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Geosylva Telopor's  Berkshire and Sequoia viewed from Valley Forge


Valley Forge class Ag Freighter

Designed by: Admiral Savage (based on designs from Battlestar Galactica and Silent Running)
T20 Statistics:
3,000-ton Hull (Dispersed Structure) - Unstreamlined, TL12
AC: 9 (14 vs. Meson Guns)   AR: 0   SI: 300   Initiative: 0
Starship Size: Large   Cost: 835.751 MCr (1,044.688 MCr without discount)
Model/3 Fib (PP: 42/12) Computer   Avionics: Less than 4,000-ton  
Sensors: Medium Range -3  Communications: Medium Range-3
Cargo: 122.3-tons, 8x 200dt EcoDomes=1,600.0-tons  
Extra Ship's Stores(8 weeks): 176 person/weeks of Luxury Stores,
Annual Maintenance = 83.575 KCr (41.788 KCr if routinely maintained)
Routine Maintenance = 20.894 KCr/Month (208.938 KCr per year)
Performance:
Jump-2 (enough fuel for 1x Jump-2)
Acceleration: 2-G   Agility: 0
Power Plant: TL-12 Fusion (75 EP output, enough fuel for 8 weeks)
Fuel Scoops, Fuel Purification Plant (TL-12, 8hrs per 800 tons of fuel)
Active Defenses:
 none
Weapons:
Hardpoints: 4
4x Triple Beam Laser Turret TL-12, +3 To Hit, 3d8 (20/x1), Range: 30,000km
      1 Battery of 4 Turrets
Ship's Vehicles:
2x 4-ton vehicle hangar        - open top air/raft or 1 APC
4x 0.5-ton vehicle hangar     - open top 1-man ATV
Accomodations & Fittings:
11x Double Occupancy Stateroom (22 People)
1x Standalone Fresher
2x Laboratory (4 Scientists)
1x Sickbay (2 Patients)
1x Autodoc
1x Airlock
Crew Details:
7x Command Officers, 3x Command Crew
0x Flight Officers, 2x Flight Crew
1x Gunnery Officers, 1x Gunnery Crew
2x Engineering Officers, 5x Engineering Crew
0x Medical Officers, 0x Medical Crew
0x Service Crew - activities completed by rest of crew or a 3 robot support staff

Description:
Considered soft duty by some, the Ag ships transport entire eco systems, as needed, throughout the Imperium.
The ship is designed to manage up to 8 200dt shielded, see-through, dome-hemisphere environments.
This ship is easy and heavily automated. It and can be ran with a minimum crew of 1, if necessary. Assuming no jump, limited manueverability and plenty of time. 

Various versions of these Ag ships began at TL9 and continued through several generations of improvement.

Ecodomes are able to change their internal conditions to meet the environments necessary by the inhabitants.
They also protect them from the difficulties of space travel.  Each Dome has rudimentary mobility and long-term life support. The intent is that Gravitics would be used to lower the dome to a planetary surface.  
 

 EcoDome Container

Designed by: Admiral Savage (from Battlestar Galactica and Silent Running)
T20 Statistics:
200-ton Hull (Flattened Sphere) - Streamlined, TL12
AC: 11 (8 vs. Meson Guns)   AR: 1 (TL-12)   SI: 115   Initiative: 0
Starship Size: Medium   Cost: 39.682 MCr (49.602 MCr without discount)
Model/1 Fib (PP: 28/11) Computer   Avionics: Less than 600-ton  
Sensors: Close Range -1   Communications: Close Range -1
Cargo: 151.0-tons
Annual Maintenance = 3.968 KCr (1.984 KCr if routinely maintained)
Routine Maintenance = .992 KCr/Month (9.921 KCr per year)
Performance:
Jump-0 (enough fuel for 0 Jumps)
Acceleration: 1-G   Agility: 0
Power Plant: TL-12 Fusion (3 EP output, enough fuel for 24 weeks)  18dt
Fuel Scoops,
Atmospheric Speeds:   NOE = 875kph   Cruising = 2,625kph   Maximum = 3,500kph
Active Defenses:
 none
Weapons:
 none
Ship's Vehicles:
 none
Accomodations & Fittings:
2x Double Occupancy Stateroom (4 People)
4x Small Craft Couch (4 Crew)
1x Standalone Fresher
1x Airlock
Crew Details:  -optional
1x Pilot
1x Astrogator
2x Engineer
Description:
The EcoDome has general manueverability and optional room for 4 persons. It is not a starship in the strictest sense but can be carried. The room for 4 persons assumes it is not docked to a mothership.  Cargo management can be automated.  The dome can operate for decades if very little manuever and resources are used.


Links
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