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{{InfoBoxDropShip
 
{{InfoBoxDropShip
 
| image = Trojan.jpg
 
| image = Trojan.jpg
| name = ''Trojan''
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| name = Trojan Class Blockade Runner
 
| manufacturer = Taurian Concordat
 
| manufacturer = Taurian Concordat
|production year = 2745
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|production year = 2720
 
|year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5300/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
|year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5300/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use = Cargo, <br/> Blockade runner, <br/> Smuggling
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| Use = Cargo Ship <br/> Blockade Runner <br/> Smuggling  
 
| Type = Civilian Spheroid
 
| Type = Civilian Spheroid
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Mass = 3,200
 
| Mass = 3,200
 
| Structural Integrity = 7
 
| Structural Integrity = 7
| Length = 81.5
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| Length = 81.5 meters
| Width = 81.5
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| Width = 81.5 meters
| Height = 78
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| Height = 78 meters
| Drive System = [[Fusion engine|fusion]]
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| Drive System = [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]]
 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Safe Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Maximum Thrust = 2.5 g
 
| Maximum Thrust = 2.5 g
 
| Fuel (tons) = 250 tons
 
| Fuel (tons) = 250 tons
 
| Fuel (days) = 88.65
 
| Fuel (days) = 88.65
| Armament = <span></span>
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| Armament = 6 x [[LRM 20|LRM 20s]] <br/> 2 x [[Large Laser|Large Lasers]] <br/> 12 x [[Medium Lasers]]
* 6x [[LRM 20]]
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| Armor = Standard  
* 2x [[large laser]]
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| Crew = 1 Officer <br/> 3 enlisted/non-rated <br/> 4 gunners <br/> 10 bay personnel  
* 12x [[medium laser]]
 
| Armor = Standard
 
| Crew = 1 officer <br/> 3 enlisted/non-rated <br/> 4 gunners <br/> 10 bay personnel
 
 
| Passengers = 6
 
| Passengers = 6
 
| Heat Sinks = 84
 
| Heat Sinks = 84
| BV (1.0) =
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| BV (1.0) = ???
| BV (2.0) = 2,667<ref name=JS153>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 153: "Trojan"</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 2,667<ref name=JS153>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 153, "Trojan"</ref>
 
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The '''''Trojan''''' is a militarized refit version of the ''[[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]]'' class, developed by disgruntled Periphery citizens in the face of Star League oppression. The ''Danais'' in turn is a small spheroid [[DropShip]] design which was originally conceived as an unarmed light cargo ship during the [[Star League era]], one of the few ship classes allowed to be produced in [[Periphery]] states by the [[Star League]]. Consequently, although often used in a military role, the ''Trojan'' is built to civilian (as opposed to military) specs.
 
  
Although it is frequently treated as a distinct ship class, the ''Trojan'' is arguably just a refit variant of the ''Danais''. No new ships are built directly to ''Trojan'' specifications, and it is even questionable if there is a "standard" configuration for a ''Trojan'' beyond being a converted and upgunned ''Danais''.
 
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
In the [[Taurian Concordat]], many unarmed ''Danais'' vessels were converted into ''Trojan'' blockade runners, armed with weaponry for smuggling and self-defense. The cargo and passenger capacity was slightly reduced to accommodate these changes.
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The ''Trojan'' is a Periphery produced armed cargo vessel, which was originally conceived as an unarmed light cargo ship during the [[Star League era]].  Premiered in [[2720]], the ship was one of the few ships allowed to be produced in Periphery States by the [[Star League]]. The ship was based loosely on the ''[[Union]]'' Class 'Mech carrier.
  
After the fall of the Star League, many more of the ''Danais'' were converted into ''Trojans'' due to the perils of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The design remained active for centuries and was still in service in the [[Jihad]] era, where many of the ships have kept the lines of communication alive between worlds cut off when the [[HPG]] grid was disrupted during the conflict. Some of these ships were also used to smuggle cargo in and out of the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Word of Blake Protectorate|Protectorate]].<ref name=JS153/>
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Elements of resistance arose during this time, due to the Star League's rising taxes.  In the [[Taurian Concordat]], many unarmed Danauis were converted into Blockade Runners, armed with weaponry for smuggling & self-defense purposes. The ship's cargo and passenger capacity was slightly reduced to accommodate these changes.
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After the fall of the Star League, many of the ''Danais'' were converted into ''Trojans'' due to the hazards and perils of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The design remained in service in the Jihad era, where many of the ships have kept the lines of communication alive between worlds cut off when the [[HPG]] grid was disrupted during the conflict. Some of these ships had been also used to smuggle cargo in and out of the [[Word of Blake|Word of Blake's]] [[Word of Blake Protectorate|Protectorate]]<ref name=JS153/>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
Hidden behind blowout panels, the ''Trojan'' is typically armed with the following weaponry:
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Hidden behind blowout panels, the ship is armed with following weaponry.
 
 
 
===Nose===
 
===Nose===
* Two [[LRM-20]]s and two [[medium laser]]s
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*Two of Twenty-Tubed Long Range Missile Launchers and two Medium Lasers
 
 
 
===Front Right/Left===
 
===Front Right/Left===
* Two LRM-20s, one [[large laser]], and two medium lasers on each side.
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*Two of Twenty-Tubed Long Range Missile Launchers, single Large Laser & two Medium Lasers on each side.
 
 
 
===Aft Left/Right===
 
===Aft Left/Right===
* Two medium lasers
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*Two Medium Lasers
 
 
 
===Aft===
 
===Aft===
* Two medium lasers
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*Two Medium Lasers
  
 
==Cargo & Capacities==
 
==Cargo & Capacities==
The ''Trojan'' has six passenger cabins, with a 1,550 ton cargo bay. The bay has two access doors on its sides. The ship also has a [[Small Craft]] bay with room for two craft with two doors.
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The ''Trojan'' has six passenger cabins, with a 1,550 cargo bay. The bay has two access doors on its sides. The ship also has a Small Craft bay with room for two craft with two doors.
  
 
The ship is protected by 23 tons of standard armor and has 15 tons LRM Ammunition for its launchers.
 
The ship is protected by 23 tons of standard armor and has 15 tons LRM Ammunition for its launchers.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
Given its nature as a refit, and that the configuration discussed above is merely considered "typical", it would seem that the ''Trojan'' moniker is applied to many different variations of armed ''Danais'' vessels, to the point where no two ''Trojan''s might be alike.
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*;''Danais'' Cargo Ship : The original version of the ''Trojan'', this ship has no weaponry on it. The ship was designed with a single Cargo Bay with 1,700 ton capacity. It has two doors allowing access into the bay. The ship also had ten 2nd class passenger cabins for paying customers traveling from port to port.<ref name=JS153/> It has a Small Craft hangar big enough for two craft with two separate launch bay doors. C-Bill 69,412,000 - BV (2.0) = 1,004<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 167, "''Danais'' (Record  Sheet)"</ref>
  
==Individual Vessels==
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===Related Designs===
* [[:Category:Individual Trojan-class DropShips]]
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*[[Union|''Union'' Class 'Mech Carrier DropShip]]
 
 
==Related Designs==
 
* ''[[Danais (DropShip class)|Danais]]'', the DropShip class the ''Trojan'' is based on
 
* [[Union|''Union'' Class 'Mech Carrier DropShip]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category: DropShip classes|Trojan]]
 
[[Category: DropShip classes|Trojan]]

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