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116 NPV: 274 Classification: Armed Merchant (MVA) Crew: 34; 4 Officers, 26 Ratings, plus up to 24 3rd Class passengers Crew Factor: 2 Hull Integrity: 16 (4/4/4/4) Armor: 4 Main Drive Thrust: 3 (6.5 TW) Drive Auto-Detection Range: 3.407 AU ∆V (Combat): 21.225 km/sec ∆V (Cruise): 424.499 km/sec Thrust Points: 42 (1531 tons propellant) Propellant Tanks: 2 Thrust Points per Tank: 21 FTL: Yes (Short Jump - 3.3 parsec range) Auxiliary Systems: 40-MASS Cargo Hold; 2-MASS Passenger Bay; 0.5 G Spin Habitat for 54 Combat Systems: 1x Fire Control Weapons: 2x Point Defense Battery; 2x Class-2 Batteries (All Arcs) |
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| The
Ming
Xing
Class armed merchant is a Manchurian design cargo freighter
theoretically capable of independent operations in dangerous parts of
space. Its hull, while fairly weak to maximize cargo volume, is
armored, and the Ming Xing
sports two Class-2 laser weapons with all-aspect firing arcs to keep
privateers at bay. During the undeclared commerce war with
Russia, Ming Xings operating
in groups of three were capable of holding off attacks by Russian
flagged privateers and pirate groups with a history of antagonizing
Manchurian ships. Against the new Konstantin Olshansky
class frigates however they proved to be outgunned, and this
development saw the use of Tunghu class missile frigates as
escorts. The Manchurian Space Force purchased six Ming Xings for use as troop transports, reducing cargo volume for troop berthing and installing a hangar bay for Landers. The fact that the Ming Xing was already armored and armed with a respectable array of weapons meant that escorts could be minimized, which freed up warships for space control and interdiction operations. As many as twelve Ming Xings are in service to the Jin Xian Commonwealth under various corporations, though to gain access to the stargate their Class-2 Batteries had to be downrated to Class-1. It is believed that since the collapse of the Stargate, all twelve Ming Xings owned by the Jin Xian Commonwealth have had their weapon systems restored to their original specifications. Ships of the class
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