When first introduced, the Ozymandias-class dropship looked nothing like it does today. Originally, it was a completely unarmed 100-ton lifter used by the Marines purely for running men and vehicles from orbit to surface. It had enough room for two full squads of Marines and their APC, and was widely considered by the Marines a complete waste of money, and a giant flying target for enemy fighters. Then, Renali Arms decided to step in. In the middle of the CSFR-Spartan war, Renali Arms presented a "Mk.2" design of the Ozymandias to the Marine Corps - some of the cabin room and storage space had been removed to mount a vast array of support weapons for the Marines. The CSRM snapped it up and ordered them as swiftly as Renali could ship them the weapons and design. Today, it has almost completely replaced the Mk.2 in use - it's still large enough to easily transport a full squad of Marines in battle dress, but also carries enough firepower to stop an armored column in it's tracks.
| Ozymandias-class Dropship | d-Tons | Cost (MCr) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 100 tons | Hull 2 | 2 | |
| Streamlined | Structure 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Armor | Ceramol | Protection 10 | 15 | 1.2 |
| No Jump Drive | ||||
| Maneuver Drive sE | Thrust 1 | 2.5 | 4 | |
| Power Plant sE | Fusion Plant | 2.4 | 5 | |
| Cockpit | 2-man | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Cabin | 21-man | 30 | 1.5 | |
| Computer | Model 2 | Rating 10 | 0.16 | |
| Weapons | Anti-Personnel #1 | 160mm Mass Driver | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Weapons | Anti-Personnel #2-3 | 240mm Heavy Bombardment Rockets | .72 | .104 |
| Weapons | Anti-Personnel #4-6 | VRF Gauss Rifle (TL 14) | .012 | .150 |
| Weapons | Anti-Personnel #7-10 | Anti-Armour Tac Missiles | .0064 | .016 |
| Fuel | 6 tons | 8 weeks | 6 | |
| Cargo | 31 tons | 31 | ||
| Software | Maneuver/0 | |||
| Evade/1 | 1 MCr | |||
| Fire Control/2 | 4 MCr | |||
| Library | ||||
| Total | 100 | 26,330,000 Cr | ||
