Asuran Cruiser

Ancient Cruiser
Craft: Asuran Cruiser
Type: Escort/Scout
Scale: capital (due to power output)
Length: 200 meters (estimated)
Skill: capital ship piloting
Crew: 10; skeleton 1 +10
Crew Skill: all applicable skills at 6D
Passengers: in emergency up to 100
Cargo Capacity: 350 tons
Consumables: 20 years
Hyperdrive: x1/2
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Space: 15
Atmosphere: 505; 1,450kmh
Hull: 4D
Shields: (17D+1) 4D+1 per arc, non-adjustable
Cloaking Device (Optional): +10D to detection difficulty
Sensors

Passive: 250/3D+2
Scan: 500/5D+2
Search: 750/7D+2
Focus: 30/9D+2

Weapons

Drone Weapons Launcher

Fire Arc: front
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 5D
Space Range: 1-15/30/45
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,500/3,000/4,500 meters
Ammo: 20+ (estimated)
Rate of Fire: 100/round
Damage: 12D (ignores shields)

4 Energy Weapons (Optional)

Fire Arc: front
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-5/15/35
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/1,500/3,500 meters
Rate of fire: 10/round each
Damage: 20D+1

Capsule

"Oh, crap."
—John Sheppard upon encountering a cruiser

The Asuran cruiser is a type of spaceship used by the Asurans as a complement to their Aurora-class warships.

Overview

These ships were used by the Asurans to complement their fleet of Aurora-class ships. Since the Asurans use the Aurora-class as their primary warships, these ships are presumably used as support ships. At least one of these ships can cloak. Little is known about these ships as they have not been encountered very often. They are armed with drones and some kind of energy weapons. (ATL: "Progeny", "Lifeline", "This Mortal Coil")

GM's Note

Regarding optional equipment: these ships typically do not have both the cloaking device and the 4 Energy Weapons equipped at the same time. This is because the systems for the Energy Weapons have too high of a power output for a ship of this size, rendering the cloaking device useless against everything but the naked eye.