Budapest Class Runabout

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Summary of Starship

Class: Budapest Class Runabout
Type: Runabout (RA)
Origin: Federation
Number: 800
Weaponry: Light
Shields: Light
Sensors: Good
Speed: Average
Size: Runabout-Large
Crew: 1 minimum
Primary Mission: Transport, Scouting
Secondary Mission: Defence, Tactical Operations
Designations:
    USS ALBERTA (NCC-770001)
    USS MOSCOW (NCC-770002)
    USS VULCANA REGAR (NCC-770003)

Physical Specifications

Length: 23.1 metres
Width: 13.7 metres
Depth: 5.4 meters
Separation: available

Crew Compliment

Total: 1 minimum
Officers: 1 minimum
Crew: 10
Additional Staff: 10 Tactical Operations
Passengers: 15 in emergency
Max life support: 30
Command Personnel: CO - Lieutenant

Propulsion

Warp

Warp Engines: LR-2000 MK I
Number: 2
Warp Speeds
Standard Cruise: 6.0
Maximum Cruise: 8.6
12 hours Sustained: 8.9
Emergency: 9.0
Core Breach Imminent: 9.1
Speed Rating: 6

Impulse

Impulse Engines
Drive Type: IMP-200
Number: 2
Thrusters: Standard-Type MK XI
Manoeuvrability Rating: 8

Power

Main Reactor: P/R-150

Armament

Type IV phaser strips

Total output: 500 terawatts
Strength: 3
Arcs covered: All
Range: 200,000 km

Micro-photon torpedoes

Tubes: 2
Number: 24 torpedoes
Strength: 4
Range: 100,000 km's
Arcs covered: Front and rear

Full-sized torpedoes

Tubes: 1
Number: 4 (photon or quantum)
Strength: Photon 6, quantum 10
Range: 300,000 km
Arcs covered: Front

Shielding

Multiphasic Deflector System, Type II
Strength: 40

Sensors

Micro-Subspace Sensors Platform (MSSP), Mk VI
Rating: 45

Multi-Mission Pods Mountable

Type 1: Sensor palette pod

Sensors: Standard Subspace Sensors Platform (SSSP) Mk II, with autonomous cooling system
Rating: 65
Pod contains no weapons

Type 2: Phaser pod

Weapons: Phasers, type VII (stream)
Banks: 1
Range: 200,000 km
Cover: Forward
Strength: 5

Type 3: Torpedo weapons pod

Weapons: Micro-torpedo launcher, Mk VII seeking/programmable
Tubes: 2
Range: 100,000 km
Cover: Forward (both tubes)
Casings: 20 photon, 2 quantum
Strength: Photon 3, quantum 6

Transporters

Standard, 4-person: 1

Additional Notes Regarding the Budapest Class

The Budapest Class was introduced to replace the ageing Danube Class Runabout. The Budapest is the largest runabout available and was designed perform well during scouting missions into hostile territory without losing the flexibility of the Danube.

The Budapest's unique design allows for the use of small Multi-mission pods to achieve a variety of tasks. This allows the Budapest to carry out a variety of mission profiles... including but not limited to scientific missions, scouting, transport, and defence. The Budapest can be used in situations where an entire Starship would be a waste of resources. It may also be assigned to Starships and Space Stations.

The Budapest Class Runabout is entirely modular, each section can be replaced by sections required for the completion of a mission, making implementation of new technology on the Budapest Class Runabout almost effortless, compared to the cost and manpower required to upgrade larger Starships.

In addition to the basic top-side-mounted mission pods, the Danube Class Runabout is supplied to it's host with lab, transport and brig modules. On Special Operations vessels there is even the provision for an Advanced Subspace Sensor Platform, which uses the space usually reserved for the rear crew module and the top-side-mounted mission pod. Due to its small size, the Budapest class Runabout is somewhat cumbersome when compared with smaller fighters and shuttles, however it is designed to have a fair chance of survival in a fire-fight with a small starship.

Divided into two sections, the rear section of the Budapest is host to a small lounge area with private sleeping compartments against each side-wall and replicator facilities.

The cockpit of the vessel contains two chairs for the pilot and co-pilot. A central console column is positioned behind these chairs for general status reports to the ship's senior officer or for use as a science station when deployed with the Type 1 pod, or as a tactical station when deployed with a Type 2 or Type 3 weapons pod. This column also controls the transporter operations.

The four-man transporter is positioned just behind the console column, in the cockpit before the doors to the engineering section. Although not as powerful as it's starship counterparts, the transporter is capable of beaming passengers 5,000 kilometres. A range which can be extended if the passengers are wearing transporter bands.

Due to the small size of the vessel and its crew, the Budapest's computer is able to perform most flight operations, and even control the four-man transporter. This allows the vessel to be left empty should all the crew be required on an away mission. Activation of a comm channel to the runabout's computer allows for remote-control of the vessel. The computer is programmed to give basic warnings to crew when the vessel is on autopilot, whether they be onboard or not.

The Naval Construction Codes for the Budapest Class Runabouts follow the form NCC-77xxxx.

The Budapest class runabout was designed by Clark Goble, Shaun Darlington, and Raven (with modifications by the Cocoon Engineering Board) for use only in the Holoworld Fleet: 2000. © Copyright by the Holoworld Fleet for use in the Fleet and Clark Goble, Shaun Darlington, and Raven 2001 for all other use.