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| ISBN10              = 0931787335
 
| ISBN10              = 0931787335
 
| ISBN13              = 978-0931787331
 
| ISBN13              = 978-0931787331
| MSRP                = $15.00
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| era                = early spaceflight history<br />[[Star League era]]<br />[[Succession Wars era]]
 
| era                = early spaceflight history<br />[[Star League era]]<br />[[Succession Wars era]]
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Purportedly a declassified [[ComStar]] document, the '''''DropShips and JumpShips''''' book describes the various spaceships in use during the [[Succession Wars era]] of [[BattleTech]]. It covers the most common [[JumpShip]]s in use at the time—''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]'', ''[[Merchant]]'', ''[[Invader]]'', ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]'', and ''[[Monolith]]''—as well as the most common [[DropShip]] designs available, from the small ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]'' to the monstrous ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'', and finally assorted [[Small Craft]].
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Purportedly a declassified [[ComStar]] document, the '''''DropShips and JumpShips''''' book describes the various spaceships in use during the [[Succession Wars era]] of [[BattleTech]]. It covers the most common [[JumpShip]]s in use at the time—''[[Scout]]'', ''[[Merchant]]'', ''[[Invader]]'', ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip)|Star Lord]]'', and ''[[Monolith]]''—as well as the most common [[DropShip]] designs available, from the small ''[[Fury (DropShip)|Fury]]'' to the monstrous ''[[Behemoth (DropShip)|Behemoth]]'', and finally assorted [[Small Craft]].
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
The book is split into two sections, effectively comprising two separate books back-to-back with 80 and 64 pages, respectively.
 
The book is split into two sections, effectively comprising two separate books back-to-back with 80 and 64 pages, respectively.
  
The 80-page ''Comstar Intelligence Summary'' is presented in a style reminiscent of a [[Technical Readout]], was almost the only early (pre–[[Fourth Succession War]]) source on BattleTech's large spacecraft (except for the three DropShips in ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''), and it provided information on numerous DropShips, small craft, several [[space_station|space station]]s, and several JumpShips.
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The 80-page ''Comstar Intelligence Summary'' is presented in a style reminiscent of a [[Technical Readout]], was almost the only early (pre-[[Fourth Succession War]]) source on BattleTech's large spacecraft (except for the three DropShips in ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''), and it provided information on numerous DropShips, small craft, several [[space_station|space station]]s, and several JumpShips.
  
 
''Operations Manual'' provides a great deal of information on BattleTech's history of spaceflight and extensive rules for an aerospace-intensive campaign, like crew skills, maintenance, JumpShip recharging, DropShip transit times, and more. The rules for recharging and system transit are the most extensive published in BattleTech, supporting transit times at accelerations other than 1G and detailed charts including flight distances rather than flight times. While the roleplaying rules have altered owing to the huge changes in BattleTech's roleplaying rules over time, the recharge and system transit rules are virtually identical to those of the latest rulebook publications ([[Strategic Operations]]).
 
''Operations Manual'' provides a great deal of information on BattleTech's history of spaceflight and extensive rules for an aerospace-intensive campaign, like crew skills, maintenance, JumpShip recharging, DropShip transit times, and more. The rules for recharging and system transit are the most extensive published in BattleTech, supporting transit times at accelerations other than 1G and detailed charts including flight distances rather than flight times. While the roleplaying rules have altered owing to the huge changes in BattleTech's roleplaying rules over time, the recharge and system transit rules are virtually identical to those of the latest rulebook publications ([[Strategic Operations]]).
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==Table of Contents==
 
==Table of Contents==
 
===Comstar Intelligence Summary (Book 1)===
 
===Comstar Intelligence Summary (Book 1)===
<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
 
 
'''Introduction'''
 
'''Introduction'''
  
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: Vindication of [[Thomas Kearny|Kearny]] and [[Takayoshi Fuchida|Fuchida]]  
 
: Vindication of [[Thomas Kearny|Kearny]] and [[Takayoshi Fuchida|Fuchida]]  
 
: To Reach [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]]
 
: To Reach [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]]
: [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]]
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: [[Exodus]]
 
: Formation of New States
 
: Formation of New States
 
: The Modern Age
 
: The Modern Age
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: Fighter Carriers
 
: Fighter Carriers
 
:: ''[[Leopard CV]]''
 
:: ''[[Leopard CV]]''
:: ''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance]]''
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:: ''[[Vengeance]]''
 
: Civilian Ships
 
: Civilian Ships
 
:: ''[[Buccaneer (DropShip class)|Buccaneer]]''
 
:: ''[[Buccaneer (DropShip class)|Buccaneer]]''
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: ''[[Bastion]]''
 
: ''[[Bastion]]''
 
: ''[[Alliance (Space Station class)|Alliance]]''
 
: ''[[Alliance (Space Station class)|Alliance]]''
</div>
 
  
 
===Operations Manual (Book 2)===
 
===Operations Manual (Book 2)===
<div class="desktop-3-col">
 
 
'''Space Vehicle Design'''
 
'''Space Vehicle Design'''
 
: '''DropShip Design'''
 
: '''DropShip Design'''
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:: New Equipment
 
:: New Equipment
 
:: New Skills
 
:: New Skills
</div>
 
  
 
==Remarks on content==
 
==Remarks on content==
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** 7 [[Small Craft]] designs and,
 
** 7 [[Small Craft]] designs and,
 
** 3 [[Space Station]] designs.
 
** 3 [[Space Station]] designs.
* The title contains (in book 2) a general description of spaceship construction and operations, as well as rulesets for use of capital ships in [[AeroTech]], [[BattleTech (board game)|BattleTech]] and [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]].  
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* The title contains (in book 2) general description of space ship constructions and operations, as well as rule sets for implementation of capital ships in [[AeroTech]], [[BattleTech (board game)|BattleTech]] and [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]].  
 
* In-universe the title is presented by ComStar, sometimes after 17 May 3025, without naming a specific author, place or date.
 
* In-universe the title is presented by ComStar, sometimes after 17 May 3025, without naming a specific author, place or date.
  
==Errata==
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==German Edition==
'''Andurien Industries''' is listed as a DropShip manufacturer for the [[Capellan Confederation]]. <ref>''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 15</ref> This was stated to be an error by the BattleTech [[Line Developer]], [[Ray Arrastia]]. Production of the ''Triumph'', ''Excalibur'', and ''Avenger'' DropShips should be assigned to [[Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]], as it was later in ''[[Objective Raids]]''.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=69911.0 Line Developer Ruling on Andurien Industries]</ref>
 
 
 
==Notes==
 
An unofficial 16-page PDF exists. ''DropShips and JumpShips: Space Vehicle Design'' excerpts complete pages of ''Operations Manual'' and reuses the cover art.
 
 
 
==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
===German===
 
 
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| image              = Raumfahrt-Handbuch.jpg
 
| image              = Raumfahrt-Handbuch.jpg
 
| name                = Raumfahrthandbuch
 
| name                = Raumfahrthandbuch
| language            = German
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| language            = german
 
| contribution        = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (translation & editing), [[Werner Fuchs]], [[Robert Simon]] (editing), [[Thomas Römer]] (setting)
 
| contribution        = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (translation & editing), [[Werner Fuchs]], [[Robert Simon]] (editing), [[Thomas Römer]] (setting)
 
| pages              = 104
 
| pages              = 104
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A German edition under the title '''Raumfahrthandbuch''' (''Spacefaring Compendium'') was released by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1992. Unlike many other German editions from FanPro, this contains only minor alterations to the original content (see below). The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]].
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A German edition under the title '''Raumfahrthandbuch''' (''Spacefaring Compendium'') was released by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1992. Unlike many other geman editions from FanPro, this contains only minor alterations to the original content (see below). The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then north american [[w:Paper size|Letter]].
  
====From the back cover (translated from German)====
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===From the back cover (translated from German)===
 
{{quote|''Spacefaring Compendium:''
 
{{quote|''Spacefaring Compendium:''
 
''The ultimate compendium on human spacefaring. Material on the state of spacefaring technology in 31st century compelled by ComStar-members.''
 
''The ultimate compendium on human spacefaring. Material on the state of spacefaring technology in 31st century compelled by ComStar-members.''
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''MechWarrior''}}<ref>Raumfahrthandbuch: Das definitive Nachschlagewerk über die menschliche Raumfahrt. Von ComStar-Mitgliedern zusammengetragenes Material über den STand der Raumfahrttechnik im 31. Jahrhundert. Dieser Band enthält: Geschichte der Raumfahrt, Sprungschiffe, Landungsschiffe, Raumboote, Raumstationen, Schiffsunterhalt. "Das Raumfahrthandbuch ist für den Raumreisenden das, was das Hardware-Handbuch für den MechKrieger ist - ein unentbehrliches Nachschlagewerk!" Tharkad Tech Review, 28. August 3030. Battletech. Voll kompatibel zu: BattleTech, AstroTech, MechKrieger.</ref>
 
''MechWarrior''}}<ref>Raumfahrthandbuch: Das definitive Nachschlagewerk über die menschliche Raumfahrt. Von ComStar-Mitgliedern zusammengetragenes Material über den STand der Raumfahrttechnik im 31. Jahrhundert. Dieser Band enthält: Geschichte der Raumfahrt, Sprungschiffe, Landungsschiffe, Raumboote, Raumstationen, Schiffsunterhalt. "Das Raumfahrthandbuch ist für den Raumreisenden das, was das Hardware-Handbuch für den MechKrieger ist - ein unentbehrliches Nachschlagewerk!" Tharkad Tech Review, 28. August 3030. Battletech. Voll kompatibel zu: BattleTech, AstroTech, MechKrieger.</ref>
  
====Alterations====
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=== Alterations ===
 
The content largely matches the original, but there are some minor variations:
 
The content largely matches the original, but there are some minor variations:
 
* The back cover text is greatly reduced.
 
* The back cover text is greatly reduced.
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* The original chapter ''Game Additions'' is organized as ''Annex 2'' in Table of Contents, containing 8 blank German record sheets (2x aerodyne DropShip, 2x spheroid DropShip, 4x JumpShip).
 
* The original chapter ''Game Additions'' is organized as ''Annex 2'' in Table of Contents, containing 8 blank German record sheets (2x aerodyne DropShip, 2x spheroid DropShip, 4x JumpShip).
  
====Spelling and Names====
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===Spelling and Names===
As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on.
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As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the Planet [[Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on.
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==Errata==
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'''Andurien Industries''' is listed as a DropShip manufacturer for the [[Capellan Confederation]]. <ref>''Dropships and JumpShips'', p. 15</ref> This was stated to be an error by the BattleTech [[Line Developer]], [[Ray Arrastia]]. Production of the ''Triumph'', ''Excalibur'', and ''Avenger'' DropShips should be assigned to [[Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]], as it was later in ''[[Objective Raids]]''.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=69911.0 Line Developer Ruling on Andurien Industries]</ref>
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==Notes==
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An unofficial 16-page PDF exists. ''DropShips and JumpShips: Space Vehicle Design'' excerpts complete pages of ''Operations Manual'' and reuses the cover art.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
 
[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides]]
 
[[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides]]
[[Category:German Editions]]
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[[Category:German edition]]
[[Category:Role-Playing_Games]]
 

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