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156 NPV: 645 Classification: Fleet Cruiser (C) Crew: 82; 12 Officers, 70 Enlisted Crew Factor: 8 Hull Integrity: 32 (8/8/8/8) Armor: 8 Main Drive Thrust: 4 (31.6 TW) Drive Auto-Detection Range: 7.498 AU ∆V (Combat): 61.088 km/sec ∆V (Cruise): 1221.769 km/sec Thrust Points: 122 (2209 tons propellant) Propellant Tanks: 6 Thrust Points per Tank: 4x20, 2x21 FTL: Yes (Long Jump – 10 parsec range) Auxiliary Systems: 2-MASS Hangar Bay; 2-MASS Cargo Bay; 1x Enhanced Sensors; 0.8 G Spin Habitat for 79 Combat Systems: 2x Fire Control Weapons: 4x Point Defense Battery; 2x Class-2 Battery (All Arcs); 2x Class-3 Battery (FP/F/FS); 1x Class-3 Battery (F/FP/AP); 1x Class-3 Battery (F/FS/AS); 2x Light Antiship Missiles |
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| The Manhattan
is an older American cruiser design that has been offered for export
sale. Mercer Heavy Industries bought a manufacturing license for
the cruiser in 2352, but has yet to actually begin construction on one
in Sagittarius. The threat of the Dhaoghissi is an obvious spur
for construction, but as yet the A.M.C. is struggling to field a fleet
with enough ships to protect the volume of space already colonized, and
ships like the Manhattan,
while quite capable, could buy two Oberon
frigates for the same price. The Manhattan is a combat proven design with excellent speed, offensive power, and defensive stamina – everything expected of a solid cruiser design. As is typical of American designs, the Manhattan has the ability to carry antiship missiles, though the SIM-9 Narwhals originally specified for the design have been replaced with British R-45 Lancer missiles, which Mercer Heavy Industries has a license to produce. Once sufficient manufacturing capability is brought on line to begin construction of the Manhattan cruisers, there is no doubt that they will become the mainstay of the A.M.C.’s fleet. |
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