Theta Class

Name: Theta Class
Craft: Romulan Theta Class Swift Courier
Type: Courier
Class: Theta
Scale: capital
Length: 24.23 x 15.98 x 6.57 meters
Decks: 1
Mass: 142.31 metric tons
Skill: space transports: romulan systems
Crew Skill: varies
Autopilot Skill: sensors: 1D+1; pilot: 1D; shields: 1D; communications: 1D; command: 1D; gunnery: 1D
Crew: 8
Skeleton: 1/+15; 3/+10; 5/+5
Passengers: 32
Max Life Support: 140
Cargo Capacity: 100 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Warp Drive

• Cruise: 6
• Max Cruise: 8.6
• Max Speed (6 Hours Max): 9.6

Nav Computer: yes

• Astrogation Bonus: 0D+1

Computer Cores: 1

• Computer Programming Bonus: 2D

Maneuverability: 3D
Speed

• Cautious: 3
• Cruising (Maneuverability -1D): 5
• High Speed (Maneuverability -2D): 14.4
• All Out - Maximum (Maneuverability -3D): 18
• Atmosphere: 365: 1,050kmh

Defenses

• Hull: 1D
• Structural Integrity Field: 2D
  • Primary Back-up Structural Integrity Field: 1D
    • Secondary Back-up Structural Integrity Field: 1D
• Shields: 4D per arc
  • Maximum Shield Power: 5D per arc
  • Back-up Shields: 1D+1

Sensors

• Passive: 60/1D+1
• Scan: 155/2D
• Search: 210/3D+1
• Focus: 15/4D+2

Cloaking Systems: 8D
Navigational Deflector

• Range: 1-2/5/15
• Accuracy: 3D+2

Weapons

• 6 Chareth Disruptor Arrays

Fire Arc: 3 forward, 3 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-3/10/30
Atmosphere Range: 1-30/100/300km
Ammo: energy based
Rate of fire: 3
Fire Modes: standard, pulse
Shield Penetration: 1D
Damage: 5D+1

• 2 Torpedo Launchers

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 2-35/150/405
Atmosphere Range: 15-350/1,500/4,050
Ammo: 12 Type G-II Singularity Torpedoes
Rate of fire: 4
Fire Modes: spread
Shield Penetration: 2D
Damage: 13D+1

• 1 Tractor Beam

Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1/2/3
Atmosphere Range: 2/4/6km
Ammo: energy based
Rate of fire: 1 target per round
Fire Modes: single shot
Shield Penetration: N/A
Strength: 3D

Compliment

• Probes: 4
• Escape Pods: 20
  • Capacity: 4 persons per pod

Transporters

• Personnel: 1
  • Range: 1-10/20/40
  • Capacity: 4 persons
  • Accuracy: 1D+1

Medical Facility: first aid +0D+1

Source: Ship Recognition Manual Five: Ships of the Romulan Star Empire (pages 48-50)

Notes: The Star Navy, and many Romulan politicians, use the Theta-class Swift Courier, an expanded and uprated long-range warp shuttle, for transporting small groups of personnel squads of elite troops, a diplomatic delegation, a senatorial fact-finding party, or the like. Though the basic accommodations are relatively rough, best suited for soldiers and their ilk, for small parties the ship’s crew can re-arrange its interior, providing more luxurious private living facilities at the expense of two-bunk troop quarters.

As befits a ship that often has to travel into or through dangerous areas to accomplish its missions, the Theta-class comes equipped with impressive firepower for such a small ship: six Type Chareth disruptors and two torpedo launchers. In fact, some ship engineers and Theta crews have criticized this design decision, noting that the ship rarely needs that much offensive power, and that the disruptor arrays occupy space the ship could better use for additional quarters, cargo transporters, and other such amenities. The Star Navy so far refuses to order any class-wide design alterations for the vessel. Rumor has it that some senators and other high-ranking officials who frequently use Thetas have stripped out two or three disruptors and replaced them with other systems.