Leviathan Class Astrohauler

You've probably seen hundreds of these ships, harvesting valuable resources from the Trugati Asteroid Belt and elsewhere... but did you realise what an excellent piece of engineering the Beta Bodyworks Astrohauler is?

Originally built as a specialist tug for belt mining operations, the Astrohauler's large engines allow huge cargo loads to be towed. They're tuned for power, rather than speed, but the ship still moves at a very respectable rate, even when towing a staggering 425 tons of asteroid debris. Like the industrious ant, this marvellous machine can move several times its own mass. Some operators fit their Astrohauler with a Nylex fibre net, and carry assorted cargo pods. It doesn't seem to do any harm - the Miranu have been shipping cargo externally for centuries, after all!

Can you believe this? A cargo 'bay' almost as limitless as space itself!

Astrohauler Schematics courtesy of Beta Bodyworks (New Chicago 01604)

A Hangar 19 report Model: Beta Bodyworks Astrohauler Price: 825,000cr Mass: 68 tons Cargo Space:   425 units Equipment Space: 35 units Armour: 42 mm Shields: 25 kilovolts Top Speed: 165 km/sec Acceleration: Average Turning Ability: Poor Crew: 9 Standard equipment:           1 blaze turret           Asteroid blasting gear           Tractor unit Maximum weaponry:           2 turrets           2 guns

All Leviathan Class ships feature an excellent crew accomodation pod, allowing extended prospecting missions to be undertaken in comfort. The same pod is used on several other Beta Bodyworks vessels, making them all very popular. We've even heard (unconfirmed) reports of an Astrohauler being fitted out as a luxury yacht.

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