Freelance
TravellerSurcouf-class Corsair
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue.
| CraftID: | Surcouf class, Corsair, Type P, TL11, Cr 241,204,237 | ||||||
| Hull: | 396/990, Disp=440, Config=4USL, Armour=40E, Unloaded=5533.392 tons, Loaded=6521.624 tons |
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| Power: | 38/76, Fusion=3348 Mw, Duration=30/90 | ||||||
| Loco: | 32/64, Manoeuvre=3, 12/24, Jump=2, Cruse=2135 kph, Top=2850 kph, Agility=0 |
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| Comm: | Radio=System×3 | ||||||
| Sensors: | EM Mask, Active EMS=FarOrbit, Passive EMS=Interstellar, Densomiter=High Pen (1m), Neutrino=1Gw, Radiation Sensor=V Distant, Magnetic Sensor=V Distant, Headlight×4 ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PasObjectScan=Formidable, PasObjectPin=Formidable, PasEngScan=Rout, PasEngPin=Formidable |
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| Def: | DefDM=+3 | ||||||
| Control: | Computer=2×3, Special=HeadsUp
display×9, Panel=Dynamic Link×1235,
Environ=basic env, basic ls, extend ls, grav plates, inertial compensators |
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| Accom: | Crew=9 (Bridge=3, Engineering=3, Gunners=2, Command=1), Stateroom=9, Emergency Low=2 | ||||||
| Other: | Cargo=903.861 kliters, Fuel=2987.28 kliters, ObjSize=Average, EmLevel=Faint | ||||||
| Comment: | Triple Beam Laser Turret Construction Time=96 weeks single, 77 weeks multiple Cost in Quantity=Cr 192,963,389 |
The Surcouf-class Corsair was initially designed for commerce raiding with ships of the class being provided to captains with letters of marque in times of war where the captain and crew would conduct themselves according to naval law and would be expected to be treated as prisoners of war if captured.
Outside times of war the Surcouf class is not profitable as a normal merchantman, so many crews and captains turned to outright piracy.