Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 21:46:40 +0100 (MET)
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Subject: Mine warfare in space, part 3
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Part three, final part

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

Craft: Damorian Manufacturing Adventure
Type: Fast Mine Cruiser
Scale: Capital
Length: 350 Meters
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting - Adventure
Crew: 892; Gunners: 34                  Skeleton Crew: 190/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation 5D, Capital Ship Gunnery 4D
            Capital Ship Piloting 4D+1, Capital Ship Shields 4D
            Sensors 5D, Starship Gunnery 4D
Passengers: 142 (Troops)
Cargo Capacity: 9000 Tons (Normally Mines)
Consumables: 1 Years
Hyperdrive Multiplier: X1               
Hyperdrive Backup: X9
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Space: 9
Hull: 4D+1                              
Shields: 2D
Sensors:        Passive: 40 / 1D        Search: 100 / 3D
                     Scan:    60 / 2D        Focus:  5 / 4D
Fighters: 4 TIE On External Racks
Weapons: 6 Turbolaser Batteries (Fire Separately)
                Fire Arc: 2 Front, 2 Left, 2 Right
                Crew: 3
                Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
                Fire Control: 1D
                Space/Orbit Range: 3-15/35/75, 6-30/70/150 km
                Damage: 5D (Capital)
         10 Laser Cannons (Fire Separately)
                Fire Arc: 2 Front, 4 Left, 4 Right, 2 Rear
                Crew: 1
                Skill: Starship Gunnery
                Fire Control: 3D
                Space/Orbit Range: 1-3/12/25, 2-6/24/50 km
                Damage: 2D (Starfighter)
          3 Tractor Beam Projectors (Fire Separately)
                Fire Arc: 1 Front, 1 Left, 1 Right
                Crew: 2
                Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
                Fire Control: 3D
                Space/Orbit Range: 1-5/15/30, 2-10/30/60 km
                Damage: 2D (Capital)

Capsule: Based upon the fast Carrack-class light cruiser made by Damorian
Manufacturing, the Adventure-class was designed to be a fast mine-laying
cruiser.
The concept of offensive minelaying demands a fast, maneuverable vessel who
can carry a large load of mines, but still be able to carry an adequate
arnament for self-defence.
To fulfill this was the Adventure-class built. It is based upon the Carrack-
class light cruiser, but has reduced arnament and armor, higher speed and 
maneuverability.
Intended solely for offensive minelaying, the high speed and spacious mine-
deck made the Adventure-class equally valuable as fast transports and
forward scouts for a fleet.

        Cost: Not available for sale


Craft: Sienar Fleet System Lambda MSS
Type: Space Minesweeper
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 20 Meters
Skill: Space Transports Piloting - Lambda
Crew: 3: Gunners: 3                     Skeleton Crew: 2/+10
Crew Skill: Sensors 5D, Space Transports 5D,
            Starship Gunnery 5D, Starship Shields 4D
Passengers: 4 (EVA crew)
Cargo Capacity: 30 Tons (Contains 15 Mine Disposal Vehicles)
Consumables: 3 Months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: X1               
Hyperdrive Backup: X10
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 5                                
Atmosphere: 295;850kmh
Hull: 4D                                
Shields: 2D
Sensors:        Passive: 20 / 1D        Search: 60 / 3D
                      Scan:    40 / 2D        Focus:  6 / 4D
Weapons: 3 Double Blaster Cannons (Fire Separately)
                Fire Arc: 2 Front, 1 Rear
                Crew: 1
                Fire Control: 2D
                Space/Atmosphere Range: 1-3/12/25, 0.1-0.3/1.2/2.5 km
                Damage: 4D (Starfighter)

Capsule. The Lambda MSS (Mine Sweeper, Space) is currently the
standard minesweeper in the Imperial Navy.

The unique design of the Lambda Shuttle made it ideal to carry
sweeps against mines, because the wings enable the Lambda MSS to sweep
in three dimensions instead of the normal two.

On the tip of each wing is a remote-controlled Mine Disposal
Vehicle mounted, which when deployed helps to sweep for mines.
The system is hooked into a powerful emitter which projects a weak grav
field around the Mine Disposal Vehicles.
This grav field confuses most of the standard mine types into believing
that a large vessel is passing by, and the mine explodes.

The main weakness of this system is that the minesweeping vessel is
unprotected directly in front, which means that the sweeper must keep
a good lookout or suffer a fatal hit by a mine.
These minesweepers operates normally in pairs to help avoid such incidents.

The Lambda MSS carries 15 Mine Disposal Vehicles since these are often
lost when a mine is encountered.
The Lambda have also four crewmembers who are trained to use special EVA
vaccum pods and manually disarm mines.

        Cost: Not available for sale


Craft: Corellian Engineering MT-1 Minesweeper Tender
Type: Minesweeper Support Vessel
Scale: Capital
Length: 155 Meters
Skill: Space Transport Piloting: MT-1
Crew: 45; Gunners: 5                    Skeleton Crew: 10/+5
Crew Skill: Astrogation 5D, Capital Ship Shields 4D,
            Sensors 6D, Space Transports 4D+1, Starship Gunnery 4D+2
Passengers: 10 (Troops)
Cargo Capacity: 1000 Tons
Consumables: 8 Months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: X3               
Hyperdrive Backup: X15
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 2                                
Atmosphere: 225;650kmh
Hull: 3D                                
Shields: 1D
Sensors:        Passive: 30 / 1D        Search: 70 / 3D
                     Scan:    50 / 2D        Focus:  6 / 4D
Shuttles: Can dock two shuttles up to Lambda size externally
Pinnaces: 10 MSP
Weapons: 5 Laser Cannons (Fire Separately)
                Fire Arc: 2 Front, 1 Left, 1 Right, 1 Rear
                Crew: 1
                Skill: Starship Gunnery
                Fire Control: 2D
                Space/Atmosphere Range: 1-3/12/25, 0.1-0.3/1.2/2.5 km
                Damage: 4D (Starfighter)

Capsule: This is the standard minesweeper support vessel in service today.
It can deploy two Mine Disposal Vehicles from itself and guide by remote
control up to ten minesweeping pinnaces of the MSP model.
It can also double as a mine layer, since it has the facilities to carry
and deploy up to 1000 tons of various mines.

        Cost: Not available for sale


Craft: Sienar Fleet System MSP
Type: Remote-Controlled Minesweeping Pinnace
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 10 Meters
Skill: Space Transports Piloting - MSP
Crew: 2 (On Mother Vessel)              Skeleton Crew: 1/+5
Crew Skill: Sensors 5D, Space Transports 5D, Starship Gunnery 5D
Passengers: None
Cargo Capacity: 4 Tons (Contains 2 Mine Disposal Vehicles)
Consumables: 1 Day
Nav Computer: None
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 5                                
Atmosphere: 295;850kmh
Hull: 3D                                
Shields: 0D
Sensors:        Passive: 10 / 0D        Search: 30 / 2D
                     Scan:    20 / 1D        Focus:  4 / 3D
Weapons: 1 Laser Cannon
                Fire Arc: Front
                Skill: Starship Gunnery
                Fire Control: 1D
                Space/Atmosphere Range: 1-3/12/25, 0.1-0.3/1.2/2.5 km
                Damage: 2D (Starfighter)

Capsule: The MSP (Mine Sweeping Pinnace) is a remote controlled spaceship
which carries two Mine Disposal Vehicles.

Wing Commander Luna, Renegade Squadron