Furlong Fleet Courier

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Furlong Fleet Courier

Data extracted from Supplement 9: Fighting Ships. The limitation of interstellar communications to the speed of light, or the fastest jump capable ship is a severe strategic and tactical hindrance to those organisations charged with serving or protecting interstellar space. For the Third Imperium the solution was to construct the longest possible long-range jump capable ship, and build them by the thousands to maintain fast and easy communications. With its high tech level it managed to construct several with a range of more than four parsecs.

The Furlong j-6 fleet courier was, and in Regency service still is, a mainstay of naval communications Behind the Claw. Like most couriers, the ship carries an additional computer for message relay, but it is also equipped with defensive armament and countermeasures to protect it against attack. Most older Furlongs now serve with the X-Web, acting as fast data couriers, though usually these have their armament stripped out for more data storage or cargo capacity. An alternative medevac version serves with the Regency Navy, providing fast evacuation of wounded or incapacitated soldiers or civilians from a battlefield or disaster area.

Furlong Fleet Courier

General Data

Displacement: 400 tons	Hull Armor: 20
Length: 55 meters	Volume: 5600 m³
Price: 251.832 MCr	Target Size: S
Configuration: Wedge SL	Tech Level: 15
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 1761.89 / 1065 tons

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 576 MW TL-15 Fusion (one year duration)

Jump Performance: 6

Jump Fuel:1960 m³

G-Rating: 2G Heplar (200 MW/G), Contra Grav Lifters (60 MW)

G-Turns: 58.72 (26.9 m³ each), 69.92 with J-5 reserve, 81.12 with J-4 reserve, 93.32 with J-3 reserve, 104.52 with J-2 reserve, 115.72 with J-1 reserve.

Maint: 73

Electronics

Computer: 4 TL-15 Fb (1.1 MW each)

Commo: 00,000 km radio (10 MW, Range: 10), 1000 AU Radio (20 MW), 2 1000 AU Maser (0.6 MW each)

Avionics: TL-10 Flt

Sensors: PEMS 180,000 km fixed array (Range: 6, 0.2 MW), AEMS 120,000 km (Range: 4, 9 MW)

ECM/ECCM: EMM (14 MW)

Controls: 3 Bridge plus 5 Normal

Armament

Offensive 2 210 MW Remote Laser Turrets (11.6 MW), 2 Missle Turrets (2 ready missles each).

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: 3 300,000 km MFDs (Range: 10, 0.06 MW each)

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
210 MJ Laser Turret	10:1/12-36	20:1/12-36	40:1/12-36	80:1/12-36

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (1.12 MW)

Grav Compensation: 6Gs (28 MW)

Crew: 9 (2 Manuever, 2 Gunnery, 1 Maintenance, 3 Engineering, 1 Command)

Crew Accommodations: 1 Small Stateroom (Single Occupancy), 4 Small Staterooms (Double Occupancy)

Passenger Accomadation: 1 Small Stateroom

Other Facilities: Fuel Processing Plant (12 hours for a full load, 8.82 MW)

Cargo: 409.61 m³ 2 Small Hatchs. Plus 6 missles (Medevac version carries 34 low berths instead)

Small Craft and Launch Facilities:

Air Locks: 4

Damage Tables

Location        Surface         Internal
1               1-10: Ant       1-10: Elec, 11-20:
Hold
2-5             1: AL, 2: Ant   1-5: Accom, 6-7: Elec,

                                8-20: Hold
6-9                             Hold
10                              1-3: LT, 4-20: Hold
11                              1-3: LT, 4-6: Eng,
                                7-20: Hold
12-13                           Hold
14-15                           1-3: MT, 4-20: Hold
16-19                           1-11: Hold, 12-20: Eng
20                              Eng

System Damage

  PP:  2H       LT: 1H
  JD:  4H       MT: 2H
  MD:  1H      SSR: 2h
  CG:  1H      EMM:  1H
 FPP:  4H     EMMR: 14h
  LS:  4H      MFD: 2h
 ELS:  2H

Firing Arcs

Location:      Type:       Arcs:
10             LT          1,2,3
11             LT          1,2,3
14             MT          All
15             MT          All