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| Armor = 33 tons <br> '''Fore:''' 15 <br> '''Sides:''' 13 <br> '''Aft:''' 12 | | Armor = 33 tons <br> '''Fore:''' 15 <br> '''Sides:''' 13 <br> '''Aft:''' 12 | ||
− | | Crew = 24 | + | | Crew = 24<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 38-39, "Condor Ship Profile"</ref> |
+ | * 4 Officers | ||
+ | * 17 Enlisted | ||
+ | * 3 Gunners | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | (Crew Types)<ref name="BSr63">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 63</ref><br/> | ||
+ | *2 Pilots <br /> | ||
+ | *4 Engineers <br /> | ||
+ | *20 Secondary Engineers | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | Bay Personnel: 436 | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 8/10 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 8/10 | ||
| Heat Sinks = 70 | | Heat Sinks = 70 | ||
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One of the largest [[DropShip]]s designed purely to transport [[infantry]], the '''''Condor'''''-class is able to deliver a fully equipped infantry [[battalion]] to the battlefield. | One of the largest [[DropShip]]s designed purely to transport [[infantry]], the '''''Condor'''''-class is able to deliver a fully equipped infantry [[battalion]] to the battlefield. | ||
− | The ''Condor'' is a military aerodyne design. Its wings are extremely sturdy and less susceptible to control surface damage than those of other aerodyne DropShips.<ref name=DS&JSp34>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 34</ref> The wings are crisscrossed with structural bracing and contain fuel bunkers, weapon bays and landing gear, but also considerable "dead" space, accessible via a series of passageways, which the ''Condor'' crew rarely reveal to others and reserve for up to ten tons of "off the record" cargo. | + | The ''Condor'' is a military aerodyne design. Its wings are extremely sturdy and less susceptible to control surface damage than those of other aerodyne DropShips.<ref name=DS&JSp34>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 34</ref> The wings are crisscrossed with structural bracing and contain fuel bunkers, weapon bays, and landing gear, but also considerable "dead" space, accessible via a series of passageways, which the ''Condor'' crew rarely reveal to others and reserve for up to ten tons of "off the record" cargo. |
− | As infantry carriers go, the ''Condor'' features unusually spacious barracks-style quarters for its infantry troops, as well as a very well equipped medical facility for the ship's size which can handle six emergency cases simultaneously.<ref name=DS&JSp34/> | + | As infantry carriers go, the ''Condor'' features unusually spacious barracks-style quarters for its infantry troops, as well as a very well-equipped medical facility for the ship's size which can handle six emergency cases simultaneously.<ref name=DS&JSp34/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
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==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
− | On paper, the ''Condor'' features | + | On paper, the ''Condor'' features four-hundred-tons of total cargo capacity, divided between facilities to carry 336 infantrymen (12 [[platoon]]s), and up to twenty light [[combat vehicle]]s to carry them, with ten tons of "off the record" storage capacity in the wings. |
==Variants== | ==Variants== |
Revision as of 15:43, 21 February 2024
- This article is about the troop transport. For the hover tank, see Condor (Combat Vehicle).
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Condor | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Hinsdale Elec[1]
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Production Year | 2801[2] |
Use | Troop carrier |
Type | Military Aerodyne |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 4,500 tons |
Structural Integrity | 9 |
Length | 104[3] meters |
Width | 97.4[3] meters |
Height | 36.1[3] meters |
Drive System | Pitban 1350-XRB[3] |
Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
Max Thrust | 2.5 g |
Fuel (tons) | 208 tons |
Fuel (days) | 113 days |
Armament |
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Armor | 33 tons Fore: 15 Sides: 13 Aft: 12 |
Crew | 24[4]
(Crew Types)[5]
Bay Personnel: 436 |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 8/10 |
Heat Sinks | 70 |
BV (1.0) | 2,505[6] |
BV (2.0) | 2,579 |
Contents
Description
One of the largest DropShips designed purely to transport infantry, the Condor-class is able to deliver a fully equipped infantry battalion to the battlefield.
The Condor is a military aerodyne design. Its wings are extremely sturdy and less susceptible to control surface damage than those of other aerodyne DropShips.[7] The wings are crisscrossed with structural bracing and contain fuel bunkers, weapon bays, and landing gear, but also considerable "dead" space, accessible via a series of passageways, which the Condor crew rarely reveal to others and reserve for up to ten tons of "off the record" cargo.
As infantry carriers go, the Condor features unusually spacious barracks-style quarters for its infantry troops, as well as a very well-equipped medical facility for the ship's size which can handle six emergency cases simultaneously.[7]
Armament
Like many troop carriers, the Condor features a merely adequate weapons array, with a single PPC, LRM-15, AC/5, and twin medium lasers mounted in the nose, with an AC/5, two Large Lasers and two medium lasers carried in forward facing mounts in each wing. A single large laser and two more mediums ward the rear, while four tons of autocannon munitions and three tons of missile reloads provide reasonable endurance during combat.
Cargo
On paper, the Condor features four-hundred-tons of total cargo capacity, divided between facilities to carry 336 infantrymen (12 platoons), and up to twenty light combat vehicles to carry them, with ten tons of "off the record" storage capacity in the wings.
Variants
- Dove
- After the Fourth Succession War, about two dozen Condors have been converted to hospital ships, with the cargo bays replaced with treatment wards for 150 patients and 75 medical staff and the operating theaters expanded to allow up to ten surgeries performed simultaneously. Of these vessels, which have been nicknamed Doves, ComStar fields twelve, while the remainder is distributed among the various Successor State fleets.[8]
- Upgrade
- First introduced in 3054 by Nimakachi, the upgraded Condor switches the PPC and Large Laser for extended range models and adds Artemis IV FCS to the LRM launcher. While the heat sinks were replaced with Double Heat Sinks, the proximity of the PPC to the missile launcher caused the Artemis system to malfunction, resulting in the movement of the heat sinks to cope in models launched after late 3055. BV (1.0) = 2,549,[11] BV (2.0)= 2,841
See Also
Notes
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Kondor.
Gallery
Original Condor from DropShips and JumpShips
Condor from TRO:3057
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 17
- ↑ MUL online date for the Condor (DropShip class)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 35
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 38-39, "Condor Ship Profile"
- ↑ BattleSpace rulebook, p. 63
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 230
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 34
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3057, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 134: "New Class of DropShip to be produced by Dalton shipyards by 3069"
- ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 17
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 231