Merchant Scout "Tarsus"

Name: Tarsus
Craft: Civilian Tarsus-class Merchant Scout
Type: Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 75 meters (estimated)
Skill: space transports
Crew: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 6.3 metric tons
Consumables: 23 weeks
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 km/h
Hull: 7D+1
Shields: 6D+2
Sensors

Passive: 40 / 1D
Scan: 80 / 2D
Search: 160 / 3D
Focus: 4 / 4D

Weapons

2 Civilian Grade Mass Driver Cannons

Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-10/20/40
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,000/2,000/4,000m
Rate of fire: 2
Damage: 3D+2

2 Light Dumb-Fire (DF) Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-10/20/80
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,000/2,000/8,000
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 3 missiles per tube
Damage: 2D+1

Electronic Counter Measure Module

Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Effects: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -1D

Gear:

External Docking Port
Matter/Antimatter Power Plant
Cargo Module x2: The vehicle may carry up to an additional 65 metric tons of cargo per module; 130 total.
Akwende Drive: FTL Drive System. This drive allows the vehicle to make instantaneous FTL jumps
Ejection Seat: This accessory allows the vehicle's crew and passengers to safely disembark while it is still in mid-flight. It can be used as the vehicle is being destroyed.
Auto-Repair System: Adds 5D to all repair checks.

Description: The mainstay of the Exploratory Services fleet just a few years ago, these steady craft are now a familiar part of private enterprise. The Tarsus has been discontinued. We list it here because of its popularity and general availability in the used markets.

Source:

Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Tarsus
The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (pages 294-295)
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