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The Federal Dropship is generally available for purchase at [[Station]]s controlled by minor factions that are aligned with the Federation. Systems controlled by [[President of the Federation|Federal President]] [[Zachary Hudson]] are guaranteed to have the Dropship on hand, along with other Core Dynamics vessels. Its body shape and design is shared with the [[Federal Assault Ship|Assault]] and [[Federal Gunship|Gunship]], sometimes making it difficult to tell them apart at a glance. The Dropship is the cheapest of the three and the lowest needed federal rank. | The Federal Dropship is generally available for purchase at [[Station]]s controlled by minor factions that are aligned with the Federation. Systems controlled by [[President of the Federation|Federal President]] [[Zachary Hudson]] are guaranteed to have the Dropship on hand, along with other Core Dynamics vessels. Its body shape and design is shared with the [[Federal Assault Ship|Assault]] and [[Federal Gunship|Gunship]], sometimes making it difficult to tell them apart at a glance. The Dropship is the cheapest of the three and the lowest needed federal rank. | ||
The Dropship is a very good combat vessel. Featuring a large hardpoint and 4 medium hardpoints it has no trouble dealing with ships lower than its price and can put up a good fight against even higher tier ships like [[Python]]s. Furthermore, the Dropship has | The Dropship is a very good combat vessel. Featuring a large hardpoint and 4 medium hardpoints it has no trouble dealing with ships lower than its price and can put up a good fight against even higher tier ships like [[Python]]s. Furthermore, the Dropship has above average armour as well as two military compartments for extra defense making it bulky. It suffers with low shielding and has rather poor mobility so it is poor against nimble ships like [[Vulture]]s. Overall the Dropship is a respectable ship for both a [[Bounty Hunter]] or [[Pirate]]. | ||
As a [[Trader]], the Dropship has 164T of space to haul cargo. This is very good for a medium ship; and is the third best of all non-large ships, behind the much more expensive [[Federal Gunship]] and [[Python]]. Combined with its impressive defense, even when unshielded and ability to easily dodge interdictions the Dropship can be a very appealing trade ship. The biggest downside is its low jump range, especially when fully laden which may make trade options very limited. | As a [[Trader]], the Dropship has 164T of space to haul cargo. This is very good for a medium ship; and is the third best of all non-large ships, behind the much more expensive [[Federal Gunship]] and [[Python]]. Combined with its impressive defense, even when unshielded and ability to easily dodge interdictions the Dropship can be a very appealing trade ship. The biggest downside is its low jump range, especially when fully laden which may make trade options very limited. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Drop shipping is the practice of transferring goods directly to a customer, among other aspects. This would explain the | *"Dropship" is a science fiction term for a type of orbit-to-planet military "landing craft", by analogy to those deployed from ships to land. | ||
*"Drop-shipping" is also the practice of transferring goods directly to a customer, among other aspects. This would explain the ship's high cargo capacity and lack of Fighter Hanger. | |||
*The wings on the Dropship are front-swept, which is seen on some aircraft and helps with lift. | *The wings on the Dropship are front-swept, which is seen on some aircraft and helps with lift. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||