Gofer Cargo/Fuel Shuttle

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Gofer Class Fuel/Cargo Shuttle

The Gofer shuttle is normally carried by a Tycoon Trader, but other modular ships such as the Aurora clipper series can carry them.

Gofer Class Cargo/Fuel Shuttle

General Data

Displacement: 50 tons	Hull Armor: 14
Length: 14 meters	Volume: 700 m³
Price: 18.084 MCr	Target Size: S
Configuration: Box SL	Tech Level: 12/11
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 641.586/218.086

Engineering Data

Power Plant: TL-11/12 50 MW Fusion plant (3.046 MW surplus; 50 MW/hit), one year duration

Jump Performance: 0

Fuel Tankage: 50 m³ and 7 m³ reserved for power plant

G-Rating: 1 G/HEPlaR (25 MW); Contra-Grav Lifters (5 MW)

G-Turns: 16 (3.125 m^3 each)

Maint: 29

Electronics

Computer: 2x TL-12 Model Standard (0.4 MW each)

Commo: 1x TL-12 30,000 km Radio (1 hx; 1 MW)

Avionics: TL-12 Flight Avionics

Sensors: 1x TL-12 30,000 km Active EMS (1 hx; 11 MW)

ECM/ECCM: none

Controls: Flight Deck with 1 workstation

Armament

Offensive 1 Turret Socket (Loc: 10; Arcs: 2, 3, 4)

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (0.14 M)

Grav Compensation: 3 Gs (3.5 MW)

Crew: 1 Pilot

Crew/Passenger Accommodations: 1x Small Stateroom (0.0005 MW) 2x Low Berths (0.001 MW each) 4x Adequate Seats

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 420 m³ 2 Large Cargo Hatches

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: 1

Notes

When docked with a _Tycoon_ Modular Trader, the Shuttle provides the 25 MW needed by the _Tycoon_ for the maneuver drive's increased power usage.

Whenever a laser turret is installed, it is customary to plan for "overpowering" the weapon, as this is easily achieved whenever the Shuttle is docked with a _Tycoon_ Modular Trader. (The Radio, Active EMS, and CG Lifters on the Shuttle are unneeded and thus powered down, freeing a total of 17 MW with which to "overpower" the laser weapon.)

Damage Tables

Area    Surface                 Internal                Systems 
01      01-09: Radio Antenna    01-04: Bridge Crew      PP - 1H 
        10-13: AEMS Antenna     05-15: Electronics      CG - (2h) 
        14-18: ---              16-20: Life Support     LS - 1H 
        19-20: Airlock                                  ELS - 1H 
02-03   ---                     01:    Seat #1          AG - (3h) 
                                02:    Seat #2          All Others 
                                03:    Seat #3            - (1h) 
                                04:    Seat #4 
                                05-08: Low Berth #1 
                                09-12: Low Berth #2 
                                13-20: Small Stateroom 
04-05   ---                     Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
06-07   ---                     Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
08      01-09: Cargo Hatch      Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
                 (Starboard) 
        10-20: --- 
09      01-09: Cargo Hatch      Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
                 (Port) 
        10-20: --- 
10      ---                     Turret Socket 
11      ---                     01-09: CG Lifters 
                                10-12: Emergency LS 
                                13-16: AG/G-Compensators 
                                17-20: Turret Socket 
12-13   ---                     Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
14      01-09: Cargo Hatch      Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
                 (Starboard) 
        10-20: --- 
15      01-09: Cargo Hatch      Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
                 (Port) 
        10-20: --- 
16-19   ---                     01-15: Cargo (Fuel in Bladders) 
                                16-18: Bladders 
                                19-20: Fuel 
20      ---                     01-14: Power Plant 
                                15:    Maneuver Drive 
                                16-20: Fuel