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DropShips are based around two basic hull forms, aerodyne and spheroid. Depending on their intended role, DropShips can be constructed following either of these two alternative approaches. DropShips are based around two basic hull forms, aerodyne and spheroid. Depending on their intended role, DropShips can be constructed following either of these two alternative approaches.
− Although all DropShips are either of the spheroid or the aerodyne subtype, there is arguably a third one: ships which are limited to operating in deep space for one reason or another and would be destroyed when attempting to enter an atmosphere or land on a planet, rendering the differences between aerodyne and spheroid designs irrelevant to them. Examples include the superlarge ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' class cargo hauler, which is a spheroid design but has insufficient acceleration for planetary operations and is too large and fragile to operate in gravity, and the nominally aerodyne ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]'' and ''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance]]''-class military DropShips which were never designed for atmospheric operations. + Although all DropShips are either of the spheroid or the aerodyne subtype, there is arguably a third one: ships which are limited to operating in deep space for one reason or another and would be destroyed when attempting to enter an atmosphere or land on a planet, rendering the differences between aerodyne and spheroid designs irrelevant to them. Examples include the superlarge ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' class cargo hauler, which is a spheroid design but has insufficient acceleration for planetary operations and is too large and fragile to operate in gravity, and the nominally aerodyne ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]'' and ''[[Vengeance]]'' class military DropShips which were never designed for atmospheric operations.
====Aerodyne DropShips==== ====Aerodyne DropShips====
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|Clan battle armor carrier (15 Elemental Points). Based off the ''[[Intruder]]'' design. |Clan battle armor carrier (15 Elemental Points). Based off the ''[[Intruder]]'' design.
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− |''[[Saturn (DropShuttle class)|Saturn]] '' + |''[[Saturn_(DropShuttle_class)|Saturn]] ''
|1,200 |1,200
|[[2243]] |[[2243]]
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|[[2815]] |[[2815]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|Troop transport (64 light vehicles, 4 platoons). |Troop transport (64 light vehicles, 4 platoons).
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|[[3100]] |[[3100]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Aerodyne DropShips|aerodyne]] + |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]]
|Early thirty-second century troop/tank transport (20 battle armor squads & 12 light vehicles) utilized by the Free Worlds League. |Early thirty-second century troop/tank transport (20 battle armor squads & 12 light vehicles) utilized by the Free Worlds League.
|- |-
− |''[[Titan (DropShip class)|Titan]]'' + |''[[Titan_(DropShip_class)|Titan]]''
|12,000 |12,000
|[[2647]] |[[2647]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Aerodyne DropShips|aerodyne]] + |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]]
|Heavily armed fighter carrier (18 Fighters). Extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] powers, but still in use with the Clans. |Heavily armed fighter carrier (18 Fighters). Extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] powers, but still in use with the Clans.
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|[[2593]] |[[2593]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Aerodyne DropShips|aerodyne]] + |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]]
|Common troop/tank transport (45 heavy vehicles, 8 light vehicles, 4 platoons). Upgraded version launched in [[3057]]. |Common troop/tank transport (45 heavy vehicles, 8 light vehicles, 4 platoons). Upgraded version launched in [[3057]].
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|[[2720]] |[[2720]]
|civilian |civilian
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|"Blockade runner" version of the ubiquitous unarmed [[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]] class merchant, introduced by the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Features 2 [[Small Craft]] bays and weapons which are typically concealed to appear like a common Danais class vessel. |"Blockade runner" version of the ubiquitous unarmed [[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]] class merchant, introduced by the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Features 2 [[Small Craft]] bays and weapons which are typically concealed to appear like a common Danais class vessel.
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|[[3112]] |[[3112]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|A combined arms transport ship, one few made in Lyran Commonwealth in the thirty-second century. (6 fighters, 12 BattleMechs, 4 battle armor Squads) |A combined arms transport ship, one few made in Lyran Commonwealth in the thirty-second century. (6 fighters, 12 BattleMechs, 4 battle armor Squads)
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|[[2708]] |[[2708]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|Standard BattleMech transport (12 'Mechs, 2 Fighters). Iconic DropShip class. |Standard BattleMech transport (12 'Mechs, 2 Fighters). Iconic DropShip class.
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|[[2829]] |[[2829]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|'Mech transport (15 'Mechs). Clan redesign of the venerable [[Union]] class. |'Mech transport (15 'Mechs). Clan redesign of the venerable [[Union]] class.
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|[[2715]] |[[2715]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Aerodyne DropShips|aerodyne]] + |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]]
|Tiny, superfast infantry transport from the Star League era. The design became extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. |Tiny, superfast infantry transport from the Star League era. The design became extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].
|- |-
− |''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance]]'' + |''[[Vengeance]]''
|10,000 |10,000
|[[2682]] |[[2682]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Aerodyne DropShips|aerodyne]] + |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]]
|Fighter carrier (40 [[aerospace fighter|fighters]], 3 [[small craft]]). |Fighter carrier (40 [[aerospace fighter|fighters]], 3 [[small craft]]).
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− |''[[Vulture (DropShip class)|Vulture]]'' + |''[[Vulture_(DropShip_class)|Vulture]]''
|3,500 |3,500
|[[2312]] |[[2312]]
|military |military
− |[[DropShip#Spheroid DropShips|spheroid]] + |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]]
|These ships carried infantry and a limited number of light vehicles it main payload. They were known to be similar to what became the [[Seeker]] class that was based on the Vulture. |These ships carried infantry and a limited number of light vehicles it main payload. They were known to be similar to what became the [[Seeker]] class that was based on the Vulture.
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DropShips are based around two basic hull forms, aerodyne and spheroid. Depending on their intended role, DropShips can be constructed following either of these two alternative approaches. | DropShips are based around two basic hull forms, aerodyne and spheroid. Depending on their intended role, DropShips can be constructed following either of these two alternative approaches. | ||
− | Although all DropShips are either of the spheroid or the aerodyne subtype, there is arguably a third one: ships which are limited to operating in deep space for one reason or another and would be destroyed when attempting to enter an atmosphere or land on a planet, rendering the differences between aerodyne and spheroid designs irrelevant to them. Examples include the superlarge ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' class cargo hauler, which is a spheroid design but has insufficient acceleration for planetary operations and is too large and fragile to operate in gravity, and the nominally aerodyne ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]'' and ''[[ | + | Although all DropShips are either of the spheroid or the aerodyne subtype, there is arguably a third one: ships which are limited to operating in deep space for one reason or another and would be destroyed when attempting to enter an atmosphere or land on a planet, rendering the differences between aerodyne and spheroid designs irrelevant to them. Examples include the superlarge ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' class cargo hauler, which is a spheroid design but has insufficient acceleration for planetary operations and is too large and fragile to operate in gravity, and the nominally aerodyne ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]'' and ''[[Vengeance]]'' class military DropShips which were never designed for atmospheric operations. |
====Aerodyne DropShips==== | ====Aerodyne DropShips==== | ||
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|Clan battle armor carrier (15 Elemental Points). Based off the ''[[Intruder]]'' design. | |Clan battle armor carrier (15 Elemental Points). Based off the ''[[Intruder]]'' design. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[ | + | |''[[Saturn_(DropShuttle_class)|Saturn]] '' |
|1,200 | |1,200 | ||
|[[2243]] | |[[2243]] | ||
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|[[2815]] | |[[2815]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|Troop transport (64 light vehicles, 4 platoons). | |Troop transport (64 light vehicles, 4 platoons). | ||
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|[[3100]] | |[[3100]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]] |
|Early thirty-second century troop/tank transport (20 battle armor squads & 12 light vehicles) utilized by the Free Worlds League. | |Early thirty-second century troop/tank transport (20 battle armor squads & 12 light vehicles) utilized by the Free Worlds League. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[ | + | |''[[Titan_(DropShip_class)|Titan]]'' |
|12,000 | |12,000 | ||
|[[2647]] | |[[2647]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]] |
|Heavily armed fighter carrier (18 Fighters). Extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] powers, but still in use with the Clans. | |Heavily armed fighter carrier (18 Fighters). Extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] powers, but still in use with the Clans. | ||
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|[[2593]] | |[[2593]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]] |
|Common troop/tank transport (45 heavy vehicles, 8 light vehicles, 4 platoons). Upgraded version launched in [[3057]]. | |Common troop/tank transport (45 heavy vehicles, 8 light vehicles, 4 platoons). Upgraded version launched in [[3057]]. | ||
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|[[2720]] | |[[2720]] | ||
|civilian | |civilian | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|"Blockade runner" version of the ubiquitous unarmed [[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]] class merchant, introduced by the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Features 2 [[Small Craft]] bays and weapons which are typically concealed to appear like a common Danais class vessel. | |"Blockade runner" version of the ubiquitous unarmed [[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]] class merchant, introduced by the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Features 2 [[Small Craft]] bays and weapons which are typically concealed to appear like a common Danais class vessel. | ||
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|[[3112]] | |[[3112]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|A combined arms transport ship, one few made in Lyran Commonwealth in the thirty-second century. (6 fighters, 12 BattleMechs, 4 battle armor Squads) | |A combined arms transport ship, one few made in Lyran Commonwealth in the thirty-second century. (6 fighters, 12 BattleMechs, 4 battle armor Squads) | ||
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|[[2708]] | |[[2708]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|Standard BattleMech transport (12 'Mechs, 2 Fighters). Iconic DropShip class. | |Standard BattleMech transport (12 'Mechs, 2 Fighters). Iconic DropShip class. | ||
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|[[2829]] | |[[2829]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|'Mech transport (15 'Mechs). Clan redesign of the venerable [[Union]] class. | |'Mech transport (15 'Mechs). Clan redesign of the venerable [[Union]] class. | ||
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|[[2715]] | |[[2715]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]] |
|Tiny, superfast infantry transport from the Star League era. The design became extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. | |Tiny, superfast infantry transport from the Star League era. The design became extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[ | + | |''[[Vengeance]]'' |
|10,000 | |10,000 | ||
|[[2682]] | |[[2682]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Aerodyne_DropShips|aerodyne]] |
|Fighter carrier (40 [[aerospace fighter|fighters]], 3 [[small craft]]). | |Fighter carrier (40 [[aerospace fighter|fighters]], 3 [[small craft]]). | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[ | + | |''[[Vulture_(DropShip_class)|Vulture]]'' |
|3,500 | |3,500 | ||
|[[2312]] | |[[2312]] | ||
|military | |military | ||
− | |[[DropShip# | + | |[[DropShip#Spheroid_DropShips|spheroid]] |
|These ships carried infantry and a limited number of light vehicles it main payload. They were known to be similar to what became the [[Seeker]] class that was based on the Vulture. | |These ships carried infantry and a limited number of light vehicles it main payload. They were known to be similar to what became the [[Seeker]] class that was based on the Vulture. | ||
|- | |- |