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Pirate Escort Carrier

Escort Carrier

NO MODS, survival ready

The core of this multi-purpose escort carrier is a medium hangar bay with berthing for 6 fighters, shuttles, or attack craft. 4 primary berths include both a dorsal and ventral connection and the 2 ceiling racks include only a dorsal connection. Connectors can be removed to fit DS-73C/D shuttles or modified for special ships. The hangar is designed to be pressurized continuously and has two 5x6x4 ship airlocks for launching and recovering craft, connected by a taxi channel. The channel also contains 2 auxiliary fighter/shuttle pads that increase total internal fighter capacity to 8 but parked craft in the channel block access to the airlocks. Therefore, they're designed to stage 'alert' fighters that will be launched first or for temporary parking (i.e., for a shuttle exchanging supplies).

On the dorsal side are three pads that can service most fighters or larger shuttlecraft and even some small gunboats, bringing total docked ship capacity to 11. Fore of the primary shuttlepad is an access hatch to the hangar's machine shop, where drop containers, pods, torpedoes, and other modular devices can be constructed and attached to craft. Included are a connected welder and industrial tug. Anti-ship armament is light and anti-fighter armament is moderate, the carrier depends on its own craft or escort ships for protection.

Features:
Automated, pressurized launch and recovery ship airlocks
Hangar with docking areas for up to 8 ships (6x5x3 blocks max)
Landing pads with docking areas for 3 ships
Machine shop with industrial welder, tug, and drop containers
"Military Alert" status lighting system

Stats:
Blocks: 5981
Length: 155 meters (62 blocks)
Mass: 9,322 tons
Environment: Zero G, High orbit only
Max Jump Distance: 1341 km

Weapons:
4 Missile Turrets
8 Gatling Turrets
14 Interior Turrets

Powerplant:
1 Large Reactor
3 Auxiliary Reactors
3 Auxiliary Batteries
Total: 396 MW

Subsystems:
4 Hydrogen Tanks
5 Jump Drives
2 Refineries
2 Assemblers
2 Arc Furnaces
7 Cryo Tubes
1 Medical center

Recommended Pilot's Checklists
BEFORE TAKEOFF:
-Inertial dampeners......................................DISENGAGE
(IMPORTANT IF CARRIER IN MOTION!)
-Batteries.....................................................................ON
-Reactors.....................................................................ON
(NEVER TOGGLE POWER WITH "Y" WHILE DOCKED)
-Connector..................................................................OFF
-Maneuvering thrusters................................................ON
-Transponder/antenna.................................................ON
-Landing light...............................................................ON
-Landing gear....................................................RELEASE

BEFORE LANDING:
-Weapons............................................................DISARM
-Landing light...............................................................ON
-Connector...................................................................ON

AFTER LANDING:
-Landing gear..........................................................LOCK
-Maneuvering thrusters..............................................OFF
-Connector...............................................................LOCK
-Transponder/antenna................................................OFF
-External lights............................................................OFF
-Reactor......................................................................OFF
(NEVER TOGGLE POWER WITH "Y" WHILE DOCKED)

Scripts:
Auto LCD by MMaster

Special thanks to:
Keen Software
Aragath for the creation of the R.U.S.T. Faction
MMaster for the LCD script