Trireme

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Trireme Infantry Transport
Production information
Manufacturer Michaelson Heavy Industries[1]
Use Battle armor transport
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Chassis Type (Size) VTOL (Large)
Equipment Rating E/X-X-D/E
Cost 2,670,000 C-bills
Introduced 3086
Technical specifications
Mass 60
Cruise Speed 64 km/h
Flank Speed 97 km/h
Power Plant fusion engine
Fuel (Type/Range) Unlimited
Communications System Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System Unspecified
Armament None
Heat Sinks None
Armor Commercial Armor
Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) 3
Crew 3
BV (2.0) 123[1]
132


The Trireme was a VTOL support vehicle designed to transport large formations of battle armor troops to back areas of combat zones.

Description

Michaelson Heavy Industries' Trireme design won the bid for the newly formed Republic of the Sphere's RAF Quartermasters office requirement for battle armor transport.[1]

Equipment and Capabilities

Focused on its role as a transport, the vehicle dedicated much of its internal capacity to its cargo bay. The 36-ton cargo bay capacity allowed for the transport of two platoons of battle armor and supporting equipment, or an entire battalion's worth of battle armor alone. The troops exited the vehicle through the rear door of the VTOL.[1]

The craft was not intended for front line combat, so its hull was protected by only one ton of commercial armor. Its fusion engine allowed the craft to reach up to nearly 100 km/h, but was still considered slower than a typical VTOL transport of the era.[1]

Variants

  • Conventional Infantry Transport
    Geared towards movement of conventional Infantry, this variant had a simple reconfiguration of the Trireme's cargo hold in order to accommodate a company of infantry and its support equipment.[1] BV (2.0) = 132[2]
  • Combat Support (CS)
    A variant designed to help the design to cope with some combat threats, this model was noted for only having a cargo capacity reduced by half. The Trireme's engine was upgraded it to allow to handle additional armor and increasing of its speed to 118 km/h. It was also noted for the inclusion of paired SRM-2s and a Guardian ECM suite.[1] BV (2.0) = 417[3][4]

Note

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, pp. 22–23: "Trireme Infantry Transport"
  2. Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 75
  3. Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 76
  4. MUL online entry for the Trireme (CS) variant

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