LCA-16V Horizon-V Dropship
The Vulture is a Horizon-V Dropship, with Fold Boosters; it is capable of long term independent missions with minimal support. It main troops compartment has been swapped out for a living compartment for twenty one. Bunks are stacked three high and line the walls with two tables between them. There are two heads and one shower.
Model Type: LCA-16V Horizon-V
Class: Trans-atmospheric Troop Shuttle/Dropship
Crew: 8 crewmen, 2 pilots (Capacity for up to 42 air group personnel or combat troops, additional personnel and mecha carried in the underwing cargo pods).
Mecha Complement
Alpha and Beta
MDC by Location:
Mid-ship Section/Escape pods - 600
Wing Engine Thrusters (2)- 250 each
Main booster pack - 750
Detachable Drop Pods Hatches (2 Each) - 100 each
Statistical Data:
Length: 78m
Wing Span: 71m
Height: 23m
Mass: 850 tons (without boosters and cargo pods), 2,400 tons (with boosters).
Drop Pod
Length: 50 m
Width: 13.3 m
Height: 13 m
Mass: 550 tons Power Source: One Protoculture reactor powering three sub-capital plasma thrusters arrays. Horizon Class landing craft.
Speed:
Hover: the ship can hover in atmosphere and is capable of VTOL launches. Maximum speed in hover mode is 100 mph (160 km)
Flying:
Atmosphere: Maximum atmospheric cruising speed at any altitude is Mach 4
Space: Maximum Mach 8
Can space fold with booster
Maximum Range:
Without Boosters: Limited by supplies. A small reflex Furnace can carry enough Protoculture to provide fully global flight range and can allow short non-fold interplanetary voyages.
Systems of Note:
Modualar Hull sections, Advanced Avionivs suites, IFF Computer, Shadow Cloaking Device, Spacefold Booster Pack, Long Range Communication, Combat Computer, Tactical Life Support Escape Capsule for crew and troops.
Weapon System
Armament:
Docking chamber for 1 Alpha+Beta Fighter combination (optional)
Primary Purpose: Air to Air attack
Secondary Purpose: Ground Attack
Weight: N/A part of the Ship
Mega-Damage: 2D4X10 per twin linked burst
Range: 8000 Ft
Rate of Fire: Equal to gunners hand to hand
Payload: Effectively Unlimited
Notes: it can only Fire straight ahead
Primary Purpose: Anti-Ship or Defense
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Mecha and Small Fighters
Weight: N/A part of the Ship
Mega-Damage: 2D6X10 per single blast
Range: 4500
Rate of Fire: Equal to the Gunner hand to hand attacks
Payload: Effectively Unlimited
Notes: If the Booster system is ejected so is the Retractable MLWS-40 Rapid-Fire 40mm Point Laser Defense.
3) Short Range Missile Launchers(2): Each of these rest over the Horizon-V dropship wings, each containing twenty short ranged missiles.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Ship
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Installation
Mega-Damage: Per Missile Type
Range: Per Missile Type
Rate of Fire: Singly, or in volleys of 2, 4, 6, or 8
Payload: Six each with a total of 120
Notes: If the booster is ejected from the dropship so is the missile system.
Additional notes:
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