Ekawsiykua class Escort/meta
Escort (Ekawsiykua class): Using an 800-ton hull, the escort is a military vessel employed by clans for space patrol and combat duties. It mounts jump drive-R, maneuver drive-R, and power plant-R, giving performance of jump-4 and 4-G acceleration. Fuel tankage of 380 tons supports the power plant and allows one jump-4, and provides a 20-ton reserve for use by the vessel's small craft. Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 computer. There are twenty staterooms and no low berths. The ship has eight hardpoints installed and eight tons allocated to fire control. Eight triple turrets mount three triple lasers, three triple missile racks, and two triple sandcasters. The ship carries two armed pinnaces and five fighters for scouting and patrol duties. Cargo capacity is thirteen tons. The ship is unstreamlined.
The escort requires a crew of eight: captain/pilot, navigator, five engineers, and purser/exec. Generally, a medic, eight gunners, eight small craft pilots, two pinnace gunners, and a boarding party of ten soldiers are also carried on board in double occupancy staterooms. The ship costs MCr578.17 (including 10% discount for standard designs) and takes 25 months to build.