WORK IN PROGRESS. Version 2 updated on 27 May 2017 with more detail and improved accuracy to source material.Visit this thread in the HBS Battletech forums for a full list of community contributions and ideas. community.battletechgame.com/f… This is a diagram of a Leopard Dropship (classic Battletech version) fan-modified under the guise of a 3015 modernization with airfoils and other components inspired by the US Space Shuttle. The aim was to make it look like a functional delta-winged lifting body.This Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant does not have STOVL equipment or rough field landing gear; it is intended to operate in orbit or from specially built starports.Fusion rockets upgraded with air-augmented mode allowing significantly greater specific impulse (i.e. efficiency) during atmospheric operations.Credits:Technical Advisory: HBS Battletech Community ( community.battletechgame.com/f… Part of an upcoming set of vehicle schematics for "Tears of Yesterday" Forum RPG.