Eyeball Alpha Class Probe

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Eyeball Alpha- Class Probe

The Eyeball series of probes offered a means of observing over a wide area without danger to the parent ship. Ranging in size from 1dt to 3 dt, plus the larger 5dt Cyclops, they provided survey and scout ships with many additional functions. Later versions of the probes were modified to provide even more capabilities, including personnel transport and some were even made jump capable.

The Alpha version was the most basic, displacing only 1dt and with a sensor package limited to only 2-hex Active and Passive EMS Arrays. Manoeverability, as was common for the series, was impressive, with a top thrust of 8G and 56 g-Hours of fuel on board. Comms and control ran through a standard military maser link for security.

EMM was fitted as standard, since this was primarily a military design, and the probes were even fitted out with Contra-Grav drives to assist operations in planetary gravity wells. Overall, the Eyeball series were a very successful and versatile range, although the Alpha was superceded by more useful units.

See also the Beta Series Search Probe and the Gamma Series Rescue Probe.

Eyeball Alpha-Class Probe

General Data

Displacement: 1 tons	Hull Armor: 12
Length: 2.99 meters	Volume: 14 m³
Price: 5.01 MCr	Target Size: Mc
Configuration:Streamlined Sphere	Tech Level: 14
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 20.0 / 19.5

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 12 MW Fusion Power Plant, 0.1 year's duration (36 days) at 0.12m³ of Lhyd Fuel

Jump Performance: None

G-Rating: 8G HEPlaR (0.44 MW/G)

G-Turns: 112,

Maint: 3

Electronics

Computer: , TL-14 Flight computer (0.05 MW)

Commo: Maser (Unlimited; 0.6 MW),

Avionics: Imaging EMS, IGS positioning, 180 km/h NOE

Sensors: AEMS (2 hex; 7 MW), PEMS Folding array (2 hex; 0.04 MW),

ECM/ECCM: EM Masking (0.014 MW)

Controls: No bridge, 0 normal workstations

Armament

Offensive: None

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Accommodations

Life Support: m³ LS volume (0 MW), Gravitic Compensators (0 MW)

Grav Compensation: 5 G.

Crew: 1 (1xManeuver, 0xElectronics)

Crew Accommodations: Cockpit

Cargo: None

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: 0

Notes

Crew requirements are calculated by using 'Original FFS' crew model.
0.6 MW power surplus