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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]].
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 fifth best of all non-large ships, behind the much more expensive Krait MkII, Krait Phantom, [[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 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 a poor choice as an exploration vessel and the cheaper [[Asp Explorer]] is a far better option.
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 a poor choice as an exploration vessel and the cheaper [[Asp Explorer]] is a far better option.