Consort Escort Carrier

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Consort Escort Carrier

The Consort class escort carrier dates back to the First Solomani Rim War and was originally designed to provide fighter cover for important civilian convoys in times of conflict. A number were later sold to larger corporations and converted into bulk carriers. Other examples went to provincial navies, client states and independent states not allied to the Imperium or Aslan.

The Consorts were designed to carry up to fifty fifteen displacement ton light fighters which although not a match for a heavy fighter in one on ones were more than adequate when used in groups, and in concert with other convoy escorts, against most convoy raiders. In higher threat regions the fighter complement could be doubled due to the spacious nature of the hangers, though crew accomodations would become more cramped.

Consort Escort Carrier

General Data

Displacement: 15,000 tons	Hull Armor: 21
Length: 90 meters	Volume: 210,000 m³
Price: 5,782.023215 MCr	Target Size: L
Configuration: Box SL	Tech Level: 13
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 119,315.7373/109,760.7633 tons

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 18,483Mw Fusion Power Plant (99.9Mw/hit), 1 year duration (62.4674Mw surplus)

Jump Performance: 3 (42,000 m³ / 3 parsecs)

Jump Fuel: (42,000 cubic meters) m³

G-Rating: 2 (7,500Mw/G), High Efficiency Contra-Grav Lifters (1,500Mw)

G-Turns: 62 (76.9 with jump-2 reserve, 91.9 with jump-1 reserve, 106.8 with no jump reserve), 937.5 cubic meters each

Maint: 3,947

Electronics

Computer: 3xTL13 Fb (0.9Mw each)

Commo: 2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes, 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (8, 0.6Mw each)

Avionics: TL10+ Avionics

Sensors: 2x150,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (5 hexes; 0.2Mw each), 2x300,000km Active EMS (10 hexes; 27.5 Mw each), 2xTL13 Densitomerer (0.9Mw each), 2xTL12 Neutrino Sensor (0.01Mw each), 8xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw each)

ECM/ECCM: 24xDecoy Dispensors

Controls: Bridge with 77xBridge Workstations, Auxiliary Bridge with 77xBridge Workstations, Flag Bridge with 11xBridge Workstations, Flight Operations Bridge with 9xBridge Workstations, plus 184 other workstations

Armament

Offensive4xTL13 500Mj 50-ton Laser Bays (Loc: 4,5; Arcs: 1,2,3; Loc: 16,17; Arcs: 3,4,5; 13.8889Mw each; 1 Crew each)
30xTL13 106Mj Laser Turrets (Loc: 5x10,5x11,5x14,5x15; Arcs: 2,3,4; Loc: 5x18,5x19; Arcs: 3,4,5, 14.72225Mw each; 1 Crew each) -1 Difficulty Level

Defensive: 2xTL13 Nuclear Damper Barbettes (Loc: 5; Arcs: 1,2,3; Loc: 16; Arcs: 3,4,5; 9Mw each; 1 Crew each)
30xTL13 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 5x10,5x11,5x14,5x15; Arcs: 2,3,4; Loc: 5x18,5x19; Arcs: 3,4,5; 2D6x5 per hit; 35 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Master Fire Directors: 10xTL13 (4 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 2.95Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
500Mj Laser 50-ton Bays	10:1/18-56	20:1/18-56	40:1/18-56	80:1/15-47
106Mj Laser Turret	10:1/8-26	20:1/6-20	40:1/3-10	80:1/2-5

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (42Mw)

Grav Compensation: 4Gs (1,050 MW)

Crew: 546/558 (184xEngineering, 9xElectronics, 4xManeuver, 86xGunnery, 45xMaintenance, 66xFlight Crew, 130xCommand, 18xSteward, 4xMedical), Flagship add (3xElectronics, 8xCommand, 1xStewards)

Crew Accommodations: 310xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each),10xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: 2x8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw each), 2x10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw each), 2x6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw each)

Cargo: 1,113.6 m³ 4 Large Cargo Hatches

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 40 15-ton F14C Scorpion class fighters and 10 15-ton RF14D Scorpion class recon fighters with internal hangers (spacious) and one 15-ton capacity launch tube, plus 2 30-ton Puffin class ship's boats with internal hanger (spacious) and one launch port each and 1 40-ton Eagret class pinnace with internal hanger (spacious), and one launch port.

Air Locks: 150

Notes

Fuel purification equipment (101.9733Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 20,394.66 cubic meters in 6 hours (30 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 42,000 cubic meters per hour (2.394 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).

Damage Tables

Area    Surface Hits            Internal Explosion              Systems
1               1:AL,2-8:Ant    1-8:Elec,9-20:Qtrs                      Hangers-476H,
2-3             1:AL            1-2:LnchTube,3-9:Qtrs,10-20:Hold        JD-252H,PP-185H,
4,17    1:AL            1:LBy,2-20:Hold                                 FPP-143H,LS-44H,
5,16    1:AL,2:Decoy    1:LBy,2:ND,3-20:Hold                    AG-42H,CG-30H,
6-7             1:AL            1-2:LnchTube,3-20:Hold                  LnchTube-27H,
8-9             1:AL            Hold                                    ELS-22H,MD-15H,
10,14-15        1:AL            1:LT,2:Sand,3-20:Hold                   LBy-3H,ND-1H,
11              1:AL,2:CH               1:LT,2:Sand,3-20:Eng
LT-1H,Sand-1H,
12-13   1:AL,2-3:LP     1-2:LnchTube,3-20:Hold                  ElecShop-1H,
18-19   1:AL            1:LT,2:Sand,3-9:Eng,10-20:Hold          MachineShop-1H,
20              1:AL            Eng
Sickbay-1H,MFD-(4h),

AEMS-(2h),

Neutrino-(2h),

SSR-(2h),
                                                                                        All
others-(1h)