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| + | *[[Technical Readout 3057]] | ||
[[Category:DropShips]] | [[Category:DropShips]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 7 October 2006
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| Overlord (original) | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | various |
| Use | 'Mech/ASF Carrier |
| Type | Spheroid |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 9,700 tons tons |
| Structural Integrity | |
| Length | 99m meters |
| Width | meters |
| Height | meters |
| Drive System | Star League V450 |
| Safe Thrust | |
| Max Thrust | |
| Fuel (tons) | |
| Fuel (days) | |
| Armament | *6xPPC
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| Armor | standard |
| Crew | 43 |
| Heat Sinks | 120 (single) |
| BV (1.0) | 4,164 |
Contents
Description
The Overlord is considered to be one of the primary combat transport DropShips in the Inner Sphere. Capable of carrying a full 'Mech battalion and a squadron of ASFs, as well as most of the technical support for both, the nearly-10,000 ton vessel has proven its worth as a dedicated combat transport, especially for smaller garrison invasions and as a force element in larger planetary invasions. Highly valued, they started to become scare in the later Succession Wars.
Armament
The armament package -as originally installed in Star League era versions- outgunned every other DropShip in space. While the ground support role has diminished somewhat due to the scarcity of atmospheric tracking components, the sheer firepower of 2 twenty-class autocannons and six large lasers cannot be underestimated.
Cargo
Variants
The number of variants of the Overlord class are too numerous to list. While they were customized extensively prior to the fall of the originalStar League, the modifications to remaining units was an obvious necessity, primarily due to the loss of damaged equipment and the inability to repair and replace the same. However, mission-specific modifications are still common. Most notable as an example is the Running Fox, House Davion's flagship, modified to be more luxurious and act as a command post, for when the First Prince is on campaign.