Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 16:49:22 -0700 From: Christopher_Griffen@dmcwave.com (Christopher Griffen) Subject: Solomani Fleet Courier (Third time's a charm) This time it should make it in one piece _without_ all the virusspeak garble! The following is a conversion of the Marathon-Class Solomani Fleet Courier seen in Rats and Cats. The basic idea behind it is that the Terran Protectorate (the governing pocket empire in _my_ version of the post-collapse Solomani Rim) recovered the TL-14 hulls of several Marathon-Class ships and refitted them with TL-12 equipment (the tech level Terra is currently able to produce, once again in _my_ campaign). Enjoy! Marathon-Class Solomani Fleet Courier (modified) GENERAL DATA Displacement: 200 tons Hull Armor: 61 Length: 25.5 meters Volume: 2800m3 Price: MCr 127.789 Target Size: S Configuration: Wedge/AF Tech Level: 12/14* Mass (Loaded/Empty): 2362.4/2108.6 * This ship's hull is a recovered TL-14 bonded superdense hull. The remainder of the ship is built using TL-12 technology. ENGINEERING DATA Power Plant: 384 MW Fusion Power Plant (48 MW/hit), 1 year duration. Jump Performance: 2 (420m3 fuel) G-Rating: 3G (75 MW/G), Contra-Grav Lifters (20 MW) G-Turns: 90 (106.8 using jump fuel), 25m3 each Maint: 66 ELECTRONICS Computer: 3xTL-12 Mod Fib Computers (0.8 MW each) Commo: 300,000km radio (10 hexes; 10 MW), 1000AU maser (inf.; 0.6 MW) Avionics: TL-8+ Flight Avionics; TL-12 Terrain-Following Avionics Sensors: Passive EMS Fixed Array 150,000km (5 hexes; 0.15 MW), Active EMS 300,000km (10 hexes; 27.5 MW) Controls: 6x workstation ARMAMENT 2 turret hardpoints socket fitted (Loc: 15; Arc 1, 2, 3; Loc: 17; Arc: 4, 5) Short Medium Long Extreme 120-Mj Laser Turret 4:1/9-27 8:1/9-27 16:1/6-20 32:1/3-10 ACCOMMODATIONS Life Support: Extended (0.84 MW), Grav Compensators (14 MW; 4G) Crew: 14 (4xEngineering, 2xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 3xGunnery, 1xMaintenance, 1xMedical; Command crew drawn from among other crew positions, usually Maneuver, Engineering and/or Gunnery) Crew Accommodations: 3 Large Staterooms (1 single-occupied for Captain, 2 quadruple-occupied for crew), 2 Small Staterooms (double-occupancy) Cargo: 143m3, one large cargo hatch Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 20-ton gig with external grapple (AF) Air Locks: 2 NOTES The Marathon-Class Solomani Fleet Courier was originally designed to carry orders and news between task forces and their headquarters. In the post-collapse era, the Terran Protectorate, one of many pocket empires scattered across the wilds, has modified the Fleet Courier for operation in the dangerous outbacks of space. Using recovered bonded superdense hulls, patches sporadically with molded superdense patches, the modified Marathon-Class makes the best out of recovered relic technology. While the Terran Protectorate is unable to sustain the class' original TL-14 technology, the Marathon-Class has been refitted with TL-12 weapons technology fit to fight off small vampire ships and corsairs. In addition, its enhanced armor makes the modified Marathon-Class a hardy opponent in battle. A 20-ton gig is attachd by an external grapple to the ship's ventral surface. The gig is primarily used for port-of-call stops and courier missions to larger fleet starships that admit ship's boats in enclosed landing bays. DAMAGE TABLES Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems (1D20) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1-10: Ant 1-8: Elec, 9-20: Quarters JD-3H LS-4H 2-4 1-10: Ant 1-10: Quarters, 11-20: Hold PP-8H LT-1H 5-7 1-10: Ant, 11-13: 1-10: Quarters, 11-15: LT, CG-1H CH, 14: AL 16-20: Hold ELS-2H 8-12 1-5: Launch Port Hold MD-1H 13-17 1-12: Hold, 13-17: Eng, FPP-(2h) 18-20: LT AG-1H 18-20 1-15: Hold, 16-20: Eng LSR-1H SSR-(2h) Others-(1h) Attached to the Marathon-Class is the Ilium-Class gig. Its stats are as follows: Ilium-Class Solomani Gig GENERAL DATA Displacement: 20 tons Hull Armor: 61 Length: 24 meters Volume: 280m3 Price: MCr 24.634 Target Size: VS Configuration: Needle/AF Tech Level: 12 Mass (Loaded/Empty): 330.353/310.967 ENGINEERING DATA Power Plant: 73 MW Fusion Power Plant (73 MW/hit), 1 year duration. G-Rating: 5G (1 MW/G), Contra-Grav Lifters (2 MW) G-Turns: 90 1.25m3 each Maint: (included in Marathon-Class Maintenance Points) ELECTRONICS Computer: 2xTL-12 Mod Std Computers (0.4 MW each) Commo: 30,000km radio (1 hex; 1 MW), 1000AU maser (inf.; 0.6 MW) Avionics: TL-8+ Flight Avionics; TL-12 Terrain-Following Avionics Sensors: Passive EMS Fixed Array 60,000km (2 hexes; 0.06 MW), Active EMS 120,000km (4 hexes; 16.5 MW) Controls: 3x workstation ARMAMENT none ACCOMMODATIONS Life Support: Extended (0.084 MW), Grav Compensators (1.4 MW; 4G) Crew: 3 (2xElectronics, 1xManeuver) Crew Accommodations: 10 Adequate Seats Cargo: 11m3, one small cargo hatch Air Locks: 1 NOTES The Ilium-Class Solomani Gig was designed for use with the Marathon-Class Fleet Courier, but is often seen attached to other small warships, including Solomani close escort and patrol cruiser variants. The Ilium is designed for maximum speed and comfort. It is used to transfer flag-rank naval officers between starships and as an emergency vehicle for its parent-ship crew. DAMAGE TABLES Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems (1D20) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1-10: Ant 1-10: Elec, 11-20: Quarters LS-1H 2-3 1-2: Ant 1-2: Elec, 3-20: Quarters PP-1H 4-6 1-10: Ant, 11-13: 1-2: Quarters, 3-20: Hold CG-(1h) 7-9 1-15: CH Hold MD-(1h) 10-13 1-2: AL Hold ELS-1H 14-17 1-5: Eng, 6-20: Hold AG-(1h) 18-20 1-15: Eng, 16-20: Hold Others-(1h)