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−	The '''''Conquistador''''' was [[Federated-Boeing]]'s response to an [[AFFS]] requirement for a new command [[DropShip]] for their RCTs. While technology had brought many advances to ground-based combat units, commanders were still using ''[[Fortress]]'' and ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShips that had been converted on a case-by-case basis. In addition, these older ships weren't configured to carry newer combat units like [[battle armor]]. To remedy this lack of standardization, and provide transportation for the updated RCT command group, the ''Conquistador'' entered production.	+	The '''''Conquistador''''' was [[Federated-Boeing]]'s response to an [[AFFS]] requirement for a new command [[DropShip]] for their RCTs. While technology had brought many advances to ground-based combat units, commanders were still using ''[[Fortress]]'' and ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShips that had been converted on a case-by-case basis. In addition, these older ships weren't configured to carry newer combat units like [[Battle Armor]]. To remedy this lack of standardization, and provide transportation for the updated RCT command group, the ''Conquistador'' entered production.
	The ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s primary role is to transport a combined arms unit into battle. Currently this combined arms unit is the command group of an RCT. Once the ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo is on the ground, it doesn't just fly away. Federated Boeing made sure to include all the computing capability the task force commander could ever need. With these massive computer bays, the ''Conquistador'' can function as a command post for planetwide operations.		The ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s primary role is to transport a combined arms unit into battle. Currently this combined arms unit is the command group of an RCT. Once the ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo is on the ground, it doesn't just fly away. Federated Boeing made sure to include all the computing capability the task force commander could ever need. With these massive computer bays, the ''Conquistador'' can function as a command post for planetwide operations.
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''	+	*''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
−	* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''	+	*''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
−	* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''	+	*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
−	* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''	+	*''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
−	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''	+	*''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''	+	*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
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{{otheruses|the DropShip design|the WarShip|Conquistador (Individual Dart-class WarShip)}} {{InfoBoxDropShip | image = Conquistador.jpg|191px | name = ''Conquistador'' | manufacturer = [[Federated-Boeing Interstellar]]<ref>''Handbook Davion'', p. 181</ref> | production year=3063 | year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3992/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Use = Troop Carrier | Type = Military Aerodyne | Tech Base = Star League | Mass = 17,400 | Structural Integrity = 30 | Length = 182 | Width = 150 | Height = 42 | Drive System = | Safe Thrust = 1.5 g | Maximum Thrust = 2.5 g | Fuel (tons) = 500 | Fuel (days) = Burns 1.84 tons a day. | Armament = <span></span> * 16x [[Gauss rifle]] * 10x [[RAC/5]] * 8x [[LB 10-X AC]] * 7x [[ER PPC]] * 12x [[Large Pulse Laser]] * 27x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] * 8x [[LRM-20]] w/[[Artemis IV]] * 28x [[AMS]] | Armor = 135 tons [[Ferro-Aluminum]] | Crew = 21 | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 12/12 | Passengers = 40 | Heat Sinks = 259 [[Double Heat Sinks]] | BV (1.0) = 22,042<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 184</ref><br>22,379<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 261</ref> | BV (2.0) = 22,270<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 310</ref> }} ==Description== The '''''Conquistador''''' was [[Federated-Boeing]]'s response to an [[AFFS]] requirement for a new command [[DropShip]] for their RCTs. While technology had brought many advances to ground-based combat units, commanders were still using ''[[Fortress]]'' and ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShips that had been converted on a case-by-case basis. In addition, these older ships weren't configured to carry newer combat units like [[Battle Armor]]. To remedy this lack of standardization, and provide transportation for the updated RCT command group, the ''Conquistador'' entered production. The ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s primary role is to transport a combined arms unit into battle. Currently this combined arms unit is the command group of an RCT. Once the ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo is on the ground, it doesn't just fly away. Federated Boeing made sure to include all the computing capability the task force commander could ever need. With these massive computer bays, the ''Conquistador'' can function as a command post for planetwide operations. Though the AFFS High Command has assigned most of these ships to RCT command elements, the variety of unit types it can carry and the massive computer support it contains has brought it to the attention of the [[DMI]]. They are likely to employ some of these vessels to support their Special Operations teams. Supporting this possibility is the small crew required to operate a ''Conquistador''. The high level of automation in the ship's systems allows it to use a crew half the size of an ''[[Overlord]]'' or ''[[Fortress]]''. After the [[Jihad]] ended the main ''Conquistador'' line was damaged. Production resumed at Federated-Boeing's shipyard in the [[Delavan]] system.<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 14</ref> ==Armament== The ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armament is geared towards protecting the ship and its cargo from enemy [[aerospace fighter]]s during planetfall and combat drops. To this end, it employs eight [[LB 10-X AC]]s, ten Rotary Autocannon/5s, and 39 pulse lasers. To provide some long range punch, the ''Conquistador'' uses a combination of Gauss Rifles, ER PPCs, and LRM-20s with Artemis IV fire control systems. Augmenting the armor protection are twenty-eight Anti-Missile Systems split evenly to cover the fore and aft of the ship. ==Cargo== The ''Conquistador'' has four cargo bays. The first bay contains 24 'Mech cubicles, while the second bay contains 18 aerospace fighter cubicles. These fighters are very useful in protecting the ship during planetfall, and conducting ground support operations once the ship has landed. The third bay can carry a company of tanks, 16 platoons of infantry, and 20 squads of battle armored troops. The final bay contains seven hundred tons of cargo; usually this is ammunition or spare parts, but medical supplies are also popular. ==Variants== *;''Conquistador'' "Blockade Runner" : A part of the AFFS' [[Pocket WarShip]] program during the [[Jihad]], the ''Conquistador Blockade Runner'' removes the ground vehicle and 'Mech carrying capability and installs ten [[Light Sub-Capital Cannon]]s instead. The ER PPCs are also equipped with [[PPC Capacitor]]s to increase the damage they inflict. For defense the ''Conquistador Blockade Runner'' carries six [[Laser AMS]] in each firing arc, and is protected by 135 tons of [[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]] armor. The aerospace fighter bays were also expanded, allowing the ''Blockade Runner'' to carry a complete [[Wing (Military Unit)|wing]] of fighters. To improve handling the engines were uprated as well: The cruising speed of the Blockade Runner is the same as the traditional ''Conquistador''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s top speed. To offset the heat of the new weapons and larger engine systems, engineers under direction of [[Namett Vance-Woods]] fitted an additional seventy double heat sinks into the hull. BV (2.0) = 31,724<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Davion'', p. 14</ref> *;''Conquistador'' "Avalon One" : This version of the ''Conquistador'' removes the combined arms transportation capability. Instead the Avalon One carries thirty-six aerospace fighters in two bays. It also adds two [[Screen Launcher]]s and two [[ER Large Laser]]s to provide more fire to the ship's rear. The armor has also been increased, and the Avalon One carries a [[Naval Comm-Scanner Suite|Small Naval Comm-Scanner Suite]]. BV (2.0) = 23,397<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 312</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Conquistador.jpg|Original ''Conquistador'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== *''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]'' *''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' *''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]'' *''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]'' *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' [[Category:DropShip classes]] [[Category:Aerodyne DropShip classes]] [[Category:Military DropShip classes]] [[Category:Inner Sphere DropShip classes]] [[Category:Pocket WarShip classes]] [[Category:Transport DropShip classes]]

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