Merchant Scout "Tarsus": Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:53, 27 June 2016

Name: Tarsus
Craft: Civilian Tarsus-class Merchant Scout
Type: Scout
Scale: walker
Length: 50 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
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 km/h
Hull: 4D+2
Shields: 0D+2
Sensors

Passive: 50/1D
Scan: 100/2D+1
Search: 150/3D+2
Focus: 5/5D

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: 2D+2

2 Light Dumb-Fire (DF) Missile Tubes

Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
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: 1D+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)
thedemonapostle

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 '''Name''': Tarsus<br />'''Craft''': Civilian Tarsus-class Merchant Scout<br />'''Type''': Scout<br />'''Scale''': walker<br />'''Length''': 50 meters (estimated)<br />'''Skill''': space transports<br />'''Crew''': 1<br />'''Passengers''': 1<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 6.3 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 23 weeks<br />'''Jump Drive''': x1<br />'''Nav Computer''': yes<br />'''Maneuverability''': 2D<br />'''Space''': 6<br />'''Atmosphere''': 330; 950 km/h<br />'''Hull''': 4D+2<br />'''Shields''': 0D+2<br />'''Sensors'''
 *Passive: 50/1D
-*Scan: 125/2D+1
+*Scan: 100/2D+1
-*Search: 250/3D+2
+*Search: 150/3D+2
 *Focus: 5/5D
 '''Weapons'''