M-3 Drone
M-3 Drone | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Terran Hegemony |
Production Year | 2698 |
Use | SDS Drone |
Type | Assault |
Tech Base | Star League |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 4,000 tons |
Structural Integrity | 21 |
Length | 89 meters meters |
Width | 75 meters meters |
Height | 75 meters meters |
Safe Thrust | 7 g |
Max Thrust | 11 g |
Fuel (tons) | 600 tons |
Fuel (days) | |
Armament |
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Armor | 75.5 tons Standard Armor |
Crew | None |
Passengers | None |
Heat Sinks | 200 Double Heat Sinks |
BV (2.0) | 16,459[1] |
Description
Based on the 2650 model of the Pentagon Assault DropShip, the M-3 was the first full production SDS Drone to see widespread use. First deployed in 2698, they replaced the sullied M-2 as the primary drone system of the early SDS network. The M-3 was also the first of the drones to be built new and not as retrofits of existing, crewed ship hulls. Starting in 2704, the M-3 was produced at O’Neil Shipyards and would eventually be built at a half dozen locations across the Hegemony. Being easier to produce than the massive M-5, the majority of Hegemony systems were protected by these diminutive but deadly assault ships.
Armament
This made it a credible threat to corvette and destroyer-class WarShips and capable of destroying the most thickly armored DropShip in a single salvo.
Cargo
None
Notes
The M-3 Drone required no crew as it was completely autonomous. The SDS Drone Control System had a gunnery rating of 3 and a piloting rating of 4. The station's internal automated defenses provided 14 Marine Points to fend off boarding actions.
References
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 169-170 M-3 Drone - BV & Introduction Date.