Upgraded Gallant class destroyer
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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A surprising number of these aging destroyers still remain in service with UWC forces, though they are now almost entirely deployed on secondary duties. Like other old upgraded TL9 escorts some interest has been expressed by smaller powers in aquiring vessels of this type.


General Data
Displacement: 2,400 tons Hull Armour: 50
Length: 115.2 meters Volume: 33,600 cubic meters
Price: MCr4,492.77215 Target Size: M
Configuration: Needle SL Tech Level: 9/10
Upgrade Cost: (Initial/Discount) MCr583.308303/MCr524.977473
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 34,460.4428/30,068.4128 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 460Mw Fusion Power Plant (51.11Mw/hit), 1 year duration (23.89Mw surplus)
Faster than light: TL9/10 Hyperspatial Translation Drive (2,352Mj TL10 Capacitor, 1.3067Mw required)
G-Rating: 4G (Fusion rocket, produces 480Mw power per G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 100, 60 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 1,446
 
Electronics
Computer: 3xTL10 Fb (0.6Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 2x1,000AU Maser (∞, 0.6Mw each)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics
Sensors: 120,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (4 hexes; 0.25Mw), 240,000km Active EMS (DF Capable; 8 hexes; 115Mw), 120,000km Ladar (4 hexes; 2.4Mw), 5xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: 60,000km EMS Jammer (2 hexes; 130Mw)
Controls: Bridge with 21xBridge Workstations, plus 6xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: TL9/10 1,200Mj Spinal N-PAW (Loc: Spinal; Arcs:1; 33.3334Mw; 8 Crew), 1xTL10 1,246Mj Laser 100-ton Bay (Loc:8/9; Arcs: All; 34.6111Mw; 1 Crew), 4xTL10 130Mj Laser Barbettes (Loc: 2x4, 2x5; Arcs:1,2,3,4; 3.6111Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1x100-ton Missile Bay (Loc: 10; 6 launchers and 120 missiles or recce drones; 0.3Mw; 2 Crew)

Short Medium Long Extreme
1,200Mj Spinal N-PAW 8:173 16:87 32:43 64:22
1,246Mj Laser 100-ton Bay 10:1/28-88 20:1/19-60 40:1/10-30 80:1/5-15
130Mj Laser Barbette 3:1/9-29 6:1/5-15 12:1/2-7 24:1-4

Defensive: 4xTL10 Sandcaster Turrets (Loc: 4x11; Arcs: All; 1D10x5 per hit; 20 Cannisters each; 1Mw each; 1 Crew each)
Master Fire Directors: 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 13.37Mw each; 1 Crew each), 1xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 10 hexes; 13.22Mw; 1 Crew), 1xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 8 hexes; 11.68Mw; 1 Crew), 2xTL10 (3 Diff Mod; Beam; 3 hexes; 8.074Mw each; 1 Crew each)
 
Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (6.72Mw), Hamster Cage (15.8m radius producing 0.18G equivalant, containing 1 Sick Bay, 12 Airlocks, 46 Small Staterooms and 4 Low Berths)
Crew: 75 (6xEngineering, 3xElectronics, 2xManeuver, 25xGunnery, 21xMaintenance, 6xFlight Crew, 10xCommand, 1xSteward, 1xMedical)
Crew Accommodations: 46xSmall Staterooms (0.0005Mw each), 4xLow Berths (0.001Mw each)
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: 2,807.6 cubic meters, equivalant of eight 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: 24
Additional Fittings: 8-ton Sick Bay (0.8 Mw), 10-ton Machine Shop (1 Mw), 6-ton Electronics Shop (0.6Mw)
 
Notes

Fuel purification equipment (8Mw) is sufficient to purifiy 1,000 cubic meters in 6 hours (36 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel) Fuel scoop capacity is 6,720 cubic meters per hour (0.89 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel).


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1:PA,2-20:Hold MD-107H,HTD-43H,
2-3 1-10:Ant 1:PA,2-5:Elec,6-20:Hold PA-30H,Hanger-28H,
4-5 1:PA,2-3:LB,4-20:Hold LBy-19H,LS-18H,
6-7 1:AL 1:PA,2-20:Hold MBy-16H,FPP-12H,
8-9 1-8:LP 1:PA,2-9:LBy,10-17:Eng,18-20:Hold ELS-9H,PP-9H,
10 1:AL 1:PA,2-18:MBy,19-20:Hold LB-2H,AEMS-1H,
11 1-10:CH 1:PA,2-3:Sand,4-20:Hold Jammer-1H,MFD-1H,
12-15 1:AL 1:PA,2-8:Qtrs,9-20:Eng Sand-1H,ElectronicsShop-1H,
16-20 1:PA,2-20:Eng MachineShop-1H,
SickBay-1H,
AG-(3h),
SSR-(2h),
All others-(1h)
Upgraded Gallant class destroyer