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| image = Confederate TRO2750.jpg
 
| image = Confederate TRO2750.jpg
 
| name = ''Confederate''
 
| name = ''Confederate''
| manufacturer = [[Kong Interstellar Corporation|Kong Interstellar]]<ref name=TRO2750148>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 148-149, "Confederate"</ref>
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| manufacturer = [[Kong Interstellar Corporation|Kong Interstellar]]{{cn}}
 
| production year=2602
 
| production year=2602
 
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3986/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3986/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
 
| Cost = 147,519,120<ref name=MUL/>
 
| Cost = 147,519,120<ref name=MUL/>
| Mass = 1,900<ref name=TRO3057r72>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 72-73</ref>
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| Mass = 1,900
 
| Structural Integrity = 10
 
| Structural Integrity = 10
 
| Length = 32.6
 
| Length = 32.6
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* 14x [[Large Laser]]
 
* 14x [[Large Laser]]
 
* 20x [[medium laser]]
 
* 20x [[medium laser]]
| Armor = 36 tons [[Ferro-Tile 87]] [[Armor (Capital)|standard]]
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| Armor = 36 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]] [[Ferro-Tile 87]]
| Crew = 10<ref name=TRO3057r72/>
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| Crew = 10<ref name=TRO3057r72>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 72-73</ref>
 
*2 Officers
 
*2 Officers
 
*2 Enlisted
 
*2 Enlisted
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Confederate'''''-class military [[DropShip]] was once the standard [[Lance]] transport of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Resembling a scaled-down ''[[Union]]'', it was launched in [[2602]] by [[Kong Interstellar]] and served with the SLDF up to the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Many ''Confederate''s took part in [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], although some stayed behind to serve with the remaining [[Inner Sphere]] militaries. However, the technological decline of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] meant maintaining the ''Confederate'''s advanced technology difficult, and by [[3057]] only two were reportedly still in service with Inner Sphere militaries. While initially mothballed upon their arrival at the [[Pentagon Worlds]], Kerensky's [[Clans]] would begin reactivating their surviving ''Confederates'' in [[2850]].<ref name=TRO2750148/><ref name=TRO3057r72/><ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3988/confederate-clan MUL entry for the ''Confederate (Clan)'']''</ref>
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The '''''Confederate'''''-class military [[DropShip]] was once the standard [[Lance]] transport of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Resembling a scaled-down ''[[Union]]'', it was launched in [[2602]] by [[Kong Interstellar]] and served with the SLDF up to the [[Amaris Civil War]]. Many ''Confederate''s took part in [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], although some stayed behind to serve with the remaining [[Inner Sphere]] militaries. However, the technological decline of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] meant maintaining the ''Confederate'''s advanced technology difficult, and by [[3057]] only two were reportedly still in service with Inner Sphere militaries. While initially mothballed upon their arrival at the [[Pentagon Worlds]], Kerensky's [[Clans]] would begin reactivating their surviving ''Confederates'' in [[2850]].<ref name=TRO3057r72/><ref name=TR50>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 148-149</ref><ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3988/confederate-clan MUL entry for the ''Confederate (Clan)'']''</ref>
  
The ''Confederate'' used one of the most advanced engine designs of the [[Star League era]], its Thordan 650X engine taking up twenty percent less room and weighing ten percent less than its predecessors. While "austere," the vessel's layout makes living conditions on a ''Confederate'' less cramped than a comparable DropShip, and allows its cargo bays more versatility in carrying either [[BattleMechs]], [[aerospace fighters]], or a combination of both, along with general cargo.<ref name=TRO2750148/><ref name=TRO3057r72/>
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The ''Confederate'' used one of the most advanced engine designs of the [[Star League era]], its Thordan 650X engine taking up twenty percent less room and weighing ten percent less than its predecessors. While "austere," the vessel's layout makes living conditions on a ''Confederate'' less cramped than a comparable DropShip, and allows its cargo bays more versatility in carrying either [[BattleMechs]], [[aerospace fighters]], or a combination of both, along with general cargo.<ref name=TRO3057r72/><ref name=TR50/>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
With a loadout of fourteen [[Thunderbolt DT]] Large Lasers and twenty [[Hammon]] medium lasers, the Confederate lacks the diverse armament and punch of other DropShips such as the ''[[Leopard]]''. However, its 36 tons of armor offer far superior protection, and the nature of its energy weapons ensures that ammunition is never an issue. This, coupled with the ''Confederate's'' efficient use of fuel, makes it a very self-sufficient vehicle capable of extended independent operations.<ref name=TRO3057r72/>
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With a loadout of fourteen Thunderbolt DT [[Large Lasers]] and twenty Hammon [[medium lasers]], the Confederate lacks the diverse armament and punch of other DropShips such as the ''[[Leopard]]''. However, its 36 tons of armor offer far superior protection, and the nature of its energy weapons ensures that ammunition is never an issue. This, coupled with the ''Confederate's'' efficient use of fuel, makes it a very self-sufficient vehicle capable of extended independent operations.<ref name=TRO3057r72/>
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==

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