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| MASS: 39 NPV: 113 Classification: Light Merchant (MVL) Crew: 8; 3 Officers, 5 Ratings, plus up to 6 3rd Class passengers. Crew Factor: 1 Hull Integrity: 6 (2/2/1/1) Armor: 2 Main Drive Thrust: 4 (3.9 TW) Drive Auto-Detection Range: 2.459 AU ∆V (Combat): 30.029 km/sec ∆V (Cruise): 600.571 km/sec Thrust Points: 60 (544 tons propellant) Propellant Tanks: 4 Thrust Points per Tank: 15 FTL: Yes (Short Jump – 3.3 Parsec Range) Auxiliary Systems: 6-MASS Cargo Bay; 1-mASS Hangar Bay; 0.5 G Spin-Habitat for 14 Combat Systems: 1x Fire Control Weapons: 1x Point Defense Battery; 1x Class-1 Battery (All Arcs) |
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| The Starjammer
is a free trader design that has become quite popular since its
introduction in 2350. The Starjammer
foregoes streamlining as well as landers to maximize cargo capacity in
a small hull, meaning that it must transfer cargo from orbital
facilities at both the point of origin and the destination. The
ship is armored and armed with both a point defense laser and a Class 1
laser system for self protection, and can sustain 1.0 G accelerations
in Combat Mode thrust. The military grade HEPLAR drive, while
quite expensive on a small merchant, allows it to enjoy high
delta-vee ratings to get cargoes to their destinations in less time
than a traditional merchant. The Starjammer's utility as a small,
fast, and well protected merchant has led to its wide-spread
subsidizing by various governments as part of their merchant marine
reserves, and these subsidies have allowed even its modest price tag of
$90 million to be within the range of an independent free trader. Ships of the class
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