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| image = [[File:Drake SDS Control Station.jpg|191px]]<br />
| Name = ''Drake'' SDS Control Station<br />
| Manufacturer = <br />
| Type = [[Space Defense System]]<ref name="jhst182">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 182</ref><br />
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] <br />
| Cost =<br />
| Introduced = [[3071]]<ref name="jhst183">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 183</ref><br />
| Mass = 12,000 tons<br />
| Length = 250 meters<br />
| Width = 80 meters<br />
| Thrust =<br />
| Fuel (tons) = 500<br />
| Fuel (days) = 2.82<br />
| LF battery = <br />
| Armament = <span></span><br />
* 1x [[Swordfish]]<br />
* 12x [[ER large laser]]<br />
* 12x [[MML-9]] w/[[Artemis IV]]<br />
* 36x [[Medium pulse laser]]<br />
* 4x [[Anti-missile system]]<br />
* 3x [[Screen launcher]]<br />
| Armor = 34.5 tons [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]]<br />
| Structural Integrity = 1<br />
| Docking Collars = 0<br />
| Crew/Passengers = 130<br />
| Grav Decks = 1 x 600 meters diameter<br />
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 0/15<br />
| Heat Sinks = 120 [[Double Heat Sink|double]]<br />
| BV (1.0) =<br />
| BV (2.0) = 3,533<br />
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==Description==<br />
The '''''Drake'' SDS Control Station''' formed a key element of the [[Word of Blake]]'s Space Defense System. A militarized version of the ''[[Gatekeeper (Space Station class)|Gatekeeper]]'' traffic control station intended to control up to eighteen ''Caspar II'' drones, the ''Drake'' served as the control node for the ''[[Cockatrice]]'' platforms. Equipped with enough firepower to drive off anything other than a determined assault, the ''Drake'' used a [[Naval Comm-Scanner Suite]] and [[DTACS]] system to coordinate the fire of ''Cockatrice'' platforms and other elements of the Word's SDS, including ground-based units.<ref name="jhst182"/><br />
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==Weapons and Equipment==<br />
As the stationary equivalent to the Word's ''[[Naga (WarShip class)#Variants|Naga]]'' SDS control ships, the armament of the ''Drake'' was critical to its survival as unlike the ''Nagas'', the ''Drake'' could not move. As a result, the Word installed enough anti-aerospace fighter weaponry to drive off all but the most determined attacks. Each firing arc was equipped with two [[Extended Range Large Laser]]s, twin [[MML-9]] launchers upgraded to use [[Artemis IV]] fire control, and six [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s. For additional defense, the nose and aft arcs each carried a pair of [[anti-missile system]]s. The aft left and aft right quadrants and the nose arc also contained a [[Screen Launcher]] to obscure the ''Drake'''s position. Finally, to deter [[DropShip]] or [[Pocket WarShip]] assaults, the ''Drake'' carried a nose-mounted [[Swordfish]] sub-capital missile launcher. Despite all this native firepower, the ''Drake'' was most dangerous when coordinating the fire of other Caspar II units.<br />
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==Cargo==<br />
The ''Drake'' has three cargo bays. Bay 1 is an unpressurized repair bay that could contain vessels up to 5,000 tons. This allowed it to not only control a ''Cockatrice'' platform but also permitted technicians to maintain them. Bay 2 contains four [[Small Craft]] cubicles. Finally, Bay 3 is devoted to 3,820 tons of cargo space.<br />
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==Variants==<br />
No variants are known to exist.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''<br />
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