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Hector (DropShip class)

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This article is about the DropShip. For other uses, see Hector.
Production information
Manufacturer Terran Hegemony
Use
Type
Tech Base
Technical specifications
Mass 1,800[1] tons
Structural Integrity
Length meters
Width meters
Height meters
Safe Thrust
Max Thrust
Fuel (tons)
Fuel (days)

Description[edit]

Limited information is available for the Hector. Known to be 1,800 tons, it was used as a testbed for SDS drone conversion. The M-2 Drone program was quickly scrapped in 2694 after a squadron of the M-2s stopped responding to the wider network and destroyed three civilian JumpShips whose IFF transponders were incorrectly synced.[1][2]

The SDS Self-Destruct System was introduced a year later to prevent another such occurrence. ComStar Archives indicate that the SDS S-DS was implemented by First Lord Jonathan Cameron to prevent the Terran Hegemony technology from falling into Member State hands, though both may be true.[2]

Variants[edit]

  • M-2 - Drone version of the Hector.

Notes[edit]

No other information is available about the Hector or its drone M-2 version.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Interstellar Operations, pp. 135–136: "Robotic and Drone Systems: The M-Series Drones"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Interstellar Operations, p. 147: "SDS Self-Destruct System"

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