Houdini class Battle Rider

Houdini Class Battle Rider
Type: BR Battle Rider
Size	20,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	200
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	305 with 60 marines
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Varellan Empire
Price
Cost	MCr 28,382.014 Qty: 22,705.611
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Number in Class: 54

Background

Built for the Varellan Empire, the Houdini Class Battle Rider is a streamlined needle/wedge structure with fuel scoops for ocean refueling. It carries a 60 ton shuttle. The hull is lightly armored and capable of 6 G's of acceleration and low agility. A back up model 5 fib computer is carried. The marine platoon has 54 drop capsules. The designed intention of the ship is to kill enemy ships of the line with the spinal mounted meson gun. The fusion guns are reserved for point defense and the beam laser battery is used to dissuade smaller craft. The six 100 ton missile bays are for killing escorts and for providing ortillery, to support marine operations. The marines recover using the ship's shuttle. The craft mounts the following weapon systems:

• 6 heavy missile bays,
• 20 triple sand caster turrets, firing as 2 batteries
• 10 dual fusion gun turrets, firing as 20 batteries
• 1 meson gun spinal mount
• 1 repulsor bay
• 1 particle accelerator bay and
• 10 triple laser turrets, firing as 1 battery.

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy