UNION-class Dropship
The iconic spheroid dropship. Over twice the empty weight of a Leopard, but much greater internal volume than mass suggest.
Has room for 12 mechs and 2 ASF, plus all supporting personnel, including a platoon of security troopers, some light vehicles and all the support personnel and logistics needed for the unit to operate in the field for some time.
Many claim the Union is cramped, and it surely is, but compared (again) to the Leopard it’s positively cavernous. While rooms are no bigger, there are more lounges and recreation areas, much better mess halls, and even a small sickbay and operations room (for the command staff).
Can only fly in the atmosphere under power of all four fusion thrusters is loaded. One thruster down allows emergency landing. If empty, it can manage to fly on 3 thrusters, but it’s very difficult to control.
There are two main versions of the Union: the military one, which can hold the listed amount of war machines and which is heavily armored and armed, and a support versione, which has no weapons or mech bays, but plenty of room for cargo.
Crew: 1 commander, 1 executive officer, 1 navigator, 1 weapon officer, 2 bridge officers, 3 system engineers, 2 drive engineers, 1 loadmaster, 1 steward, 1 crewman