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Intent: To design a drop craft for the deployment of Echani troops and combat vehicles.
Development Thread: None unless you desire it.
Hero Unit: No
Model: Kaertos-class
Manufacturer: Eshan Drive Yards
Affiliation: The Echani Compact
Modularity: None
Production: Minor
Classification: Transport
Role: Dropship
Length: 42 meters
Width: 16 meters
Height: 21 meters
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Fuel Cells
Consumables: 3 Weeks
Cargo Capacity: 20 tons
Minimum Crew: 1
Optimal Crew: 4
Passengers: 30 when deploying a troop pod
Hull: Made of Titanium and crystasteel reinforced durasteel.
Hyperdrive Rating: None
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 3
Weapons:
4 Point Defense Lasers
2 Laser Canons
Non-Combative Attachments: Standard Communications , Standard Ray and Particle Shields, Nav computer, Standard Sensors, Drop Pod
Description: The design of Kaertos-class is rather simplistic. It consists largely of a forward facing laser canon emplacement, a cockpit which seats four, and two point defense laser turrets. That is the main extent of the vessel outside of the standard equipment for a ship, including engines and the like. The ship is really set apart by the method for deployment.
Rather than coming in to land, in such a manner as most dropships, the vessel hovers. While hovering, it deploys its cargo (which could be a troop pod which is made of the same material as the ship itself and built with shock absorbing interior seating, or a tank) via cables. They lower until the pod or tank is on the ground, then they retract and the dropship leaves to pick up another payload for launch.
This vessel does not have heavy offensive capabilities. It also is dependent on a carrier or heavy capital ship for deployment as it does not have hyperdrive capabilities.