anyone knew how to use the weapons and they were prone to breaking down in the first couple of months the Lyran Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion said they would give the Lyran people confidence in the Lyran Navy and it would allow the research and development teams to work out the kinks in the powerful new weapons system. For the first six months of 3060 the two Hyperions both carried an additional team of twenty technicians specifically on board to service the Heavy Naval Gauss Rifles however these crews also proved helpful in keeping the ancient vessels fully operation as further wear and tear appeared over time. When it came time to recall the additional techs Fleet Admiral Lyn Hood, commander of the Lyran navy and the Hyperion-class Athens requested that the techs remain. Six months later the LAAF High Command recalled the Hyperion and both vessels were fitted with twelve Second-class Passenger Quarters for the additional techs who were permanently added to the Hyperion˜s crew complement and given commissions within the LAAF despite their civilian standing.
====Weapon Placement====
*;NOSE - : 2 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 2 x Killer Whale Capital Missile Launchers (60 Killer Whale Missiles), 6 x ER PPC, 10 x Small Lasers (Point Defense)
*;Front Right & Left (side) (per each firing arc) - : 2 x NL/55s, 12 x ER PPC, 6 x Small Lasers (Point Defense)
*;BROADSIDE (side) Right & Left (per each firing arc) - : 6 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 2 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 10 x Small Lasers (Point Defense)
*;AFT Right & Left (per each per firing arc) - : 2 x NL/55s, 6 x ER PPC, 6 x Small Lasers (Point Defense)
*;AFT - : 2 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 6 x Small Lasers (Point Defense)
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====Additional Equipment====
*LF Battery - Allows for second jump when charged.
==Cargo==
*Bay 1: Fighters (36) with 4 doors   
*Bay 2: Small Craft (12) with 2 doors   
*Bay 3: Cargo (43574.0 tons Cargo Capacity) with 2 doors
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*Wiki Note:: This ship was originally designed using Heavy Metal Aero (HMA) [Aerospace2 Rules / Old Equipment - Level 3], which was the official BattleTech record sheet design program. Ship here is updated version using MegaMek Lab, which is benchmark currently for the BattleTech Tabletop game and MegaMek, the virtual.
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===Refit 3060===
As noted in the history the two surviving Heavy Cruisers of the Class were refitted by the Lyran Alliance. In additional to it's original weapons restored, three key changes were implemented; 4x Naval Gauss Rifles (Heavy) mounted in the nose in two Capital Gauss Bays, with each bay loaded with 40 shots each .The Nose also exchanges its standard White Shark Launchers with x2 AR10 Capital Missile Launcher (x40 Killer Whales, 40 White Shark, x40 Barracudas), All Small Lasers are replaced with Anti-Missile Systems in all firing arcs. Number per front noted here: Nose x3 AMS (360 shots), Front Right/Left bays have x2 AMS (240 shots each), Broadside (Left/Right) x4 AMS (480 shots), Aft (Left/Right) x2 AMS (240 shots each), Aft x2 AMS (240 shots each). BV2: 115,182, Cost: 10,598,942,000 C-bills
==Technical Information==
Tech Rating / Availability: E/X-X-E-F
Total Cost: 10,194,856,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 73,704
==Download Links==
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 2806 - MegaMek File
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 2806 - Record Sheet
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 2806 - Alpha Strike Data Card
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 3060 - MegaMek File
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 3060 - Record Sheet
*Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser 3060 - Alpha Strike Data Card
==Notes==
*Missing Information - Since the use of the HMA was missing information. Battle Value was not included in the original posting of the ship.
*Image Note - The image use not necessary intended appearance of the Hyperion-Class Heavy Cruiser. The image of the Dreadnought-Class Heavy Cruiser, but the image non-canon rendition of the ship. This is a temporary image until one more suitable is found.
==Bibliography==
* Alternate Timeline with Thanks (AU)
==References==
Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser
Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser
Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser
Hyperion Class Heavy Cruiser