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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4048/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4048/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| Mass = 680,000 tons
 
| Mass = 680,000 tons
| Length = 703 meters
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| Length = 703 m
| Sail Diameter = 1,135 meters
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| Sail Diameter = 1,135 m
 
| Safe Thrust = 1 g
 
| Safe Thrust = 1 g
 
| Top Thrust = 1.5 g
 
| Top Thrust = 1.5 g
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| Armor = 1,194 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]]
 
| Armor = 1,194 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 6
 
| DropShip Capacity = 6
| Crew = 217<ref name=TRO3057R/>
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| Crew = 222<ref name=TRO3057R/>
 
* 45 Officers
 
* 45 Officers
 
* 136 Enlisted
 
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The '''Dart'''-class Light Cruiser was born out of a [[Terran Alliance]] naval command need for a combat vessel that could function as an explorer and cargoship, needed in the early days of spaceflight and burgeoning contact with the new realms in the Inner Sphere. These demands required a vessel heavy and sturdy enough to withstand the harshness of space, a call answered by [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]].<ref name=TRO3057R/>
 
The '''Dart'''-class Light Cruiser was born out of a [[Terran Alliance]] naval command need for a combat vessel that could function as an explorer and cargoship, needed in the early days of spaceflight and burgeoning contact with the new realms in the Inner Sphere. These demands required a vessel heavy and sturdy enough to withstand the harshness of space, a call answered by [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]].<ref name=TRO3057R/>
  
The [[Terran Space Navy]] approved the design after meeting its multiple demands: capable of independent deployments, large fuel tanks and cargo bay, and the ability to carry the largest of [[DropShips]]. While not the largest [[WarShip]] produced up to that point, the ''Dart'' received a rare amount of structural reinforcement to increase its ruggedness and survivability for a ship of its size. Almost 1200 tons of standard armor protected the hull and the new [[Century 4000]] [[Interplanetary Drive System|maneuvering drives]] were installed on the ''Dart''. Robust and dependable, the massive drives were joked by engineers to require only an oil and filter change during scheduled maintenance.<ref name=TRO3057R/>
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The [[Terran Space Navy]] approved the design after meeting its multiple demands: capable of independent deployments, large fuel tanks and cargo bay, and the ability to carry the largest of [[DropShips]]. While not the largest [[WarShip]] produced up to that point, the ''Dart'' received a rare amount of structural reinforcement to increase its ruggedness and survivability, especially for a ship of its size. Almost 1200 tons of standard armor protected the hull and the new [[Century 4000]] maneuvering drives were installed on the ''Dart''. Robust and dependable, the massive drives were joked by engineers to require only an oil and filter change during scheduled maintenance.<ref name=TRO3057R/>
  
 
The class served the Terran Alliance and [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years until being retired in favor of the new ''Avatar''-class cruiser. Stripped-down vessels were sold to [[Periphery]] nations prior to the [[Reunification War]], though the class lasted almost another two centuries. One of the last ''Darts'' was destroyed in [[2722]] above [[New Vandenburg]], the nearly-derelict vessel attempting to destroy the recently unveiled [[Essex]]-class SLS ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Gettysburg]]'',<ref name=TRO3057R/> and in [[2766]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] WarShip fleet deployed an unknown ''Dart''-Class Cruiser in an effort to secure the shipyards above [[Terra|Mars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 120: "Model 96 "Elephant DropShip profile" - Two squadrons of Elephants destroyed RWR ''Dart''</ref>
 
The class served the Terran Alliance and [[Terran Hegemony]] for nearly 200 years until being retired in favor of the new ''Avatar''-class cruiser. Stripped-down vessels were sold to [[Periphery]] nations prior to the [[Reunification War]], though the class lasted almost another two centuries. One of the last ''Darts'' was destroyed in [[2722]] above [[New Vandenburg]], the nearly-derelict vessel attempting to destroy the recently unveiled [[Essex]]-class SLS ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Gettysburg]]'',<ref name=TRO3057R/> and in [[2766]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] WarShip fleet deployed an unknown ''Dart''-Class Cruiser in an effort to secure the shipyards above [[Terra|Mars]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 120: "Model 96 "Elephant DropShip profile" - Two squadrons of Elephants destroyed RWR ''Dart''</ref>

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