Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 17:32:58 -0500
From: Armage Bedar <armagebedar@JUNO.COM>
Subject: [SW-RPG] STATS: Veers Heavy Transport
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Veers Heavy Transport
Craft: Imperial Military Spaceworks Veers-class Heavy Transport
Type: Heavy freight transport
Scale: Capital
Length: 390 meters
Skill: CS piloting: Veers Heavy Transport
Crew: 16
Crew Skill: Astrogation 3D, CS piloting 4D+1, CS shields 5D+1, sensors
3D+2
Passengers: 460 passengers as cargo
Consumables: 1 year
Cargo Capacity: 85,000 metric tons
Cost: ~ 460,000
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x3
Hyperdrive Backup: x18
Space: 4
Hull: 7D
Shields: 5D
Sensors:
   Passive: 15/0D
   Scan: 30/1D
   Search: 45/3D
   Focus: 2/3D+2
   Sensor Baffler: +2D to sensors difficulty when locating ship.
   Sensor Scrambler: +2D to sensors difficulty when identifying ship, but
ship is spotted instantly, unless sensor baffler is activated.
Capsule: The Veers Heavy Transport is a large cargo transport with an
incredibly strong hull, heavy shielding, and good stealth equipment.
However, it is lacking in weaponry, so it usually travels in well
patrolled space lanes, escorted convoys, or both.  Another version of
this ship was manufactured illegally by a now defunct corporation, but
most of the 1,200 or so made have been unaccounted for, so you may see
this design with weaponry, but it is slower (Space: 2) and has no stealth
equipment.
        The Veers, in most spacer's opinions, is an invaluable tool to
transport large amounts of cargo or passengers at a small price - IMS
uses these at a cost of 100 credits per metric ton.  Because these ships
carry so much cargo at such a small charge, they are prime targets for
piracy and sabotage.  That is why an armed escort - usually a Carrack
cruiser or Nebulon-B frigate - accompanies the transport at all times
except for loading and unloading.  Usually this is too expensive, so
Imperial Naval Command fits the ships with turbolasers or lasers to deter
pirates.
        Tactical Deployment:  As said before, these ships are usually
assigned an escort, and if not, they usually have some kind of defensive
power other than shields.  Naval Command says: Use these with care,
because if you don't, the loss will be on your head!

The STATS Man,
CMDR Armage Bedar
armagebedar@juno.com (text only)
http://members.aol.com/armgebedar
FM/CM Bedar/Typhoon 3-2/Wing X/ISD Challenge