Highlander class Exploratory Merchant

Highlander class Exploratory Merchant
Type: KA Exploratory Merchant
Size	500 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	5
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	25
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	353.15 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr 221.45 Qty: MCr 185.45
Source
Canon	Published, fan design

Description

The Highlander class is a Louis & Clark class Scout Surveyor modified for merchant use; in this case, extra armament was added, and the computer was upgraded. Note the use of 25MW vehicular Beam Lasers for point defense; in space, the range is entirely adequate for such use, and it is unnecessary to use the full power of a 250MW ship's laser to blow up unarmored missiles. Also note the use of Fusion Y guns for close-range combat; at the short range of, say, a boarding attempt, the Y guns are capable of turning the average (armor 40-60) corsair or pirate's hull into so much Swiss cheese.

Also note Darrian computers; listed as 7(fiber-optic) rather than 7fib because 7fib is a conventional computer with fiber-optic backup and is priced to reflect the redundancy; Darrian computers are purely fiber optic, no backup involved. Note the use of extendible solar panels to increase the level of "emergency" power, and additional fuel capacity added in the form of external tanks and a collapsible tank in the hold -- Highlander is intended for extra-Imperial exploratory trading, a la Leviathan.

Highlander refit designed by Steve Higginbotham.

Class Members

• Highlander (Class Leader)
• Intrepid

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