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Starburst for Extreme Heroism Class Light Cruiser
design by John Macpherson
The Starburst for Extreme Heroism Cruiser is the standard Imperial light cruiser.
It is used for a variety of tasks, from escort duty, piracy supression,
to strikes against lightly defended planetary systems. The ship is named for
recipients of the Starburst for Extreme Heroism, the highest military honor the
Imperium grants. The ship is also known as the SEH or Starburst.
Starburst for Extreme Heroism Class Light Cruiser
General Data
| Displacement: 25,000 tons |
Hull Armor: 650 |
| Length: 262 meters |
Volume: 350,000 m3 |
| Price: 19,524.27 MCr |
Target Size: L |
| Configuration: Needle SL |
Tech Level: 15 |
| Mass : 377,700 tonnes |
Engineering Data
- Power Plant: 90,750 MW Fusion Power Plant (300 MW/Hit), 1
year duration
- Jump Performance: 3
- Jump Fuel: 70,000 m3
- G-Rating: 6 (12,500 MW/G), Contra-Grav lifters (2500 MW)
- G-Turns: 55 (96 using jump fuel), 1562.5 m^3 of fuel each
- Maint: 7,813
Electronics
- Computer: 4xTL-15 Mod Fb Computer (1.1 MW ea.)
- Commo: 1000AU radio (inf., 20MW), 3x1000AU Maser (inf., 0.6 MW ea.)
- Avionics: TL-8+ Avionics
- Sensors: 2xPEMS 240,000km folding array (8 hexes, .3 MW ea.)
2xAEMS 480,000km (DF capable; 16 hexes; 25 MW)
4x300,000km Ladar (10 hexes, .6 MW ea.)
- ECM/ECCM: 480,000km EMS Jammer (16 hexes; 50 MW), EMM (350 MW)
10xDecoy Launcher (ea. w/100 AEMS decoys; 100 PEMS decoys 50 Ladar decoys)
- Controls: Bridge w/ 188xBridge Workstation, 2xFC Center ea.
w/10 MFD stations, plus 657 other workstations
Armament
- Offensive TL-15 25,000Mj Spinal Meson Gun (ROF100; 6,944 MW;131 crew)
2x50-ton Missile Bay (50 ready missiles ea.; 10 Crew ea.)
60xTL-15 150 Mj Laser Turret (ROF 100; 42 MW ea.; 1 crew ea.)
- Defensive:1,055MW TL-15 Meson Screen Generator
(PV=1500; 1,055MW; 32 Crew)
30xDamper Turret (4 MW ea.; 1 Crew ea.)
60xSandcaster Turret (TL-15; 2D10x5 per hit; 50 Cans 1MW ea.; 1 Crew ea.)
- Master Fire Directors: 20xTL-15 Missile/Beam MFD (6 Dms; Msl 10 hexes;
10 hexes; 1.71 MW ea.; 1 Crew ea.), 7xTL-15 Beam MFDs
(6 Dms; No Msl; 10 hexes; 1.56 MW ea.; 1 Crew ea.)
| Name | Short | Medium | Long | Extreme |
| 25,000 Meson Gun | 10:791 | 20:423 | 40:208 | 80:103 |
| 150 Mj Laser Turret | 10:1/10-30 | 20:1/10-30 | 40:1/10-30 | 80:1/10-30 |
Accommodations
- Life Support: Extended (70 MW)
- Grav Compensation: 6Gs (1750 MW)
- Crew: 1,262: 465xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuvering,
391xGunnery, 156xMaintenance, 9xFlight Crew, 176xCommand,
26xSteward, 10xMedical, 24xShip's Troops
- Crew Accommodations: 178xSmall Stateroom (single-occupancy);
542xSmall Stateroom (double-occupancy);
- Passenger Accomadation: None
- Other Facilities: 2xElectronics Shop (.6 MW ea.), 2xMachine Shop
(1MW ea.), 5xSickbay (.8MW ea.)
- Cargo: 1506 m3 and 300 missiles.
- Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 2xDocking Ring and 1xMinimal Hangar
for 3x50-ton Modular Cutter
- Air Locks: 250
Notes
Fuel purification machinery (199 MW), 24 hours to refine all
fuel. Price does not include missiles or cutters.
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