Deimos (Individual DropShip)
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- This article is about the refitted freighter DropShip. For the Union-class DropShip, see Deimos (Union).
| Deimos | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | DropShip |
| Class | uncertain (presumably a modified Danais, possibly Trojan) |
The Deimos was a DropShip best known for its association with the famous Gray Death Legion. It was originally a freighter DropShip of unspecified type that had been equipped with weapons. At some point after 3026 a different vessel bearing the same name (a Union-class DropShip) apparently took its place.
History
Deimos was "DropShip One"[1] of Renfred Tor's free trader JumpShip Invidious, while its sister ship Phobos—a Danais-class vessel—was the "Number Two" DropShip.[2] No exact type is given for the Deimos though, like the Phobos, it was noted to be a commercial freighter "similar in design and capacity to the standard Union class military DropShips",[3] strongly suggesting both to be Danais class vessels. Both had weapons installed on them after being boarded by Oberon Confederation pirates while enroute to Trellwan in 3024.[4] However, while the Phobos was refitted to Trojan-class standards, the Deimos apparently received a different upgrade as only one of the two vessels—the Phobos—was subsequently able to carry a pair of aerospace fighters.[5]
The vessel's future after the Verthandi campaign is uncertain. A DropShip named Deimos remained in service with the Gray Death Legion, but it is consistently described as a Union-class vessel in later sources,[6] indicating that a real Union replaced the original Deimos, just like with the Phobos, after the conclusion of the Verthandi campaign in 3026 and prior to the unit's deployment on Sirius in 3028.
References
(Page references for the novels refer to the PDF editions and may differ from print editions.)
- ↑ Mercenary's Star, p. 238
- ↑ Mercenary's Star, p. 17
- ↑ Mercenary's Star, p. 31
- ↑ Decision at Thunder Rift, pp. 58 (Renfred Tor narrates how one of the DropShips had heavy weapons mounted), 115 (Lori Kalmar recounts how she was put to work on installing weapons on both DropShips
- ↑ Mercenary's Star, p. 23; according to p. 31 there had been no money to buy better DropShip weapons, suggesting the ships were not modified after their initial refit
- ↑ The Price of Glory, pp. 29, 60; Mercenary's Handbook 3055, p. 57; Field Manual: Mercenaries describes the Gray Death Legion to own or operate altogether five Union class DropShips and a number of aerodyne DropShips, but no other spheroid designs, without providing names