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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Chillicothe, OH
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I'm enjoying this series.
I'm wondering why you chose antimatter-pion reaction drives for the Invictus, instead of a reactionless drive. The color text specifies the spin gravity at about 1/2 g. But I'm glad you're doing the heavy lifting not me :) Last edited by tratclif; 01-25-2013 at 08:47 PM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Thanks.
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On the engines, the Invictus and the Argos station are built on the same tech, the listed 'Gravitic Redirector' engine would seem to be a reactionless engine, probably with the Negative Mass Propulsion design switch. However, the GURPS Spaceships Reactionless engines have too higher acceleration (G) for the Argos Space Station (for my liking), Gravitic Compensators could resolve that, but it doesn't feel right. This leaves the AM Pion or AM Pion Torch as the best choice of 'higher tech' engines, without very high acceleration. Additionally, the Invictus is primarily a Command Carrier, its armament consists entirely of missile launchers, so it doesn't want to be speeding into close combat, that's what the fighters are for. That said, swapping out the Engine and Fuel Tank for Reactionless Engines is simple enough, and the Invictus writeup does have a note on alternative weapons configuration for versions built for combat on the frontline. You're welcome. Its been an ongoing background project for me for a while. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA12 - Future Armada: Gryphon (Mercenary for Hire)
A general purpose transport refitted for use as a mercenary vessel, well-armed, with a standard crew of 6. Gryphon - Corsair(TL10^) Streamlined, SM+9 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [3] Tactical Comm./Sensor Array [4] Defensive ECM [5!] Medium Battery – 1x Turreted Plasma Beam; 1x Fixed Launcher; 1x Turreted VRF Imp Laser [6] Control Room (6CS) [Core] Habitat (20 Cabins; 6x Cabins and 2x Cells with Total Life Support; 1x Establishment, 1x Minifac (+$0.5M); 1x Sickbay) Central Hull [1] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [2!] Medium Battery – 1x Turreted Plasma Beam; 2x Turreted VRF Imp Laser [3-4] Fuel Tank (300 tons, Hydrogen) [5] Hangar Bay (100 tons) [6] Cargo Hold (150 tons) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [2] Fuel Tank (150 tons, Hydrogen) [3!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4] Engine Room (2 workspaces) [5-6] Fusion Torch Engines – High Thrust (1G/7.5mps ea.; 2G Total) Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Stealth Hull; Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/22.5mps; Load 150tons; Occupancy 14ASV; dDR 30/15/15; Range x1; Cost $414.8M The Gryphon carries a shiny new Comet (series 10) shuttle in one of the rear bays, which is also the only escape vessel in case of an emergency. Comet (series 10) Shuttle (TL10^) Last edited by SCAR; 01-26-2013 at 05:07 AM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA13 - Future Armada: MisFortune (Container Ship)
MisFortune – Container Ship (TL10^) Unstreamlined, SM+12 Hull Front Hull [1] Armour - Metallic Laminate [2-6] Cargo Hold† [Core*] Power Plant - Fission Central Hull [1] Armour - Metallic Laminate [2-6] Cargo Hold† [Core*!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) Rear Hull [1] Armour - Metallic Laminate [2*] Small Systems; SM+11: Control Room (CS15) ; Robot Arm‡ (dST200); Habitat (200 Cabins; 16x Cabins with Total Life Support, 8x Establishments, 2x Minifac (+$1M), 3x Offices, 3x Sickbay and 144x Storage (720 tons)) [3-4] Fuel Tank (10,000 tons, Hydrogen) [5-6**] Fusion Torch – High Thrust (1G/7.5mps ea.) * These systems have 10 workspaces each. Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Total Automation (5x10 workspaces*) Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/15mps; Load 50,720 (41,280) tons; Occupancy 32ASV; dDR 50; Range x1; Cost $6.501B † The Cargo Holds are an open framework of ‘ribs’ designed to hold 624x HMT-337 Cargo Containers. The ribs consist of clamps, power and life support hook-ups, and access corridors – totalling ~5 tons per container (3120 tons). The containers are arranged in 8 columns (left to right), 13 rows (back to front) and 6 decks (bottom to top). At 75 tons each, they total 46,800 tons, carrying 65 tons of cargo, passengers or various other configurations. The maximum Cargo Load (if all containers are Cargo Containers) is 41,280 tons (including the on-board storage). ‡The Robot Arm represents the Cranes mounted atop the ship, used for loading and unloading the containers from the ribs. The MisFortune also carries a pair of Sherpa - Freighter Haulers to assist in loading and unloading. Prosperity Alpha – Bulk Hauler (TL10^) This variant is all but identical to the standard Prosperity-class (of which the MisFortune above is an example), except that the Cargo Holds are 12 (or perhaps 10) individual bins/bays for transporting loose cargo, including bulk liquids. The layout and statistics are identical to those of the MisFortune above, except that the available Cargo Load is the full 50,720 tons. The Ajax is a cut down version of the Prosperity-class container transport, built for the military. It has no on-board living quarters, instead the inner 12 containers are often configured for use by the crew, and are not dropped as part of a standard deployment load. Ajax – Container Transport (TL10^) Unstreamlined, SM+10 Hull Front Hull [1] Armour – Metallic Laminate [2*] Control Room (10CS) [3*!] Medium Battery – 2x Fixed Plasma Beams, 1x Uninstalled (150 tons) [4*] Small Systems (SM+9): Cargo (150 tons), Hangar (100 tons), Habitat (20 Cabins; 2x Establishments, 18xLife Support and Storage) [5-6,Core] Cargo Hold† Central Hull [1-5] Cargo Hold† [6*!] Medium Battery – 2x Fixed Plasma Beams, 1x Uninstalled (150 tons) [Core*] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour – Metallic Laminate [2*!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [3-4] Fuel Tank (1000 tons, Hydrogen) [5-6] Fusion Torch – High Thrust (1G/7.5mps ea) *Each of these systems has 1 workspace. Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Total Automation (8x1 workspaces*) Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/15mps; Load 4450 (4050) tons; Occupancy 0ASV; dDR 20/-/20; Range x1; Cost $789.3M † As with the MisFortune, the Cargo Holds are an open framework of ‘ribs’ designed to hold 48x HMT-337 Cargo Containers. The containers are arranged in 8 columns (left to right), 2 rows (back to front) and 3 decks (bottom to top). At 75 tons each, they total 3600 tons, carrying 65 tons of cargo, passengers or various other configurations. The maximum Cargo Load (if all containers are Cargo Containers) is 3120 tons (including the on-board storage). The Ajax often carries a standard configuration of 12 containers on the inner columns, as Habitat for the Crew: 3x Six Sleepers; 3x Travel Suite; 2x Cargo; 2x Empty; 1x Medical; 1x Office; Total Cost +$7M; The Ajax transport does not have the cranes present on the larger Prosperity-class, instead it carries a Sherpa Freight Hauler on a landing pad/hanger. Sherpa – Freight Hauler (TL10^) HMT-337 Cargo ContainerNote: New Specialised Habitat/Cabin – Life Support [1], Provides Unlimited Air & Water for up to 10 people, as well as basic facilities; Last edited by SCAR; 01-28-2013 at 04:17 AM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA14 - Future Armada: Orion (Strike Carrier)
Orion Strike Carrier (TL10^) Streamlined, SM+13 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [3*] Multipurpose Comm/Sensor Array [4*] Defensive ECM [5-6**!!] Major Batteries Fixed Plasma Beams [Core*] Control Room (CS30) Central Hull [1] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [2*] Medium Battery 2x Turreted Launchers, 1x Turreted VRF Gun [3*] Habitat (2000 Cabins) [4*] Hangar (10,000 tons, Launch Rate 1000 tons) [5] Half Systems; 2x Fuel Tanks (7500t each of Hydrogen and Water) [6] Fuel Tank (15K tons, am-cat Hydrogen) [Core*] Antimatter Power Plant (4PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [2*!] Medium Battery 2x Turreted Launchers, 1x Turreted RF Improved Laser [3*!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4-6***] Antimatter Plasma Torches (1G/120mps ea) *each of these systems has 30 workspaces Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Stealth Hull, Total Automation (14x30=420 workspaces*) Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 3G/120mps; Load 8500tons; Occupancy 310ASV; dDR 200/100/200; Range x1; Cost $48.931B The Orion is often accompanied on patrol by a pair of Seraphim-class escort frigates, represented by the Horizon variant of the Drake [FA09] with the Pirate configuration. The Orion carries 16x Vulture Heavy Fighters, 12x Aries Hover Tanks, 4x Brahma Personnel Carriers; and has 42 older Discus-1 Lifeboats. Vulture Fighter (TL10^) Aries Tank (TL10^) Brahma, Taurus configuration (TL10^) Discus Lifeboat (TL9) An older version than that found aboard the Argos and Invictus |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA15 - Future Armada: Lakota (Armed Courier)
Lakota Armed Courier (TL10^) Streamlined, SM+9 Hull Front Hull [1] Armour - Nanocomposite [2] Defensive ECM [3!] Medium Battery 1x Turreted Particle Beam, 1x Turreted Launcher, 1x Turreted VRF Improved Laser [4] Control Room (CS6) [5] Hangar Bay (100 tons) [6] Habitat (20 Cabins; 6x Cabins with Total Life Support, 2x Establishments, 1x Minifac (+$0.5M), 1x Sickbay, 2x Storage (10 tons)) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Central Hull [1] Armour - Nanocomposite [2!] Medium Battery 1x Turreted Particle Beam, 2x Turreted VRF Improved Laser [3!] Medium Battery 1x Turreted Particle Beam, 2x Turreted VRF Improved Laser [4-5] Cargo Hold (300 tons) [6] Fuel Tank (150 tons, Hydrogen) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour - Nanocomposite [2] Fuel Tank (150 tons, Hydrogen) [3!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4] Engine Room (2 workspaces) [5-6] Fusion Torch - High Thrust (1G/7.5mps each) Features: Artificial Gravity, Stealth Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/15mps; Load 310tons; Occupancy 12ASV; dDR 20; Range x1; Cost $350.8M The Lakota carries a Stormcrow Fighter, and 6x Niagara Escape Pods (2-person) Escape Pods (best modelled as Drop Pods from Ultra-Tech p232) Stormcrow - Fighter (TL10^) (Sparrowhawk, Mark 2) Passenger Transport Variant Convert 1x Cargo Hold [C4] to Habitat (20 Cabins; 8x Cabins with Total Life Support, 4x Storage (20t)) Cost +$3M; -130 tons cargo/storage; Bounty Hunter Variant Change Configuration of Habitat [F6] (-3 Cabins, +3 Cells; Convert 1 Cabin to Bunkroom to maintain Crew Capacity) Cost +$0M; Interchangeable Cargo Hold/Hangar Bay Hangar Bay [F5] can also be a Cargo Hold (-$300K, -100t Hangar, +150t Cargo) Cargo Hold [C4&5] can also be a Hangar Bay (+$600K, -300t Cargo, +200t Hangar) |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA16 - Future Armada: Talon (Bounty Hunter)
A heavily upgraded Lelantos-class search and destroy vessel. Talon – Bounty Hunter (TL11^) Streamlined, SM+9 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [3] Tactical Comm/Sensor Array [4!] Medium Battery – 2x Fixed Plasma Cannons, 1x EMP Disruptor [5] Medium Battery – 1x Fixed Launcher, 2x Uninstalled (100 tons Cargo) [6] Defensive ECM [Core] Control Room (3CS, 3 uninstalled) Central Hull [1] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [2-3] Habitat (40 Cabins; 5x Cabins and 6x Cells with Total Life Support; 1x Briefing Room; 1.5x Establishment, 1x Minifac ($+0.5M), 1x Sickbay, 11x Hibernation Chambers, 9x Storage (45 tons)) [4!] Medium Battery – 2x Turreted Particle Beams, 1x Turreted VRF Improved UV Laser [5!] Force Screen – Light (dDR100) [6!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [Core] Antimatter Power Plant (4PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour – Hardened Nanocomposite [2] Cargo Hold (150 tons) [3!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4] Fuel Tank (150 tons, Hydrogen) [5] Engine Room (2 workspaces) [6] Super Fusion Torch (50G/450mps) Features: Artificial Gravity; Gravitic Compensators; Stealth Hull; Winged; Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 50G/450mps; Load 195tons; Occupancy 24ASV; dDR 40/20/20; Range x2; Cost $545.35M Carries 16x Xuanguan (1-man) Escape Pods (best modelled as Drop Pods from Ultra-Tech p232) Original Lelantos-class Habitat Configuration; Replace Cells (x6) and TLS with 12x Storage (60 tons) Remove Force Screen, downgrade Weapons, remove second FTL, and reduce Power Plant to Fusion. Cargo Transport Variant Replace Habitat [C3] with Cargo Hold (-$3M, +150t) Remove: Cells & TLS [12]; Sickbay [1]; Minifac [1] (-$0.5M); Establishment [1]; Storage [5] (-25t) Formerly a Valkryn Interceptor which disappeared, and has now returned, heavily modified with alien technology. Wyvern – Alien Hybrid (TL11^) (from Valkryn Interceptor) Streamlined, SM+6 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour - Diamondoid [3-5!!] Major Batteries – 2x Fixed Ghost Particle Beams, 1x Fixed Launcher [6] Control Room (4CS Total) [Core] Sapient Brain Central Hull [1] Armour - Diamondoid [2-3] Habitat (2 Cabins; 2x Cells) [4] Robot Arm (Organic Tentacle) [5] Digestive System (Corrosive 2d+2, 1 ton capacity) [6] Cargo Hold (5 tons) [Core] Super Fusion Power Plant (4PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour - Diamondoid [2!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [3] Tactical Comm/Sensor Array [4!] Cloaking Device [5-6!!] Hot Reactionless Engines Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Regeneration Cost $36.25M; Move 4G/-; Last edited by SCAR; 02-01-2013 at 02:56 AM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA17 - Future Armada: Midnight Rose (Privateer)
Midnight Rose - Privateer (TL10^) Streamlined, SM+8 Hull Front Hull [1] Armour - Advanced Metallic Laminate [2] Defensive ECM [3] Control Room (4CS) [4] Cargo Hold (50 tons) [5!] Medium Battery 2xFixed Particle Beams, 1x Uninstalled (15 tons cargo) [6, Core] Habitat (12 Cabins; 2x Cabins, 2x Luxury Cabins with Total Life Support) Central Hull [1] Armour - Advanced Metallic Laminate [2] Habitat (6 Cabins; 1x Establishment, 1x Craftshop (Mechanic), 1x Sickbay, 2x Storage (10 tons)) [3-4] Cargo Hold (100 tons) [5!] Medium Battery 2x Turreted Improved Lasers, 1x Uninstalled (15 tons cargo) [6] Fuel Tank (50 tons, Hydrogen) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour - Advanced Metallic Laminate [2] Fuel Tank (50 tons, Hydrogen) [3!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4] Engine Room (1 workspace) [5-6] Fusion Torch (0.5G/15mps each) Features: Artificial Gravity Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 1G/30mps; Load 190tons; Occupancy 8ASV; dDR 10; Range x1; Cost $94.6M The Midnight Rose carries 7x Xuanguan (1-man) Escape Pods (best modelled as Drop Pods from Ultra-Tech p232), and 4x RVR Combat Drones. RVR (Series 12) Combat Drone (TL10^) Breca-class Transport (TL9^) Streamlined, SM+8 Hull Front Hull [1] Armour Light Alloy [2] Control Room (4CS) [3-4] Cargo Hold (100 tons) [5!] Medium Battery 2xFixed Particle Beams, 1x Uninstalled (15 tons cargo) [6, Core] Habitat (12 Cabins; 2x Luxury Cabins with Total Life Support, 1x Establishment, 2x Storage (10 tons)) Central Hull [1] Armour Light Alloy [2-5] Cargo Hold (100 tons) [6] Fuel Tank (50 tons, Hydrogen) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour Light Alloy [2] Fuel Tank (50 tons, Hydrogen) [3!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [4] Engine Room (1 workspace) [5-6] Fusion Torch (0.5G/15mps each) Features: Artificial Gravity Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 1G/30mps; Load 325tons; Occupancy 8ASV; dDR 7; Range x1; Cost $75.1M The Breca-class Transport only carries 4x Xuanguan Escape Pods as it is not rated for passenger transport. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Well, I'm nearly done with the write ups, and I've been looking at whether there is anything else I can post on this project, which might be of use or value to others.
I thought I'd post my conversion notes in 2 parts: The first being some d20 Future to GURPS Spaceships notes; how the d20 Progression Levels match to GURPS Tech Levels, some specific technology discrepancies and assumptions, and notes on exactly what GURPS Spaceships systems and features match up to the d20 Future systems. The second being general conversion notes, which may be of use to others in converting other generic spaceships to GURPS. Is there anything else related to this project which would be interest? There have been a couple of queries on some of the specific choices I've made for a couple of the designs, which I've hopefully answered. I'd be quite happy to post alternative writeups of specific ships, with different tech choices (engines, weapons) if anyone has specific requests. I may also post a few alternative writeups which have occured to me as I've been doing these posts. |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Yorkshire, UK
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FA18 - Future Armada: Cygnus (Science Vessel)
A long range science vessel, with a standard crew of 16, half of which are scientists; and carrying a modified Novemere shuttle with extended scientific sensors. Cygnus Science Vessel (TL10^) Streamlined, SM+10 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour - Nanocomposite [3-4**] (TL11) Science Comm/Sensor Arrays [5-6**!!] Stardrive Engines (FTL-1 each) [Core*] Control Room (CS5) Central Hull [1-2] Armour - Nanocomposite [3*] Medium Battery 2x Hidden, Turreted Launchers, 1x Uninstalled (150 tons Cargo) [4*] Habitat (60 Cabins; 2x Bunkrooms, 4x Cabins, 2x Luxury Cabins, 2x Cells, all with Total Life Support; 1x Briefing Room, 3x Establishments, 1x Biology Lab (+$1M), 1x Physics Lab (+$10M), 1x Minifac (+$0.5M), 1x Office, 2x Sickbay, 21x Storage (105 tons)) [5] 2x Half-Sized; Cargo Holds (250 tons each) [6*] Hangar Bay (300 tons, Launch Rate 100 tons) [Core*] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1-2] Armour - Nanocomposite [3-4] Fuel Tanks (1000 tons, antimatter-boosted Hydrogen) [5-6**] Antimatter Plasma Torches (1G/120mps ea) *Each of these system has 1 workspace. Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators, Total Automation (11 workspaces*) Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/240mps; Load 755tons; Occupancy 26ASV; dDR 60; Range x2; Cost $1165.5M The Cygnus carries 1x modified Novemere Shuttle, and 12x Niagara-2 Escape Pods (2-person) Escape Pods (best modelled as Drop Pods from Ultra-Tech p232) The modified Novemere shuttle has replaced the usual passenger seating with extra control stations and a full Science Sensor package. modified Novemere-class Shuttle (TL10^) original configuration Novemere-class Shuttle (TL10^) The Orbis-class hull design on which the Cygnus is based, is also used for a variety of other designs, including the earlier design, Aquila Gunship, which also carries a squad of 8 marines. Aquila - Gunship (TL10^) Streamlined, SM+9 Hull Front Hull [1-2] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [3!] Medium Battery 2x Turreted Plasma Beams, 1x Uninstalled (50 tons Cargo) [4-5] Habitat (40 Cabins; 4x Bunkrooms, 4x Cabins, 2x Luxury Cabins, 2x Cells, all with Total Life Support; 1x Briefing Room, 3x Establishments, 1x Office, 3x Sickbay, 1x Storage (5 tons)) [6] Hangar (100 tons, Launch Rate 50 tons) [Core] Control Room (5 CS) Central Hull [1-2] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [3] Medium Battery 2x Hidden, Turreted Launchers, 1x Uninstalled (50 tons Cargo) [4!] Medium Battery 3x Turreted VRF Lasers [5] Tactical Comm/Sensor Array (Array Level 10) [6!] Stardrive Engine (FTL-1) [Core] Fusion Power Plant (2PP) Rear Hull [1] Armour Hardened Nanocomposite [2-3] Fuel Tank (300 tons, Hydrogen) [4] Engine Room (2 workspaces) [5-6] Fusion Torch Engines High Thrust (1G/7.5 mps each) Features: Artificial Gravity, Gravitic Compensators; Piloting/TL9 (High-Performance Spacecraft) HT13; Move 2G/15mps; Load 105tons; Occupancy 36ASV; dDR 40/40/20; Range x1; Cost $536.3M The Aquila carries 1x original Novemere Shuttle, and 12x Niagara-2 Escape Pods (2-person) Escape Pods (best modelled as Drop Pods from Ultra-Tech p232) Bonus Material Option: Teleporters (TL12^) Replace Habitat Storage in the Upper/Bridge Level with Teleport Platforms: The Cygnus can take 2x Teleport Platforms on the upper level (+$40M) Aquila Saucer Variant A variant matching the traditional flying saucer design to which the Aquila bears some resemblance. Replace the Medium Battery [F3] with Habitat, which gives a total of 60 Cabins, which is configured as per the Cygnus Habitat. Replace the Medium Battery [C4] with a Defensive ECM Change the Tactical Comm./Sensor Array [C5] for a Science Comm./Sensor Array Replace the Fusion Torch Engines [R5+6] with Magnetic Planetary Drives (1G each) Replace the Fuel Tanks [R2+3] with additional Armour Total Cost (-$39M) $497.3M; Move 2G/-; |
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