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  1. Polaris class Corvette
CE-12166D1-200000-30000-0 MCr. 182.766      155 tons
Bearing           1		            Crew 2
Batteries         1                         TL-10 
Cargo: 2.4 tons  Fuel: 40.3 tons  EP: 9.3   Agility: 2
Fuel Treatment:   Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
Architects Fee: MCr 1.828   Cost in Quantity: MCr 146.213
Crew: Pilot, Gunner


Basic Ship Characteristics [1]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage The Polaris class is constructed using a 155 Ton hull built in a generally Conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
  • The vessel is fitted with two airlocks.
  • The vessel has a sturdy retractable undercarriage, allowing surface landings.
2. Crew x2 personnel.
  • x1 pilot/engineer, x1 gunnery.

Accommodations

  • There are 1 Stateroom. The crew quarters are double occupancy.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.

  • There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off.
  • There are two emergency lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a Power Plant-13, giving performance of Jump-1 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2 and an emergency agility of 6. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-1s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
  • The engineering section has a main control room.
  • The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid.
  • The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4. Electronics Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer: no backup computer is installed.
  • There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel.
  • The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite.
    • It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
  • It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoint.
  • The listed weapons are standard for the class. Alternative weapons systems may be designated for specific missions.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for an Polaris class is:
7. Defenses The hull is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 2.
  • The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8. Craft The vessel carries no subcraft.
9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 40.3 Tons.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel is MCr182.766
  • Architects Fee: MCr1.828
11. Construction Time 44 weeks (10 months) as standard.
  • Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12. Comments Standard cargo capacity amounts to 2.4 Tons.
  • The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.