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{{about|the K-1 "DropShuttle" class of small craft|the ''DropShuttle'' type of spacecraft|DropShuttle}}
{{InfoBoxSmallCraft
| image = [[Image:Dropshuttle K-1 TRO3057r.png|191px]]
| Name = K-1 DropShuttle
| Manufacturer = [[BBP Industries]]{{cn}}
----[[Brigadier Corporation]]{{cn}}
----[[Sacrado Industries]]{{cn}}
----[[Shipil Company]]<ref name=O:LAp27>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 27: "Shipil Company"</ref>
----[[United Outworlders Corporation]]<ref name=O:TCp21>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 21: "United Outworlders Corporation"</ref>
| Introduced = [[2536]]<ref name=TR3057R-173>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle"</ref>
| production year=2536
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4100/ MUL entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use = DropShuttle
| Type (Shape) = Civilian Spheroid
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Cost = 9,496,850 [[C-Bills]]<ref name=MUL/>
| Mass = 200 tons 
| Structural Integrity = 6
| Length = 28 meters
| Width = 22.5 meters
| Engine (Type) = [[Pratt & Whitney 400]]
| Safe Thrust = 2 g
| Maximum Thrust = 3 g
| Fuel = 30 tons
| Burn Rate = 1.84 days<ref name=TR3057R-173/>
| Armament = <span></span>
* 1x [[LRM-5]]
* 4x [[medium laser]]
* 1x [[small laser]]
| Armor = 21 tons [[Armor (Small Craft & DropShips)|standard]]
| Crew = 4
* 1 Officer
*3 Enlisted
| Passengers = 6
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/0
| Heat Sinks = 10 [[heat sink|single]]
| BV (1.0) = 912<ref name=TR3057R-173/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 197</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 1,146{{cn}}
}}

==Description==
The spheroid counterpart to the [[KR-61]] Long Range Shuttle, the '''K-1'''-class DropShuttle is technically a [[small craft]] and notably also the smallest space vehicle equipped with a [[Docking Collar]] for attaching to a [[JumpShip]] in the fashion of a [[DropShip]] (an unusual feature for a small craft; see Notes below).<ref name=TR3057R-173/><ref name=DaJ-73>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 73 "K-1 Class DropShuttle"</ref><ref name=TR3057-175>''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 175 "K-1 DropShuttle"</ref>

It should be noted that "DropShuttle" is a misnomer, as the K-1 is not a [[DropShuttle]] in the technical sense.

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 neighboring star systems. With the increasing rarity of JumpShips and travel aboard them at a premium since the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], the greater passenger and cargo capacity of regular [[DropShip]]s has seen the K-1 DropShuttle relegated to the role other long range shuttles have.<ref name=DaJ-73/> The [[Clans]] are noted to still use the K-1 in its intended role.<ref name=TR3057R-173/><ref name=TR3057-175/> 

A tiny booth is mentioned aboard the K-1 DropShuttle ''[[Columbus (Individual K-1-class DropShuttle)|Columbus]]'' that serves as both the vessel's breakfast table and a midday workstation. It is unknown if this is a standard feature on K-1 type craft. Similarly, it is mentioned that the cramped cockpit features three seats.<ref>''Forgotten Worlds'', Book One</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
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 laser|small]] and medium laser pointing directly aft.<ref name=TR3057R-173/><ref name=TR3057-175/>

The ship's hull is protected by 21 tons of standard armor, with a large portion of the armor focused in the bow with a lesser amount of the armor on the sides.<ref name=TR3057R-173/>

==Cargo==
The K-1 features sixteen point five tons of cargo capacity and berths for six passengers in a steerage compartment.<ref name=TR3057R-173/>

* Bay 1: Cargo (16.5 tons), 0 doors

==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 of five [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s. It is almost identical in all other respects.<ref name=TR3057R-173/><ref name=TR3057-175/> Production by [[Clan Jade Falcon]] was restarted in [[3074]] at their [[Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant]]<ref name=O:TCp14>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 14, "Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant"</ref> and [[Clan Ghost Bear]] at the polar [[Tseng Facility]].<ref name=O:TCp34>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 34, "Tseng Facility"</ref> BV (1.0) = 1,413<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 198</ref>, BV (2.0)  = 1,681

==Gallery==
<gallery>
K1.png|Original image of ''K-1'' Dropshuttle from ''[[DropShips and JumpShips|DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary]]''
Dropshuttle K-1 TRO3057r.png|Image of ''K-1'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
</gallery>

==Notes==
* The implied ability of the K-1 to function as a small craft or alternatively as a DropShip for jump purposes technically violates game rules and unit construction rules; there is no established [[Quirk]] either for this unique feature (except arguably "Illegal Design"). Further, this dual nature would seem to go against existing rulings and explanations how [[K-F boom]]s and [[hardpoint]]s work.
:A possible solution to the conundrum is the assumption that the K-1 does in fact ''not'' dock to a hardpoint like a DropShip does (with a K-F boom connection); instead, it just makes use of the standard docking adapter and is small enough to fit inside the jump bubble during a jump even without making any extra effort to extend the K-F field around itself.

* As of this writing, there is no updated BattleValue listed on Master Unit List.<ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4100/dropshuttle-k-1 K-1 DropShuttle - No BV2 listed.]</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
* ''[[Forgotten Worlds]]'', Book One
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''


[[Category:Small Craft classes]]
[[Category: DropShuttle classes]]