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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | + | All spacecraft in the [[BattleTech]] universe fall in the category of either [[JumpShip]], [[DropShip]] or '''Small Craft'''. The latter describes any spaceworthy vessel of up to 200 tons in mass that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay. | |
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+ | There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the peripheries. Many, but not all, are capable of atmospheric operations. Small Craft range from tiny escape pods or lifeboats to shuttles and long-range craft. The [[K-1 DropShuttle]], although generally considered a Small Craft, actually meets the criteria for a [[DropShip]] and sports a [[docking collar]], falling into both classes at the same time and blurring the distinction. | ||
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+ | Technically, the Small Craft category also includes [[Aerospace Fighter]]s, but these are usually treated as a distinct class of spacecraft and the term ''Small Craft'' is then meant to describe those which are not Aerospace Fighters. | ||
==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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! Company | ! Company | ||
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− | | K-1 | + | | [[K-1 DropShuttle]] |
| [[Luthien]] | | [[Luthien]] | ||
| [[BBP Industries]] | | [[BBP Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | K-1 | + | | K-1 DropShuttle |
| [[Layover]] | | [[Layover]] | ||
| [[Sacrado Industries]] | | [[Sacrado Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | K-1 | + | | K-1 DropShuttle |
| [[Mackenzie]] | | [[Mackenzie]] | ||
| [[Brigadier Corporation]] | | [[Brigadier Corporation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | K-1 | + | | K-1 DropShuttle |
| [[Skye]] | | [[Skye]] | ||
| [[Shipil Company]] | | [[Shipil Company]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | KR-61 Long- | + | | [[KR-61]] (Long-range shuttlecraft) |
| [[Ingersoll]] | | [[Ingersoll]] | ||
| [[Aldis Industries]] | | [[Aldis Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | KR-61 Long- | + | | KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) |
| [[Delavan]] | | [[Delavan]] | ||
| [[Dynamico Limited]] | | [[Dynamico Limited]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | KR-61 Long- | + | | KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) |
| [[Dalton]] | | [[Dalton]] | ||
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]] | | [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | KR-61 Long- | + | | KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) |
| [[Gibbs]] | | [[Gibbs]] | ||
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] | | [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mark VII Landing | + | | [[Mark VII]] (Landing craft) |
| [[Sian]] | | [[Sian]] | ||
| [[Saroyan Special Projects]] | | [[Saroyan Special Projects]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mark VII Landing | + | | Mark VII (Landing craft) |
| [[Dover]] | | [[Dover]] | ||
| [[Hinsdale Elec]] | | [[Hinsdale Elec]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Mark VII Landing | + | | Mark VII (Landing craft) |
| [[Skye]] | | [[Skye]] | ||
| [[Shipil Company]] | | [[Shipil Company]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | NL-42 "Battle Taxi" | + | | [[NL-42]] "Battle Taxi" |
| [[Outreach]] | | [[Outreach]] | ||
| [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]] | | [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | [[S-7A]] (Bus) |
| [[Ares]] | | [[Ares]] | ||
| [[Earthwerks Limited]] | | [[Earthwerks Limited]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | S-7A (Bus) |
| [[Chatham]] | | [[Chatham]] | ||
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] | | [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | S-7A (Bus) |
| [[Layover]] | | [[Layover]] | ||
| [[Sacrado Industries]] | | [[Sacrado Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | S-7A (Bus) |
| [[Mackenzie]] | | [[Mackenzie]] | ||
| [[Brigadier Corporation]] | | [[Brigadier Corporation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | S-7A (Bus) |
| [[Skye]] | | [[Skye]] | ||
| [[Shipil Company]] | | [[Shipil Company]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | S-7A Bus | + | | S-7A (Bus) |
| [[Sterope]] | | [[Sterope]] | ||
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] | | [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | [[ST-46]] (Shuttle) |
| [[Dover]] | | [[Dover]] | ||
| [[Hinsdale Elec]] | | [[Hinsdale Elec]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | ST-46 (Shuttle) |
| [[Delavan]] | | [[Delavan]] | ||
| [[Dynamico Limited]] | | [[Dynamico Limited]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | ST-46 (Shuttle) |
| [[Atreus]] | | [[Atreus]] | ||
| [[Deller-Bingham-Fouts]] | | [[Deller-Bingham-Fouts]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | ST-46 (Shuttle) |
| [[Gibbs]] | | [[Gibbs]] | ||
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] | | [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | ST-46 (Shuttle) |
| [[St. Ives]] | | [[St. Ives]] | ||
| [[Tengo Aerospace]] | | [[Tengo Aerospace]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ST-46 Shuttle | + | | ST-46 (Shuttle) |
| [[Illiushin]] | | [[Illiushin]] | ||
| [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]] | | [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]] | ||
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====References== | ====References== | ||
− | + | *"Small Craft", [[Total Warfare]], (Chicago: [[FanPro]], 2006), 24. | |
− | + | *[[Technical Readout: 3057]] | |
[[Category:Technology]][[Category:Small Craft]] | [[Category:Technology]][[Category:Small Craft]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:14, 16 September 2007
Description
All spacecraft in the BattleTech universe fall in the category of either JumpShip, DropShip or Small Craft. The latter describes any spaceworthy vessel of up to 200 tons in mass that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay.
There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the peripheries. Many, but not all, are capable of atmospheric operations. Small Craft range from tiny escape pods or lifeboats to shuttles and long-range craft. The K-1 DropShuttle, although generally considered a Small Craft, actually meets the criteria for a DropShip and sports a docking collar, falling into both classes at the same time and blurring the distinction.
Technically, the Small Craft category also includes Aerospace Fighters, but these are usually treated as a distinct class of spacecraft and the term Small Craft is then meant to describe those which are not Aerospace Fighters.
Manufacturing
Small Craft are manufactured on the following planets:
==References
- "Small Craft", Total Warfare, (Chicago: FanPro, 2006), 24.
- Technical Readout: 3057