Phobos (Individual Union-class DropShip)
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- This article is about the Union-class DropShip. For refitted freighter, see Phobos (Trojan).
| Phobos | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | DropShip |
| Class | Union |
The Phobos was a Union-class DropShip operated by the Gray Death Legion by the time of their attack on Sirius V in 3028,[1] and up until 3065.[2] It was noted to be one of the Legion's first Union-class DropShips.[3]
It should not be confused with the Trojan-class vessel of the same name that served the Gray Death Legion earlier, most famously in their blockade running attempt at Verthandi in 3025. The first Phobos apparently still remained in service with the Gray Death Legion by the time of the Sirius campaign[4] but was not mentioned again afterwards.
References
(Page references for the novels refer to the PDF editions and may differ from print editions.)
- ↑ The Price of Glory, pp. 29, 60, 78, with the vessel's use of autocannons on p. 89 confirming that it is not the original Phobos which never had such weapons installed; Mercenary's Handbook 3055, p. 57; The Dying Time, p. 73; 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 DropShips, without giving names.
- ↑ The Dying Time
- ↑ The Dying Time, chapter 9 (PDF edition p. 73; page numbering for print edition may differ)
- ↑ The JumpShip Invidious and its two DropShips, "merchanters converted to troop transports", are explicitly mentioned as part of the Gray Death Legion's Transport Division in The Price of Glory, pp. 17-18, but they are not the same ships as the Union-class Deimos and Phobos deployed to Sirius V and later Helm as 'Mech transports.