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| image = [[File:Dixon (Firetender).jpg|200px]] | | image = [[File:Dixon (Firetender).jpg|200px]] | ||
| Name = Dixon Law Enforcement Airship | | Name = Dixon Law Enforcement Airship | ||
| − | | Manufacturer = [[Andurien Aerospace]] | + | | Manufacturer = [[Andurien Aerospace]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 104: "Dixon Law Enforcement"</ref><ref name="TRO:VArp96">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 96: "Dixon Law Enforcement"</ref> |
| + | | Production Year = 2705 | ||
| + | | Year Reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4082/dixon-law-enforcement-airship-standard/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | ||
| Use = Law Enforcement, Mobile Command Centers, Riot/Crowd Control | | Use = Law Enforcement, Mobile Command Centers, Riot/Crowd Control | ||
| − | | Tech Base = Inner Sphere | + | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | Chassis Type (Size) = Airship (Medium) | + | | Chassis Type (Size) = Airship (Medium)<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | Cost = | + | | Equipment Rating = D/C-E-D<ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| + | | Cost = | ||
| Introduced = [[2705]] | | Introduced = [[2705]] | ||
| − | | Mass = 300 | + | | Mass = 300 tons<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | | + | | Structural Integrity = 6<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | Power Plant = [[Fusion | + | | Safe Thrust = 1g<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | Fuel (Type/Range) = Unlimited | + | | Max Thrust = 1.5g<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | | + | | Power Plant = [[Fusion engine|fusion]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | Armament = | + | | Fuel (Type/Range) = Unlimited<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | * | + | | comsys = Unspecified |
| − | * | + | | Fire Control System = [[Basic Fire Control|Basic]] |
| − | | Heat Sinks = 6 | + | | Armament = <span></span> |
| − | | Armor = [[BAR]] | + | * 4x [[machine gun]] |
| − | | Crew = | + | * 2x [[medium laser]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | BV (1.0) = | + | | Heat Sinks = 6<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| − | | BV (2.0) = | + | | Fitted Equipment = 4x [[sprayer]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/><br> 1x [[lift hoist]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> |
| + | | Armor = [[Commercial Armor|Commercial]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| + | | BAR = [[BAR|7]]<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| + | | Crew = 14 (2 officers, 10 enlisted/non-rated, 2 gunners)<ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| + | | BV (1.0) = | ||
| + | | BV (2.0) = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | == Description == | ||
| + | The '''Dixon''' was introduced by the [[Free Worlds League]] near the end of the [[Star League]] era to head off violence arising from civil liberty issues. Operating as mobile police stations for heavily urbanized areas, it can carry over 50 police officers to any location they are needed.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| − | + | The airship's armor is not designed to withstand military combat. Some of these ships were utilized as command vehicles during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] and two vehicles were lost to Loyalist aerospace fighters.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | |
| − | The ' | ||
| − | + | During the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] used some Dixon airships in attacks on civilians.<ref name="TRO:VArp92">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 92: "Airship Support Vehicles"</ref> | |
| − | + | == Weapons and Equipment == | |
| + | The airship's primary antiriot weaponry includes four sprayers (two mounted on the front, one on each side), capable of pumping nine tons of water onto unruly crowds. Its secondary weaponry for antipersonnel/riot control comes in the form of four machine guns, three mounted on its nose and one mounted aft. The ship carries five tons of ammunition for these guns. It also has a pair of [[medium laser]]s for antivehicle combat, with one gun per side. Weaponry is tied into a [[basic fire control]] system.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| − | + | The ship is equipped to hold two infantry platoons worth of troops and light vehicles. Dixons have [[communication equipment]] to coordinate troops and work with other civil forces. It also has two [[searchlight]]s, mounted fore and aft.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | |
| − | The | ||
| − | + | == Cargo Capacities == | |
| + | It has a nine-ton liquid cargo capacity and is equipped with a lift hoist; the Dixon has three light vehicle bays and two foot platoon bays. The troops and equipment are unloaded through three doors found on the nose and both left and right wing sections.<ref name="TRO:VAp104"/><ref name="TRO:VArp96"/> | ||
| − | == | + | == Variants == |
| − | + | * [[Dixon (Firetender)]] - A stripped-down version of the airship with extensive liquid cargo capacity. | |
| − | == | + | == References == |
| − | + | <references /> | |
| − | == | + | == Bibliography == |
| − | + | * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' | |
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category:Airship Support Vehicles|Dixon ( | + | [[Category:Support Vehicles]] |
| − | [[Category:Civilian Vehicles|Dixon ( | + | [[Category:Airship Support Vehicles|Dixon (Combat Vehicle)]] |
| + | [[Category:Civilian Vehicles|Dixon (Combat Vehicle)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Free Worlds League Support Vehicles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, 5 September 2023
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| Dixon Law Enforcement Airship | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Andurien Aerospace[1][2] |
| Production Year | 2705[3] |
| Use | Law Enforcement, Mobile Command Centers, Riot/Crowd Control |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere[1][2] |
| Chassis Type (Size) | Airship (Medium)[1][2] |
| Equipment Rating | D/C-E-D[2] |
| Introduced | 2705 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 300 tons[1][2] |
| Structural Integrity | 6[1][2] |
| Safe Thrust | 1g[1][2] |
| Max Thrust | 1.5g[1][2] |
| Power Plant | fusion[1][2] |
| Fuel (Type/Range) | Unlimited[1][2] |
| Communications System | Unspecified |
| Fire Control System | Basic |
| Armament | |
| Heat Sinks | 6[1][2] |
| Fitted Equipment | 4x sprayer[1][2] 1x lift hoist[1][2] |
| Armor | Commercial[1][2] |
| Barrier Armor Rating (BAR) | 7[1][2] |
| Crew | 14 (2 officers, 10 enlisted/non-rated, 2 gunners)[2] |
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Description[edit]
The Dixon was introduced by the Free Worlds League near the end of the Star League era to head off violence arising from civil liberty issues. Operating as mobile police stations for heavily urbanized areas, it can carry over 50 police officers to any location they are needed.[1][2]
The airship's armor is not designed to withstand military combat. Some of these ships were utilized as command vehicles during the Marik Civil War and two vehicles were lost to Loyalist aerospace fighters.[1][2]
During the Jihad, the Word of Blake used some Dixon airships in attacks on civilians.[4]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The airship's primary antiriot weaponry includes four sprayers (two mounted on the front, one on each side), capable of pumping nine tons of water onto unruly crowds. Its secondary weaponry for antipersonnel/riot control comes in the form of four machine guns, three mounted on its nose and one mounted aft. The ship carries five tons of ammunition for these guns. It also has a pair of medium lasers for antivehicle combat, with one gun per side. Weaponry is tied into a basic fire control system.[1][2]
The ship is equipped to hold two infantry platoons worth of troops and light vehicles. Dixons have communication equipment to coordinate troops and work with other civil forces. It also has two searchlights, mounted fore and aft.[1][2]
Cargo Capacities[edit]
It has a nine-ton liquid cargo capacity and is equipped with a lift hoist; the Dixon has three light vehicle bays and two foot platoon bays. The troops and equipment are unloaded through three doors found on the nose and both left and right wing sections.[1][2]
Variants[edit]
- Dixon (Firetender) - A stripped-down version of the airship with extensive liquid cargo capacity.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 104: "Dixon Law Enforcement"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 96: "Dixon Law Enforcement"
- ↑ online date for the Dixon (Combat Vehicle)
- ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 92: "Airship Support Vehicles"