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Line 54: Incapable of atmospheric flight, the design of the craft is relatively simple, with over half of the ship's mass taken up by the extremely powerful Xevex-12 drive system. This drive system is capable of unleashing up to 6Gs of thrust and gives the ''Achilles'' surprising agility, even against aerospace fighters. But this excellent performance comes at a price, as the Xevex-12 requires much more frequent and diligent maintenance than most drive systems. Despite the well-engineered drive dampening and isolation mounting surrounding the Xevex-12, thrust levels higher than 4G's can create vibrations that shake the craft so violently that prolonged flight at that rate can cause serious harm to both the crew and the ship, especially the ammunition feeding mechanisms and the drive system itself. Sixty tons of armor and one hundred twenty-four [[Heat Sink]]s combined with its three hundred tons of fuel give the craft reasonable endurance for its role.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 38–39: "Achilles DropShip Profile"</ref> Incapable of atmospheric flight, the design of the craft is relatively simple, with over half of the ship's mass taken up by the extremely powerful Xevex-12 drive system. This drive system is capable of unleashing up to 6Gs of thrust and gives the ''Achilles'' surprising agility, even against aerospace fighters. But this excellent performance comes at a price, as the Xevex-12 requires much more frequent and diligent maintenance than most drive systems. Despite the well-engineered drive dampening and isolation mounting surrounding the Xevex-12, thrust levels higher than 4G's can create vibrations that shake the craft so violently that prolonged flight at that rate can cause serious harm to both the crew and the ship, especially the ammunition feeding mechanisms and the drive system itself. Sixty tons of armor and one hundred twenty-four [[Heat Sink]]s combined with its three hundred tons of fuel give the craft reasonable endurance for its role.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 38–39: "Achilles DropShip Profile"</ref> − Much like the lighter ''[[Avenger]]'', the ''Achilles'' forms the vanguard of planetary assault fleets, a role which led to attrition rates much higher than production during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The single largest user of the ''Achilles'' in the [[Inner Sphere]] is the [[Draconis Combine]]. For many years the only manufacturer of the class, [[Galileo Instruments]] of [[Schuyler]], was lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in the Invasion, before its recapture during [[Operation BULLDOG]] nearly a decade later. This interruption has only made the design even more rare in modern fleets.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39/> Star League-era stockpiles were the only source of maintaining the vessel in the other Successor States<ref name=DS&JSp15/> until upgraded Capellan vessels were built and deployed alongside the new ''[[Kuan Ti]]'' and ''[[Lung Wang]]'' Dropships in the mid-3050s.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/> The Clans were reported to "favor" the military vessel over the ''[[Monarch|Monarchs]]'' and ''[[Behemoth|Behemoths]]'' the Galileo lines could also produce, leading to a possible acceleration of ''Achilles'' production while the planet was under Smoke Jaguar control.<ref name=OR113>''Objective Raids'', p. 113: "Produced Galileo Instrument Components on Schuyler"</ref> + Much like the lighter ''[[Avenger]]'', the ''Achilles'' forms the vanguard of planetary assault fleets, a role which led to attrition rates much higher than production during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The single largest user of the ''Achilles'' in the [[Inner Sphere]] is the [[Draconis Combine]]. For many years the only manufacturer of the class, [[Galileo Instruments]] of [[Schuyler]], was lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in the Invasion, before its recapture during [[Operation BULLDOG]] nearly a decade later. This interruption has only made the design even more rare in modern fleets.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39/> Star League-era stockpiles were the only source of maintaining the vessel in the other Successor States<ref name=DS&JSp15/> until upgraded Capellan vessels were built and deployed alongside the new ''[[Kuan Ti]]'' and ''[[Lung Wang]]'' Dropships in the mid-3050s.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/> That Clans were reported to "favor" the military vessel over the ''[[Monarch|Monarchs]]'' and ''[[Behemoth|Behemoths]]'' the Galileo lines could also produce, leading to a possible acceleration of ''Achilles'' production while the planet was under Smoke Jaguar control.<ref name=OR113>''Objective Raids'', p. 113: "Produced Galileo Instrument Components on Schuyler"</ref> ==Armament== ==Armament==
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Incapable of atmospheric flight, the design of the craft is relatively simple, with over half of the ship's mass taken up by the extremely powerful Xevex-12 drive system. This drive system is capable of unleashing up to 6Gs of thrust and gives the ''Achilles'' surprising agility, even against aerospace fighters. But this excellent performance comes at a price, as the Xevex-12 requires much more frequent and diligent maintenance than most drive systems. Despite the well-engineered drive dampening and isolation mounting surrounding the Xevex-12, thrust levels higher than 4G's can create vibrations that shake the craft so violently that prolonged flight at that rate can cause serious harm to both the crew and the ship, especially the ammunition feeding mechanisms and the drive system itself. Sixty tons of armor and one hundred twenty-four [[Heat Sink]]s combined with its three hundred tons of fuel give the craft reasonable endurance for its role.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 38–39: "Achilles DropShip Profile"</ref> | Incapable of atmospheric flight, the design of the craft is relatively simple, with over half of the ship's mass taken up by the extremely powerful Xevex-12 drive system. This drive system is capable of unleashing up to 6Gs of thrust and gives the ''Achilles'' surprising agility, even against aerospace fighters. But this excellent performance comes at a price, as the Xevex-12 requires much more frequent and diligent maintenance than most drive systems. Despite the well-engineered drive dampening and isolation mounting surrounding the Xevex-12, thrust levels higher than 4G's can create vibrations that shake the craft so violently that prolonged flight at that rate can cause serious harm to both the crew and the ship, especially the ammunition feeding mechanisms and the drive system itself. Sixty tons of armor and one hundred twenty-four [[Heat Sink]]s combined with its three hundred tons of fuel give the craft reasonable endurance for its role.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 38–39: "Achilles DropShip Profile"</ref> | ||
| − | Much like the lighter ''[[Avenger]]'', the ''Achilles'' forms the vanguard of planetary assault fleets, a role which led to attrition rates much higher than production during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The single largest user of the ''Achilles'' in the [[Inner Sphere]] is the [[Draconis Combine]]. For many years the only manufacturer of the class, [[Galileo Instruments]] of [[Schuyler]], was lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in the Invasion, before its recapture during [[Operation BULLDOG]] nearly a decade later. This interruption has only made the design even more rare in modern fleets.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39/> Star League-era stockpiles were the only source of maintaining the vessel in the other Successor States<ref name=DS&JSp15/> until upgraded Capellan vessels were built and deployed alongside the new ''[[Kuan Ti]]'' and ''[[Lung Wang]]'' Dropships in the mid-3050s.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/> | + | Much like the lighter ''[[Avenger]]'', the ''Achilles'' forms the vanguard of planetary assault fleets, a role which led to attrition rates much higher than production during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The single largest user of the ''Achilles'' in the [[Inner Sphere]] is the [[Draconis Combine]]. For many years the only manufacturer of the class, [[Galileo Instruments]] of [[Schuyler]], was lost to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in the Invasion, before its recapture during [[Operation BULLDOG]] nearly a decade later. This interruption has only made the design even more rare in modern fleets.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/><ref name=TRO3057pp38-39/> Star League-era stockpiles were the only source of maintaining the vessel in the other Successor States<ref name=DS&JSp15/> until upgraded Capellan vessels were built and deployed alongside the new ''[[Kuan Ti]]'' and ''[[Lung Wang]]'' Dropships in the mid-3050s.<ref name=TRO3057Rpp36-37/> That Clans were reported to "favor" the military vessel over the ''[[Monarch|Monarchs]]'' and ''[[Behemoth|Behemoths]]'' the Galileo lines could also produce, leading to a possible acceleration of ''Achilles'' production while the planet was under Smoke Jaguar control.<ref name=OR113>''Objective Raids'', p. 113: "Produced Galileo Instrument Components on Schuyler"</ref> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||