Mule II Combined Arms
Mass: 16700 tons
Use: Dropship
Hull Type: Spheroid
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity: 20
Armor: Standard
Armament:
60 Medium Laser
60 PPC
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communication System:
Targeting & Tracking System:
Introduction Year: 2950
Tech Rating/Availability: IS Level 2
Cost: 185.19 million C-bills
Overview
The Mule II is not a refit. She never was. Sixty years of development (2960–3018) produced an entirely new military transport that merely resembles the civilian Mule for operational security — the "refit" designation is deliberate misdirection. The Combined Arms variant carries a mixed 'Mech-and-vehicle task force under one hull, the standard lift for a Tennessee Star Guards combined-arms company.
Capabilities
Configured to land a balanced force of BattleMechs, combat vehicles, and their support in a single drop, the Combined Arms Mule II reflects TSG doctrine at the DropShip level: 'Mechs, armor, and infantry arrive together and fight together, not piecemeal.
Deployment
Combined Arms Mules form the core lift of the Guards' expeditionary formations and the Dominion defense rotation, part of a roughly 130-hull military DropShip fleet hidden inside an 850-hull commercial one.
History
That the Guards' military transport wears a civilian freighter's silhouette is the whole point — flamboyance as camouflage, the March's oldest operational habit, applied to sixteen thousand tons of DropShip.
Type: Mule II
Technology Base: IS Level 2
Tonnage: 16,700
Cost: 186.59 million C-bills
Heat Sinks: 780
Fuel: 20,355
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity: 20
Crew and Passengers
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Officers | 10 |
| Crew | 164 |
| Gunners | 30 |
| Passengers | 15 |
| Marines | 20 |
Transport Bays
| Bay Type | Capacity | Doors |
|---|
| Mech Bay | 14 | 2 |
| Mech Bay | 14 | 2 |
| Mech Bay | 14 | 2 |
| Small Craft Bay | 4 | 1 |
| Cargo Bay | 1,900 tons | 1 |
Quarters
| Class | Capacity |
|---|
| First Class | 15 |
| Crew | 80 |
| Second Class | 115 |
Safety Equipment
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Life Boats | 15 |
| Escape Pods | 15 |
Armor Distribution
| Location | Armor Value |
|---|
| Nose | 323 |
| Left Side | 272 |
| Right Side | 272 |
| Aft | 221 |
Weapon Bays
| Arc | Weapons |
|---|
| Nose |
10 Medium Laser |
| Nose |
10 PPC |
| Left (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left (R) |
10 PPC |
| Left |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left |
10 PPC |
| Right |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right |
10 PPC |
| Right (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right (R) |
10 PPC |
| Aft |
10 Medium Laser |
| Aft |
10 PPC |
Cost: 185.60 million C-bills
Heat Sinks: 780
Fuel: 20,355
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity: 20
Crew and Passengers
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Officers | 10 |
| Crew | 165 |
| Gunners | 30 |
| Passengers | 15 |
| Marines | 20 |
Transport Bays
| Bay Type | Capacity | Doors |
|---|
| Fighter Bay | 20 | 3 |
| Fighter Bay | 20 | 3 |
| Small Craft Bay | 5 | 1 |
| Cargo Bay | 2,000 tons | 1 |
Quarters
| Class | Capacity |
|---|
| First Class | 15 |
| Crew | 80 |
| Second Class | 115 |
Safety Equipment
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Life Boats | 15 |
| Escape Pods | 15 |
Armor Distribution
| Location | Armor Value |
|---|
| Nose | 323 |
| Left Side | 272 |
| Right Side | 272 |
| Aft | 221 |
Weapon Bays
| Arc | Weapons |
|---|
| Nose |
10 Medium Laser |
| Nose |
10 PPC |
| Left (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left (R) |
10 PPC |
| Left |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left |
10 PPC |
| Right |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right |
10 PPC |
| Right (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right (R) |
10 PPC |
| Aft |
10 Medium Laser |
| Aft |
10 PPC |
Cost: 185.19 million C-bills
Heat Sinks: 780
Fuel: 20,355
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity: 20
Crew and Passengers
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Officers | 10 |
| Crew | 318 |
| Gunners | 30 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Marines | 20 |
Transport Bays
| Bay Type | Capacity | Doors |
|---|
| Mech Bay | 14 | 2 |
| Mech Bay | 14 | 2 |
| Vehicle Bay | 14 | 1 |
| Vehicle Bay | 14 | 1 |
| Small Craft Bay | 4 | 1 |
| Cargo Bay | 1,900 tons | 1 |
Quarters
| Class | Capacity |
|---|
| First Class | 15 |
| Crew | 80 |
| Second Class | 115 |
Safety Equipment
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Life Boats | 15 |
| Escape Pods | 15 |
Armor Distribution
| Location | Armor Value |
|---|
| Nose | 323 |
| Left Side | 272 |
| Right Side | 272 |
| Aft | 221 |
Weapon Bays
| Arc | Weapons |
|---|
| Nose |
10 Medium Laser |
| Nose |
10 PPC |
| Left (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left (R) |
10 PPC |
| Left |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left |
10 PPC |
| Right |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right |
10 PPC |
| Right (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right (R) |
10 PPC |
| Aft |
10 Medium Laser |
| Aft |
10 PPC |
Cost: 182.70 million C-bills
Heat Sinks: 780
Fuel: 20,220
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity: 20
Crew and Passengers
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Officers | 10 |
| Crew | 70 |
| Gunners | 30 |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Marines | 20 |
Transport Bays
| Bay Type | Capacity | Doors |
|---|
| Small Craft Bay | 1 | 1 |
| Small Craft Bay | 1 | 1 |
| Cargo Bay | 3,000 tons | 2 |
| Cargo Bay | 3,000 tons | 2 |
| Cargo Bay | 3,000 tons | 2 |
Quarters
| Class | Capacity |
|---|
| Crew | 80 |
| First Class | 14 |
| Second Class | 60 |
Safety Equipment
| Type | Number |
|---|
| Life Boats | 15 |
| Escape Pods | 15 |
Armor Distribution
| Location | Armor Value |
|---|
| Nose | 323 |
| Left Side | 272 |
| Right Side | 272 |
| Aft | 221 |
Weapon Bays
| Arc | Weapons |
|---|
| Nose |
10 Medium Laser |
| Nose |
10 PPC |
| Left (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left (R) |
10 PPC |
| Left |
10 Medium Laser |
| Left |
10 PPC |
| Right |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right |
10 PPC |
| Right (R) |
10 Medium Laser |
| Right (R) |
10 PPC |
| Aft |
10 Medium Laser |
| Aft |
10 PPC |
