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Onno Meyer, 2011-04-18
Orbital Base Module, Vehicles Version v1.0 (TL15)
Copyright 2011 by Onno Meyer
The Orbital Base Module is carried by interstellar or intergalactic
ships for temporary deployments during survey operations. From a very
low orbit, the Module uses active and passive wideband sensors to map
the world.
The Base Module is shaped like a 9m by 6m by 4m brick. It fits into
the hangar of the Space Force Cutter Mk.VIII. The main deck holds the
control room, four crew cabins, and a hangar for one Personnel Lander.
The lower deck crawlspace contains two large passive wideband imagers,
power plants, maneuvering thrusters, and the myriad other systems of a
space station.
In an emergency, the Orbital Base Module can use contragrav for safe
atmospheric reentry, but a landing would probably damage the underside
sensors, and it might even cause structural damage to the hull.
The power cell lasts for 52 minutes at full thrust.
Subassemblies: Body +6.
Powertrain: Four 80,000-lb. vectored mega reactionless thrusters; four
320,000-lb. contragrav generators; two 20,000-kW fusion reactors;
121,500,000-kWs rechargeable power cell.
Occ: 8 RCS, 4 cabins. Cargo: 520 cf.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 4/1,200* 4/1,200* 4/1,200* 4/1,200* 4/1,200*
* plus force screen generators as described below.
Equipment:
Body: Two long-range radios; two long-range laser communicators; two
long-range neutrino communicators; two extreme-range gravity ripple
communicators; two 1,000-mile AESAs; two 300-lightsecond FTL radars; two
100,000-mile PESAs; 5,000-mile multiscanner; 1,000-mile gravscanner;
1,000-mile ultrascanner; high-resolution planetary survey array; x500
astronomical instruments; 100-AU Hyperspace Emergence detector; 100-AU
FTL scan detector; four low-light recon cameras; precision navigation
instruments; four IFF; four inertial navigation systems; two C11
hardened, robotic microframes; 16 terminals; full fire suppression
system; 2-man airlock; space dock for 500 cf of subcraft; FSR 15 complex
shaped screen generator (DR 3,000); FSR 20 heavy-duty, energy screen
generator (DR 8,000); FSR 25 stealth screen generator (DR 5,000); four
10-man total life support systems; grav unit; grav compensator.
External: Basic emission cloaking; basic stealth; intruder chameleon;
radiation shielding; thermal superconducting armor.
Statistics
Size: 32'x20'x15' Payload: 16 tons Lwt.: 160 tons
Volume: 8,000 cf Maint.: 47 man-hours Price: $96,926,750
HT: 14. HPs: 15,000 Body
aSpeed: 4,900 aAccel: 20 aDecel: 20 aMR: 5 aSR: 5
sAccel: 1 G sMR: 1
Design Notes
Body is 8,000 cf, with total compartmentalization. Structure is
extra-heavy, standard, robotic. Armor is standard metal. Self-sealing.
Computerized controls. 26.53 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 288,000
lbs.
The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third
printing, December '09 errata] and VXii (including the armor volume
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.
Orbital Base Module, Spaceships Version v1.0 (TL12^)
Design 2011 by Kenneth Peters, color text 2011 by Onno Meyer
The Orbital Base Module is carried by interstellar or intergalactic
ships for temporary deployments during survey operations. From a very
low orbit, the Module uses active and passive wideband sensors to map
the world.
The Base Module is shaped like a 9m by 6m by 4m brick. It fits into
the hangar of the Space Force Cutter Mk.VIII. The main deck holds the
control room, four crew cabins, and a hangar for one Personnel Lander.
The lower deck crawlspace contains two large passive wideband imagers,
power plants, maneuvering thrusters, and the myriad other systems of a
space station.
In an emergency, the Orbital Base Module can use contragrav for safe
atmospheric reentry, but a landing would probably damage the underside
sensors, and it might even cause structural damage to the hull.
It has a unstreamlined 100-ton (SM +6) hull about 30 feet long.
Systems Table
Front Hull System
[1] Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 5).
[2-4] Larger System (one at SM+7): Hangar Bay (10 ton capacity).
[5] Habitat (one briefing room).
[6] Habitat (one office).
Central Hull System
[1] Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 5).
[2] Multipurpose Array (comm/sensor 9).
[3-4] Habitats (one cabin each).
[5!] Nanofactory ($100k/hour production capacity).
[6!] Heavy Force Screen (dDR 50, or dDR 100 with two Power
Points).
[core] Control Room (C9 computer, comm/sensor 7, and two control
stations).
Rear Hull System
[1] Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 5).
[2] Cargo Hold (five tons capacity).
[3-4] Habitats (one cabin each).
[5!] Contragravity Lifter.
[6!] Standard Reactionless Engine (1G acceleration).
[core] Super Fusion Reactor (de-rated; three Power Points).
It has artificial gravity and dynamic chameleon features.
TL Spacecraft dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move Lwt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
PILOTING/TL12 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPACECRAFT)
12^ Orbital Base Module 30 +0/4 13 1G/c 100 15.8 +6 8ASV 5* -
$31.93M
* Add dDR 50 (dDR 100 if using two Power Points) if force screen is
powered up.
Atmospheric top speed is 250 mph and Hnd/SR +2/4.
Next Week: A big starship.
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