Omicron class Heavy Lander
| Interface Lander | |
|---|---|
| Type: AT Support Ships | |
| Size | 400 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 4 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 6 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 300 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | [[Distant Fringe]] |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr142.420 (base) MCr113.936 (discounted) |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Description / Specifications
The Interface Lander is designed to ferry cargo and fuel between a world’s surface and close orbit. It is a common in-system transport vessel within the Distant Fringe and is frequently carried as a subcraft aboard large commercial vessels. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.
- The vessel is a TL 9 design.
Hull
The Interface Lander is constructed using a 400 dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and is equipped with fuel scoops.
- Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls.
- The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators.
Engineering
The vessel mounts a maneuver-2 drive and a power plant 2, giving performance of 2G acceleration. There is fuel tankage of 8 dTons, giving the power plant four weeks duration. The ship carries a collapsible fuel tank with a capacity of 300 dTons. The craft is fitted with a fuel purification plant.
Main Section
Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/2: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/2. The vessel has a secure locker with a capacity of 2 dTons. There are 4 staterooms and 20 low berths. Double occupancy is required for all except the command crew. Cargo capacity amounts to 300 dTons: the stowed collapsible fuel tank uses 15 dTons of cargo space.
- The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a sensor suite, and an avionics bay.
Crew
The Interface Lander requires 6 crew: 2x command, 1x engineering, 1x gunnery, and 2x service. If the Lander is carried as a subcraft, the crew also serve as service and maintenance personnel aboard the parent vessel.
Weapons
The ship is fitted with 4 turrets. These are grouped into;
- one sandcaster battery, consisting of 4 linked triple turrets
Subcraft
None.
Cost
The basic cost of the vessel is MCr142.420. The craft is a standard design and qualifies for a 20% discount, which reduces the total price to MCr113.936.
History / Background
An interface craft primarily designed to shuttle fuel, cargo and sundries between a worlds surface and close orbit. It is frequently used as an in-system transport, carrying equipment and supplies to secondary worlds within a system. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
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