Mass: 3,200 tons
Type: Spheroid Dropship
Cost: 465,640,000 C-bills
BV: 9,079
MPV: 37,549
Engine.........................................832
Safe Thrust...............4
Max Thrust................6
Structure......................................160
Structural Integrity.....25
Fuel...........................................500
Tons per burn-day.........1.84
Tactical Fuel Points.....30 per ton
Fuel Pumps......................................10
Bridge..........................................24
Heat Sinks...................125 (250)..........50
Armor...........................................90
Armor Type..............Standard
Points per Ton...........16
Fore....................460
Sides...................380
Aft.....................320
Fighter Bay....................2...............300
Battlearmor Bay...............64...............160
Marine Bay.....................1 platoon.........6
Crew Quarters.................25...............175
Officer Quarters...............5................50
Escape
Pods...................10................70
Lifeboats.....................10................70
Total Weapons..................................291
Total Point Defense.............................12
Total Fire Control...............................0
Spare
Parts....................4%..............128
Food.........................180 days..........121
Other Cargo....................................151
Total Bay Doors................6
Crew
Ship's Crew.....25 enlisted, 5 officers
Air Crew........4 personnel
Battlearmor.....96 personnel
Marines.........28 personnel
Weapons
Nose 1 LRM-20 with Artemis
IV
Ammo (LRM) 30
1 LB 10-X AC
Ammo (LB-X) 30
1 ER PPC
1 Large Pulse Laser
2 Medium Pulse Lasers
Front Sides: 1 LRM-20 with Artemis IV
Ammo (LRM) 30
1 Gauss Rifle
Ammo (Gauss) 32
1 ER PPC
2 Medium Pulse Lasers
Aft Sides: 1 ER PPC
2 LB 10-X AC's
Ammo (LB-X) 60
1 Streak SRM-6
Ammo (Streak SRM) 30
4 Medium Pulse Lasers
Aft: 1 LRM-20 with Artemis
IV
Ammo (LRM) 30
1 LB 10-X AC
Ammo (LB-X) 30
2 Large Pulse Lasers
4 Medium Pulse Lasers
Point Defense
Each Arc: 4 Small Lasers
Overview:
By the time of the Whiting Conference, most Inner Sphere Great Houses had
enough battlearmor production to begin equipping their front-line units.
Battlearmor deployment was still haphazard, and woefully less than demand, but
there was a company here, a company there, that were showing up in more force on
the front lines. With battlearmor deployment came the need for a specialized dropship for carrying the armor, as
the standard infantry carriers just would not cut it anymore, due to the
equipment needs of battlearmor units.
On the planet Gibbs in the Donegal March of FedCom territory, TAG began
modifying their Intruder design to accommodate battlearmor. While largely
successful in the endeavor, the redesign added 200 tons to the Intruder's mass,
and unfortunately more than doubled its cost. While firepower is roughly
comparable to the upgraded Intruders TAG is currently producing, there is more
emphasis on defensive-type weaponry such as pulse lasers, point defense lasers,
and LB-X autocannon. The Intruder-BA also has 25% more heat capacity and
roughly 20% more armor than the upgraded Intruder, allowing it more flexibility
and durability. These improvements are largely what drove up the cost.
The Intruder-BA has the capability to carry up to 16 squads, a company's worth
in the AFFC, of Battlearmor to the battlefield, and also has facilities for a
pair of fighters or shuttlecraft, and a platoon of marines for ship security.
The first prototypes saw action during Operation Bulldog, and TAG has begun
limited production since then.
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