Bulwark Missle Platform

BARD PAPER: SARA0055

Bulwark Missle Platform

For all those TL 8 planets with moderate populations who can't afford those nice TL15 Imperial standard warships (or the cheap vargr knock offs), and have not got the starport or heavy infrastructure for building fancy starship hulls; there are two designs to provide close in protection for the system mainworld against commercial vampires. The vessels are wholly TL8 construction for ease of maintenance and to reduce balance of payments problems. They are designed to be placed in orbit around the main world and to remain hidden pretending to be minor moons or old belter mining sites until the unsuspecting vampire closes in to perform planetary bombardment.

They are designed to operate in groups of three; 1 bastion command base and 2 bulwark missile bases - Total cost MCR 92.47693 approx half the cost of a dragon class SDB but with twice the fire power.

They are based upon the planetoid hull rules devised by Rupert Boleyn and listed on the BARD pages. Missiles where chosen as the main armament due to the poor laser performance and lack of fusion PP at this TL.

The Bastion will detect the vampire and handoff sensor locks to the more heavy armed Bulwarks via the laser coms.

Bulwark Missile Platform

General Data

Displacement: 200 tons	Hull Armor: 30
Length: 17 meters	Volume: 2800 m³
Price: 17.42041 MCr	Target Size: S
Configuration: USL SPhere, Buffered Planetoid	Tech Level: 8
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 4707.24 / 4154.444

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 4MW Fuel Cell, Duration 16 days

Jump Performance: None

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 0

G-Turns: 0

Maint: 50

Electronics

Computer: 3 x TL8 FIB

Commo: Radio 3,000km; 2 x laser com, 300,000km

Avionics: None

Sensors: High Resolution Thermal, 60,000km (fixed array)

ECM/ECCM: None

Controls: 2 bridge, 1 normal, 3 gunnery

Armament

Offensive 3 standard TL8 Missile turrets each with 2 ready missiles and autoloaders, magazine holding 12 additional ready missiles (Loc 2/10/11, Arcs: 1-3/all/all)

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended life support

Grav Compensation: None

Crew: 6 (2 elec, 3 gun, 1 medic)

Crew Accommodations: 2 small staterooms, 4 bunks, 4 low berths

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 8 m³ 1 Small Cargo Hatch

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 1 x 8Dtn Docking ring + launch port. (no craft carried)

Air Locks: 2

Notes

No fuel scoops or plant. Fuel: 460.8 kl HG Hyd. The ship has been provided with a full bridge to allow ease of sensor lock handoffs from the bastion via laser com. The ship configuration is unsuitable for spin, so only the medic and 1 elec operator are normally awake (and are rotated planetside every month to prevent zero g effects building up), the remainder of the crew are frozen and are awakened if a vampire is detected. The additional bunks are provided for the crew (staterooms used by the medic and the elec)

Damage Tables

Lcom 1h x 2, radio 1h, 2ssr 1h, 4low 1h, HRT, 2h, LS 27H, ELS 13H, Hanger
1H, PP2h, MT 1H.

Surface
1 (1 LC ant, 19 radio ant, 2-18 HRT ant0
2 (1 airlock,)
3-5 None
6-7 (1 LC ant)
9-12 None
13 (1 airlock)
14 None
15 (1-10 launch port)
16-20 None
Interior
1 Elec
2 (1-6 MT, 7-20 Quaters)
3-9 Quarters
10-11 (1-6 MT, 7-20 Hold)
12-18 Quarters
19 (1-10 hold, 11-20 quarters)
20 (1-2 eng, 3-20 hold)