Defender SDB by "DED" I don't know if this is better but I've made various modifications based on suggestions that were made (thanks again). The armaments are a little more lethal, defenses more practical, the ship costs less, and has a bit more fuel. TL-15 Defender Class System Defense Boat The Defender Class SDB is a 300 ton gunboat designed to take on enemy ships much larger than itself. Intended as the last line of defense against invading vampire ships, the Defender is built around a 3.6 GJ Particle Accelerator spinal mount capable of blasting holes in the toughest of opponents. Complementing the particle accelerator are two 1000 MJ Laser Barbettes (non-gravitically focused). The creation of confusion among one's opponents is also an important weapon. To that end, the Defender employs electronic countermeasures. The Defender comes with a 30 MW EMS Jammer (effective range 10 hexes), 30 sensor decoys (10 Laser, 10 AEMS, 10 PEMS), and EM Masking (4.2 MW). If you're going to fight with the big boys, you've got to be able to take a hit as well. For defense the ship's outer hull is constructed of bonded superdense 3.57cm thick, giving the ship an armor rating of 100. There are also 2 Sandcasters. Being part of the last line of defense means that you have to be in position at the time of attack or, at the very least, shortly thereafter. To that end, the Defender is capable of 6 G's of thrust and has enough fuel for 81 G-Turns. The fusion plant is rated at 1300 MW. The Defender requires a crew of 13 and has accommodations for such. The Defender costs 210.9 MCr to build. We feel that this price is reasonable considering the high end performance and firepower of the ship. It is a worthwhile investment for any world in or along the frontier. General Data Displacement: 300 Tons Volume: 4200 m3 Length: 60.05 meters Target Size: Small Configuration: Streamlined Needle Hull Armor: 100 Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 3955.5/3840.1 Engineering Data Power Plant: 1300 MW Fusion Power Plant (46.8 MW surplus), 1 year duration (130 m3 fuel) G-Rating: 6G HEPlaR (150 MW/G), High Efficiency CG Lifter (30 MW) G-Turns: 81, 18.8 m3 of fuel each Maint: 126 Electronics Computer: 3xTL15 Fiber-optic Computers (1.1 MW each) Communications: Maser (1000 AU; 0.6 MW) Radio (10 hex; 10 MW) Avionics: Imaging EMS, inertial/gravitational positioning, 190 km/hr NOE Sensors: Passive EMS folding array (6 hexes; 0.2 MW), Active EMS (8 hex; 13 MW) ECM/ECCM: EMS Jammer (6 hex; 22 MW), 30 sensor decoys (10 Laser, 10 AEMS, 10 PEMS), EM Masking (4.2 MW) Controls: No bridge, 7 normal workstations, fire control center (2 workstations), standard automation Armament Offensive: Spinal Mount.TL-15 3.6 GJ Particle Accelerator (Loc:1, Arcs:1, 1000 MW, 3m diameter, 60m Length 1 crew) 2 TL-15 1000 MJ Laser Barbette (Loc: 10,11 Arcs: All?, 65.4 MW, 0 crew) Defensive: 2 TL-15 Sandcasters (Loc:10,11 Arcs: All?, 1 MW, 1 crew) MFD's: 2xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; 1.56 MW, 1 crew) Short Medium Long Extreme PA 10:300 20:300 40:300 80:213 LB 10:1/25-79 20:1/19-59 40:1/9-30 80:1/5-15 TL 15 Sandcaster Beam Reduction: 2D10x5 Accommodations Life Support: Extended (4138 m3 volume, 0.828 MW), Artificial Grav/CG (20.69 MW) Crew: 13 (3 Maneuver, 3 Engineer, 5 Gunnery, 1 Command) Crew Accommodations: 13 Small Staterooms (0.5 kW) 3 Air Locks Notes: Total Fuel Tankage: 1648.8 m3 (117.8 tons) Fuel Scoops: 10% of ship's surface, fills tanks in 1 hour. Fuel Purification Plant: (4 MW) 12.4 hours to refine full tank 46.8 MW power surplus Price: 210.9 MCr Damage Tables: Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion 1 Antenna (1-2) PA 2-3 Antenna Elec (1-10) Hold (11-12) PA (16-20) 4-5 EMMR (1-5) Hold (1-15) PA (16-20) 6-9 Qtrs (1-13) Hold (14-16) PA (17-20) 10,11 LB (1-8) Sand (9-12) Hold (13-16) PA (17-20) 12,14,15 Hold (1-16) PA (17-20) 13 Air Lock (1-2) Hold (1-16) PA (17-20) 16-19 Eng (1-6) Hold (7-16) PA (17-20) 20 Eng (1-16) PA (17-20) Systems: (hope this makes sense) EMMR: 4h SS: (13) 2h PP: 3H,4h PA: 16H AEMS: 1h LS: 7H MD: 1H LB: (2) 1H PEMS: 1h ELS: 3H,4h CG: 1H SC: (2) 1H P-Ant: 2h AG: 1H FPP: 3H,4h EMS Jam: 2h MFD: (2) 2h All others: 1h \_/ DED