Made with HeavyMetal Aero, which I know is outdated but it's all I have at the moment. Just an attempt to make a unique dropship fitted with Arrow IV missiles for ground support actions.
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Byzantium class Dropship AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Byzantium
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: Spheroid DropShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 4,600 tons
Length: 95 meters
Width: 90 meters
Height: 85 meters
Power Plant: Standard
Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
5 ER PPC
6 Gauss Rifle
6 LRM 20 w/Artemis-IV
12 ER Medium Laser
10 ER Large Laser
2 Arrow IV System
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==Overview:==
The rotund, 4,600-ton Byzantium contains a number of design features not
usually found on other craft. First launched in 3067, it is equipped with roomy
but spartan crew facilities. These facilities include a sophisticated command and
control center, an extensive medical bay, a number of double occupancy quarters,
and roomy mess and recreation rooms.
The Byzantium’s internal bays are divided into four areas. Each of the three
’Mech bay holds a full lance, for a total of 12 ’Mechs. The fourth bay is occupied
by a repair and maintenance facilities and a trio of large cranes mounted in the
ceiling of the bay. These cranes enable crews to make extensive repairs in the field.
The drop chutes, located below of the three ’Mech bays, can each deploy a lance of
’Mechs while the craft is in space or atmosphere.
The Byzantium is notably fast for a dropship, and overall is well armed and
armored. While it lacks fighter bays, it does mount dual Arrow IV artillery missile
launcher systems on retractable mounts in the nose bays, which enable each Byzantium
to assist in ground campaigns. A 20 man unit of Battle Armor Marines are also carried,
for ship or boarding actions.
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Class/Model/Name: Byzantium
Mass: 4,600 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 1,196.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Structural Integrity: 11 101.50
Total Heat Sinks: 150 Double 60.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 315.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 35.00
Fire Control Computers: .00
Food & Water: (21 days supply) 6.50
Armor Type: Standard (668 total armor pts) 39.00
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 190
Left/Right Sides: 167/167
Aft: 144
Cargo:
Bay 1: BattleMechs (4) 600.00
Cargo (1) with 1 door 121.00
Bay 2: BattleMechs (4) with 2 doors 600.00
Cargo (1) 121.00
Bay 3: BattleMechs (4) 600.00
Cargo (1) 121.00
Escape Pods: 7 (7 tons each) 49.00
Crew and Passengers:
3 Officers (3 minimum) 30.00
6 Crew (2 minimum) 42.00
10 Gunners (7 minimum) 70.00
20 Marine Battle Armor Troopers/Elementals 140.00
24 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 ER PPC Nose 1(10) 1(10) 1(10) -- 15 7.00
2 Gauss Rifle(40 rounds) Nose 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- 2 35.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(24 rounds) Nose 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) -- 12 26.00
2 ER Medium Laser Nose 3(26) 3(26) 2(16) -- 10 2.00
2 ER Large Laser 24 10.00
2 Arrow IV System(40 roundsNose 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) 4(40) 20 38.00
2 ER PPC FL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
2 Gauss Rifle(40 rounds) FL/R 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) -- 4 70.00
2 LRM 20+ArtIV(24 rounds) FL/R 3(32) 3(32) 3(32) -- 24 52.00
1 ER Large Laser FL/R 2(18) 2(18) 1( -- 24 10.00
2 ER Medium Laser 20 4.00
2 ER Large Laser AL/R 3(26) 3(26) 2(16) -- 48 20.00
2 ER Medium Laser 20 4.00
2 ER Large Laser Aft 3(26) 3(26) 2(16) -- 24 10.00
2 ER Medium Laser 10 2.00
1 Lot Spare Parts (0.76%) 35.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 317 4,600.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 432,931,296 C-Bills
Battle Value: 8,299
Cost per BV: 52,166.68
Weapon Value: 8,772 (Ratio = 1.06)
Damage Factors: SRV = 348; MRV = 279; LRV = 94; ERV = 2
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 33,774
(12,342 Structure, 15,110 Life Support, 6,322 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 21,383 (63% of MPV)
BattleForce2: MP: 4, Armor/Structure: 11 / 11
Damage PB/M/L: 13/13/11, Overheat: 0
Class: DM; Point Value: 83
Specials: sph
