Cargo pods could also be hung from the same attachment pylon, though the Beltan was not considered to be economical for use as a freighter. Mounted underneath was a large swappable modular sensor/equipment pallet, typically holding planetary survey or asteroid assaying gear. The Beltan, as it emerged, retained the forward ‘scallop pod’ bridge/lifepod, twin sensory towers, and long connecting neck of the Medin, while aft a life section was slung between two large engine pods. The Beltan-class was an effort by FA to cash in on the explosion of exploration that took place in Human Alliance space after the Automaton War.įorraker used major structural components of their then-in production ‘Medin’ freighter to produce a stripped-down, lighter, faster corvette-style craft with good range and better speed. It’s nice to have a good turn of speed and some heavy firepower if a ‘friendly neighbor’ starts target-locking on you.” “You’d be surprised at how many pirates go after survey ships even if they’re not looking to claim-jump rich rocks and work them themselves, they can always sell data, or find out what rocks AREN’T worth attention so they can hide out there. Captain Gelric Newsome, System Survey Ship Meraldah
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The gov and the corps got whole offices full of psych evaluators to select crew freelancers generally got only their gut instincts to tell them if their new crew members will fit in smoothly, or show a surprise predilection for cutting throats after a year in the Dark.”
Then you have to be rather more careful selecting crew, because if you’re cruising the Deep, you want a stable team that can work together and overlook each others’ faults and peculiarities. “If you’re willing to lose some of the elbow room in the life section, you can fit in some lab space, cargo, and sensory gear that might allow you to compete with the big gov and corporate research ships, but then you gotta have somebody to run the extra equipment, and you’ll find that extra hands need extra space. May combineįorraker Aerospace /WZTechyards ’Beltan’-class Long Range Scout Frigate Payload: 400 rounds per cannon (100 bursts) Mega-Damage: 2D6x10 per 4 Shot burst (4D6x10 for both cannons combined). Range: 1 miles (2.6 km) in an atmosphere, 2 miles (3.2 km) in space Prior to the Minion War they would have tried to get double that, but that isn’t possible these days. (Underwater) The Kinjal is NOT designed for underwater operationsīonuses: +3 to Dodge, +1 on Initiative, +1 to Strike, +10% to Piloting Skill (Kitsune: 40% of light speed Accel/decel at 1.8% of light speed per melee)(FTL) The Kinjal is NOT equipped with an FTL drive (Atmosphere) Hover to Mach 7.5 (5,560.9 mph / 8,949.4 kph), transatmospheric Powerplant: Advanced fusion power supply with a 20 year duration. However, its rock bottom price means that it will see strong sales due to the near endless thirst for new ASFs, and it gives Naruni something to work from in rebuilding their product line.Ĭargo: Small space in the cockpit for a survival pack and sidearm. While having excellent performance, it suffers from being a pure dog-fighter, having limited range on its weapons and no underwing ordinance capabilities. Most experts believe that this is a delaying action to buy them time to finish their redesign of the Broadsword and Fire Eater, which have suffered severe decreases in reputation. Competing with WZT’s Starcross-A, the Kinjal is the new budget buy for those looking for something to serve as an alternative to a Scorpion. In an effort to save their bulk sales of aerospace fighters, Naruni has produced a surprisingly low cost interceptor. Captain Harriet McKenna, CAF, Director of Project Prominence I have no idea how much it actually costs them to make it, but it's likely less than 11 mil.”
The Kinjal itself isn’t anything special, with the advanced technology going into making it as cheap to produce for its performance as possible. The explosion in manufacturers over the past decade has murdered their order numbers, so they’ve been playing catch up. Most of the time, the only plausible competition was the Hyena, and somebody local with the industrial infrastructure to build them. “The biggest reason Naruni was able to sell so many fighters over the centuries is that they were often the only ones offering something semi-modern to the public. There’s art for it, but it's really dated. Moar Kitsune, and I’ve slightly repurposed it to be a generic ‘ok’ fighter.
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