Hundreds of Gazelle class close escorts have been built and many remain in service in the Imperial Navy, despite the fact that in a combat situation, they are nearly worthless. The close escort, even when new, was not intended to stand up to combat vessels; rather it was envisioned as an anti-piracy and revenue patrol ship. In that role, it has performed well, but when pressed into combat duties it has invariably suffered disproportionate losses. |
CraftID: | Close Escort, Type CE, TL 14, MCr301.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull: | 387/968, Disp=330, Config=1SL, Armor=49G, Unloaded=7,080tons, Loaded=7,340tons, DropTanks=1,350kliters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power: | 55/110, Fusion=7,400Mw, Duration=15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loco: | 38/76, M-Drive(1)=4, M-Drive(2)=5, 16/32, J-Drive(1)=4, J-Drive(2)=3, J-Drive(3)=5, Vacuum(1)=3,400kph, Vacuum(2)=3,840kph, Top=1,000kph, Cruise=750kph, NOE=190kph, Agility=0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commo: | Radio=System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sensors: | EMMask, PassiveEMS=Interstellar, ActiveEMS=FarOrbit, Densitometer=HighPen/1km, Neutrino=10kw, EMSJammer=FarOrbit, ActObjScan=Rout, ActObjPin=Rout, PasObjScan=Rout, PasObjPin=Rout, PasEngScan=Simp, PasEngPin=Rout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Def: | DefDM=+5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Control: | Computer=6 x3, Panel=HoloLink x529, Special=HUD x5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environ: | BasicEnv, BasicLS, ExtendLS, GravPlates, InertialComp, Comfort=3.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accomm: | Crew=10, (Bridge=2, Engineer=2, Gunnery=4, Command=1, Medical=1), Stateroom=8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other: | Cargo=81kliters, Fuel=2,500kliters, FuelScoops, PurificationPlant, ObjSize=Average, EMLevel=Faint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: | Ship is equiped with L-Hyd drop tanks. Loco performance varies with situation. With drop tanks installed and retained, jump-4 and 4G (see Loco 1 above). With drop tanks not installed, jump-2 and 5G (see Loco 2 above). With drop tanks installed and dropped, jump-5 (see Loco 3 above). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Picture by Paul Jaquays