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One of only two prototypes ever built of the ''[[Argo (DropShip class)|Argo]]''-class of [[DropShip]], the '''''Myrmidon''''' was under construction by [[Boeing Interstellar]] at their [[Galax]] shipyard. (The other was the ''[[Argo (Individual Argo-class DropShip)|Argo]]'', which was sent on its maiden voyage in [[2762]] and subsequently dropped out of contact.)  
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One of only two prototypes ever built of the ''[[Argo (DropShip class)|Argo]]''-class of [[DropShip]], the '''''Myrmidon''''' was under construction by [[Boeing Interstellar]] at their [[Galax]] shipyard. (The other was the ''[[Argo (Individual Argo-class DropShip)|Argo]]'', which was sent on its maiden voyage in [[2762]] and subsequently dropped out of contact.)<ref name=HATAC-61>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', p. 61: "Rules Annex - Argo-Class DropShip"</ref>  
 
 
The ''Myrmidon'' was never completed. While still being prepared for its maiden voyage (implicitly between [[2762]] and [[2766]]) it was damaged in dock in a terrorist action and never repaired. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the subsequent wars had no use for such a large peacetime explorer vessel, and the ''Myrmidon'' was eventually broken up for parts and materials while the shipyards were retooled for wartime production.<ref>BattleTech video game 8 March 2016 Kickstarter Update</ref>
 
 
 
==Canonicity==
 
The ''Argo'' class and the two prototypes—''Argo'' and ''Myrmidon''—was so far only described in a Development Update by [[Harebrained Schemes LLC]] for their [[BattleTech (Video Game)]] Kickstarter project. This source does not meet the current criteria for [[Canon]], and is thus treated as [[apocryphal]] at this time.
 
  
Incumbent [[Line Developer]] [[Randall N. Bills]] explicitly stated that it was the intention for this particular game's storyline to be fully canonical. That means that if and when the finished game is released, any information it contains about the ''Argo'' will likely be declared canonical.
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==History==
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The ''Myrmidon'' was never completed. While still being prepared for its maiden voyage (implicitly between [[2762]] and [[2766]]) it was damaged in dock in a terrorist action and never repaired. The fall of the [[Star League]] and the subsequent wars had no use for such a large peacetime explorer vessel, and the ''Myrmidon'' was eventually broken up for parts and materials while the shipyards were retooled for wartime production.<ref name=HATAC-61/><ref>''BattleTech'' (video game) 8 March 2016 Kickstarter Update</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/1512716 BattleTech Kickstarter update] by [[Harebrained Schemes LLC]] (8 March 2016)
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* ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (video game)
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* ''[[House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)]]''
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* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/1512716 BattleTech Kickstarter update] by [[Harebrained Schemes LLC]] (8 March 2016)
  
 
[[Category: Individual DropShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual DropShips]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 11 January 2024

This article is about the DropShip. For other uses, see Myrmidon.


Myrmidon
Vessel Profile
TypeDropShip
ClassArgo

One of only two prototypes ever built of the Argo-class of DropShip, the Myrmidon was under construction by Boeing Interstellar at their Galax shipyard. (The other was the Argo, which was sent on its maiden voyage in 2762 and subsequently dropped out of contact.)[1]

History[edit]

The Myrmidon was never completed. While still being prepared for its maiden voyage (implicitly between 2762 and 2766) it was damaged in dock in a terrorist action and never repaired. The fall of the Star League and the subsequent wars had no use for such a large peacetime explorer vessel, and the Myrmidon was eventually broken up for parts and materials while the shipyards were retooled for wartime production.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), p. 61: "Rules Annex - Argo-Class DropShip"
  2. BattleTech (video game) 8 March 2016 Kickstarter Update

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