Trojan
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| Trojan Class Blockade Runner | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Taurian Concordat |
| Production Year | 2720[1] |
| Use | Cargo Ship Blockade Runner Smuggling |
| Type | Civilian Spheroid |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 3,200 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 7 |
| Length | 81.5 meters |
| Width | 81.5 meters |
| Height | 78 meters |
| Drive System | Fusion |
| Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Max Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Fuel (tons) | 250 tons |
| Fuel (days) | 88.65 |
| Armament | 6 x LRM 20s 2 x Large Lasers 12 x Medium Lasers |
| Armor | Standard |
| Crew | 1 Officer 3 enlisted/non-rated 4 gunners 10 bay personnel |
| Passengers | 6 |
| Heat Sinks | 84 |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 2,667[2] |
The Danais is a spheroid DropShip design which was originally conceived as an unarmed light cargo ship during the Star League era, based loosely on the Union Class 'Mech carrier and visually similar to the point where they could be mistaken for each other. Premiered in 2720, the Danais class was one of the few ship classes allowed to be produced in Periphery states by the Star League.
The Trojan is a militarized refit version of the Danais class, developed by disgruntled Periphery citizens in the face of Star League oppression.
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Description
In the Taurian Concordat, many unarmed Danais vessels were converted into Trojan blockade runners, armed with weaponry for smuggling and self-defense. The cargo and passenger capacity was slightly reduced to accommodate these changes.
After the fall of the Star League, many more of the Danais were converted into Trojans due to the perils of the Succession Wars. The design remained for centuries and was still in service in the Jihad era, where many of the ships have kept the lines of communication alive between worlds cut off when the HPG grid was disrupted during the conflict. Some of these ships had been also used to smuggle cargo in and out of the Word of Blake's Protectorate.[2]
Armament
Hidden behind blowout panels, the Trojan is typically armed with the following weaponry:
Nose
- Two LRM-20s and two Medium Lasers
Front Right/Left
- Two LRM-20s, one Large Laser, and two Medium Lasers on each side.
Aft Left/Right
- Two Medium Lasers
Aft
- Two Medium Lasers
Cargo & Capacities
The Trojan has six passenger cabins, with a 1,550 ton cargo bay. The bay has two access doors on its sides. The ship also has a Small Craft bay with room for two craft with two doors.
The ship is protected by 23 tons of standard armor and has 15 tons LRM Ammunition for its launchers.
Individual Vessels
Variants
- Danais Cargo Ship
- The original version of the Trojan, this ship has no weaponry on it. The ship was designed with a single Cargo Bay with 1,700 ton capacity. It has two doors allowing access into the bay. The ship also had ten 2nd class passenger cabins for paying customers traveling from port to port.[2] It has a Small Craft hangar big enough for two craft with two separate launch bay doors. C-Bill 69,412,000 - BV (2.0) = 1,004[3]