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Re-entry is handled by an autopilot. After a series of braking parachutes have reduced descent speed, the capsule breaks up a mile or so above the surface. A conventional parachute, parawing, or grav belt can then be used. The drop capsule is not reusable. A drop capsule's split [[DR]] is DR 100 ablative armor (all of which is usually gone after the re-entry) on its underside, plus DR 20 from its composite body. [[LC3]].
Re-entry is handled by an autopilot. After a series of braking parachutes have reduced descent speed, the capsule breaks up a mile or so above the surface. A conventional parachute, parawing, or grav belt can then be used. The drop capsule is not reusable. A drop capsule's split [[DR]] is DR 100 ablative armor (all of which is usually gone after the re-entry) on its underside, plus DR 20 from its composite body. [[LC3]].
===Drop Capsules Table===
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|-align="center"
!align="left"|[[TL]]!!align="left"|Vehicle!![[ST]]/[[HP]]!![[Hnd]]/[[SR]]!![[HT]]!![[Move]]!![[LWt.]]!![[Load]]!![[SM]]!![[Occ.]]!![[DR]]!!align="right"|[[Cost]]!![[Locations]]
|-align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
|align="left"|9||align="left"|[[Life Pod]]||50||-5/1||13||1/1,000 (0.1G)||1||0.5||+2||4SV||100/20||align="right"|$100,000||–
|-align="center"
|align="left"|10||align="left"|[[Drop Capsule]]||50||–||13||–||1||0.5||+2||2SV||100/20||align="right"|$10,000||–
|-align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
|align="left"|10||align="left"|[[Stealth Capsule]]||50||–||13||–||1||0.3||+2||1SV||100/20||align="right"|$50,000||–
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 24 October 2014

Drop Capsules (TL10)

A drop capsule is a re-entry capsule protected by an ablative shield, allowing an occupant or cargo canister to be safely dropped from a spaceship in low orbit. It takes two minutes to load a drop capsule. The capsule must be launched from a vehicle bay or missile launcher on a trajectory that will de-orbit it.

Re-entry is handled by an autopilot. After a series of braking parachutes have reduced descent speed, the capsule breaks up a mile or so above the surface. A conventional parachute, parawing, or grav belt can then be used. The drop capsule is not reusable. A drop capsule's split DR is DR 100 ablative armor (all of which is usually gone after the re-entry) on its underside, plus DR 20 from its composite body. LC3.

Drop Capsules Table

TL Vehicle ST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ. DR Cost Locations
9 Life Pod 50 -5/1 13 1/1,000 (0.1G) 1 0.5 +2 4SV 100/20 $100,000
10 Drop Capsule 50 13 1 0.5 +2 2SV 100/20 $10,000
10 Stealth Capsule 50 13 1 0.3 +2 1SV 100/20 $50,000