Danais (DropShip class)
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| Danais | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant[1]
The Periphery |
| Production Year | 2728[3] |
| Use | Cargo Ship |
| Type | Civilian Spheroid[4] |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere[4] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 3,200[3][4] tons |
| Structural Integrity | 7[4] |
| Length | 81.5 meters |
| Width | 81.5 meters |
| Height | 78 meters |
| Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Max Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Fuel (tons) | 250 tons |
| Fuel (days) | 88.65 |
| Armament | None |
| Armor | 23 tons standard |
| Crew | 4[5]
Bay Personnel: 10 |
| Passengers | 10[4] |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 4/0 |
| Heat Sinks | 84 single |
| BV (2.0) | 1004[3][5] |
The Danais is a small spheroid DropShip design which was originally conceived as an unarmed light cargo ship during the Star League era (specifically, the "late 2720s," though the Master Unit List has established its inception date as 2728), and was still considered ubiquitous two and a half centuries later.[4]
It was notably one of the few ship classes that the Star League allowed to be produced in Periphery states (implicitly because of its small size, unassuming technology, straightforward design, and lack of any armament whatsoever).[4]
Description[edit]
In the late 2720s, a light civilian transporter design was created that was based loosely on the highly successful Union-class 'Mech carrier DropShip. This derivate design was the Danais. Built to civilian, as opposed to military, specifications and with lower total mass, it was nevertheless visually similar enough to its military cousin that they could be mistaken for one another.[4] (Although both vessels have been ubiquitous in their respective roles for centuries, the Union appears to be the vastly better-known class; it stands to reason that the many reports of Unions refitted for cargo duty may in fact refer in no small part to Danais class vessels that were misidentified as Unions.)
In the Taurian Concordat, many unarmed Danais vessels were converted into blockade runners before long, armed with weaponry for smuggling and self-defense that was usually concealed behind blowout panels. Such militarized Danais vessels became known as Trojans, usually treated as a distinct DropShip class.[4]
Danais are familiar sights in all major shipping lanes, and belong to a wide range of trading companies from Christifori Express to Isesaki Shipping. Such haulers are often the only link many planets have to each other in more wild parts of the Inner Sphere.[4]
Armament[edit]
The Danais class is unarmed.[4][5]
Cargo & Capacities[edit]
The Danais has ten passenger cabins and a 1,700-ton cargo bay with two doors. It also features two Small Craft bays.[4][5]
- Bay 1: Cargo (1,700 tons), 2 doors
- Bay 2: Small Craft (2), 2 doors
Variants[edit]
- The Trojan class is arguably just a refit variant of the Danais.
Individual Vessels[edit]
Related Designs[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 14, "Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant"
- ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League (Post #4) Errata v1.0
- ↑ a b c MUL entry for the Danais
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 153: "Trojan"
- ↑ a b c d Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 167: Danais record sheet