McKenna Class Battleship

The largest jump-capable vessel built during the days of the Star League, the McKenna was an impressive sight to see.

The armament of a Mckenna still is impressive by the standards of the time of the Clan invasion. Forty eight Kreuss XX Naval Particle Projection Cannons comprise the main punch of a McKenna. These weapons, mounted in the sides and stern of the vessel give good firing arcs. The downside to this is that the NPPC's generate an immense amount of heat which requires a complicated and comprehensive cooling system. A McKenna was capable in Star League times of operating eight aerospace fighter squadrons and also had the capability of carrying six dropships.

McKenna's were prized postings and were considered good space vessels, however, when the War to liberate Terra came, the McKenna's reputation worked against it, with them becoming prime targets for attack missions, with only 29 vessels out of the original production run of 280 surviving. Of those, eleven had to be scuttled as they were so badly damaged they were thought to be beyond repair. The remaining vessels left with Kerensky's Exodus fleet to parts unknown.

Since that time, three of the Class has been seen in service with the Clans, but it is unknown exactly how many still remain operable.

Rumor has it that one such vessel – the McKenna's Pride, flagship of Aleksandr and later Nicholas Kerensky – maintains a geosynchronous orbit above Strana Mechty. Reportedly, technicians drawn from all the Clans maintain the vessel in pristine condition. The vessel is rumored to form the centerpiece of the Clan Founding Day celebrations, and the story holds that until one Clan captures Terra and assumes its place as ilClan, the McKenna’s Pride will remain above Strana Mechty.

Record 905 - vehicle/ship class - Last update 28 Mar 2007, 23:06:57

Entry written by: Jadefalcon

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