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{{InfoBoxDropShip
| image = Leopard CV TRO3057r.png
| name = ''Leopard CV''
| manufacturer = [[Boeing Interstellar]]<ref name=HD(TFS)p169>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', pp. 169–170: "Corporate Profiles - Federated-Boeing Interstellar"</ref>
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[[Bowie Industries]]<ref name=DS&JSp15>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 15: "JumpShip and DropShip Manufacturers"</ref>
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[[Federated-Boeing Interstellar]]<ref name=DS&JSp15/><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 181</ref>
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[[Irian Naval Systems]]<ref name=DS&JSp15/><ref name=O:FWLp12>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 12: "Clipperton"</ref><ref name=H:HMp131>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 131–132: "Irian Technologies (IrTech)"</ref><ref name=OR122>''Objective Raids'', p. 122: "Produced Irian Technologies Components"</ref>
| production year = 2581
| year reference = <ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4496/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']</ref>
| Use = Fighter Carrier
| Type = Aerodyne
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Introduced = 2581
| Mass = 1,900<ref name=TRO3057r14/>
| Structural Integrity = 7
| Length = 70.2
| Width = 53
| Height = 19.8
| Drive System = [[Star League V84]]
| Safe Thrust = 2 g
| Maximum Thrust = 3 g
| Fuel (tons) = 137 tons
| Fuel (days) = 74.5 days
| Armament = <span></span>
* 2x [[PPC]]
* 3x [[LRM-20]]
* 5x [[large laser]]
* 7x [[medium laser]]
| Armor = 29.5 tons [[Armor (Small Craft & DropShips)|standard]]
| Crew = 9<ref name=TRO3057r14>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 14</ref><ref name=TRO3025Rp177+/>
*2 Officers
*4 Enlisted
*3 Gunners
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(Base Crew Type Requirement)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><ref name=DS&JSp41>''DropShips and JumpShips: Operations Manual'', p. 41</ref>
*2 Pilots <br />
*4 Engineers <br />
*3 Secondary Engineers
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Bay Personnel: 12
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 2/0
| Heat Sinks = 80 [[heat sinks|single]]
| BV (1.0) = 2,579<ref name=TRO3057r14/>
| BV (2.0) = 2,854{{cn}}
}}

==Description==
Cousin to the original ''[[Leopard]]'' class [[DropShip]], the '''''Leopard CV''''' is the most common fighter carrier in the [[Inner Sphere]]. Designed 50 years after the standard ''Leopard'', advances in curved armor allowed the designers to create a more aerodynamic craft, though they left the internal systems nearly unchanged. The signature tail of the aerospace carrier does reduce the infrared signal when aimed away from an observer but opens the design to the loss of control surfaces when needed, such as in an atmosphere.<ref name=TRO3025Rp177+>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', pp. 177, 179: "Leopard"</ref> The vessel's lack of a separate transit drive also requires a reconfiguring of crew furnishings, similar to the ''[[Nagumo]]'' and ''[[Avenger]]''.<ref name=TRO3057r14/>

The crew and passengers of a ''Leopard CV'' can enjoy small though single occupancy rooms, a rarity aboard a combat DropShip. Few other classes likewise enjoy such roomy lounge and exercise facilities. However, due to its lack of significant cargo space, the vessel is not intended for long-term habitation; instead, the transported crew would require continuous support from the mother [[JumpShip]], until the time for system transit.<ref name=TRO3057r14/>

Carrying a standard squadron of [[aerospace fighters]], the vessel is the means by which an assault (or raiding) force can transport the aerospace support to the scene of battle from the jump point, and provide dedicated refueling, rearming, and maintenance requirements. Like its relative, there are plenty of parts, both still in production or available as salvage and surplus, to keep the ''Leopard CV'' strongly active.<ref name=TRO3057r14/><ref name=TRO3025Rp177+/>

==Armament==
The ''Leopard CV'' has an impressive weapons loadout for such a small DropShip, most useful for attacks from aerospace interceptors. It can be easily overwhelmed, however, if swarmed. It has three [[LRM|long range missile]] racks for heavy hitting. Two [[PPC|PPCs]], five [[large laser|large lasers]], and seven [[medium lasers]] give it more than enough combat capability when its munitions run out. The ''Leopard CV'' can often be found at the forefront of any attack, alongside attack DropShips such as the ''[[Avenger]]'', where their weapons and fighter screens can clear the way for plodding transports.<ref name=TRO3057r14/>

==Cargo==
The arrangement of the ''Leopard CV's'' bays allows the quick launching and recovery of the aerospace fighters carried therein, with the small 87-ton cargo bay utilized through one of the fighter doors.<ref name=TRO3057r14/>

*Bay 1: [[Aerospace Fighters]] (2), 2 doors
*Bay 2: Aerospace Fighters (2), 2 doors
*Bay 3: Aerospace Fighters (2), 2 doors
*Bay 4: Cargo (87 tons), 0 doors

==Variants==
; ''Leopard CV'' (3054) : In 3054, [[Irian Naval Systems]] began producing an upgraded ''Leopard CV'' at [[Clipperton]], a fact that garnered the attention of both Capellan and [[Word of Blake]] military members for export. The PPCs and Large Lasers have both been replaced by [[Magna Sunspot]] and [[Hellion-A III]] extended-range models, while the medium lasers have been upgraded with [[Magna 400P]] [[medium pulse laser|pulse technology]]. Federated-Boeing and Bowie Industries were expected to produce an upgraded variant sometime in the later half of the 3050s. BV (1.0) = 3,217<ref name=TRO3057r14/> BV (2.0) = 3,376

==Named Vessels==
(See [[:Category:Individual Leopard CV-class DropShips]])

==Related Designs==
* The ''[[Leopard]]'' predated the ''Leopard CV''. The two share the same inner workings.

==Notes==
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Leopard JT''', where the abbreviation JT stands for ''Jägertender''. The German nautical term ''tender'' is used for supply ships, while ''Jäger'' is a common short form for ''Jagdflugzeug'' (''fighter aircraft'').

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Leopard_CV_3025.jpg|Original ''Leopard CV'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025|TRO:3025]]''
Leopard CV TRO3025Revised.png|''Leopard CV'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised|TRO:3025 Revised]]''
Leopard-cv.png|Illustration of ''Leopard CV'' from ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
Leopard CV TRO3057r.png|''Leopard CV'' (3054) from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
Leopard_CV_ThePeriphery.PNG|Illustration of a ''Leopard CV'' launching a ''[[Transgressor]]'' aerospace fighter from ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]''
* ''[[BattleSpace]]''
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''

[[Category:DropShip classes]]
[[Category:Fighter Carrier DropShip classes]]
[[Category:Aerodyne DropShip classes]]
[[Category:Inner Sphere DropShip classes]]
[[Category:Military DropShip classes]]
[[Category:Transport DropShip classes]]
[[Category:German renamed units]]

Leopard CV (DropShip class) - Revision history

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