Literature
Battletech: Hrothgar-class Dropship
Hrothgar-class DropShip Production Information Manufacturer: TAG-Manufacturing Production Year: 3040 Use: Mech carrier Type: Military spheroid Tech Base: Inner Sphere Technical Specifications Mass: 1800 tons Length: 42.6 meters Width: 36.8 meters Height: 36.8 meters Safe Thrust: 2g Max Thrust: 3g Armament: 4x PPCs, 4x Gauss Rifles, 4x Large Lasers Armor: 36 tons standard Crew: 24 Escape Pods\Life Boats: 2\0 Description A product of TAG-Manufacturing, the Hrothgar was an attempt to recreate the Star League era Confederate-class dropship. However given the advanced technologies of the Confederate, certain sacrifices had to be made in order to enable the mass production of the Hrothgar. The end result was an arguably less capable, but far cheaper, dropship that quickly became the standard lance-size mech carrier of the Lyran Commonwealth due to its ability to be produced in bulk and ease of deployment. The Hrothgar would be widely used to allow rapid strategic movement of single