Source: Technical Readout 3057
Mass: 1,850 tons
Armament:
2 Long Range Missle 20 Racks
1 AC/10
2 Small Lasers
7 Medium Lasers
6 tons LRM ammunition
2 tons AC/10 ammunition
Overview:
The Fury Class DropShip is one of the smallest DropShips operated by the armies of the Successor States. Originally launched in 2638, the modern Fury Class vessel can deliver four platoons of fully equipped infantry and eight light vehicles onto the battlefield. Each of the four infantry platoons has its own bunkroom, equipped with three-tier bunk beds, storage lockers for personal effects, and a washroom. The troops share a moderately sized mess area, but have only a single, small recreation area, which they can only use in shifts. The crew quarters on the craft are similarly cramped, but feature a few extra amenities such as larger personal storage lockers and reading lights.
Fury Class vessels carried only a bare minimum of weapons until recently and were forced to operate in conjunction with better-armed DropShips, usually Gazelle armor transports and Leopard CV fighter carriers. However, the major redesign recently completed by the Brigadier Corporation of Gibson has replaced much of the Fury�s outdated weaponry with Star League technology. The new arsenal provides a slight improvement in range and overall firepower. Although the increased firepower is not enough to allow the craft to operate independently, it does increase the chances of a Fury surviving an encounter with an enemy vessel.
Brigadier�s redesign retains the original�s steep cargo bay ramp/door, which remains the one major flaw in the Fury�s design. To mitigate this flaw, the new Fury features a steel-cable winch capable of lifting a vehicle weighing up to 50 tons.