TL15.air.raft.txt

   This design is based on the Hurricane air/raft detailed in DGP's
World Builder's Handbook.

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Tech Level:
   15

Price:
   3 973 800 Cr

Size:
   42 kL (3 tons)

Mass:
   15.0 tonnes empty
   22.2 t loaded                                Power (kW)
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Power/Loco:
   6 MW fusion (2 standard 3 MW fusion packs)
   4 tonne-thrust HEPlaR                              200
   contra-grav lifters                                300
   1.7594 MW excess power

Maint:
   4

Controls:
   holographic linked                                   3
   flight avionics, TL 10+                            100
   terrain following avionics, TL 15                   20
   flight computer x2, TL 15                          110

Commo:
   radio, 3 000 km                                    100
   laser, 3 000 km                                     80
   meson, 3 000 km                                    200

Sensors:
   AEMS, 30 km                                      2 500
   PEMS, 30 km                                          2
   NAS, 500 m                                           6
   densitometer                                       400
   headlights x2                                        0.2
   searchlight                                          1

Life Support:
   extended life support                                8.4
   artificial gravity/inertial compensators           210
   * Note that there is no air-lock.

Cargo:
   7 kL
   4 x 100 L isolation chambers for collecting samples.

Accom:
   2 adequate crew stations (driver, sensor operator)
   2 adequate seats

Armament:
   0.4 kL forward chassis mount (max circular diameter is 0.4 m)
   1.2 kL deck/belly mount (diameter is 0.8 m, available on both the
          deck and belly)

Speed:
   accel:   1.3 m/s/s
   maximum: 400 km/h
   cruise:  300 km/h
   NOE:     100 km/h

Travel Move:
   high: 1200
   NOE:   600

Combat Move:
   high: 56
   NOE:  14

Fuel Capacity:
   reaction mass: 4 000 L LHyd
   power plant: 600 L LHyd

Fuel Consumption:
   HEPlaR: 50 L/h
   power plant: 1y duration

Combat Statistics:
   Config: standard USL
   Susp: grav
   HF:      7
   HS:      7
   HR:      7
   Deck:    7
   Belly:   7
   Windows: 4  (25% of chassis side and deck hits strike a window, as
               do 75% of front hits.  I chose the AV arbitrarily,
               seeing no specific mention of how good transparent
               armour is.)


   At close to 4 MCr, this is an expensive vehicle, but is popular with
the Imperial Scouts and Navy.  What makes it popular, and expensive, is
the good communications and sensor suites (90% of the cost is in the
meson communicator, active EMS, and densitometer).

   Space is set aside for some fair weaponry, but with an AV of 7 it
should not be mistaken for an armoured vehicle.  The references to
diameter define the maximum focal array diameter of any lasers that
might be installed.

   The standard fusion pack is a 1 kL, 1.3 t, kCr102 unit producing 3
MW of power and containing fuel for 1y of operation, in a
self-contained unit (with an AV of 2).  Has enough controls installed
to be operated independently, but works best when tied into a proper
crew station (increase task difficulties if no crew station hook up).

   The vehicle is unlikely to be found intact in a Star Viking
campaign, but working fusion packs and NAS sensors bring top credit if
salvaged in working condition.


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