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The government of Vincennes has, for historical reasons, long preferred to rely on a mobile force of system defence boats rather than extensive fixed installations. With the recent development of more compact meson weaponry and power production technology, the Crown issued a requirement for an SDB in the 200-500 ton class that would be armed with a meson gun and meson communicator. Operating from beneath Vincennes' oceans, this vessel would offer the same capabilities as a fixed deep meson site, but with far greater survivability and strategic flexibility. The contract was won by Storm Industries' Turenne-class, and volume production of the SDB was begun in 1113. Note that to date, the Vincennien government has not licenced export of this vessel to any third party - although the Imperial Navy is believed to have expressed in interest in acquiring a squadron to defend the naval depot in the Deneb sector.
Crew: 29 Total. 13 Command and Control, 3 Maneuver Drive, 1 Medical, 4 Meson Screen Operators, 4 Nuclear Damper Operators, 4 Turret Gunners.
Hull: 400-ton VGSL, non Lifting Body, Medium Frame, Standard Materials, Hyperdense (Expensive) Armored Hull (DR 12000, Thermal Super-conducting Armor, Psi-Shielded), Total Compartmentalization, Radical Stealth (-18, AMod -9), Radical Emission Cloaking (-18, PMod -9 [-9, PMod 0 in space]).
Control Areas: Command Bridge (Hardened, Complexity 10), Adv Sensors, EW (Hardened, Complexity 11).
| Communicator Range (mi) | Radio | Maser | Laser | Meson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command Bridge | 50,000,000 | 0 | 100,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Sensors Range/Rating (mi) | Passive | Active | Radscanner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command Bridge | 100,000/41 | 200,000/43 | 30,000/38 |
| Adv Sensors | 1,000,000/47 | 2,000,000/49 | 70,000/40 |
| EW Range(/Rating) (mi) | Area Jammer | Radio Direction Finder | Radio Jammer |
|---|---|---|---|
| EW | 450/9 | 5,000,000,000 | 50,000 |
Engineering: Engineering (Membrane Airlock, 112.1 dtons[4,672.79 MW], 58 Continuous Life Support), 78 Thruster (6.06 / 6.27 Gs, 27,300 stons thrust), Utility (Membrane Airlock).
Accommodations: 13 Stateroom, 2 Bunk Room, Sickbay (3 Patients), Workshop (Complete, +2 repairs, 3 Users), 2 Troop Armory (40 Users), 2 Battle Dress Morgue (40 Users).
Armaments: 50 Meson Screen (47,619 DR), 4 Nuclear Damper (20 mi), 1 Turret Battery of 1 (DR6000, 1300 MJ Hv Laser), 1 Turret Battery of 1 (DR6000, 1.4 Gj Meson Gun), 2 Turret Batteries of 1 each (DR6000, 3xHv Missile Rack [8][RoF Bonus +1]).
| Weapon Name | Qty | Type | Acc | SS | Dmg | RoF | 1/2 Rng | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 MJ Hv Laser | 1 | Imp | 34 | 30 | 5dx200(2) | 1/60 (+7) | 50531/5 | 151592/15 |
| 1.4 Gj Meson Gun | 1 | Exp | 30 | 30 | 6dx550(!) | 1/60 (+7) | 5200/1 | 15600/2 |
| Hv Missile Rack [8] | 6 | (+0) | 10M/1000 |
Stores: 20 Anti-blast Magazine (27xTurret Hv Missile Load [x8], 0.6 dtons free for cargo), 30 Hold.
Statistics: EMass 4,354.44 stons, LMass 4,507.24 stons, Cost MCr936.31, HP 31,500, Damage Threshold 3,150, Size Mod 9, HT 12, 146.9 Man-Hours/day Maintenance.
Space Performance: sAcc L/E 6.06 / 6.27 Gs.
Air Performance: aSpeed 740 mph, Skimming aSpeed 27,929 mph, aLift 13,650 stons.
Underwater Performance: uSpeed 60 mph, Crush Depth 60100 yds.
Sample Times : Orbit 0.04 Hrs, Escape Velocity 0.05 Hrs, 100D 2.59 Hrs, Earth-Mars 44.55 Hrs.
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All times are Earth Std, Full Load.
100D and Earth-Mars assume mid-point turnover.