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Onno Meyer, 2010-12-20
Interstellar Prospector, Vehicles Version v1.0 (TL11)
Copyright 2010 by Onno Meyer
This little starship is used to explore the deep space resources of a
system, from asteroids and comets to small moons.
The Interstellar Prospector consists of the main hull with the engine
room, crew quarters, airlock, and a metal extraction plant, and a small
cockpit with the flight controls and the primary sensors. The pilot has
an excellent view of the underside of the main hull, where the landing
gear, a robot arm, and a grapple are mounted. She can carry up to five
crew, but two or three are more typical, especially on longer flights.
It takes 13 hours to recharge the power cells for a hyperspace entry.
Subassemblies: Body +5, four Skids +1, Superstructure +4, Arm +1.
Powertrain: Two 60,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters; 75-ton
hyperdrive; ruggedized 5-kW RTG; 15,000-kW fusion reactor;
27,000,000-kWs rechargeable power cell.
Occ: 1 bridge RCS, 4 bunks. Cargo: 960 cf.
Armor F RL B T U
All: 4/100* 4/100* 4/100* 4/100* 4/100*
* PD 8 with deflector field.
Equipment:
Body: Two extreme-range radios; two long-range laser communicators;
1,000-mile AESA; 300-lightsecond FTL radar; 25-mile PESA; C6 hardened
minicomputer; compact fire suppression system; 2-man airlock; 60,000-lb.
external cradle; 5-lb./hour metal oxide reduction plant; 5-man full life
support system; grav unit. Superstructure: 1,000-mile AESA;
300-lightsecond FTL radar; 25-mile PESA; 1,000-mile multiscanner; two
x1,000 astronomical LLTVs; medium-resolution planetary survey array; two
sets of precision navigation instruments; two transponders; four
inertial navigation systems; three C6 hardened minicomputers; terminal;
5-man full life support system. Arm: ST 800 extendable arm motor.
External: Radiation shielding; deflector field.
Statistics
Size: 45'x10'x10' Payload: 10 tons Lwt.: 30 tons
Volume: 3,000 cf Maint.: 8 man-hours Price: $3,074,750
HT: 11. HPs: 1,800 Body, 56 each Skid, 600 Superstructure, 60 Arm
aSpeed: 500 aAccel: 20 aDecel: 14 aMR: 3.5 aSR: 5
sAccel: 2 Gs sMR: 2 FTL Speed: 0.5 parsec/day.
Design Notes
Body is 2,400 cf. Skids are 120 cf, non-retractable. Superstructure is
460 cf. Arm is 20 cf, mounted on Body. Structure is medium and standard.
Armor is standard composite. Sealed. Computerized controls. 118.15 cf of
empty space in the Body, 288.9 cf in the Superstructure, 16.1 cf in the
Arm. Empty weight is 40,000 lbs.
The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third
printing, December '09 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.
Interstellar Prospector, Spaceships Version v1.0 (TL11^)
Design 2010 by Kenneth Peters, color text 2010 by Onno Meyer
This little starship is used to explore the deep space resources of a
system, from asteroids and comets to small moons.
The Interstellar Prospector consists of the main hull with the engine
room, crew quarters, airlock, and a metal extraction plant, and a small
cockpit with the flight controls and the primary sensors. The pilot has
an excellent view of the underside of the main hull, where the landing
gear, a robot arm, and a grapple are mounted. She can carry up to four
crew, but two or three are more typical, especially on longer flights.
It has a unstreamlined 30-ton (SM +5) hull about 45 feet long.
Systems Table
Front Hull System
[1] Nanocomposite Armor (dDR 7).
[2] Control Room (C7 computer, comm/sensor 5, and one control
station).
[3] Science Array (comm/sensor 7).
[4-6] Cargo Holds (1.5 tons capacity each).
Central Hull System
[1] Nanocomposite Armor (dDR 7).
[2-4] One SM+6 Habitat (bunkroom).
[5] Robot Arm (ST 200).
[6] External Clamp.
[core!] Mining (0.15 tons per hour).
Rear Hull System
[1] Nanocomposite Armor (dDR 7).
[2-3] Cargo Holds (1.5 tons capacity each).
[4-5!] Standard Reactionless Engines (1G acceleration each).
[6!] Stardrive (FTL-1).
[core] Fusion Power Plant (two Power Points).
It has the artificial gravity feature.
TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move Lwt. Load SM Occ dDR Range
Cost
PILOTING/TL11 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPACECRAFT)
11^ Interstellar Prospector 20 +0/4 12 2G/c 30 7.9 +5 4ASV 7 1x
$1.933M
Atmospheric top speed is 350 mph and Hnd/SR +0/4.
Next Week: An utility shuttle for starports.
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