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MG-DP2-1: Zues Mk2 Class Defense Platform

Designed by: Admiral Savage
Statistics:
4,500-ton Hull (Sphere) - Partially Streamlined
AC: 16 (6 vs. Meson Guns)   AR: 6 (TL-14)   SI: 325   Initiative: 1
Starship Size: Large   Cost: 2,873.949 MCr (3,592.436 MCr without discount)
Model/8 Fib (PP: 57/13) Computer  
Avionics: Less than 10,000-ton  
Sensors: System Wide (7)  Communications: System Wide (Maser) (8)
Cargo: 89.125-tons  
Extra Ship's Stores (8wks, 11.175t, .62505Mcr):
           96 person/weeks of Luxury Stores, 798 person/weeks of Standard Stores,
Annual Maintenance = 289.699 KCr (144.849 KCr if routinely maintained)
Routine Maintenance = 71.869 KCr/Month (718.487 KCr per year)
Performance:
Acceleration: 1-G   Agility: 1
Power Plant: TL-15 Fusion (1,300 EP output, enough fuel for 4 weeks)
Atmospheric Speeds:   NOE = 875kph   Cruising = 2,625kph   Maximum = 3,500kph
Active Defenses:
Nuclear Dampers USP:7
Meson Screens USP:7
Weapons:
Hardpoints: 20
10x Double Popup Fusion Gun Turret TL-15, +5 To Hit, 5d20 (16/x5), Range: 4,500km
10x Double Sandcaster Turret TL-15, +3 AC, Ammo: 1600 sand canisters
1x 50-ton Missile Bay TL-15, +9 To Hit, 8d6 (18/x1), Range: 90,000km
     100t Missile Storage Bay (1600 Missile Capacity)
Meson Gun Spinal Mount: TL-15, +22 To Hit, 16d20 (15/x10), Range: 75,000km
Ship's Vehicles:
2x 20-ton small craft (Internal Hangar)
Launch facilities for 1 Craft per turn
Accomodations & Fittings:
56x Double Occupancy Stateroom (112 People)
6x Standalone Fresher
1x Autodoc
2x Airlocks
Crew Details:
7x Command Officers, 3x Command Crew
0x Flight Officers, x Flight Crew
1x Gunnery Officers, 50x Gunnery Crew
2x Engineering Officers, 8x Engineering Crew
1x Medical Officers, 0x Medical Crew
1x Ship's Troops Officers, 27x Ship's Troops
10x Service Crew
0x Passengers

Description:
Orbital Defense Platforms have been a significant factor in protecting resources for as long as mankind has been in
space. 
The stationary Zues class was developed at the end of the Imperium to protect high tech worlds and
strategic assets, like Depot systems.  Thirty DPs were deployed to Corridor's Depot Prime as an element of
the upgrades prior to the Rebellion. The use of Meson Guns vs PAWs allowed decreasing the size and cost.
But worlds that are concerned about them being used for the wrong reasons prefer the PAWs.