K-1

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K-1 DropShuttle
Production information
Manufacturer	BBP Industries Brigadier Corporation Sacrado Industries Shipil Company
Use	DropShuttle
Type (Shape)	Civilian Spheroid
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Cost	9,261,250 Cbills
Introduced	2536
Technical specifications
Mass	200
Structural Integrity
Length	28
Engine (Type)	Pratt & Whitney 400
Safe Thrust	4
Maximum Thrust	6
Fuel	30 tons
Burn Rate	16.3 days
Armament	1 x LRM-5 4 x Medium Lasers 1 x Small Laser
Armor	12 tons standard
Heat Sinks	10
Crew	2
Passengers
BV (1.0)	912
BV (2.0)	1,146

Description

The spheroid counterpart to the KR-61 Long Range Shuttle, the K-1-class DropShuttle is also the smallest space vehicle equipped with a Docking Collar for attaching to a JumpShip.

Originally designed in the Star League era when JumpShips were plentiful and passage aboard them frequent and inexpensive, the K-1 was used for "hops" to neighbouring star systems. With the increasing rarity of JumpShips and travel aboard them at a premium since the early Succession Wars, the greater passenger and cargo capacity of regular DropShips has seen the K-1 DropShuttle relegated to the role other long range shuttles have.

Armament

Due to the long range of the craft, the K-1 is outfitted with a minimum of defensive weaponry consisting of single LRM-5 and Medium Laser mounted in the nose, another medium laser on each side, and a small and medium laser pointing directly aft.

Cargo

The K-1 features fifty-five tons of cargo capacity and berths for six passengers.

Variants

• K-1C - Introduced in 2914, the Clan version of the venerable K-1, while still classified as a "civilian" vessel, carries better armor as well as a weapons array consisting five Medium Pulse Lasers. It is almost identical in all other respects. BV (1.0) = 1,413 BV (2.0 = 1,681

References

• DropShips and JumpShips, p 73
• Technical Readout: 3057, p 175
• Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p 173