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==Description==
 
==Description==
"“''Small craft''” is a catchall category for any spacegoing vessel weighing from 100 to 200
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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.
tons. Ranging from near orbit to far, shuttling between [[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s and even between planets and moons within a system, small craft represent a myriad of vessels of
 
every type and size not covered by [[aerospace fighter]]s or DropShips. Like DropShips, small craft are categorized by shape, either aerodyne or spheroid." <sup>1</sup>
 
  
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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
 
|-
 
|-
| K-1 Dropshuttle
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| [[K-1 DropShuttle]]
 
| [[Luthien]]
 
| [[Luthien]]
 
| [[BBP Industries]]
 
| [[BBP Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| K-1 Dropshuttle
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| K-1 DropShuttle
 
| [[Layover]]
 
| [[Layover]]
 
| [[Sacrado Industries]]
 
| [[Sacrado Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| K-1 Dropshuttle
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| K-1 DropShuttle
 
| [[Mackenzie]]
 
| [[Mackenzie]]
 
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
 
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
 
|-
 
|-
| K-1 Dropshuttle
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| K-1 DropShuttle
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
|-
 
|-
| KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
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| [[KR-61]] (Long-range shuttlecraft)
 
| [[Ingersoll]]
 
| [[Ingersoll]]
 
| [[Aldis Industries]]
 
| [[Aldis Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
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| KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft)
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| [[Dynamico Limited]]
 
| [[Dynamico Limited]]
 
|-
 
|-
| KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
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| KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft)
 
| [[Dalton]]
 
| [[Dalton]]
 
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
 
| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
 
|-
 
|-
| KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
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| KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft)
 
| [[Gibbs]]
 
| [[Gibbs]]
 
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]
 
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Mark VII Landing Craft
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| [[Mark VII]] (Landing craft)
 
| [[Sian]]
 
| [[Sian]]
 
| [[Saroyan Special Projects]]
 
| [[Saroyan Special Projects]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Mark VII Landing Craft
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| Mark VII (Landing craft)
 
| [[Dover]]
 
| [[Dover]]
 
| [[Hinsdale Elec]]
 
| [[Hinsdale Elec]]
 
|-
 
|-
| Mark VII Landing Craft
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| Mark VII (Landing craft)
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
|-
 
|-
| NL-42 "Battle Taxi"
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| [[NL-42]] "Battle Taxi"
 
| [[Outreach]]
 
| [[Outreach]]
 
| [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]]
 
| [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| [[S-7A]] (Bus)
 
| [[Ares]]
 
| [[Ares]]
 
| [[Earthwerks Limited]]
 
| [[Earthwerks Limited]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| S-7A (Bus)
 
| [[Chatham]]
 
| [[Chatham]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| S-7A (Bus)
 
| [[Layover]]
 
| [[Layover]]
 
| [[Sacrado Industries]]
 
| [[Sacrado Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| S-7A (Bus)
 
| [[Mackenzie]]
 
| [[Mackenzie]]
 
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
 
| [[Brigadier Corporation]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| S-7A (Bus)
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Skye]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
| [[Shipil Company]]
 
|-
 
|-
| S-7A Bus
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| S-7A (Bus)
 
| [[Sterope]]
 
| [[Sterope]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| [[ST-46]] (Shuttle)
 
| [[Dover]]
 
| [[Dover]]
 
| [[Hinsdale Elec]]
 
| [[Hinsdale Elec]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| ST-46 (Shuttle)
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| [[Delavan]]
 
| [[Dynamico Limited]]
 
| [[Dynamico Limited]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| ST-46 (Shuttle)
 
| [[Atreus]]
 
| [[Atreus]]
 
| [[Deller-Bingham-Fouts]]
 
| [[Deller-Bingham-Fouts]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| ST-46 (Shuttle)
 
| [[Gibbs]]
 
| [[Gibbs]]
 
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]
 
| [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| ST-46 (Shuttle)
 
| [[St. Ives]]
 
| [[St. Ives]]
 
| [[Tengo Aerospace]]
 
| [[Tengo Aerospace]]
 
|-
 
|-
| ST-46 Shuttle
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| ST-46 (Shuttle)
 
| [[Illiushin]]
 
| [[Illiushin]]
 
| [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]]
 
| [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]]
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====References==
 
====References==
1. "Small Craft", [[Total Warfare]], (Chicago: [[FanPro]], 2006), 24.
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*"Small Craft", [[Total Warfare]], (Chicago: [[FanPro]], 2006), 24.
 
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*[[Technical Readout: 3057]]
  
 
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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:

Brand Planet Company
K-1 DropShuttle Luthien BBP Industries
K-1 DropShuttle Layover Sacrado Industries
K-1 DropShuttle Mackenzie Brigadier Corporation
K-1 DropShuttle Skye Shipil Company
KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) Ingersoll Aldis Industries
KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) Delavan Dynamico Limited
KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) Dalton Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited
KR-61 (Long-range shuttlecraft) Gibbs Lockheed-CBM Corporation
Mark VII (Landing craft) Sian Saroyan Special Projects
Mark VII (Landing craft) Dover Hinsdale Elec
Mark VII (Landing craft) Skye Shipil Company
NL-42 "Battle Taxi" Outreach Blackwell Heavy Industries
S-7A (Bus) Ares Earthwerks Limited
S-7A (Bus) Chatham Taurus Territorial Industries
S-7A (Bus) Layover Sacrado Industries
S-7A (Bus) Mackenzie Brigadier Corporation
S-7A (Bus) Skye Shipil Company
S-7A (Bus) Sterope Taurus Territorial Industries
ST-46 (Shuttle) Dover Hinsdale Elec
ST-46 (Shuttle) Delavan Dynamico Limited
ST-46 (Shuttle) Atreus Deller-Bingham-Fouts
ST-46 (Shuttle) Gibbs Lockheed-CBM Corporation
ST-46 (Shuttle) St. Ives Tengo Aerospace
ST-46 (Shuttle) Illiushin Vandenberg Mechanized Industries


==References