CONSERAX PROBE MODULE

RPG Stats by Ryan Pierce (strider_219@yahoo.com)
Design layout adapted from DAVE DEITRICH (deitrich@mcs.net)

BACKGROUND

The Conserax Probe Module is a highly advanced recon and intelligence gathering system which was developed by UN Spacy to assist their colony missions in gathering information which might otherwise be too risky for a manned recon craft. The device consists of a fuel module, 10 individual probes, and a nose section which acts as a signal relay satellite to boost and transmit any information gathered by the probes. The probes themselves are designed for remote guidance from the launching ship via an operator on the bridge which allows the operator to switch between probes, designate targets to track, and move probes into better position to observe. When not being directly controlled, the probes will switch over to a simple AI system in which they'll continue to observe, move into position to examine their last assigned target, and avoid enemy fire to the best of their ability. The system has been proven to be very effective in a range of activities from observing battlefield conditions and gathering intel on enemy craft to orbital surveys on uncatalogued planets. The launching system is fairly simple. The probe is designed to fit into a standard anti-warship missile tube. The probe is fired, expends it's fuel towards the target area, and then seperates into the probe system when it has arrived at the designated range.

RPG STATS

Government: New Unity Government (Earth)
Ship Type: Unmanned Probe
Class: Conserax Probe Module
Manufacturer: Shinnakasu/General Galaxy (?)
Crew: None, although a remote operator is required for guidance.

MDC BY LOCATION: 

Main Body                  30
Probes (10)                 5

SPEEDS:

Speed(sublight): Mach 6, but can boost speed for a short time to almost Mach 20 to chase and track variable fighters.
Speed(Auxiliary Drives): None.
Space Fold: No fold capability.
Planet bound:
Not designed for manueverability in the atmosphere and would not survive atmospheric reentry.
Maximum Range: Power cells and fuel supplies are not designed for long distance travel and as such probes are rarely
          deployed more than the range of the ships control range. Power cells rarely last longer than a week at full use.

STATISTICAL DATA:

Length: Outer Casing: 40 ft (12.5 m)
Probes: 3.5 ft (1 m)
Weight: Outer Casing (loaded): 3 tons
Probes: 200 kg / each
Power System:
High-Output Batteries
Fold System:
None
Drive System:
Agar Pulse Rocket Motor Cluster
Gravity Control System: None
Auxiliary Engine:
None
Sensor System: Standard & Subspace Mass Detector

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

None. The Conserax Module is completely unarmed.
  • SYSTEMS OF NOTE:

    MECHA COMPLEMENT (STANDARD):

    None.

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