K-1
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- This article is about the K-1 "DropShuttle" class of small craft. For the DropShuttle type of spacecraft, see DropShuttle.
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| K-1 DropShuttle | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | BBP Industries[citation needed]
Brigadier Corporation[citation needed] Sacrado Industries[citation needed] Shipil Company[1] United Outworlders Corporation[2] |
| Production Year | 2536[3] |
| Use | DropShuttle |
| Type (Shape) | Civilian Spheroid |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 9,496,850 C-Bills[3] |
| Introduced | 2536[4] |
| Technical specifications | |
| 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[4] |
| Armament |
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| Armor | 21 tons standard |
| Heat Sinks | 10 single |
| Crew | 4
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| Passengers | 6 |
| BV (1.0) | 912[4][5] |
| BV (2.0) | 1,146[citation needed] |
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Description[edit]
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).[4][6][7]
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, the greater passenger and cargo capacity of regular DropShips has seen the K-1 DropShuttle relegated to the role other long range shuttles have.[6] The Clans are noted to still use the K-1 in its intended role.[4][7]
A tiny booth is mentioned aboard the K-1 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.[8]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
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 and medium laser pointing directly aft.[4][7]
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.[4]
Cargo[edit]
The K-1 features sixteen point five tons of cargo capacity and berths for six passengers in a steerage compartment.[4]
- Bay 1: Cargo (16.5 tons), 0 doors
Variants[edit]
- 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 Lasers. It is almost identical in all other respects.[4][7] Production by Clan Jade Falcon was restarted in 3074 at their Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant[9] and Clan Ghost Bear at the polar Tseng Facility.[10] BV (1.0) = 1,413[11], BV (2.0) = 1,681
Gallery[edit]
Original image of K-1 Dropshuttle from DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary
Image of K-1 from TRO:3057
Notes[edit]
- 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 booms and hardpoints 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.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 27: "Shipil Company"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 21: "United Outworlders Corporation"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MUL entry for the K-1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 197
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 73 "K-1 Class DropShuttle"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 175 "K-1 DropShuttle"
- ↑ Forgotten Worlds, Book One
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 14, "Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 34, "Tseng Facility"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 198
- ↑ K-1 DropShuttle - No BV2 listed.