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Horizon class Gig

Overview

The gig is a small, armed space-faring craft and is often carried by another vessel to serve as a fighter/lifeboat. The Horizon class Gig is a common sight as it is the ship’s boat carried aboard the ubiquitous Gazelle class Close Escort.

Stats

CraftID:

Gig, Type GL, TL 14, MCr13.78

Hull:

18/45, Disp=20, Config=1SL, Armor=40G, Unloaded=360tons, Loaded=400tons

Power:

4/8, Fusion=495Mw, Duration=5

Loco:

3/6, M-Drive=6, No J-Drive, Vacuum=4,200kph, Top=1,000kph, Cruise=750kph, NOE=190kph, Agility=0

Commo:

Radio=System

Sensors:

PassiveEMS=Interplanetary, ActiveEMS=Planetary, ActObjScan=Diff, ActObjPin=Diff, PasEngScan=Rout

Off:

BLaser	x	x	2
Batt	.	.	1
Bear	.	.	1

Def:

DefDM=+2

Control:

Computer=0 x3, Panel=HoloLink x282, Special=HUD

Environ:

BasicEnv, BasicLS, ExtendLS, GravPlates, InertialComp, Comfort=0.29

Accomm:

Crew=3, (Bridge=1, Gunnery=1, Command=1), Seats=Roomy x3, EmergLowBerth=2

SubCraft:

None

Other:

Cargo=40.5kliters, Fuel=33kliters, FuelScoops, ObjSize=Small, EMLevel=Faint

This craft originally appeared in GDW's magazine JTAS #4
Picture by Paul Jaquays