M-3 Drone
M-3 Drone | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Terran Hegemony |
Production Year | 2698 |
Use | SDS Drone |
Type | Assault |
Tech Base | Star League |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 4,000 tons |
Structural Integrity | 21 |
Length | 89 meters |
Width | 75 meters |
Height | 75 meters |
Safe Thrust | 7 g |
Max Thrust | 11 g |
Fuel (tons) | 600 tons |
Fuel (days) | |
Armament |
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Armor | 75.5 tons standard armor |
Crew | None |
Passengers | None |
Heat Sinks | 200 double |
BV (2.0) | 16,459[1] |
Description[edit]
Based on the 2650 model of the Pentagon Assault DropShip, the M-3 was the first full production SDS Drone to see widespread use. First deployed in 2698, they replaced the sullied M-2 as the primary drone system of the early SDS network. The M-3 was also the first of the drones to be built new and not as retrofits of existing, crewed ship hulls. Starting in 2704, the M-3 was produced at O’Neil Shipyards and would eventually be built at a half dozen locations across the Hegemony. Being easier to produce than the massive M-5, the majority of Hegemony systems were protected by these diminutive but deadly assault ships.
Armament[edit]
This made it a credible threat to corvette and destroyer-class WarShips and capable of destroying the most thickly armored DropShip in a single salvo.
Cargo[edit]
None
Notes[edit]
The M-3 Drone required no crew as it was completely autonomous. The SDS Drone Control System and the station's internal automated defenses provided abilities to attack targets or fend off boarding actions.
References[edit]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 169-170 M-3 Drone - BV & Introduction Date.