Swift Kick 13 Armored SDB

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Source message can be found in the TML archives on Fri Aug 20 20:29:20 EDT 2004.

Hal asked for Meson Gun spinal mount armed SDBs (on 12 July 2004). His specifications were: smallest Meson spinal mount possible, TL12 and 13, armor 4+, agility 5+, minimum size craft to meet above requirements plus 6 months of un-resupplied operation.

I chose to design K'kree crewed ships, anticipating more response than his challenge has generated so far. Unfortunately, K'kree have so much more living space and supply space requirements than humans that getting 6 months of supplies in an otherwise minimum hull wasn't going to happen without making the ship quite huge.

Ship: Swift Kick
Class: Swift Kick 13
Type: SDB
Architect: Joseph Kimball
Tech Level: 13

USP
         FB-K605B73-490207-000E9-0 MCr 14,378.234 14 KTons
Bat Bear             4   1    11   Crew: 114
Bat                  4   1    11   TL: 13

Cargo: 299 Fuel: 1,540 EP: 1,540 Agility: 5 Marines: 1
Fuel Treatment: Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel
Purification
Backups: 1 x Model/7fib Computer

Architects Fee: MCr 143.782   Cost in Quantity: MCr
11,502.587


Detailed Description (High Guard Design)

HULL
14,000.000 tons standard, 196,000.000 cubic meters,
Flattened Sphere Configuration

CREW
19 Officers, 94 Ratings, 1 Marines

ENGINEERING
Jump-0, 5G Manuever, Power plant-11, 1,540.000 EP,
Agility 5

AVIONICS
Bridge, Model/7 Computer
1 Model/7fib Backup Computer

HARDPOINTS
Spinal Mount, 2 100-ton bays, 40 Hardpoints

ARMAMENT
Meson Gun Spinal Mount (Factor-E), 1 100-ton Missile
Bay (Factor-9)

DEFENCES
1 100-ton Repulsor Bay (Factor-7), 40 Triple
Sandcaster Turrets organised into 4 Batteries
(Factor-9), Nuclear Damper (Factor-2), Armoured Hull
(Factor-4)

CRAFT
None

FUEL
1,540 Tons Fuel (0 parsecs jump and 28 days endurance)
On Board Fuel Scoops, On Board Fuel Purification Plant

MISCELLANEOUS
60 Staterooms, 299 Tons Cargo

USER DEFINED COMPONENTS
None

COST
MCr 14,522.016 Singly (incl. Architects fees of MCr
143.782), MCr 11,502.587 in Quantity

CONSTRUCTION TIME
166 Weeks Singly, 133 Weeks in Quantity

COMMENTS
The Swift Kick 13 class K'kree SDB (the name being a
translation into Galanglic from K'kree) is the
smallest Tech Level 13 Meson Gun spinal mount armed
SDB possible to build with K'kree as crew.  The
spinal mount and a missile bay are its only offensive
weapons, with agility, a repulsor bay, and four 
batteries of sandcasters as active defence.  Passive
defence consists of an armored hull and a nuclear
damper installation.  These SDBs are not uncommon to
see in K'kree systems with larger populations and
with a Tech Level of 13.  They are not popular with
their crews however, since the double occupancy means
quarters are tight for the K'kree - who are
notoriously fond of elbow room on their ships.  The
initial design specifications for this class had
asked for a possible deployment time of up to six
months.  Due to a primary focus of compact ship
design, the deployment capability is the more common
one month.

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