Van Allen Science Cruiser

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Van Allen Science Cruiser

The Van Allen science vessel was a standard long endurance exploratory and research vessel commissioned for use by various megacorps, Imperial bureaucracies and private research firms. The vessel was mostly found in backwater and frontier regions of the former Imperium, often times visiting worlds interdicted to protect primitive sophont species from offworld contact.

Designed for long endurance, the ship boasts the ability to support up to two hundred science staff for up to five years without outside resupply. A large cargo bay makes up nearly twenty percent of the ships displacement, allowing for the carriage of a large amount of supplies. A large hangar annex allows it to carry either a large number of small craft and G-carriers for exploratory missions, or jump capable couriers and scout vessels. In appearance the Van Allen looks like an old steam iron, as it has a slab like body that tapers to a sharp "beak" prow. Van Allens are named after prominent scientific discoverers from the past.

Van Allen Science Cruiser

General Data

Displacement: 6000 tons	Hull Armor: 140
Length: 106 meters	Volume: 84,000 m³
Price: 1937.155 MCr	Target Size: M
Configuration: Cylinder SL	Tech Level: 15
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 47,454.06 tons/26,312.36 tons

Engineering Data

Power Plant: TL-15 7200 MW Fusion Plant (One Year Duration) (720 m³)

Jump Performance: 3 (5600 m³ per parsec)

Jump Fuel: 16,800 m³

G-Rating: 2G Heplar (3000 MW/G), Contra Grav Lifters (600 MW)

G-Turns: 56 (375 m³ each), plus 11.2 for each point of j-fuel used, for a total of 100.4

Maint: 1710

Electronics

Computer: 3 TL-15 Fb (1.1 MW each)

Commo: 4x1000 AU Maser, 2x1000 AU Laser, 2x1000 AU Radio, 4x300,000 km Radio

Avionics: Imaging EMS, Grav/Inertial Positioning, 190 km NOE

Sensors: PEMS 180,000 km Fixed Array, 240,000 km Folding Array, AEMS 2x480,000 km (Range:16, 25 MW)

ECM/ECCM: None

Controls: 18 Bridge plus 57 normal

Armament

Offensive 12x330 MJ Remote Laser Barbettes (9.2 MW) arranged as four batteries, 4xRemote Missle Turrets (2 Ready Missle each, 0.15 MW) arranged as two batteries

Defensive: 6xSandcasters (Canisters:50, Atten:2D10x5, 1 MW) arranged as three batteries

Master Fire Directors: 6x300,000 km msl/bm MFD (Range:10, -6 DMs, 0.06 MW)

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
330 MJ Laser Barbette	10:1/15-45	20:1/15-45	40:1/15-45	80:1/15-45

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (16.8 MW)

Grav Compensation: 6Gs (420 MW)

Crew: 98 (4 Maneuver, 4 Electronic, 6 Gunnery, 3 Screens, 48 Enginnering, 7 Maintenance, 12 Small Craft, 11 Command, 2 Stewards, 1 Medic) plus up to 210 Science and Mission personnel.

Crew Accommodations: 8 Small Staterooms (Single Occupancy), 45 Small Staterooms (Double Occupancy)

Passenger Accomadation: 105 Small Staterooms (Varying Occupancy)

Other Facilities: 18xLaboratories, 2xSickbays

Cargo: 18,445.3 m³ 8 Large Cargo Hatches

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: Docking Ring for 600 tons (8400 m³) of small craft, plus hangar (spacious) for a 50 ton craft; eight launch ports

Air Locks: 60

Notes

Fuel Scoops (5%, 2.25 hours), Fuel Processing Plant (72 hours, 15.75 MW)
91.12 MW Shortfall (remediated by not running CG during space battles)

Damage Tables

System Damage Tables

 JD: 68H    LS: 49H   SkBy:  1H    SC:  1H
 MD:  6H   ELS: 24H    MFD:  2h  Hngr:  3H
 PP: 24H    AG:  9H   PEMS:  2H
 CG: 12H   SSR:  2h     LB:  2H
FPP: 13H   Lab:  1H     MT:  1H

Damage Location Table

Location        External        Internal

1               Ant             1-2:Elec, 3-19:Qtrs, 20:WPN
2-5             1-15:Ant        1-4:Qtrs, 5-20:Hold
6-9             AL              1:WPN, 2-20:Hold
10-11           LP,Ant          1-5:Labs, 6:WPN, 7-20:Hngr
12-15                           1-4:Hngr, 5-20:Hold
16-19           CH              1-5:Eng, 6-20:Hold
20                              1-15:Eng, 16:WPN, 17-19:Elec, 20:Hold