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	The '''''Cockatrice''''' monitor platform drone formed the core of the [[Word of Blake]]'s fixed [[SDS]] defenses. Though technicians originally intended to put the system in a satellite body, simulations showed that the satellites were very fragile stationary targets. By using a hull derived from the [[K-1]] DropShuttle, the defensive platform could avoid enemy fire (albeit slowly), mount serious weaponry, and carry enough armor to be a factor in the battle.		The '''''Cockatrice''''' monitor platform drone formed the core of the [[Word of Blake]]'s fixed [[SDS]] defenses. Though technicians originally intended to put the system in a satellite body, simulations showed that the satellites were very fragile stationary targets. By using a hull derived from the [[K-1]] DropShuttle, the defensive platform could avoid enemy fire (albeit slowly), mount serious weaponry, and carry enough armor to be a factor in the battle.
−	The most important piece of equipment on the ''Cockatrice'' is not the armor or weaponry, however. It is the Improved [[Advanced Smart Robotic Control System]] that ties the ''Cockatrice'' into an SDS network. By connecting to a [[Drake SDS Control Station]] or other command element, swarms of ''Cockatrice'' Monitors could easily destroy attacking forces. In fact the [[Feng_Huang#Named_Vessels|CCS ''Franco Martell'']] was destroyed by a swarm of ''Cockatrice'' platforms over [[Halloran V]].<ref name=jhst184/>	+	The most important piece of equipment on the ''Cockatrice'' is not the armor or weaponry, however. It's the Improved [[Advanced Smart Robotic Control System]] that ties the ''Cockatrice'' into an SDS network. By connecting to a [[Drake SDS Control Station]] or other command element, swarms of ''Cockatrice'' Monitors could easily destroy attacking forces. In fact the [[Feng_Huang#Named_Vessels|CCS ''Franco Martell'']] was destroyed by a swarm of ''Cockatrice'' platforms over [[Halloran V]].<ref name=jhst184/>
	==Armament==		==Armament==

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{{InfoBoxDropShip | image = Dropshuttle K-1 TRO3057r.png | name = Cockatrice Monitor Platform Drone | manufacturer = | production year=3062 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/660/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Use = Monitor<ref name=jhst184>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 184</ref> | Type = Spheroid | Tech Base = Inner Sphere (Experimental) | Mass = 800 | Structural Integrity = 15 | Length = 35 | Width = 35 | Height = | Drive System = | Safe Thrust = 1 | Maximum Thrust = 2 | Fuel (tons) = 10 | Fuel (days) = | Armament = <span></span> * 12 x [[Large Pulse Laser]]s * 5 x [[Laser Anti-Missile System]]s * 3 x [[Light Gauss Rifle]]s * 2 x [[LRM-20]] w/[[Artemis IV FCS]] * 1 x [[Piranha (missile)|Piranha]] Missile Launcher | Armor = 41 tons [[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]] | Crew = 0 | Passengers = 0 | Heat Sinks = 68 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 4428<ref name=jhst184/> }} ==Description== The '''''Cockatrice''''' monitor platform drone formed the core of the [[Word of Blake]]'s fixed [[SDS]] defenses. Though technicians originally intended to put the system in a satellite body, simulations showed that the satellites were very fragile stationary targets. By using a hull derived from the [[K-1]] DropShuttle, the defensive platform could avoid enemy fire (albeit slowly), mount serious weaponry, and carry enough armor to be a factor in the battle. The most important piece of equipment on the ''Cockatrice'' is not the armor or weaponry, however. It's the Improved [[Advanced Smart Robotic Control System]] that ties the ''Cockatrice'' into an SDS network. By connecting to a [[Drake SDS Control Station]] or other command element, swarms of ''Cockatrice'' Monitors could easily destroy attacking forces. In fact the [[Feng_Huang#Named_Vessels|CCS ''Franco Martell'']] was destroyed by a swarm of ''Cockatrice'' platforms over [[Halloran V]].<ref name=jhst184/> ==Armament== The ''Cockatrice'' exists to bring its Piranha Sub-Capital Missile launcher into play. Though each missile isn't deadly by itself, a WarShip caught in the middle of several ''Cockatrice'' platforms will quickly find itself taking serious damage. Even after the Piranha's magazine is empty the platform remains a threat. The Large Pulse Lasers and LRMs provide additional protection against enemy [[aerospace fighter]]s. Light Gauss Rifles allow the ''Cockatrice'' to engage larger targets at a longer range, while simultaneously allowing the craft to shed heat. Finally, the Laser AMS scattered through nearly every arc will destroy incoming missiles while devoting ammunition space to weapons. ==Variants== No variants of the ''Cockatrice'' are known to exist. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' [[Category:DropShip classes]] [[Category:Word of Blake Spacecraft]]

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