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'''Name''': Vindicator<br />'''Craft''': Belt Alliance Vindicator Heavy Gunboat<br />'''Type''': Heavy Gunboat<br />'''Scale''': Capital<br />'''Length''': 600 meters (estimated)<br />'''Skill''': Capital Ship Pilot<br />'''Crew''': 36; Skeleton: 4/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: | '''Name''': Vindicator<br />'''Craft''': Belt Alliance Vindicator Heavy Gunboat<br />'''Type''': Heavy Gunboat<br />'''Scale''': Capital<br />'''Length''': 600 meters (estimated)<br />'''Skill''': Capital Ship Pilot<br />'''Crew''': 36; Skeleton: 4/+10<br />'''Crew Skill''': Astrogation: 4D+2; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D; Capital Ship Piloting: 4D+2; Communications: 4D+2; Sensors: 4D+2; Starship Gunnery: 3D<br />'''Passengers''': 750<br />'''Cargo Capacity''': 680 metric tons<br />'''Consumables''': 5 weeks<br />'''Maneuverability''': 2D<br />'''Space''': 8<br />'''Hull''': 4D+2<br />'''Sensors''' | ||
*Passive: 16 / 0D+1 | *Passive: 16 / 0D+1 | ||
*Scan: 32 / 1D | *Scan: 32 / 1D | ||
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'''Weapons''' | '''Weapons''' | ||
*'''Heavy Blast Cannon''' | *'''Heavy Blast Cannon''' | ||
: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: | : Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1-14/28/56<br />Damage: 15D | ||
*'''Medium Blast Cannon''' | *'''Medium Blast Cannon''' | ||
: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1- | : Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1-9/19/38<br />Damage: 10D | ||
*'''2 Light Blast Cannons''' | *'''2 Light Blast Cannons''' | ||
: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: | : Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 1D+1<br />Space Range: 1-5/9/19<br />Damage: 6D+2 | ||
*'''3 Particle Beams''' | *'''3 Particle Beams''' | ||
: Fire Arc: 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1- | : Fire Arc: 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: starfighter<br />Skill: starship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1-2/4/8<br />Damage: 4D | ||
*'''Mk I Interceptors''' | *'''Mk I Interceptors''' | ||
: Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1- | : Fire Arc: forward<br />Crew: 1<br />Scale: capital<br />Skill: capital ship gunnery<br />Fire Control: 2D+1<br />Space Range: 1-2/4/8<br />Damage: | ||
:*Offensive: 0D+2 | :*Offensive: 0D+2 | ||
:*Intercept: 2D | :*Intercept: 2D | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 29 January 2019
Name: Vindicator
Craft: Belt Alliance Vindicator Heavy Gunboat
Type: Heavy Gunboat
Scale: Capital
Length: 600 meters (estimated)
Skill: Capital Ship Pilot
Crew: 36; Skeleton: 4/+10
Crew Skill: Astrogation: 4D+2; Capital Ship Gunnery: 3D; Capital Ship Piloting: 4D+2; Communications: 4D+2; Sensors: 4D+2; Starship Gunnery: 3D
Passengers: 750
Cargo Capacity: 680 metric tons
Consumables: 5 weeks
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 8
Hull: 4D+2
Sensors
- Passive: 16 / 0D+1
- Scan: 32 / 1D
- Search: 64 / 1D+1
- Focus: 2 / 2D
Weapons
- Heavy Blast Cannon
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-14/28/56
Damage: 15D
- Medium Blast Cannon
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-9/19/38
Damage: 10D
- 2 Light Blast Cannons
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+1
Space Range: 1-5/9/19
Damage: 6D+2
- 3 Particle Beams
- Fire Arc: 1 port, 1 starboard, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage: 4D
- Mk I Interceptors
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-2/4/8
Damage:- Offensive: 0D+2
- Intercept: 2D
Miscellaneous:
- Artificial Gravity: no
- Crew: 36
- Officers: 3
- Pilots: 10
- Sensor Operators: 3
- Crewmen: 20
- Average Crew Experience Level: Belt Alliance Line
- Stealth: 8 (Base Difficulty to detect ship)
- External Docking Ring
- Fusion Engine
Complement:
- Light Shuttles: 2 (internal bay)
- Delta-V Fighters –or– Starfox Fighters: 6 (external docking ring)
Description: Actually a large cruiser, the ‘heavy gunboat’ is the Belt Alliance’s most offensive spacecraft. Although it technically is against the Belt Alliance charter in regards to its size and armament, the Vindicator is kept in small numbers and only called to battle when absolutely necessary. Its array of blast cannon and external fighter rings mean that it can begin its offensive the second it enters a battlefield, rather than trying to arrange for a better shot or protecting its fighter compliment’s launch path. It is designed to rush out into the battlefield, launch a handful of fighters, and begin taking firing solutions to each target – eliminating them in short order with banks of blast cannon fire.
The Vindicator is no match for newer, more advanced Earth Alliance warships but can give most mid-range or Raider attack fleets a good fight. It was meant to always be on the attack, bringing its forward batteries to bear on a target and pounding it into submission. This makes it particularly weak against very fast or agile enemies, who can hopefully be handled or at least delayed by the fighters the Vindicator brings with it.
Source:
- Babylon 5: Ships of the Galaxy (page 154)
- thedemonapostle