Union-Class Dropship

Midnight Sunrise
Capable of carrying twelve Battlemechs and two Aerospace fighters directly into the heat of battle from system jump-point, the Union dropship is one of the most famous vessel types in the Inner Sphere--second only to the venerable Leopard-Class. Based on the popular Federal-Class of dropship, the Union was built in three main sections--featuring a number of corridors ringing the double-occupancy quarters, a comfortable lounge, roomy mess facilities, and ample storage space for personal equipment. Sadly, the upper decks of the new Union had to be redesigned shortly after the ship's introduction in 2708 due to massive electrical and hydraulic problems. The current design is spartan, but does feature four 'mech drop chutes and reinforced bulkheads around the weapon and ammunition bays--things that the long-departed Federal ships were missing. Nevertheless, some wealthy operators have been able to refit the ships to the original design by using modified Mule-Class life support systems. While not recommended for the stresses of combat, this does alleviate the characteristic stale-air smell that is common to most Union vessels.






Owner: Sir Matt Rook (Travis Austin)
Ship Name: Midnight Sunrise
Color Scheme: NETC Grey with Liao-green piping

Tonnage: 3500
Weight Class: Medium Spheroid
Crew: 14
Mech Compliment: 12
Fighter Compliment: 2

Cruise Speed: 3 (540 kph in atmosphere)
Overthrust Speed: 5 (900 kph in atmosphere)
Airframe Structural Integrity: 11
Flight Acceleration: 7.36 m/sec2
Maximum Acceleration: 32.7 m/sec2
Fuel sufficient for 74.1 burn-days

Maximum Heat Build-up: 148 units/10 sec
Standard Heat Dissipation: 90 units/10 sec
Maximim Heat Dissipation (submerged): 96 units/10 sec

Weapons Load-out:

  Type         Location
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PPC               Nose
AC/5              Nose
AC/5              Nose
LRM-20            Nose
LRM-20            Nose
M Laser           Nose
M Laser           Nose
PPC               L Side
AC/5              L Side
AC/5              L Side
LRM-20            L Side
LRM-20            L Side
L Laser           L Side
M Laser           L Side
M Laser           L Side
PPC               R Side
AC/5              R Side
AC/5              R Side
LRM-20            R Side
LRM-20            R Side
L Laser           R Side
M Laser           R Side
M Laser           R Side
L Laser           L Rear Side
M Laser           L Rear Side
M Laser           L Rear Side
L Laser           R Rear Side
M Laser           R Rear Side
M Laser           R Rear Side
L Laser           Aft
M Laser           Aft
M Laser           Aft



Ammunition on-board:
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9 tons LRM-20  (54 launches, 1080 missiles total)
12 tons AC/5  (240 shots total)




Armor and Structure Layout: (40 tons armor)
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              External 

Nose            140
L/R Sides       140 
Fuselage        160
Engine           60

Source: ComStar Intelligence Summary FB-60 (c. 3027)
External view, Union-Class Dropship
Source: ComStar Operations Manual 1619 (Dropships and Jumpships)
Internal view, Union-Class Dropship

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