The first offical act of the IISS was to issue a Call For Bids to augment and replace aging SFSS Type S Scout/Couriers. Due to the size of the contract, no one shipyard or company could handle the whole contract. Therefore the initial contract was divided between several shipyards and design firms. The majority of the contract went to shipyards that would build new Type S Scouts. But some of the contract went to firms which designed/built varients. As an example, CRH Industries recieved a 5% share of the initial 5 year contract for the following design.
In compliance with IISS requirements for a versitile Scout/Courier. This design incorperates both thruster and HEPLAR propulsion. Thruster is a fuel economic drive but is limited to inner system. In laymans terms, 2000 solar radii seems to be the limit of effectiveness (1). If any ship were to exceed this limit it would be a scout ship, therefore, we include the Heplar drive for out system manuever capibility. Combined this ship can
maintain 2 G’s exceleration for nearly 9 hours and 1 G indeffinently (2). The hull structure is designed to withstand 3 G's in the thrust axis and 6 G's in a landed gravitational axis or aerodynamic loading. The airframe configuration and control surfaces allow the ship to land as a glider(3) even if unpowered. ContraGravity lifters allow for completely controled landings required by busy starports.
Birthing for the IISS requirements for minimum crew of 1 and maximum crew of 8 are handled with 4 large statrooms with an extra fold down bunk in each. To help the crew on long voyages, a full galley with food storage (normal quality) for 6 months for 4 people, 4 acceleration seats which double as galley seating, and a “Workout Master 101” collapsable exercize machine are installed making for a spacious comon area.
IISS specs called for dual sensor/communications packages, a low cost civilian suite and a dismountable science suite. The science sensor package includes: 2 folding science grade 16Mkm PEMS, 2 folding science grade .16Mkm Aems, 1 retractable science grade densitometer, 1 science grade neutrino sensor, 2 500Mm radios, and 3 1000AU laser comms. The contract included purchases of models without the dismountable science suite
for courier duties. Models with the science sensors will also have these removed for detached duty.
CRH Industries: Producing the heavy equipment that keeps industry running.
Exterior views of the scout ship
In progress rendering of scout ship
Magellan, Magellan class Scout (FF&S v2)
Designed by CRH Engineering
Statistics
Tons: 100std ( AF Wedge Hypersonic ) Crew: 2/3 Cargo: 3.4std (0/00)
Volume: 1400m3 Passengers High/Med: 0/0 Cost: 238.832 MCr (20% qty discount)
Mass (L/C): 1276t/1217t Passengers Low: 0 Maintenance Points: 46
Dimensions: 37.5m x 31.3m x 5.5m Troops/Science: 0/1 Tech Level: 12
Size: 8 Frozen Watch: 0
Electronics
Controls: Dynamic, High automation. 3xComp (CM:0.45 CP:2.22). Terrain following sensors (TF:480, NOE:160). No bridge.
Communications: 1xRadio (50,000km, 0.02MW). 1xLaser (1,000AU, 0MW).
Sensors: 1xPEMS (12.5 [1.6mkm]Sci, 0MW). 1xAEMS (8Sci, 0.03MW).
Survey/Science: 1xDensiometer (7 [5km]Sci Fld). 1xNeutrino (8 [50km]Sci, 1MW).
ECM:
Signatures: Vis:-0.5, IR:0 (0 at 120MW, -0.5 at 13MW), Act:.5, Neu:0, Grav:0
Weaponry Performance
2 Jump (10std/pc fuel)
1/1 Maneuver (/HEPlaR:63MW,8.8 G-hours
1/1 /Thruster:32MW)
1xTurret (+0) 1/1-0-0-0 1/1 Contra-grav (21MW)
[1,50/21-11-5-3] (LR) 2414kph/2523kph Atmosphere (/Crus:1817kph/1904kph)
3 Power (/Fus:130MW,1yr )
0 Battery
31.4 Fuel (/Scoop:8 /Purif:14,1MW)
0/0/4/0/0 Accomodations
104 Life Sup. (/Ty:Ex,Nm /'St)
1 G-Comp
0 ESA
0 Sandcasters
0 Damper Turrets
0 Damper Screen
0 Meson Screen
0 Force Field
0 Gravtics
10 [30] Armor, 11 Structure
Features
1xAirlock
.5xElectronic Shop (6std ea.) .5xMachine Shop (10std ea.)
.5xGym (2.5std ea.)
1xFull Galley (Cap:8)
Small Craft
1xMinHgr (4std, 1 hatches)
Backups
Drives:
Screens:
Communications: 2xRadio (500,000km). 3xLaser (1,000AU).
Sensors: 2xSci Fld PEMS (13.5 [16mkm] Sci Fld). 2xSci Fld AEMS (11 [.16mkm] Sci Fld).
Survey/Science:
ECM:
Power & Fuel:
Crew Details
2xMnvr. 1xGunn.
Note: this ship uses the unofficial fuel in waste space rule.
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Magellan, Magellan class Scout (FF&S v2) (stripped for detached duty)
Designed by CRH Engineering
Statistics
Tons: 100std ( AF Wedge Hypersonic ) Crew: 2/3 Cargo: 6std (0/00)
Volume: 1400m3 Passengers High/Med: 0/0 Cost: 33.385 MCr (20% qty discount)
Mass (L/C): 1284t/1186t Passengers Low: 0 Maintenance Points: 44
Dimensions: 37.5m x 31.3m x 5.5m Troops/Science: 0/1 Tech Level: 12
Size: 8 Frozen Watch: 0
Electronics
Controls: Dynamic, High automation. 3xComp (CM:0.45 CP:2.22). Terrain following sensors (TF:480, NOE:160). No bridge.
Communications: 1xRadio (50,000km, 0.02MW). 1xLaser (1,000AU, 0MW).
Sensors: 1xPEMS (12.5 [1.6mkm]Sci, 0MW). 1xAEMS (8Sci, 0.03MW).
Survey/Science:
ECM:
Signatures: Vis:-0.5, IR:0 (0 at 120MW, -0.5 at 13MW), Act:.5, Neu:0, Grav:0
Weaponry Performance
2 Jump (10std/pc fuel)
1/1.1 Maneuver (/HEPlaR:63MW,8.8 G-hours
1/1.1 /Thruster:32MW)
1xTurret (+0) 1/1-0-0-0 1/1.1 Contra-grav (21MW)
[1,50/21-11-5-3] (LR) 2400kph/2584kph Atmosphere (/Crus:1817kph/1904kph)
3 Power (/Fus:130MW,1yr )
0 Battery
31.4 Fuel (/Scoop:8 /Purif:14,1MW)
0/0/4/0/0 Accomodations
104 Life Sup. (/Ty:Ex,Nm /'St)
1 G-Comp
0 ESA
0 Sandcasters
0 Damper Turrets
0 Damper Screen
0 Meson Screen
0 Force Field
0 Gravtics
10 [30] Armor, 11 Structure
Features
1xAirlock
.5xElectronic Shop (6std ea.) .5xMachine Shop (10std ea.)
.5xGym (2.5std ea.)
1xFull Galley (Cap:8)
Small Craft
1xMinHgr (4std, 1 hatches)
Backups
Drives:
Screens:
Communications:
Sensors:
Survey/Science:
ECM:
Power & Fuel:
Crew Details
2xMnvr. 1xGunn.
Note: this ship uses the unofficial fuel in waste space rule.
1. T4, Book2, pg71
2. limited by power plant fuel
3. actually like a directed rock such as the US space shuttle
