Fringian Heavy Carrier
| Heavy Carrier | |
|---|---|
| Type: TB Commercial Mercantile Ships | |
| Size | 45,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 450 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 192 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 32,300 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | [[Distant Fringe]] |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr12,483.775 (base) MCr9,987.020 (discounted) |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Description / Specifications
A generic class of civilian vessel, the Heavy Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered operating within clusters of stars within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design.
Hull
The Heavy Carrier is constructed using a 45000 dTon hull built in a close structure configuration. The hull is partially streamlined to allow gas giant refuelling: it is equipped with fuel scoops.
Engineering
The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type jump-1 drive, a maneuver-1 drive, and a power plant 1, giving performance of jump-1 and 1G acceleration. There is fuel tankage of 4950 dTons, sufficient for one jump-1 and giving the power plant four weeks duration. The vessel is fitted with a purification plant.
Main
Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/4: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/4. The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 2 dTons. There are 125 staterooms and 200 low berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Double occupancy accommodations are required for all except the command crew. 16 staterooms are available to paying passengers. Cargo capacity amounts to 32300 dTons.
- The Heavy Carrier requires 193 crew: 23x command, 32x engineering, 24x gunnery, and 135x service, of which 33 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries 2x passenger stewards and a medic.
Weapons
The ship has 200 turrets grouped into eight batteries of 10 triple sandcasters, six batteries of 10 triple beam lasers, and six batteries of 10 triple missiles: there are 250 unused hardpoints but no additional space is set aside for fire control.
Subcraft
The ship carries a 1200 dTon Heavy Lander and a 40 dTon Ship’s Boat, each housed in a dedicated hanger.
Cost
The vessel, complete with all of its subcraft, costs MCr12483.775: all of the ships are standard designs and all qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the total price to MCr9987.020.
History / Background
See also: Ships of the Distant Fringe
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- CT Book 5 "High Guard", GDW, 1980.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science