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==Overview==

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.

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 Assault and 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|Pythons]]. Furthermore, the Dropship has fantastic shields and armour as well as two military compartments for extra defense making it bulky. It has rather poor mobility however so it is poor against nimble ships like [[Vulture|Vultures]]. Overall the Dropship is a fantastic 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 second best of all non-large ships, behind only the much more expensive [[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 an [[explorer]], the dropship has a poor jump range of 20LY or so, one of the lowest for a medium ship. Needless to say, the Dropship is an awful exploration vessel and the cheaper [[Asp Explorer]] is a far better, but similar ship.

The Dropship is an excellent [[miner]]. 4 Medium hardpoints for mining lasers while retaining a large hardpoint for self defense, small size, great cargo space and good defences make the Dropship a fantastic miner and can be a miner's next stepping stone after the [[Keelback]].

Overall the Dropship sacrifices some combat aspects to be better at trading and mining. The biggest downsides the ship suffers are its miserable jump range and its required federation rank. However, its price tag lets it be a good stepping stone ship, as there are no other medium ships in its range without required military ranks.

The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: Two side-mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints in front of the lower wing (One each side), two bottom-mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints located slightly behind the point at which the front fuselage tapering ends (One on each side of the underside), and One bottom mounted Class 3 Large hardpoint located under the nose of the ship and slightly forward of where the front fuselage tapering ends. Although all hardpoints have good to excellent fields of fire when fitted with turrets, the side mounted hardpoints benefit the most from turrets.

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*''BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner''

*[m] = [[Military Compartment]] reserved for [[Hull Reinforcement Package]], [[Module Reinforcement Package]], or [[Shield Cell Bank]].

==Trivia==

*Drop shipping is the practice of transferring goods directly to a customer, amoung other aspects. This would explain the ships 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.

==Videos==

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 ==Overview==
-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.
+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 Assault and 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|Pythons]]. Furthermore, the Dropship has fantastic shields and armour as well as two military compartments for extra defense making it bulky. It has rather poor mobility however so it is poor against nimble ships like [[Vulture|Vultures]]. Overall the Dropship is a fantastic 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 second best of all non-large ships, behind only the much more expensive [[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 an [[explorer]], the dropship has a poor jump range of 20LY or so, one of the lowest for a medium ship. Needless to say, the Dropship is an awful exploration vessel and the cheaper [[Asp Explorer]] is a far better, but similar ship.
+The Dropship is an excellent [[miner]]. 4 Medium hardpoints for mining lasers while retaining a large hardpoint for self defense, small size, great cargo space and good defences make the Dropship a fantastic miner and can be a miner's next stepping stone after the [[Keelback]].
+Overall the Dropship sacrifices some combat aspects to be better at trading and mining. The biggest downsides the ship suffers are its miserable jump range and its required federation rank. However, its price tag lets it be a good stepping stone ship, as there are no other medium ships in its range without required military ranks.
 The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: Two side-mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints in front of the lower wing (One each side), two bottom-mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints located slightly behind the point at which the front fuselage tapering ends (One on each side of the underside), and One bottom mounted Class 3 Large hardpoint located under the nose of the ship and slightly forward of where the front fuselage tapering ends. Although all hardpoints have good to excellent fields of fire when fitted with turrets, the side mounted hardpoints benefit the most from turrets.
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 *''BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner''
 *[m] = [[Military Compartment]] reserved for [[Hull Reinforcement Package]], [[Module Reinforcement Package]], or [[Shield Cell Bank]].
+==Trivia==
+*Drop shipping is the practice of transferring goods directly to a customer, amoung other aspects. This would explain the ships 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.
 ==Videos==
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