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Diplomatic Packet
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Date: Mon, 9 Oct 1995 22:59:02 -0400
From: Wesley.Esser@hd62.haledorr.com
Subject: Diplomatic Packet
Here's my attempt at a design for a diplomatic vessel. I came
in a tad over budget, but I with a volume discount it should fit
in nicely. Any feedback would be welcome.
Cavour Class Armed Packet
General Data
Displacement: 400 tons Hull Armor :35
Length: 27.5 meters Volume: 5,600 m^3
Price: 264.73 MCr. Target Size: S
Configuration: SL Box Tech Level: 16
Mass (loaded/empty) 2192/1928
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 742 MW Fusion (742 Mw/hit), 6 month duration
Jump Performance: Jump 5, (336 kl/parsec)
G-Rating: 3.00G Heplar (250MW/G), CG Lifters (40 MW)
G-Turns: Heplar=54 (25m^3 each)
Fuel Tankage 3,065 kl, plus 37 kl for power plant
Maint: 65
Electronics:
Computer: 3xTL-16 Mod St Computer (.6 MW ea.)
Commo: 1x1,000 km radio (**, 20 MW)
2x1,000 km laser (**, .6 MW)
1x300,000 km meson comm (10 hex, 3MW)
Avionics: TL-10+ Avionics
TL-16 Terrain Following Avionics
TL-10+ Navigation Aids
Sensors: EMS Active 480,000 (16 hex, 13 MW)
EMS Passive Fixed 120,000 (4 hex, .1MW)
EMS Jammer 240,000 (8 hex, 18 MW)
EMM Masking (5.6 MW)
Controls: Bridge with 9xBridge workstations, 3 other workstation
Armament:
Offensive: TL-16 250 Mj Combination Laser/Missile Barbette X2
(Loc: 2 & 3 14.62 Mw, 1 crew, ROF=100, 3 missiles in launchers)
250 Mj Laser Barbette 10:1/13-40 20:1/9-28 40:1/4-14 80:1/2-7,
ROF=100
Master Fire Directors: 3xTL-16 Missile/Beam MFD (6 Diff Mods; Msl
10 Hx; .26 MW Ea)
Accomodations:
Life support: Extended (.5 MW)
G-Comp (1.3 MW)
Crew: 14 (3xEng, 2xMan, 3xGun, 4xCommand)
Passengers: 10 High Passengers
14 Troops
2 Officers
Crew Accomodations: 5xDouble Occ. Sm. Stateroom (.0005 MW each),
3xSingle Occ. Sm. Stateroom (.0005 MW each), 1xSingle Occ. Lg
Stateroom (.001 MW)
Passenger Accomodations: 8xSm Staterooms (.0005 MW each), 10xLg
Staterooms (.001 MW each)
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None
Cargo: 140 Kl
Air Locks: 4
Notes:
Fuel scoops are fitted, and the Cavour can refine fuel at the rate
of 50 Kl/hour (sufficient to allow on-demand refining when running
at 1 G acceleration).
The Cavour class diplomatic packet is one of the latest of the TL-
16 ship types coming out of the Vicennes Shipyards, designed
specifically for the diplomatic challenges of moving into the
wilds. With it's jump 5 capability and 3 G acceleration, the
Cavour can get places quickly both in n-space and real space, a
must for a diplomatic vessel. It can carry a diplomatic team of
10 in luxury (or up to 20 with some crowding) and provides space
for a security force of 16 (48 using hot bunking).
For use in the Wilds, where diplomats cannot rely on their
government for protection, the Cavour is armed with two state of
the art combination missile/laser barbettes [See description
below] and 3 TL-16 master fire directors. The sensor and comm
suites are also state of the art: the 480,000 km active EMS and
240,000 km EMS Jamming ranges compare with many front line
warships; in addition to the standard long-range radio and laser
communicators, the Cavour carries a 300,000 km meson communicator,
allowing secure communication with other similarly equipped ships.
The Cavour is equipped with an EMM suite.
Since the Cavour is streamlined for planetary landings, there are
no standard provisions for small craft. There is room in the
cargo bay for a speeder and a grav bike or two (up to 5 T of
craft), and these are generally added when more extensive ground
transport capability is needed.
Damage Tables
Area Surface Hit Internal Explosion
1 1-15:Ant Electronics
2-3 1-2:Barbette 1-6:Barbette
7-11:Electronics
12-20:Qtrs
4-5 1:Air Lock Qtrs
6 Qtrs
7-13 Hold
14-15 1-7:EMM Hold
16 1-6:Cargo Hatch Hold
17 Hold
18-19 1:Air Lock 1-12:Engineering
13-20:Hold
20 Engineering
Systems
Meson Comm-2H
MFD-(2h)
EMM Contr-1H
EMM Rad-(5h)
SR-1H
SSR-(2h)
LS-3H
ELS-1H
AG-1H
JD-7H
PP-1H
MD-1H
CG-1H
FPP-1H
Barbette-1H
All others-(1h)
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TL-16 Combination Missile/Laser Barbette
Standard 6T Barbette Mount
The tightly integrated combination mount used in the Cavour is a
compact, powerful and energy efficient weapon system. The main
armament is a non grav focused X-ray laser with a short range of
300,000 km. To compensate for the drop in damage beyond short
range, the barbette is also equipped with three missiles, each in
it's own launcher. Each barbette also has a TL-16 MFD capable of
controlling either the laser or up to 6 missiles. [note: on the
Cavour there are three mfd's - one in each barbette and one on the
bridge. Standard battle practice is to have a gunner in each
barbette controlling the laser, and the bridge gunner controlling
all 6 missiles. In the event of damage to the bridge mfd, either
barbette mfd can take over]
TL MW Mcr Mass Short Medium Long Extreme
16 15.22 10.29 64.19 10:1/13-40 20:1/9-28 40:1/4-14 80:1/2-7
Any missile under 7 kl in volume may be used. The barbettes hold
3 missiles each, all at ready. Additional missiles must be carried
as cargo outside of the barbette.