Eraser class Frigate/meta

Eraser class Frigate
This ship was first created using Mongoose Traveller Second Edition rules. Ship stats are presented below, with consent of the author.

Eraser class frigate, TL 17
Maintenance: 47,635 credits/month
MCr: 545.375
Excess power (not counting H-drive): -1.5
Crew: captain, astrogator, 2 engineers, mechanic (3 virtual pilots, 8 virtual gunners, 1 virtual sensor operator)
System___________________________________________________________________________tons___MCr_____power
Sphere light hull (252 Hull)_____________________________________________________-700___29.75___140
Radiation shielding______________________________________________________________0______17.5____0
Armor 5 (molecular bonded)_______________________________________________________15.75__23.625__0
Thrust-8 maneuver drive (energy efficient * 3)___________________________________56_____168_____140
Hop-1 drive______________________________________________________________________22.5___33.75___70
Fusion reactor (energy efficient * 2)____________________________________________24_____60______-432
Fuel (H-1 + 4 weeks' operation)__________________________________________________143____0_______0
Fuel scoops______________________________________________________________________0______1_______0
Fuel processor (140 tons/day)____________________________________________________7______0.35____7
Bridge___________________________________________________________________________20_____3.5_____0
Sensor station___________________________________________________________________1______0.5_____0
Large particle beam bay (size reduced * 3)_______________________________________350____90______80
2 triple turrets (1 beam laser, 2 fusion guns, all long range energy efficient)__2______15.5____44
5 staterooms_____________________________________________________________________20_____2.5_____0
Common areas_____________________________________________________________________5______0.5_____0
Biosphere for 5 people___________________________________________________________2.5____0.5_____2.5
Workshop (2 people)______________________________________________________________6______0.9_____0
Advanced sensors w/rapid deployment extended arrays______________________________15_____26.5____18
Enhanced signal processing_______________________________________________________2______8_______2
Cargo____________________________________________________________________________8.25___0_______0
Core/40__________________________________________________________________________0______45______0
Software: library________________________________________________________________0______0_______0
Software: maneuver_______________________________________________________________0______0_______0
Software: fire control/4_________________________________________________________0______8_______0
Software: virtual crew/2_________________________________________________________0______10______0
Software: hop control/1 (free w/core)____________________________________________0______0_______0

Extra bandwidth is allocated to the Virtual Crew software given the number of positions it must cover, which is why the computer only runs Fire Control/4 instead of /5. The ship does not have enough power to run all systems simultaneously; it is intended to not maneuver or not fire its particle beam when powering up its hop drive, and not run its fuel processor while firing its particle beam.

Eraser crews do not intend to get closer than Distant range to any contact they do not know is friendly.