Battletech: The Outpost Class DropShip (The Mechwarrior Dropship Guide)

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At the beginning of the 30 60s, Clan Hell’s Horses made an inventory of their naval assets and especially their Dropship fleet. Much to their displeasure and to the anger of their SaKhan, DeLaurel, it was just a mass of Union-C and Overlord-C refits, jury-rigged for the transport of combined arms formations, but with little to no standardization.
To rectify this situation, SaKhan DeLaurel ordered the creation of a new dedicated vessel for the Clan. A dropship, faster, better amoured and far better armed than the old Dropships. A mobile command center for the combined arms formation it was supposed to carry.
What sounds like an almost impossible set of demands, was achieved with comparable ease. Using the powerful Fortress class Dropship as a basis the technicians of Clan hell’s horses upgraded every aspect of the new ship.
Called the Outpost class, this DropShip can outrun, out-maneuver and outlast almost any other combat transporter in Clan Space. The engineers equipped the Outpost with more armor than the Overlord-C and a full suite of energy-based weapons. The design's shining feature, however, is its ability to carry a Star each of BattleMechs, heavy tanks, and Elementals. Supplementing these ground forces are two Points of aerospace fighters, which can support the ground troops or defend the Outpost. This combined-arms support is perfect for the Hell's Horses approach to war.

Variants
Outpost Defender
Developed by Clan Hell's Horses after they relocated to the Inner Sphere, this variant of the Outpost carries ten OmniFighters and five Points of battle armor. In exchange, it mounts two Killer Whale and five Arrow IV missile launchers in the nose. When attacking a world, the Killer Whale missiles worry WarShips and once on the ground the Outpost Defender's Arrow missile launchers can provide fire support for ground troops. The ER large lasers remain, but the anti-missile systems and streak SRM-6 launchers have been removed. In their place are twelve laser anti-missile systems. Though intended to act as a hardened position, the Outpost Defender carries fifty-six tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor, fourteen fewer tons of armor than the standard Outpost.
3070 Refit
This version of the Outpost replaces all the Streak SRM systems with HAG/30s. The troop-carrying capability has also been altered, replacing the aerospace fighter bays with provisions for ten ProtoMechs and an extra Star of Elementals. The more heat efficient weapons allow the 3070 upgrade Outpost to carry only 170 double heat sinks. The remaining space has gone to the cargo bay, which can now carry 1,428 tons of supplies.

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Battletech: The Mechwarrior Dropship Guide should provide basic information about Dropships and their role in the interstellar travel. If you are in a Successor State of the Great Houses, the Clan Occupation Zones or on Holy Terra. From the Inner Sphere to the Periphery and the Clan Home worlds, every Mechwarrior can use this information to learn about Battletech lore and Battletech history.
Drop-ships are the workhorse of interstellar travel.
All-important classes will be introduced and their features (aerodyne/ spheroid, Docking Collar, KFFC Boom, Mech Bay, fighter cubicle, …) explained. You will see, that in the BattleTech universe, BattleMechs are not the pinnacle of technology.
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Additional Sources:
Technical Readout 3026
Technical Readout 3057
Technical Readout 3067
Technical Readout 3075
Technical Readout 3085
Technical Readout 3145
DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary

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