Haven Portable Starport

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Haven Mobile Starport

design by Eric Bould and Derek Stanley

The Haven idea is that a starport could be created from modules that would be carried into place by other starships.

I noticed a number of components in the modular cutter section that would be useful. A typical Haven would have:

x2 Fuel Module. These modules simply suck water up out of the ocean and convert it into Liquid Hydrogen to be stored in an 800dt underground tank. To me manufactured on site. The fuel crackers take 40 hours to fill the tank

x1 Communications Command module. Provides excess power for fuel crackers.

x2 Habitation Modules.

x1 Medical Module

x2 Support Modules for repair of starships and ground vehicles. Basic maintenance of starships.

and 1 1000-ton Meson Sphere. (see below). That's a total of eight 29dt modules. Capable of being carried in two 200ton general cargo modules and two modular cutters.

By placing a number of passive and active sensor sites on the planet as well as in orbit it become possible to target vessels approaching from any angle.

Due to the size of the meson sphere it can be carried by a single Maggart Clipper with the remainder of the base being carried by a standard Aurora. With a certain amount of modification the entire arrangement can be carried by a single Hercules bulk carrier. Alternatively a unique transport could be manufactured from the keel up.

Meson Sphere

General Data

Displacement: 1000 tons	Hull Armor: 10
Length: 29.9 meters	Volume: 14000 m³
Price: 634.5 MCr	Target Size: M
Configuration: SL Sphere	Tech Level: 12
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 10569.4 / 10495.9

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 1297.321 MW Fusion Power Plant, 2 year duration (389.1963 m3 fuel)

Jump Performance: None

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 1G HEPlaR (528.5 MW/G)

G-Turns: 10, 66.1 m3 fuel each

Maint: 512

Electronics

Computer: 2xTL-12 Fibre-optic computer (0.8 MW)

Commo: Maser (Unlimited; 0.6 MW), Radio (Unlimited; 20 MW)

Avionics: Imaging EMS, IGS positioning, 160 km/h NOE

Sensors: None, attached to global passive web.

ECM/ECCM: EM Masking (14 MW)

Controls: Bridge with 7 bridge workstations, 15 normal workstations

Armament

Offensive 2xMX-4G-1-1 (555.556 MW; 4 crew)

Defensive: Meson Screen Generator (PV=300; 72 MW; 1 Crew)

Master Fire Directors: TL-12 (4 Diff Mods; 8 hex; 2.56 MW; 1 crew)

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
Meson Gun	1:316	2:141	4:71	No Extreme Range

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (2.7956 MW)

Grav Compensation: 4Gs (69.89)

Crew: 36 (1xManeuver, 0xElectronics, 15xEngineer, 9xGunnery, 6xMaintenance, 5xCommand)

Crew Accommodations: 31xSmall Stateroom (0.5 kW), 5xLarge Stateroom (1 kW)

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: Electronics Shop (0.6 MW), Machine Shop (1 MW)

Cargo: 0 m³

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: 10

Notes

Total Fuel Tankage: 1049.8213 m3 (75 tons)
528.5 MW power shortfall.
The power shortfall presents no problem since once the site has been dropped into position the HEPlaR units and reaction mass tanks are removed to allow for full traverse of the twin meson guns. Both guns are overpowered to -1 difficulty modifier and may only target one vessel at a time.

Meson Spheres are generally dropped into lakes or other natural features that allow for their easy concealment. Meson Spheres have enough fuel for a single trip from orbit to the ground so their placement must be carefully researched before hand.