Author Topic: Utility Ships of Sol, Year 75 - The Bishop Class Transport (Read 1054 times)

xenoscepter · « **on:** January 14, 2021, 03:26:57 PM »

Bishop Class Transport:

Bishop Class Transport      150,000 tons       518 Crew       2,643.8 BP       TCS 3,000    TH 2,025    EM 0
675 km/s      Armour 3-251       Shields 0-0       HTK 154      Sensors 1/1/0/0      DCR 30      PPV 0
MSP 350    Max Repair 100 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 2,000 tons     Troop Capacity 5,000 tons     Cargo 100,000    Cryogenic Berths 4,000    Cargo Shuttle Multiplier 16    
Captain    Control Rating 2   BRG   ENG   
Intended Deployment Time: 16.8 months    Flight Crew Berths 40    

Laske International T4500-100T Ion Drive, Class 337-5/0-3C (6)    Power 2025.0    Fuel Use 0.99%    Signature 337.5    Explosion 3%
Fuel Capacity 242,000 Litres    Range 29.5 billion km (505 days at full power)

Laske International Guardian CIWS (4x8)    Range 1000 km     TS: 16,000 km/s     ROF 5       
T15/10-5R500 Active Sensor Suite, Commercial Grade (1)     GPS 1500     Range 17.3m km    Resolution 500
T15/10-5R1 Active Sensor Suite, Commercial Grade (1)     GPS 3     Range 2.2m km    MCR 196.7k km    Resolution 1
Sensor Calibrator [TH] (1)     Sensitivity 1     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  7.9m km
Sensor Calibrator [EM] (1)     Sensitivity 1     Detect Sig Strength 1000:  7.9m km

This design is classed as a Commercial Vessel for maintenance purposes

Component Breakdown

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Deacon Class Range Extension Module:

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--- An old design as of the Year 75, nevertheless six of these ships are currently in service with no plans to replace them for the foreseeable future. Able to bring five full Planetary Militia Formations, four thousand brave colonists and enough infrastructure to house them in all but the harshest of worlds; the Bishop-Class Transport was my Empire's first ever transport ship and remains quite viable to this day thanks to the addition of a Range Extension Module that triples it's effective range. A sextet of Ion Drives, made by Laske International (Pronounced: LAS-kee), propel the Bishop-Class through space at a plodding 675km/s. A very basic suite of sensors serve to avoid collisions, while a double hulled design incorporates armored deck sections both for ease of maintenance and to protect the ship should it's sensors fail to prevent said collision. A quartet of Laske International's patented "Guardian CIWS" help to shoot down errant space debris... or unwanted guests.

--- As for payload, the Bishop-Class can house 2,000 Tons worth of Parasite craft in it's Commercial Hangar Bays, while it sports a quartet of twenty five thousand ton Cargo Holds. An adequate allotment of Cryogenic Bays and dedicated five thousand ton Troop Transport Bay allow the Bishop-Class to function as an effective colony starter. A fleet of five can put a 20,000 person colony down in one trip. Eight dedicated Cargo Shuttle Bays enable the vessel to get it's entire payload planetside in just over a day and half with Conventional Shuttles, and a mere eighteen hours with Trans-Newtonian ones. The use of old technology still restricts the Bishop Class however, and new variants based off this hull have tended to incorporate advancements as the design's Ion Drives and Composite Armor make improvement and/or modifications difficult to do without altering them.

Author Topic: Utility Ships of Sol, Year 75 - The Bishop Class Transport (Read 1054 times)

xenoscepter (OP)

Utility Ships of Sol, Year 75 - The Bishop Class Transport