Date: 31-JUL-1987 08:48
From: Jon Davis
Sender: DAVISJE
Subject: Condor Class - System Defense Boat
To: [email removed]@[email removed]
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This ship appeared in the Adventure Class Ships, Vol. 1 by FASA.
Copyright 1981, by FASA
Condor Class
Systen Defense DA-5106AF2-F00000-46309-0 MCr 322.32 500 tons
Boat Batteries bearing 111 1 TL=15
Batteries 111 1 Crew = 11
Passengers=0 Low Berths=2 Cargo=45 Fuel=50 EP=50 Agility=6 Troops=7
Tonnage: 500 tons (standard).
Crew: 3 officers, 8 ratings. 7 troops.
Performance: Jump-0. 6-G. Power Plant-A. 50 EP. Agility 6.
Electronics: Model/6fib computer.
Hardpoints: One fifty ton weapons bay and five hardpoints.
Armaments: One fifty ton missile bay. One triple beam laser
turret. Two double fusion gun turrets firing as
one battery. Two particle accelerator turrets
firing as one battery.
Defenses: Armored hull (factor-F).
Craft: One 20 ton launch.
Fuel Treatment: Fuel scoops installed with a double capacity
purification plant.
Cost: MCr 402.9 standard. MCr 322.32 in quantity.
Construction: 10 months.
Comments: The Freedonian Condor class system defense boat is a very
heavily armed and armored fighting craft. Built to give and take
punishment, the ship fits the system defense boat role perfectly. The
version noted above is primarily built for export to systems friendly
to the ruling Freedonian oligarchy. Although the exact number of
ships built and delivered is classified, they are fairly common on
rich or important planets in the Inverness region of the Far Frontiers
Sector.
Details: The first thing one notices when coming aboard a Condor class
ship is the luxurious interior; the facilities and accommodations are
like that expected on a yacht. Each crew member has his own large
stateroom. A large dining room and lounge occupy almost a third of the
upper deck. The central pillar in the lounge houses fire control for
the fusion gun battery, the particle accelerator battery, and access
to the laser turret. It also contains the ladder down to the second
deck. When the ship is not in action, all of this gear is hidden. The
second deck has extensive communications and detection gear located
forward. Midships are the missile bay support areas and the airlocks
and the EVA prep sections, with the 20 ton launch immediately aft of
this section. As SDB Condor class ships are frequently called upon to
conduct customs searches on incoming ships, the launch and extensive
EVA equipment helps fulfill this obligation.
The lower or third deck houses the fuel scoops and purification
plants, the missile bay, and cargo bay. The fuel refining capability
and storage capacity give Condor class ships a very long operating
life away from base. For system defense boats, this is essential.
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