Star Lord (JumpShip)
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| Star Lord Class JumpShip | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | SelaSys Inc., Universal Air |
| Use | Military, Rescue |
| Tech Base | Standard |
| Cost | 750,000,000 C-Bills |
| Introduced | 2590 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 274,000 tons |
| Length | 660 meters |
| Top Thrust | 0.1 Gs |
| LF Battery | None |
| Armament | None |
| Armor | ??? |
| DropShip Capacity | 6 |
| Crew | 30 crew |
| Grav Decks | 1 (110m diameter) |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 6 Escape Pods |
| Heat Sinks | 0 + 130 |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | |
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[edit] Description
The sheer expense of acquiring and maintaining a Star Lord class JumpShip, combined with the scarcity of spare parts, has ensured a decline in numbers throughout the Inner Sphere for this class. The Draconis Combine produces one and the Free Worlds League two of these increasingly rare ships annually. They serve almost exclusively as military vessels.
The six Docking collars on a Star Lord are equipped with grapples that guide approaching DropShips and can even reel in DropShips of up to 10,000 tons in mass. This makes the Star Lord useful for rescue operations of damaged craft, and most Successor States maintain several Star Lords solely for recovery operations.
The crew quarters on a Star Lord are notable for luxury not seen on any other starship. All 30 crew members have well furnished single occupancy rooms with private washrooms and automated food-preparation systems. The passenger quarters are not as luxurious, but still superior to most DropShip bunks.
Star Lords are known for problems with Jump Sail deployment. They also have rather small fusion engines which means quick-charging their jump drive takes at least 48 hours.
[edit] Armament
Star Lords are unarmed and rarely even carry fighters in their small craft hangars. For defense, they have to rely on their DropShips.
[edit] Cargo
The standard Star Lord has hangars for four Small Craft and can carry 3000 tons of cargo in six large cargo bays which are situated next to the DropShip docking collars. In addition, 50 staterooms are reserved for visitors or passengers.
[edit] Variants
Although no major variants are known, there are small differences among the various sources describing the Star Lord class:
- The Technical Readout 3057 does mention the six cargo bays with their 500 ton capacity, but the stats printed give only 60 tons of cargo space overall which may be in error.
- The Mercenary's Handbook 3055 gives the small craft capacity as six, not four
[edit] References
- Technical Readout 3057 - pp 106-107
- BattleSpace rulebook - pp 52-53
- Mercenary's Handbook 3055 - p. 23
