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Line 1: ==Description== ==Description== − All spacecraft in the [[BattleTech]] universe are categorized as either a '''Small Craft''', [[Aerospace fighter]], [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]]/[[WarShip]] or [[Space Station]]. In this context, "Small Craft" refers to any spaceworthy vessel massing 100 to 200 tons (the size range between Aerospace fighters and DropShips) that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay. Very small space vehicles such as [[Life Boat]]s and [[Escape Pod]]s are also sometimes considered small craft for lack of a better category, although they do not technically fall into the small craft mass range. There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]], ranging from shuttles and long-range craft to utility vehicles and armed escort craft resembling superlarge fighters. Many, but not all, are capable of atmospheric operations. <ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 24 "Small Craft"</ref> + All spacecraft in the [[BattleTech]] universe are categorized as either a '''Small Craft''', [[Aerospace fighter]], [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]]/[[WarShip]] or [[Space Station]]. In this context, "Small Craft" refers to any spaceworthy vessel massing 100 to 200 tons (the size range between Aerospace fighters and DropShips) that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay. Very small space vehicles such as [[Life Boat]]s and [[Escape Pod]]s are also sometimes considered small craft for lack of a better category, although they do not technically fall into the small craft mass range. There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]], ranging from shuttles and long-range craft to utility vehicles and armed escort craft resembling super-large fighters. Many, but not all, are capable of atmospheric operations. <ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 24 "Small Craft"</ref> The [[K-1 DropShuttle]], although built using Small Craft rules, actually meets the criteria for both a Small Craft and a DropShip, as it sports a [[docking collar]] and its mass of 200 tons is both the maximum size for the former and the minimum size for the latter type.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle" </ref> The [[K-1 DropShuttle]], although built using Small Craft rules, actually meets the criteria for both a Small Craft and a DropShip, as it sports a [[docking collar]] and its mass of 200 tons is both the maximum size for the former and the minimum size for the latter type.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle" </ref>
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| − | All spacecraft in the [[BattleTech]] universe are categorized as either a '''Small Craft''', [[Aerospace fighter]], [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]]/[[WarShip]] or [[Space Station]]. In this context, "Small Craft" refers to any spaceworthy vessel massing 100 to 200 tons (the size range between Aerospace fighters and DropShips) that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay. Very small space vehicles such as [[Life Boat]]s and [[Escape Pod]]s are also sometimes considered small craft for lack of a better category, although they do not technically fall into the small craft mass range. There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]], ranging from shuttles and long-range craft to utility vehicles and armed escort craft resembling | + | All spacecraft in the [[BattleTech]] universe are categorized as either a '''Small Craft''', [[Aerospace fighter]], [[DropShip]], [[JumpShip]]/[[WarShip]] or [[Space Station]]. In this context, "Small Craft" refers to any spaceworthy vessel massing 100 to 200 tons (the size range between Aerospace fighters and DropShips) that can be docked inside a small craft hangar bay. Very small space vehicles such as [[Life Boat]]s and [[Escape Pod]]s are also sometimes considered small craft for lack of a better category, although they do not technically fall into the small craft mass range. There are literally hundreds of different types of small craft in operation throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]], ranging from shuttles and long-range craft to utility vehicles and armed escort craft resembling super-large fighters. Many, but not all, are capable of atmospheric operations. <ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 24 "Small Craft"</ref> |
The [[K-1 DropShuttle]], although built using Small Craft rules, actually meets the criteria for both a Small Craft and a DropShip, as it sports a [[docking collar]] and its mass of 200 tons is both the maximum size for the former and the minimum size for the latter type.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle" </ref> | The [[K-1 DropShuttle]], although built using Small Craft rules, actually meets the criteria for both a Small Craft and a DropShip, as it sports a [[docking collar]] and its mass of 200 tons is both the maximum size for the former and the minimum size for the latter type.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 173 "K-1 DropShuttle" </ref> | ||