Boudica class light cruiser
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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All the Boudica class light cruisers remaining in service with the UWC have been upgraded to this configuration. These vessels are now largely relegated to secondary and training duties.


General Data
Displacement: 6,000 tons Hull Armour: 90
Length: 159 meters Volume: 84,000 cubic meters
Price: MCr11,092.796415 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9/10
Upgrade Cost: (Initial/Discount) MCr2,143.967112/MCr1,929.570401
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 89,582.6326/85,756.7291 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 2,867Mw Fusion Power Plant (49.43Mw/hit), 1 year duration ( 319.8056Mw surplus)
Faster than Light: TL9/10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (5,880Mj TL10 Capacitor, 3.2667Mw required)
G-Rating: 3.5G (Fusion rocket, produces 1,200Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 144, 150 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 3,700
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL10 Fb (0.6Mw each)
Commo: 2x300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw each), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 180,000km Passive EMS Folding Array (6 hexes; 0.35Mw), 150,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (5 hexes; 0.3Mw), 2x300,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 10 hexes; 130Mw; Only 1 powered), 2x120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw), 8xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km EMS Jammer (2 hexes; 130Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 60xBridge Workstations, plus 43xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9/10 3,000Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 416.6667 Mw; 10 Crew), 2xTL9/10 3,000Mj Parallel Mount N-PAWs (Loc: 6/12/16, 7/13/17; Arcs: 1; 416.66667 Mw each; 8 Crew each), 4xTL10 1,246Mj Laser 100-ton Bays (Loc: 2x8, 2x9; Arcs: All; 34.6112Mw each; 1 Crew each), 8xMissile Barbettes (Loc: 4x4, 4x5; 5 Ready missiles or recce drones each; 0.15Mw each; 1 Crew each)

Short Medium Long Extreme
3,000Mj Spinal N-PAW 10:274 20:140 40:70 80:35
-1 Difficulty Levels
3,000Mj Parallel N-PAW 8:274 16:140 32:70 64:35
-1 Difficulty Levels
1,246Mj Laser 100-ton Bay 10:1/28-88 20:1/19-60 40:1/10-30 80:1/5-15
-1 Difficulty Levels

Defensive: 6xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 3x12, 3x13; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 14xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 3xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 13.22Mw each; 1 Crew each), 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 8 hexes; 11.68Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (16.8Mw), 2xHamster Cage (each 23.5m radius producing 0.26G equivalant, and containing between them 1 Sick Bay, 20 Airlocks, 2 Large Staterooms, 136 Small Staterooms and 25 Low Berths)
Crew: 255 (43xEngineering, 4xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 63xGunnery, 59xMaintenance, 35xShip's Troops, 6xFlight Crew, 35xCommand, 6xSteward, 2xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 2xLarge Staterooms (0.001Mw each), 136xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 25xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 1,664.2 cubic meters, equivalant of thirteen large cargo hatches
Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 2 40-ton Pelican class pinnaces with internal hanger (minimal) and one launch port each. Hanger has a capacity for an additional 20-ton craft in a minimal hanger, and launch port doors have a 50-ton capacity.
Air Locks: 60
Additional Fittings: 8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 2x10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw each), 2x6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw each)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (28.8 Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 3,600 cubic meters in 6 hours (36 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 16,800 cubic meters per hour (1.29 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1:Ant 1:PA,2-20:Hold MD-234H,HTD-108H,
2-3 Ant 1:PA,2-7:Elec,8-20:Hold LS-102H,PP-58H,
4-5 1-18:Ant 1:PA,2-3:MB,4-20:Hold PA-52H,ELS-51H,
6-7 1:AL,2-19:Ant 1:PA,2-6:PPA,7-20:Hold PPA-48H,FPP-40H,
8-9 1:PA,2-14:LBy,15-19:Eng,20:Hold Hanger-28H,
10 1:AL 1:PA,2-20:Eng LBy-19H,
11 1:AL,2-10:CH,11-19:LP 1:PA,2-20:Hold 180kPEMArray-2H,
12-13 1:AL 1:PA,2-6:PPA,7:Sand,8-15:Qtrs,16-20:Eng 150kPEMArray-1H,
14-15 1:AL 1:PA,2-9:Qtrs,10-20:Eng AEMS-1H,AG-1H,
16-17 1:PA,2-6:PPA,7-20:Eng Jammer-1H,
18-20 1:PA,2-20:Eng MB-1H,Sand-1H,
MFD-1H,LSR-1H,
ElectronicsShop-1H,
MachineShop-1H,
Sickbay-1H,
SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Boudica class (WESU Upgrade) light cruiser