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Piranha Class Light Cruiser

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The Dean Files Piranha Class Light Cruiser (Military Starship)

The Piranha was designed following the Fifth Frontier War in response to an Imperial Glisten Navy requirement for a meson gunned light cruiser to replace the Aganar and Smittorn class vessels, then being downgraded to escorts.

CraftID: Piranha class Light Cruiser, TL15, MCr15937
Hull: 18000/45000, Disp=20000, Config=1SL, Armor=67G, Unloaded=459123t, Loaded=471323t
Power: 1267/2534, Fusion=342000MW, Dur=27/81
Loco: 1440/2880, Maneuver=3, 720/1440, Jump=3, Agility=0
Comm: Radio=System, LaserComm=System, MaserComm=System
Sensors: EMS Active(Far Orbit), EMS Jammer(Far Orbit), EMS Passive(Interstellar), High Pen Densitometer(1km), Neutrino Sensor(10kw), ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PassObjScan=Rout, PassObjPin=Rout, PassEnScan=Simp, PassEnPin=Rout
Off: 
Hardpoints=200
          MesonGun=J00   BeamLaser=xx9   Missile=x90
         Batteries 1                 4            4
         Bearing   1                 4            4
Def: 
DefDm+8, Nuclear Damper-9, Meson Screen-9
          Sandcaster=xx9   Repulsor=x5x
          Batteries    5             6
          Bearing      5             6
Control: Computer Mod9fib*3, LargeHoloDisplay*3, HeadsUpHoloDisplay*70, HoloLink*800
Accom: Crew=159 (13 bridge, 26 engineer, 14 maintenance, 52 gunnery, 40 troops, 12 command, 2 medical), Staterooms=80, Env=basic env, basic ls, extended ls, grav plates, inertial comp
Other: Fuel=164808kl, Cargo=414kl, Missile Magazine=500kl(50b-r), Fuel Scoops, Fuel Purifier (13hr), ObjSize=Large, EmLevel=Strong

Author: R.S.Dean