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| image = [[File:Dixon (Firetender).jpg|200px]]
 
| image = [[File:Dixon (Firetender).jpg|200px]]
| Name = Dixon Firetender
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| Name = Dixon firetender
| Manufacturer = [[Andurien Aerospace]]
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| Manufacturer = [[Andurien Aerospace]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 104, "Dixon Firetender Airship"</ref><ref name="TRO:VArp96">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 96, "Dixon Firetender"</ref>
| Use = Fire Fighting
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| Production Year = 2746
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
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| Year Reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4081/dixon-firetender-standard/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Chassis Type (Size) = Airship (Medium)
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| Use = firefighting
| Cost = ???
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Introduced = [[2705]]
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| Chassis Type (Size) = airship (medium)<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Mass = 300
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| Equipment Rating = D/C-E-D<ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Top Speed = 30 Kph
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| Cost =  
| Power Plant = [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]]
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| Introduced = [[2746]]
| Fuel (Type/Range) = Unlimited
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| Mass = 300 tons<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Cruise Speed = 20 Kph
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| Structural Integrity = 6<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Armament = None
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| Safe Thrust = 1g<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Heat Sinks = 0
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| Max Thrust = 1.5g<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Armor = [[BAR]] 7
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| Power Plant = [[Fusion engine|fusion]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| Crew = 2 Officers, 10 Enlisted/Non-rated  
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| Fuel (Type/Range) = unlimited<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| BV (1.0) = ???
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| Armament = none<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
| BV (2.0) = ???
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| Heat Sinks = 0<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
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| comsys = Unspecified
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| T&T = Unspecified
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| Armor = [[Commercial Armor|Commercial]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
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| BAR = [[BAR|7]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
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| Crew = 12 (2 officers, 10 enlisted/non-rated)<ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
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| BV (1.0) =
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| BV (2.0) =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Description==
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== Description ==
The '''Dixon''' was originally designed as Law enforcement Airships for the [[Free Worlds League]], number of these vehicles were converted into mobile fire suppression air vehicles for dense urban centers.<ref name=TROVA104-105>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', pp. 104-105, "Dixon (Firetender) AirShip Profile"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 96</ref>
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The '''Dixon''' was originally designed as a law enforcement airship for the [[Free Worlds League]]. A number of these vehicles were converted into mobile fire suppression air vehicles for dense urban centers.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
  
During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] used some Dixon airships in attacks on civilians.<ref>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 92</ref>
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During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] used some Dixon airships in attacks on civilians.<ref name="TRO:VArp92">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 92, "Airship Support Vehicle"</ref>
  
==Armaments & Capacities==
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== Weapons and Equipment ==
The air ship's primary equipment is its four sprayers (2 mounted front, 1 per side).<ref name=TROVA104-105/>
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The airship's primary equipment is its four [[sprayer]]s (2 mounted front, 1 per side) and [[communication equipment]].<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
  
==Cargo Capacities==
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== Cargo Capacities ==
It has 181 ton liquid cargo capacity, the vehicle was reconfigured to have a 9.44 ton cargo capacity. Its cargo is unloaded through 3 doors found on the nose and both left and right wing sections. It also has a cargo lift hoist bring up cargo itself.<ref name=TROVA104-105/>
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It has 181-ton liquid cargo capacity. The vehicle was reconfigured to have a 9.44-ton standard cargo capacity. Its cargo is unloaded through three doors found on the nose and both left and right wing sections. It also has a cargo [[lift hoist]] to bring up cargo itself.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/>
  
==Also See==
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== Related Design ==
*[[Dixon (law enforcement)]] - Original configuration of the Dixon Airship.<ref name=TROVA104-105/>
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* [[Dixon (Combat Vehicle)]] - Original configuration of the Dixon airship.
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
<references />
 
<references />
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]''
 
  
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]''
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[[Category:Support Vehicles]]
 
[[Category:Airship Support Vehicles|Dixon (Firetender)]]
 
[[Category:Airship Support Vehicles|Dixon (Firetender)]]
 
[[Category:Civilian Vehicles|Dixon (Firetender)]]
 
[[Category:Civilian Vehicles|Dixon (Firetender)]]

Latest revision as of 12:28, 5 September 2023

Dixon (Firetender).jpg
Dixon firetender
Production information
Manufacturer Andurien Aerospace[1][2]
Production Year 2746[3]
Use firefighting
Tech Base Inner Sphere[1][2]
Chassis Type (Size) airship (medium)[1][2]
Equipment Rating D/C-E-D[2]
Introduced 2746
Technical specifications
Mass 300 tons[1][2]
Structural Integrity 6[1][2]
Safe Thrust 1g[1][2]
Max Thrust 1.5g[1][2]
Power Plant fusion[1][2]
Fuel (Type/Range) unlimited[1][2]
Communications System Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System Unspecified
Armament none[1][2]
Heat Sinks 0[1][2]
Armor Commercial[1][2]
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) 7[1][2]
Crew 12 (2 officers, 10 enlisted/non-rated)[2]

Description[edit]

The Dixon was originally designed as a law enforcement airship for the Free Worlds League. A number of these vehicles were converted into mobile fire suppression air vehicles for dense urban centers.[1][2]

During the Jihad the Word of Blake used some Dixon airships in attacks on civilians.[4]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The airship's primary equipment is its four sprayers (2 mounted front, 1 per side) and communication equipment.[1][2]

Cargo Capacities[edit]

It has 181-ton liquid cargo capacity. The vehicle was reconfigured to have a 9.44-ton standard cargo capacity. Its cargo is unloaded through three doors found on the nose and both left and right wing sections. It also has a cargo lift hoist to bring up cargo itself.[1][2]

Related Design[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 104, "Dixon Firetender Airship"
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 96, "Dixon Firetender"
  3. online date for the Dixon (Firetender)
  4. Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 92, "Airship Support Vehicle"

Bibliography[edit]