Taipan class corvette
The Sirius Trade Federation The Eridani Alliance
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The Sirius Trade Federations Taipan class corvette is actually one of the most numerous class of warship built by the Federation. A number have also been sold to the Eridani Alliance. Primarily designed as escorts the spinal particle accelerator gives them a good long range punch against lighter vessels.


General Data
Displacement: 950/1,000 tons Hull Armour: 40
Length: 81.125 meters Volume: 13,300/14,000 cubic meters
Price: MCr1,020.233155 Target Size: M
Configuration: Slab SL Tech Level: 11
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 13,899.6354/12,505.3854 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 1,880Mw Fusion Power Plant (49.47Mw/hit), 1 year duration (17.8004Mw surplus)
Faster than Light: TL11 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (980Mj Capacitor, 0.5444 Mw required)
G-Rating: 3 (500Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 75, 62.5 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 569
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL11 Fb (0.7Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw)
Avionics: TL10+ Avionics
Sensors: 180,000km Passive EMS Folding Array (6 hexes; 0.3Mw), 300,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 10 hexes; 60Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 300,000km EMS Jammer (10 hexes; 120Mw), EM Masking (14Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 20xBridge Workstations, plus 25xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: 1xTL11 1,000Mj Spinal Particle Accelerator (Loc: Spinal; Arcs: 1; 27.7778Mw; 6 Crew), 4xTL11 150Mj Laser Barbettes (Loc: 6,7; Arcs 2,3,4; Loc: 10,11; Arcs: All; 4.1667Mw each; 1 Crew each) 3xMissile Turrets (Loc: 4,5,16/17; 2 Ready missiles or recce drones each ; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,000Mj N-PAW 10:158 20:158 40:85 80:43
150Mj Laser Barbette 10:1/10-31 20:1/5-17 40:1/3-8 80:1-4

Defensive: 2xTL11 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 10,11; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 24 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 3xTL11 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 6.22Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL11 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 6.37Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (2.66Mw), Gravitic Compensators (2G; 66.5Mw)
Crew: 73 (25xEngineering, 2xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 21xGunnery, 8xMaintenance, 3xFlight Crew, 10xCommand, 1xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 42xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 10xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 747.7 cubic meters, two large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: External Grapple (SL Cylinder) for 50-ton Duty class cutter
Air Locks: 10
Additional Fittings: None
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (3.2813 Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 468.75 cubic meters in 6 hours (60 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 2,660 cubic meters per hour (1.76 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1-16:Ant 1-3:PA,4-20:Elec PP-38H,HTD-28H,
2-3 Ant 1-3:PA,4-6:Elec,7-20:Hold PA-19H,LS-16H,
4-5 1:AL,2-20:Ant 1-3:PA,4:MT,5-20:Qtrs ELS-8H,FPP-5H,
6-7 1-18:Ant 1-3:PA,4-6:LB,7-20:Hold AG-3H,CG-3H,EMM-2H,
8-9 1:AL,2-17:Ant 1-3:PA,4-14:Qtrs,15-20:Hold Grapple-2H,LB-2H,
10 1-6:Cutter 1-3:PA,4-6:LB,7:Sand,8-9:Grapple,10-20:Hold MD-2H,AEMS-1H,
11 1-2:CH 1-3:PA,4-6:LB,7:Sand,8-20:Hold Jammer-1H,MT-1H,
12-13 1-6:Cutter 1-3:PA,4-5:Grapple,6-20:Hold Sand-1H,PEMArray1H,
14-15 1-3:PA,4--20:Hold MFD-1H,EMMR-(14h),
16-17 1:AL,2-8:EMMR 1-3:PA,4:MT,5-8:Elec,9-11:Eng,12-20:Hold SSR-(2h),
18-20 1-3:PA,4-20:Eng All others-(1h)
Taipan class corvette