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Name: Blockade Runner
Craft: Independent Blockade Runner
Type: gunship
Scale: capital
Length: 161.2 x 25.9 x 20.4 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 364
Skeleton Crew: 24/+15
Passengers: 58
Cargo Capacity: 3,000 tons
Consumables: 1,500 hours
Cost: 4,666,000 credits
Maintenance Costs: 90,000 credits per year
Nav Computer: yes (intra-system only)
Maneuverability: 0D+2
Space:

Cruise: 9
Hard Burn: 11

Atmosphere:

Cruise: 400; 1,150 kmh
Hard Burn: 435; 1,250 kmh

Hull: 5D
Sensors

Passive: 30/0D+2
Scan: 50/1D+1
Search: 80/2D
Focus: 3/2D+2

Weapons

4 - 1 pound Autocannons

Fire Arc: 4 turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D+2
Space Range: 1/2/3
Atmosphere Range: 1-100/210/320m
Ammo: 1,000 each
Damage: 6D

2 - 20 pound Cannons

Fire Arc: 2 turrets
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D+2
Space Range: 1/2/3
Atmosphere Range: 1-100/210/320m
Ammo: 160 each
Damage: 2D

80 - 10 pound Short Range Missile Launchers

Fire Arc: 40 forward/port, 40 forward/starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/16
Atmosphere Range: 10-530/1,065/1,610m
Ammo: 5 each
Damage: 12D

12 - 100 pound Short Range Missile Launchers

Fire Arc: 6 forward/port, 6 forward/starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-32/64/96
Atmosphere Range: 100-3,220/6,440/9,660m
Ammo: 5 each
Damage: 6D

8 - 100 pound Medium Range Missile Launchers

Fire Arc: 4 forward/port, 4 forward/starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-53/107/161
Atmosphere Range: 100-5,365/10,730/16,100m
Ammo: 10 each
Damage: 6D

16 - 100 pound Long Range Missile Launchers

Fire Arc: 8 forward/port, 8 forward/starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-85/171/257
Atmosphere Range: 100-8,580/17,160/25,750m
Ammo: 20 each
Damage: 6D

Ship Complement

Shuttles: 2

Notes

Infirmary

Description: Before the war, the Independent worlds didn’t have a navy—just a few patrol boats for customs duty or search and rescue, and some police gunships. After the war started, there was never much chance to catch up. The Independents tended to avoid directly confronting the vastly superior Alliance navy in space, relying on stubborn ground campaigns to wear down the Alliance’s will.

That is not to say they gave up the fight in space entirely. The Independent’s celestine strategy concentrated on raiding the Alliance shipping and supply lines using hit-and-run tactics, and on smuggling troops and material through the Alliance blockades. While unsuccessful, these have created stories remembered in the many years since the war. These operations required ships that relied on more on speed and maneuverability rather than heavy weapons and armor. Virtually all Independent ships were converted merchants with beefed up drives, increased manning, and weapons.

The only class of blockade runners the Independents managed to launch were the 10,000- ton Nu Hai Dao Class. Besides Nu Hai Dao, there were nine others in the Lady Pirate Class, each named for famous female pirates or other notorious women from Earth-That-Was: Lai Choi San, Anne Bonney, Mary Read, Grainne Ni Mhaille, Ching Shih, Charlotte de Barry, Alvilda, Rachel Wall, and Jane de Belleville. Three of these vessels remained at large at the end of the Unification War and were never accounted for. Official records claimed they were destroyed, but, in truth, the Alliance has no idea where they are. Official accounts of the ships’ last known locations vary widely, and have become the subject of barroom tales for years.

Source: thedemonapostle; Serenity RPG pg 125

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-'''Independent Blockade Runner'''<br />'''Craft''': Nu Hai Dao Gunship<br />'''Type''': Cruiser<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 161 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship piloting<br />'''Crew''': 24 officers; 340 space hands<br />'''Crew Skill''': 4D average<br />'''Passengers''': 42<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 3,000 tons<br />'''Consumables''': 1,500 hours (1,250 tons)<br />'''Cost''': 4,600,000; 66,000 for ammunition<br />'''Maintenance Costs''': 90,000 per year<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''': 9 cruise / 11 hard burn<br />'''Atmosphere''': 400; 1,150 km/h cruise / 435; 1,250 km/h  hard burn<br />'''Hull''': 9D+2<br />'''Sensors'''
+'''Name''': Blockade Runner<br />'''Craft''': Independent Blockade Runner<br />'''Type''': gunship<br />'''Scale''': capital<br />'''Length''': 161.2 x 25.9 x 20.4 meters<br />'''Skill''': capital ship pilot<br />'''Crew''': 364<br />'''Skeleton Crew''': 24/+15<br />'''Passengers''': 58<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 3,000 tons<br />'''Consumables''': 1,500 hours<br />'''Cost''': 4,666,000 credits<br />'''Maintenance Costs''': 90,000 credits per year<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes (intra-system only)<br />'''Maneuverability''': 0D+2<br />'''Space''':
-*Passive: 60/0D+2
+*Cruise: 9
-*Scan: 120/1D+1
+*Hard Burn: 11
-*Search: 180/2D
+'''Atmosphere''':
-*Focus: 6/2D+2
+*Cruise: 400; 1,150 kmh
+*Hard Burn: 435; 1,250 kmh
+'''Hull''': 5D<br />'''Sensors'''
+*Passive: 30/0D+2
+*Scan: 50/1D+1
+*Search: 80/2D
+*Focus: 3/2D+2
 '''Weapons'''
-*'''16x 100-Pound Long Range Missile Launchers'''
+*'''4 - 1 pound Autocannons'''
-: Fire Arc: 8 left-front / 8 right-front<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 16-24/54/135<br />Atmosphere Range: 32-48/108/270km<br />Ammo: 20 per launcher<br />Damage: 8D
+: Fire Arc: 4 turrets<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: walker<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 0D+2<br />Space Range: 1/2/3<br />Atmosphere Range: 1-100/210/320m<br />Ammo: 1,000 each<br />Damage: 6D
-*'''8x 100-Pound Medium Range Missile Launchers'''
+*'''2 - 20 pound Cannons'''
-: Fire Arc: 4 left-front / 4 right-front<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 8-16/36/90<br />Atmosphere Range: 16-32/72/180km<br />Ammo: 10 each<br />Damage: 8D
+: Fire Arc: 2 turrets<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 0D+2<br />Space Range: 1/2/3<br />Atmosphere Range: 1-100/210/320m<br />Ammo: 160 each<br />Damage: 2D
-*'''12x 100-Pound Short Range Missile Launchers'''
+*'''80 - 10 pound Short Range Missile Launchers'''
-: Fire Arc: 6 left-front / 6 right-front<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-8/18/45<br />Atmosphere Range: 2-16/36/90km<br />Ammo: 5 each<br />Damage: 8D
+: Fire Arc: 40 forward/port, 40 forward/starboard<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: walker<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-5/10/16<br />Atmosphere Range: 10-530/1,065/1,610m<br />Ammo: 5 each<br />Damage: 12D
-*'''80x 10-Pound Short Range Missile Launchers'''
+*'''12 - 100 pound Short Range Missile Launchers'''
-: Fire Arc: 40 left-front / 40 right-front<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1/2/4<br />Atmosphere Range: 100/200/400m<br />Ammo: 5 each<br />Damage: 4D
+: Fire Arc: 6 forward/port, 6 forward/starboard<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-32/64/96<br />Atmosphere Range: 100-3,220/6,440/9,660m<br />Ammo: 5 each<br />Damage: 6D
-*'''2x 20-Pound Cannons'''
+*'''8 - 100 pound Medium Range Missile Launchers'''
-: Fire Arc: 2 turrets<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-3/5/8<br />Atmosphere Range: 100-300/500/800m<br />Ammo: 160 each<br />Damage: 8D+2
+: Fire Arc: 4 forward/port, 4 forward/starboard<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-53/107/161<br />Atmosphere Range: 100-5,365/10,730/16,100m<br />Ammo: 10 each<br />Damage: 6D
-*'''4x 1-pound Autocannons'''
+*'''16 - 100 pound Long Range Missile Launchers'''
-: Fire Arc: 4 turrets<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1/4/6<br />Atmosphere Range: 100/400/600m<br />Ammo: 1000 each<br />Damage: 4D+1
+: Fire Arc: 8 forward/port, 8 forward/starboard<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D<br />Space Range: 1-85/171/257<br />Atmosphere Range: 100-8,580/17,160/25,750m<br />Ammo: 20 each<br />Damage: 6D
-'''Equipment'''
-#Two Shuttles
-#Infirmary with ten beds
-'''Capsule''':<br />After it became clear that "Shock and Awe" attacks such as the devastation of Shadow wouldn't bring the war to a rapid close, the Alliance settled in to a battle of attrition. Both sides knew that with far more men and ships, the Alliance had the potential to simply 'starve out' the Independents with a series of calculated blockades preventing movement of men and material. Nearly from the start of the war, Independent leaders sought to counter this strategy.
+'''Ship Complement'''
+*Shuttles: 2
-To this end, the Independence Blockade Runner was developed, one of the few purpose-built warships serving in the Independent fleets. The production of this vessel early in the war was made possible only when Boros joined the Independent Planets, facilitating the capture of the shipyards at Ares. While the retreating Alliance forces destroyed much of the shipyards, the prototype Rapier class destroyers were overlooked. Equipped with a considerably over-sized power plant, the first six prototypes were fast, sleek vessels even when fitted with armored plating and weaponry meant for considerably larger ships. Faster and far better armored than the numerous small gunboats and Corvettes favored by the Independents, the Blockade Runners were primarily distractions, moving quickly into position to draw fire from larger Alliance ships while more maneuverable vessels moved in for the kill, or transports slipped through the opening provided. A considerable crew complement for a vessel of its size manned the numerous point defense weapons, while ample docking capacity allowed the IBR to effectively mount boarding actions or function as a dropship carrier.
+'''Notes'''
+*Infirmary
-By the end of the war 28 IBRS were constructed, of which 6 were fitted out as Escort Carriers. With the development of AFAS Gunboat killers and subsequently overwhelming Alliance victories in space, most of the vessels were destroyed. Some were captured and were kept by the Alliance for various purposes.
+'''Description''': Before the war, the Independent worlds didn’t have a navy—just a few patrol boats for customs duty or search and rescue, and some police gunships. After the war started, there was never much chance to catch up. The Independents tended to avoid directly confronting the vastly superior Alliance navy in space, relying on stubborn ground campaigns to wear down the Alliance’s will.
-'''Source''': Serenity Role Playing Game (pages 125)
+That is not to say they gave up the fight in space entirely. The Independent’s celestine strategy concentrated on raiding the Alliance shipping and supply lines using hit-and-run tactics, and on smuggling troops and material through the Alliance blockades. While unsuccessful, these have created stories remembered in the many years since the war. These operations required ships that relied on more on speed and maneuverability rather than heavy weapons and armor. Virtually all Independent ships were converted merchants with beefed up drives, increased manning, and weapons.
+The only class of blockade runners the Independents managed to launch were the 10,000- ton Nu Hai Dao Class. Besides Nu Hai Dao, there were nine others in the Lady Pirate Class, each named for famous female pirates or other notorious women from Earth-That-Was: Lai Choi San, Anne Bonney, Mary Read, Grainne Ni Mhaille, Ching Shih, Charlotte de Barry, Alvilda, Rachel Wall, and Jane de Belleville. Three of these vessels remained at large at the end of the Unification War and were never accounted for. Official records claimed they were destroyed, but, in truth, the Alliance has no idea where they are. Official accounts of the ships’ last known locations vary widely, and have become the subject of barroom tales for years.
+'''Source''': thedemonapostle; Serenity RPG pg 125