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| MASS: 200 NPV: 533 Classification: Medium Armed Space Station Crew: 125; 20 Officers, 105 Crew, plus up to 250 residents Crew Factor: 10 Hull Integrity: 40 (10/10/10/10) Armor: 10 Main Drive Thrust: 0 Maneuver Thrusters: 0 FTL: No Auxiliary Systems: 25-MASS Hangar Bay; 28-MASS Cargo Bay; 4-MASS Laboratory Bay; 24-MASS Passenger Bay; 24-MASS Agricultural Facility; 1x Enhanced Sensors Combat Systems: 2x Fire Control; 2x Area Defense Fire Control Weapons: 6x Point Defense Battery; 2x Class-1 Battery (All Arcs); 2x Class-2 Battery (All Arcs); 1x Class-3 Battery (All Arcs); 4x Light Antiship Missile |
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| The Banks
class space station is a medium armed space station of a modular wheel
design whose components can be quickly delivered and assembled by four Connestoga
class merchants in a frontier system. Its nature as a frontier
space station has served it well in Sagittarius, and its heavy armament
easily secures a world against pirate incursion. The Banks supports a large crew of
station maintenance, operations, and cargo handling personnel, as well
as a small but effective laboratory section to continue research on new
colony worlds. In addition, there are permanent accommodations
for up to 250 residents, of which many will be the family of the
crew. An extensive agricultural facility provides sufficient
crops and livestock to feed the entire station, negating the need for
frequent resupply. The large cargo bay holds reserves of
volatiles and drive propellants to refuel and replenish passing ships
as well as accept their cargoes for delivery to the surface. The
hangar bay can support up to 25 small shuttles or 5 large landers, and
will usually have a mix of small craft plus sufficient room to accept
incoming small craft from starships. The Banks is well armed, with point defense weapons against hostile missiles and fighters, two Class-1 and two Class-2 batteries, plus a Class-3 battery to deter even a frigate from attacking the station. Area Defense Fire Control systems provide protection to other vessels taking refuge against attack. Finally, four R-45 Lancer light antiship missiles serve as a final deterrent against capital ship attacks. Even so well armed, however, the Banks station is not a fortress, and so cannot hope to defend against a military force determined to destroy or to occupy it. |
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