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Gamma Gunboat

design by Snapping Turtle

As a class, these gunboats generally sacrifice weaponry and endurance to high speed and heavy armor. This is consistent with the initial Floriani design concept which was to use gunboats to break through opposing lines of fighters in order to bring overwhelming force to bear on the escort vessels of the enemy. They are strictly creatures of space, as they can only operate from orbital facilities or larger carrier craft

It is proposed that the Regency purchase several of these gunboat flotillas in order to test their suitability use as system defense squadrons. Initial evaluations indicate that the synergistic interaction of the different variants which comprise such squadrons produces a defensive value considerably exceeding their relative cost. Purchase of such foreign built systems will also alleviate some of the strain on Regency shipyards in the current (1140) crisis

The Gamma version is one of the few craft of its size in known space which sports a meson gun. While this forward-firing weapon is extremely light, it is nonetheless effective against escort vessels or civilian craft not equipped with meson screens. The missile barbettes to port and starboard (stowing six 7m³ missiles each) are reserved for longer-ranged targets, while the craft also boasts a highly effective dorsally-mounted manned gravitic-focused laser and a ventral mount sandcaster turret.

Gamma Gunboat

General Data

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 2 GW Fusion Power Plant, 1 year duration (199.8 m³ fuel)

Jump Performance: None

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 6G HEPlaR (251.37 MW/G)

G-Turns: 52, 31.4 m³ fuel each

Maint: 308

Electronics

Computer: TL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW), TL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW)

Commo: Laser (1000 AU; 0.3 MW), 3xMaser (1000 AU; 0.6 MW), Radio (1 hex; 1 MW)

Avionics: TL-10+

Sensors: AEMS (1 hex; 6 MW), PEMS (3 hex; 0.06 MW), Ladar (10 hex; 0.6 MW),

ECM/ECCM:900 sensor decoys (300 Laser, 300 AEMS, 300 PEMS), EM Masking (4.2 MW)

Controls: Bridge with 5 bridge workstations, 13 normal workstations, fire control center (2 workstations), Standard Automation

Armament

Offensive TL-15 180-MJ Laser Turret (Loc:0-Arcs:0;200 MW;1 crew) (can be operated to -4 Diff Mods with 200 Mw).
2xTL-15 Missile Barbette (Loc:0-Arcs:0;0 MW;No crew)
TL-15 962 MJ Meson Gun (Loc:0-Arcs:0;267.222 MW;1 crew) can be operated to -2 Diff Mods with 267.222 Mw

Defensive: TL-15 Sand Caster (Loc:0-Arcs:0;1 MW;1 crew)

Master Fire Directors: 2xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; Msl 10 hex; 1.86 MW; 1 crew)