Yamato (Battleship) ATwT

==Overview==
The Yamato-Class Battleship is a Inner Sphere Warship produced in the Alternate Timeline with Thanks (ATwT) AU and designed by player Dragon Cat in 2013, which is use in his Fan Alternate Universe, with background story written by him. The class was first introduced in the AU's universe year of 3063. 
==Known Ship History==
The Yamato-class is, quite literally, a thing born of the Draconis Combine.
Admiralty's nightmares. Beginning in 3051, the Order of the Five Pillars (O5P) was ordered to gather intelligence regarding the capabilities of the Clans' most powerful Battleships. Because the Draconis Combine itself was being assaulted by the Smoke Jaguar and Ghost Bear Clans, their attention naturally fixed on the two most powerful ships in those Clans' Fleets: Clan Ghost Bear's Nightlord-Class Ursa Major, and a Smoke Jaguar ship that O5P believed was of the same class (actually this vessel is believed to be the Texas-class once operated by Clan Smoke Jaguar).
The information gathered by O5P was sketchy, wildly inaccurate, and often based on worst-case scenarios rather than real observation, with the result that the vessel to be constructed by Project Yamato would be far more powerful than the Clan Battleships it was meant to be copying.
Laid down in 3053, the Yamato-class Battleship would be delayed by technical difficulty, bureaucratic meddling, and the basic inability of the DCA to build a 1.5 megaton Battleship. One significant delay was even directly caused by House Kurita's Internal Security Force (ISF,) which assassinated a senior technician in 3057, halting work on the vessel's superstructure until a replacement could be trained.
An entire shipbuilding industry grew around the massive vessel, converting New Samarkand into one of the Inner Sphere's finest warship yards, but as the vessel suffered setback after setback, the date became 3059, then 3060, then 3061.
The vessel was launched in 3063. Christened the DCA Musashi, it was so plagued with technical difficulties that its shakedown cruise was cut short at three months - in that time, the crew had reported over one thousand-two hundred technical issues, and over forty crew members had been killed, including the vessel's captain.
With all these problems funding for the project was cancelled and the vessel was put into mothballs. Every attempt by the DCA to revive the project was rebuffed by the Coordinator until after the Jade Falcon War of 3067.  With the Clans beginning to strain against the Occupation Zone borders the DCA noticed that they would need a WarShip capable of putting up a fight against the Clan Battleships.
Beginning in 3068, Wolf's Dragoons technicians were brought in to examine the Yamato's systems.
They corrected many significant faults, but when the vessel was launched on another abortive shakedown cruise in 3071, it was discovered that the might Musashi's power grid was unable to simultaneously accommodate its main weapons battery, main drive, and sensor systems. In fact, only one could be used at a time.  Again with Dragoons help the remaining technical issues were quickly resolved and DCS Musashi entered service in 3073. Musashi would be followed by Nagato (3077) and the Matsu (3081).
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===Notable Vessels & Crews:===
*DCS Musashi - This vessel was the first Yamato launched and was rushed into production a year earlier than originally planned just in time for Coordinator-Regent Minoru Kurita’s assaults against the Star Adder Occupation Zone.  The Musashi was directed to attack and disable or destroy the Star Adder’s Nightlord-class Absolute Truth. Although, they failed to destroy the vessel they did drive it from the Inner Sphere following a battle in the Turtle Bay system.  The Musashi was however heavily damaged in the battle and would return to New Samarkand for several months of refit following the battle.
*DCS Nagato - Launched 3077
*DCS Matsu - Launched 3081
===Deployment===
The unveiling of the Black Prince sent shock-waves across the Inner Sphere and beyond. Few believed that anyone outside of the Ghost Bears and the Snow Ravens had the means or inclination to build something so massive and powerful, and with current tensions along their shared boarder remaining
strained at best. 
The Capellan Confederation is understandably concerned. 
Their ambassador to the Star League called the Black Prince a direct and unmistakable provocation, but he was unable to gather enough support to force a vote on having the ship conscripted by the Star League Defense Force.
It remains unknown just how the Capellan Confederation plans to respond to a ship that could cripple the bulk of their fleet with ease.
==Armament and Equipment==
Designed to compete with a class of ships that never existed, the Yamato, when
finally completed, easily outstripped both of its parent designs in terms of both
armor and armament. Yamato more armor than the Nightlord, with reinforced
broadside plate like a Texas. It also manages to pack a more potent version of
both vessels armament into what is essentially an enlarged Nightlord frame.
The most numerous weapons on the Yamato-class are thirty-six 55cm Naval Laser Cannons, 
both arrayed along its broadside and scattered forward and with a concentration aft, 
they provide a level of firepower rarely seen in naval-laser systems.  
Eight class-30 Naval Autocannons provide a Yamato's aft protection.
Additional fire-support is provided by twenty four heavy naval particle projection
cannons, turreted forward and aft of the vessel's broadside and eight Heavy
Naval Gauss Cannons split into four paired mounts provide considerable forward
firepower. Twelve AR-10 launchers provide versatile missile support in the fore-arcs
and make for devastating extreme range assaults and fighter defense, they are
also fully capable of deploying the Combine‘s nuclear arsenal only to be used in
case of complete collapse in the face of an enemy. 
Originally the ship carried only light anti-fighter and missile defense, however this
was upgraded during the 3068-3071 overhaul.  In late 3067 one final defensive
measure was added eight Davion-designed, and reverse engineered, Screen Launchers
- these screens are spread around the vessel providing the vessel with defenses
against naval class weapons making targeting the Yamato harder for enemy gunners
buying the Yamato‘s own gunners to kill their target.  Twenty-six Combine-built
Heavy PPCs and twenty AMS cannons provide a capable defense against hostile
missile systems and a nasty surprise for incoming enemy fighters.
In terms of auxiliary craft, the Yamato Project vessels are adequately fitted, carrying
a full DCA Aerospace Fighter wing, six small craft, and six DropShips normally assault
ships or fighter carriers as the Yamato is designed to lead an attack force and eliminate
enemy naval assets. A lithium-fusion battery provides standard strategic mobility for a
vessel of this size.  For internal defense the Yamato carries seventy-two battle armored marines, 
these troops can also be deployed via the use of the vessels many small craft,
DropShips or on their own for assaults against enemy vessels stupid enough to close on
the one and a half million ton vessel.  In 3074 the vessel was upgraded with a Naval
Command-Communication-and-Control Net similar to that of the Omi Kurita-class
Super-Carrier making the vessels even more effective when working together.
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===Weapon Placement===
*;NOSE - : 3 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 6 x Class-30 Naval Autocannons (200 rounds), 6 x Class 55 Naval Laser, 6 Heavy PPC, 1 x Screen Launcher(100 scrns)
*;Front Right & Left (side) (per each firing arc) - : 6 x AR10 Capital Missile Launchers (120 Killer Whale Missiles, 120 White Shark Capital Missiles, 120 Barracuda Missiles), 2 x Naval Gauss Rifles (200 Rounds) (Heavy), 2 x Naval Gauss Rifles (Heavy) (200 Rounds), 1 x Screen Launcher (100 scrns), 4 x Anti-Missile System (2,400 Rounds) (Point Defense)
*;BROADSIDE (side) Right & Left (per each firing arc) - : 3 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 3 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 8 x Class 55 Naval Lasers, 6 Heavy PPC, 1 x Screen Launcher(100 scrns)
*;AFT Right & Left (per each per firing arc) - : 3 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 2 Class-30 Naval AutoCannon (NAC/30) (100 Rounds), 2 Class-30 Naval AutoCannon (NAC/30) (100 Rounds), 4 x Class 55 Naval Lasers, 6 Heavy PPC, 1 x Screen Launcher(100 scrns)
*;AFT - : 3 x Naval PPC (Heavy), 6 x Class 55 Naval Lasers,, 6 x ER Large Lasers, 5 x Anti-Missile System (600 Rounds) (Point Defense)
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==Additional Equipment==
*Naval C3 Suite
==Cargo==
*Bay 1: Fighters (36) with 6 doors                                
*Bay 2: Small Craft (6) with 2 doors                            
*Bay 3: Cargo (130,322.00 Cargo Capacity) with 2 doors
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*Note: This ship was designed using Heavy Metal Aero (HMA) [Aerospace2 Rules / Old Equipment - Level 3], which was the official BattleTech record sheet design program. However, this has been obsoleted since then. It's uncertain Cargo layout noted above is correct. Original designer did not include weights of the cargo. As well, combination of Shuttle & Fighter Bays using the same door. It is unclear this correct.
==Technical Information==
Total Cost:        21,809,872,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      264,192
==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 Yamato-Class Battleship. The image of the Dreadnought-Class Battleship, 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==
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