Confederate
Confederate | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Kong Interstellar |
Production Year | 2602[1] |
Use | 'Mech/ASF Carrier |
Type | Spheroid |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 1,860 tons |
Structural Integrity | 10 |
Length | 32.6 meters |
Width | 36.4 meters |
Height | 32.6 meters |
Drive System | Thordan 650X |
Safe Thrust | 2 g |
Max Thrust | 3 g |
Fuel (tons) | 135 tons |
Fuel (days) | 73.4 days |
Armament |
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Armor | Ferro-Tile 87 Fore: 22 Sides: 19 Aft: 13 |
Crew | 10[2]
(Crew Types)[3]
Bay Personnel: 10 |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 2/0 |
Heat Sinks | 92 |
BV (1.0) | 2,733[4] |
BV (2.0) | 3,220 |
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Description
The Confederate-class military DropShip was once the standard Lance transport of the Star League Defense Force. Resembling a scaled-down Union, it was launched in 2602 by Kong Interstellar and served with the SLDF up to the Amaris Civil War. Many Confederates took part in Aleksandr Kerensky's Exodus, although some stayed behind to serve with the remaining Inner Sphere militaries. However, the technological decline of the Succession Wars meant maintaining the Confederate's advanced technology difficult, and by 3057 only two were still in service in the Inner Sphere. While initially mothballed upon their arrival at the Pentagon Worlds, Kerensky's Clans would reactivate their surviving Confederates for the Clan Invasion.[5][6]
The Confederate used one of the most advanced engine designs of the Star League era, its Thordan 650X engine taking up twenty percent less room and weighing ten percent less than its predecessors. This also makes living conditions on a Confederate less cramped than a comparable DropShip, and allows its cargo bays more versatility in carrying either BattleMechs, aerospace fighters or a combination of both, along with general cargo.[5][6]
Armament
With a loadout of fourteen Thunderbolt DT Large Lasers and twenty Hammon medium lasers, the Confederate lacks the diverse armament and punch of other DropShips such as the Leopard. However, its 36 tons of armor offer far superior protection, and the nature of its weapons ensures that ammunition is never an issue. This, coupled with the Confederate's efficient use of fuel, makes it a very self-sufficient vehicle capable of extended independent operations.[6][2]
Cargo
The Confederate has three cargo bays; the first and third bay has two access doors, while the third has three. In service to the SLDF, the Confederate's typical loadout was either two ASFs and four 'Mechs, or six 'Mechs and a 64-ton bay.[6][2]
Variants
- Clan
- Despite their advancement in technology, the Clans made very few modifications to the Confederate. The only difference is that it is designed to carry a complete Star of OmniMechs, divided between the first and second bays, with the third assigned spare parts for the 'Mechs in the 214-ton cargo bay.
See also
Notes
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Konföderation, which translates to Confederation.