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==Description== ==Description==
− The ubiquitous '''''Mule''''' class [[DropShip]] is one of the most commonly encountered merchant craft plying the shipping routes of the [[Inner Sphere]]. Developed during the height of the [[Star League]], the ''Mule'' has survived due to the combination of its practical and uncomplicated design, affordability, ease of maintenance, and spacious crew accommodations. This makes the ''Mule'' highly attractive for independent traders. + The ubiquitous '''''Mule''''' class [[DropShip]] is the most commonly encountered merchant craft plying the shipping routes of the [[Inner Sphere]]. Developed during the height of the [[Star League]], the ''Mule'' has survived due to the combination of its practical and uncomplicated design, affordability, ease of maintenance, and spacious crew accommodations. This makes the ''Mule'' highly attractive for independent traders.
The landing gear, cargo ramps, and engine drive exhaust setup are the major problems with the class. Upon liftoff, the engine drive blast scorches the interior of the landing gear wells, requiring cable assembly replacement every 20 lift-offs. Failure to do so can result in the landing gear locking in an inopportune position. The large cargo ramps also lock or extend only with careful oversight, and with an active engine drive, the bottom of the vessel is bathed in the fusion engine's output. This can lead to major damage to the vessel if proper procedures are not followed.<ref name=DS&JSp58>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 58</ref> The ''Mule'' is so ubiquitous that its GE 2080 [[Interplanetary Drive System|drive system]] (along with its Lyran-made [[GE 2080-II]] cousin)<ref name=OR83>''Objective Raids'', p. 83: "Produced Semier Data Tron Components"</ref> were used by [[BBP Industries]] and [[Semier Data Tron]] on the ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class when the original drive supply dwindled during the [[Succession Wars]], keeping the military DropShip in use.<ref name=OR83/><ref name=DS&JSp36>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 36–37</ref> The landing gear, cargo ramps, and engine drive exhaust setup are the major problems with the class. Upon liftoff, the engine drive blast scorches the interior of the landing gear wells, requiring cable assembly replacement every 20 lift-offs. Failure to do so can result in the landing gear locking in an inopportune position. The large cargo ramps also lock or extend only with careful oversight, and with an active engine drive, the bottom of the vessel is bathed in the fusion engine's output. This can lead to major damage to the vessel if proper procedures are not followed.<ref name=DS&JSp58>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 58</ref> The ''Mule'' is so ubiquitous that its GE 2080 [[Interplanetary Drive System|drive system]] (along with its Lyran-made [[GE 2080-II]] cousin)<ref name=OR83>''Objective Raids'', p. 83: "Produced Semier Data Tron Components"</ref> were used by [[BBP Industries]] and [[Semier Data Tron]] on the ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class when the original drive supply dwindled during the [[Succession Wars]], keeping the military DropShip in use.<ref name=OR83/><ref name=DS&JSp36>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 36–37</ref>
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− | The ubiquitous '''''Mule''''' class [[DropShip]] is | + | The ubiquitous '''''Mule''''' class [[DropShip]] is the most commonly encountered merchant craft plying the shipping routes of the [[Inner Sphere]]. Developed during the height of the [[Star League]], the ''Mule'' has survived due to the combination of its practical and uncomplicated design, affordability, ease of maintenance, and spacious crew accommodations. This makes the ''Mule'' highly attractive for independent traders. |
The landing gear, cargo ramps, and engine drive exhaust setup are the major problems with the class. Upon liftoff, the engine drive blast scorches the interior of the landing gear wells, requiring cable assembly replacement every 20 lift-offs. Failure to do so can result in the landing gear locking in an inopportune position. The large cargo ramps also lock or extend only with careful oversight, and with an active engine drive, the bottom of the vessel is bathed in the fusion engine's output. This can lead to major damage to the vessel if proper procedures are not followed.<ref name=DS&JSp58>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 58</ref> The ''Mule'' is so ubiquitous that its GE 2080 [[Interplanetary Drive System|drive system]] (along with its Lyran-made [[GE 2080-II]] cousin)<ref name=OR83>''Objective Raids'', p. 83: "Produced Semier Data Tron Components"</ref> were used by [[BBP Industries]] and [[Semier Data Tron]] on the ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class when the original drive supply dwindled during the [[Succession Wars]], keeping the military DropShip in use.<ref name=OR83/><ref name=DS&JSp36>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 36–37</ref> | The landing gear, cargo ramps, and engine drive exhaust setup are the major problems with the class. Upon liftoff, the engine drive blast scorches the interior of the landing gear wells, requiring cable assembly replacement every 20 lift-offs. Failure to do so can result in the landing gear locking in an inopportune position. The large cargo ramps also lock or extend only with careful oversight, and with an active engine drive, the bottom of the vessel is bathed in the fusion engine's output. This can lead to major damage to the vessel if proper procedures are not followed.<ref name=DS&JSp58>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 58</ref> The ''Mule'' is so ubiquitous that its GE 2080 [[Interplanetary Drive System|drive system]] (along with its Lyran-made [[GE 2080-II]] cousin)<ref name=OR83>''Objective Raids'', p. 83: "Produced Semier Data Tron Components"</ref> were used by [[BBP Industries]] and [[Semier Data Tron]] on the ''[[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]''-class when the original drive supply dwindled during the [[Succession Wars]], keeping the military DropShip in use.<ref name=OR83/><ref name=DS&JSp36>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 36–37</ref> |