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[ARDF] AUC-VTOL-810 'CANIS'

Manufacturer: Hephaestus Defense Industries

Affiliation: Artemis United Coalition

Ship Class: VTOL Dropship

Operational Ranges: Unrestircted

Crew: 1

Registry #: 810

Designation: [ARDF] AUC-VTOL-810 'CANIS'



The 810 is a multi-environ dropship with no operational restrictions on where it can go. Capable of operating effectively even in 1.25g, it has proven to be an effective piece of hardware.

Serving the [ARDF] as a common use dropship, the AUC regularly deploys it as not only a military asset but also in the civilian areas due to the reliability this craft offers for transporting persons of interest or of authority.

Equipped with 2 fixed gats, 2 fixed auto cannons, and a top mounted autocannon turret, this is hardly the most well armed dropship available to the AUC but it has proven enough to accomplish an impressive list of missions to date.

Seating one crew for actual piloting, the interior offers seating for an additional 9 passengers with room to stow small scale cargo that can attach to the floor in the staging center facing the lateral doors. While this is not a cargo transport, it has been known to be deployed and airdrop the occasional package by kicki...jettisoning it from the inner hold.

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The 810 was deployed in A.E. 243 to New Beldevai to insert a strike team into hostile territory occupied by the SOR extremists. The city had been hit in key places due to months of planning and daily operations had been effectively brought to a halt as a result. In response, the team was dispatch to secure VIP's and if possible, eliminate enemy forces. With successful deploy, the 810 lifted off and made its way to a safe zone when it was targeted by numerous portable missile systems. The pilot, to their credit and to the Mayor of New Beldevai's extreme dissatisfaction, successfully evaded the missiles by using the buildings as cover. Throughout the ordeal, he was struck on the port nacelle, bringing his escape to a rather abrupt stop. Hitting the street below, the pilot used the remaining systems to fight off incoming SOR soldiers by maneuvering the hull so that he could target the enemies with the fixed weapons onboard. When asked if he wanted anything as a reward once he and the dropship were successfully extracted, he asked that the craft be repaired to top spec and given the name 'CANIS'. The reason was that in order to manipulate the position of the dropship to fight off the enemy, he had to jettison the starboard nacelle, much like a wolf chewing off its own paw to escape a trap. His request was granted and he is the only pilot currently permitted to pilot the craft to this day. Pilot, 3rd LT Romez is nearing retirement and intends to purchase the craft using his pension. He has been granted this due to his record thus far and due to the nearing recycle date for the 810.

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Ship Specs:

Blocks: 2,244
PCU: 12,338
Mass: 763,208


Note, this craft is inspired by a number of things. While none of it directly uses anything from any one of them, it does have elements that resemble them. No, I did not directly use anything. I just simply built something that was inspired by them.


The thumbnail overlay is courtesy of Omega. His media skillz outclass my own.