Floriani Beta-Class Gunboat by "Snapping Turtle" The Floriani Beta-Class Gunboat is part of a series of similar, yet complementary 300 ton gunboats produced for the Floriani navy. These craft are not intended to operate singly, but as part of an balanced task force. As a class, these gunboats generally sacrifice weaponry and endurance to high speed and heavy armor. This is consistent with the initial Floriani design concept which was to use gunboats to break through opposing lines of fighters in order to bring overwhelming force to bear on the escort vessels of the enemy. They are strictly creatures of space, as they can only operate from orbital facilities or larger carrier craft. It is proposed that the Regency purchase several of these gunboat flotillasin order to test their suitability use as system defense squadrons. Initial evaluations indicate that the synergistic interaction of the different variants which comprise such squadrons produces a defensive value considerably exceeding their relative cost. Purchase of such foreign built systems will also alleviate some of the strain on Regency shipyards in the current (1140) crisis This is the electronic warfare variant which is used for command and control of a mixed flotilla of 4-5 craft of this class. In accordance with its picket functions, it has longer endurance than other vessels of this class. It carries two gravitically focussed laser turrets mounted ventrally and dorsally, and two missile barbettes mounted port and starboard (each with 6 missiles). Description of the ship Floriani Beta-Class Gunboat General Data Displacement: 300 tons Hull Armor: 335 Length: 60.33 meters Volume: 4,200 m3 Price: 342.2 MCr Target Size: S Configuration: Streamlined Cone (3.7:1) Tech Level: 15 Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 4,584.2 / 4,435.9 Engineering Data Power Plant: 2 GW Fusion Power Plant, 1 year duration (199.8 m3 fuel) Jump Performance: None G-Rating: 6G HEPlaR (229.22 MW/G) G-Turns: 67, 28.7 m3 fuel each Maint: 232 Electronics Computer: TL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW), TL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW) Commo: 5xMaser (1000 AU; 0.6 MW), Radio (1 hex; 1 MW) Avionics Sensors: 4xAEMS (16 hex; 25 MW), 4xPEMS Folding array (6 hex; 0.2 MW), Ladar (10 hex; 0.6 MW), ECM/ECCM: EMS Jammer (10 hex;30 MW), Area Jammer (10 hex radius; 108 MW), 900 sensor decoys (300 Laser, 300 AEMS, 300 PEMS), EM Masking (4.2 MW) Controls: Bridge with 7 bridge workstations, 13 normal workstations, fire control center (4 workstations), Standard Automation Armament Offensive: 2xTL-15 180-MJ Laser Turret (Loc:0-Arcs:0;200 MW;1 crew) 2xTL-15 Missile Barbette (Loc:0-Arcs:0;0 MW;No crew) Defensive: None Master Fire Directors: 4xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; Msl 10 hex; 1.86 MW; 1 crew) 180-MJ Laser Turret (short)10:1/11-34; (medium) 20:1/11-34; (long) 40:1/11-34; (extreme) 80:1/11-34. Can be operated to -4 Diff Mods with 200 Mw power input Accommodations Extended Life Support:(0.12 MW), Gravitic Compensators (3.05 MW) Grav Compensation: 6 G. Crew: 27 (1xManeuver, 3xElectronics, 13xEngineer, 6xGunnery, 1x Drone Maintenance, 3xCommand) Crew Accommodations: 15xSmall Stateroom (0.5 kW) Cargo: None, 5 missiles in magazine Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 20-ton minimal hangar (for up to three drones) Air Locks: 3 Notes Total Fuel Tankage: 2,119.5 m3 (151.4 tons). Fuel scoops (10% of ship surface), fills tanks in 1.26 hours. Crew requirements are calculated by using 'Original FFS' crew model. 38 MW power shortfall (can be compensated for in combat situations by shut-down of redundant sensor systems). Damage Tables: ? 



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