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Line 6: | Type (Shape) = Military Spheroid | Type (Shape) = Military Spheroid | Tech Base = [[Star League]] | Tech Base = [[Star League]] − | Cost = 14,710,100 C-Bills + | Cost = ??? − | Introduced = 3053 (See note) + | Introduced = 3053 − | Mass = 200 tons + | Mass = 200 | Structural Integrity = 8 | Structural Integrity = 8 − | Length = 19 meters + | Length = 19 − | Width = 20 meters + | Width = 20 − | Engine (Type) = Fusion + | Engine (Type) = − | Safe Thrust = 3g + | Safe Thrust = 6 − | Maximum Thrust = 4.5g + | Maximum Thrust = 9 | Fuel = 5 tons | Fuel = 5 tons − | Burn Rate = 1.84 + | Burn Rate = ??? − | Armament = <span></span> + | Armament = ''See Armament section'' − * 2x [[ER large laser]]+ | Armor = unknown type − * 4x [[medium pulse laser]]+ | Crew = 2 − | Armor = 32 tons [[Standard armor]] + | Passengers = 10 [[Battle Armor]] equipped troops<br/>3 platoons conventional infantry − | Comsys = Unspecified + | Heat Sinks = 14 (type unknown) − | T&T = Unspecified + | BV (1.0) = ??? − | Crew = 3<ref name=TRO3057r172/>+ | BV (2.0) = ??? − * 1 Officer − * 2 Enlisted − | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/0 − | Heat Sinks = 14 single − | BV (1.0) = 1,353<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 196</ref> − | BV (2.0) = }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − The '''NL-42 "Battle Taxi"''' is the military equivalent of the [[S-7A]] bus. The class first saw use during the [[Star League]] era and throughout the [[Succession Wars]]. The NL-42 uses its high speed to close with an enemy [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]], or [[WarShip]], matches the target's course and speed, deploys a pair of magnetic grapples, and then pulls itself alongside the target ship. A gunner can be used to operate the weapons and grappling systems, though one crewmember can operate the craft if needed, though at a greater level of difficulty.<ref name=TRO3057r172>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 172</ref> + The '''''NL-42 "Battle Taxi"''''' is an export version of the ''Lupus''-class assault transports created for [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. Designed to carry two [[Point (Clan)|Points]] of [[Elemental]] troops, the ''NL-42'' uses its high speed to close with an enemy [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]], or [[WarShip]], matches the target's course and speed, deploys a pair of magnetic grapples, and then pulls itself alongside the target ship. The marines participating in the boarding action then use the ship's [[Tug Adapter]] to break into the target ship to take control. If the pilot of the ''Battle Taxi'' can't line up the adapter, the marines can use magnetic boots and grapples to cling to the target ship's hull while finding alternate access points. − The marines participating in the boarding action then use the ship's [[tug adapter]] to break into the target ship to take control. If the pilot of the Battle Taxi can't line up the adapter, the marines can use magnetic boots and grapples to cling to the target ship's hull while finding alternate access points or using cutting tools to create their own access points.+ ==Armament== − + The ''NL-42'' mounts standard and pulse lasers to provide some cover fire for troops using it.<ref>Exact weapon types not listed in TRO:3057</ref> − ==Weapons and Equipment== + {{sectionstub}} − The NL-42 is armed with a pair of extended-range large lasers for long-range attacks, with one laser mounted in each "wing" section. The ship's secondary weapons are four medium pulse lasers which are split between the ship's right & left "wing" sections.<ref name=TRO3057r172>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 172</ref> ==Cargo== ==Cargo== − The Battle Taxi is designed to carry 50 tons of cargo, usually marines wearing power armor. The Battle Taxi can also transport three platoons of conventional infantry to a boarding action. + The ''Battle Taxi'' is designed to carry 50 tons of cargo, usually marines who are wearing power armor. The ''Battle Taxi'' can also transport three platoons of conventional infantry to a boarding action. − − *Bay 1: 1 x battle armor Point/squad − *Bay 2: 1 x battle armor Point/squad − *Bay 3: cargo (1 ton) ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; Succession Wars : As the class was used during the low-tech eras of the Succession Wars, the [[lostech]] ER and pulse lasers as described were unlikely to have been used. Presumably, the advanced lasers can at least be ascribed to the Wolf's Dragoons Lupus version as below, but no other statistics have been printed.+ The Dragoons use a version of the ''NL-42'' called the ''Lupus''. Presumably it is equipped with [[Clan]] armor and weaponry, but no details are known. − − *; Lupus : This is the NL-42 version used by Wolf's Dragoons and manufactured by Blackwell Industries. − − ==Related Vessels== − * The 100-ton [[NL-43]] Battle Taxi was introduced in [[3074]] and designated as an [[Aerospace fighter]].<ref name=MUL>http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5610/battle-taxi-nl-43</ref> − − * The [[NL-45]] "Gunboat" was introduced by [[Clan Snow Raven]] in [[3094]].<ref name=TRO:3145M50-51>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', pp. 50–51: "NL-45 Gunboat"</ref> − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Battle Taxi NL-42 TRO3057r.png|Original NL-42 Battle Taxi from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> − − ==Bibliography== − * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 (DropShips, JumpShips, & WarShips)]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 (DropShips, JumpShips, & WarShips)]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' − − [[Category:Small Craft classes]] + [[Category:Small Craft]] − [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Combat Vehicles]]
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| Name = NL-42 "Battle Taxi" | | Name = NL-42 "Battle Taxi" | ||
| Manufacturer = [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057, p. 174''</ref> | | Manufacturer = [[Blackwell Heavy Industries]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057, p. 174''</ref> | ||
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| Type (Shape) = Military Spheroid | | Type (Shape) = Military Spheroid | ||
| Tech Base = [[Star League]] | | Tech Base = [[Star League]] | ||
| − | | Cost = | + | | Cost = ??? |
| − | | Introduced = 3053 | + | | Introduced = 3053 |
| − | | Mass = 200 | + | | Mass = 200 |
| Structural Integrity = 8 | | Structural Integrity = 8 | ||
| − | | Length = 19 | + | | Length = 19 |
| − | | Width = 20 | + | | Width = 20 |
| − | | Engine (Type) = | + | | Engine (Type) = |
| − | | Safe Thrust = | + | | Safe Thrust = 6 |
| − | | Maximum Thrust = | + | | Maximum Thrust = 9 |
| Fuel = 5 tons | | Fuel = 5 tons | ||
| − | | Burn Rate = | + | | Burn Rate = ??? |
| − | | Armament = | + | | Armament = ''See Armament section'' |
| − | + | | Armor = unknown type | |
| − | + | | Crew = 2 | |
| − | | Armor = | + | | Passengers = 10 [[Battle Armor]] equipped troops<br/>3 platoons conventional infantry |
| − | | | + | | Heat Sinks = 14 (type unknown) |
| − | | | + | | BV (1.0) = ??? |
| − | + | | BV (2.0) = ??? | |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''NL-42 "Battle Taxi"''' is | + | The '''''NL-42 "Battle Taxi"''''' is an export version of the ''Lupus''-class assault transports created for [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. Designed to carry two [[Point (Clan)|Points]] of [[Elemental]] troops, the ''NL-42'' uses its high speed to close with an enemy [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]], or [[WarShip]], matches the target's course and speed, deploys a pair of magnetic grapples, and then pulls itself alongside the target ship. The marines participating in the boarding action then use the ship's [[Tug Adapter]] to break into the target ship to take control. If the pilot of the ''Battle Taxi'' can't line up the adapter, the marines can use magnetic boots and grapples to cling to the target ship's hull while finding alternate access points. |
| − | + | ==Armament== | |
| − | + | The ''NL-42'' mounts standard and pulse lasers to provide some cover fire for troops using it.<ref>Exact weapon types not listed in TRO:3057</ref> | |
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==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
| − | The Battle Taxi is designed to carry 50 tons of cargo, usually marines wearing power armor. The Battle Taxi can also transport three platoons of conventional infantry to a boarding action. | + | The ''Battle Taxi'' is designed to carry 50 tons of cargo, usually marines who are wearing power armor. The ''Battle Taxi'' can also transport three platoons of conventional infantry to a boarding action. |
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 (DropShips, JumpShips, & WarShips)]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 (DropShips, JumpShips, & WarShips)]]'' | ||
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