Approved Starship Penumbra-class Interdictor

[Ashin Varanin]

Image Credit: http://mallacore.deviantart.com/art/Ancient-Bomber-Contest-Scene-1-109205244
Intent: A stealth interdictor. You heard me.
Development Thread: Stygium: Killed a character with 4000 posts -- Acknowledged here and here
TibannaX refinery/Tibanna planet acquired here, gravitic modulator tech established in two previous submissions and acquired here

Manufacturer: Iron Crown Productions
Model: Penumbra-class Interdictory Minelayer
Affiliation: Lords of the Fringe
Modularity: No
Production: Limited
Material: Desh-terenthium, transparisteel
Description:
Although the Penumbra-class is theoretically useful in a variety of situations, it was designed for one situation in particular: When an enemy fleet arrives to face a similar force, and finds itself desiring to make...a strategic advance in the opposite direction. Some fleet members have been known to refer to it as the 'Fondor-class,' though not in the presence of former Galactic Empire personnel.

When an enemy fleet desires to retreat, a cloaked Penumbra-class crosses the fleet's exit vector before ships of the line can complete their maneuvers, and releases a spread of four shielded, turadium-plated pulse-mass mines. Standard procedure mandates random evasive maneuvers immediately upon release of the mines, to prevent warfleets from calculating probability cones for their positioning and saturating those cones with fire. TibannaX emissions allow full speed and maneuverability without traceable drive efflux.

Certainly the largest weakness of the Penumbra class is that it is entirely unarmed, sacrificing weapon strength for a slight boost in speed. Its power draw rests primarily on engine power and the cloaking field, with the gravitic modulator and shield generator as secondary priorities. Very light, very strong desh-terenthium alloy makes up the bulk of the hull, maximizing speed and nearly matching durasteel for resistance against energy weapons. The hull is vulnerable to projectile weapons and impacts -- a constant threat for a cloaked ship. As a result, the vessel boasts a backup particle shield in case of standard deflector (ray/particle) shield failure.

Classification: Light Corvette (support)
Role: Minelayer/Interdictor
Height: 35m
Width: 85m
Length: 105m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar Ionization Reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1
Minimum Crew: 6
Optimal Crew: 20
Armaments: N/A
Hangar:

• 16 shielded, turadium-plated pulse-mass interdiction mines OR 24 mines of other varieties OR a combination of interdictor and other mines, trading on a 2:3 ratio

Non-Combative Attachments:

• Communications Array
• Encryption Network
• Escape Pods
• Standard Deflector Shield Generator
• Backup Particle Shield Generator
• Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Navigational Systems
• Standard Sensor Array
• Tractor Beams
• Stygium Cloak
• Gravitic Modulator
• TibannaX Drive
• Thrust Trace Damper

Passenger Capacity: 3
Cargo Capacity: 100kg
Consumables: 3 weeks
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 3.5

 

[Domino]

Think I spotted a typo unless this thing can haul 100 kilometers of cargo...
I'd also like some restrictions on how many mines this can release at once with similar safety measures as in this mine layer to prevent this from dropping two dozen mines right on a ship's command bridge.
@[member="Ashin Varanin"]

 

[Ashin Varanin]

@[member="Domino"] - Typo fixed. As for the number which can be released at once, that's already in there.

and releases a spread of four shielded, turadium-plated pulse-mass mines

The Yai'vhey isn't something I consider a valid precedent or a valid starship at all, as it carries thousands of mines in 180m of hull. Even if it was, it's a vessel geared towards slow and careful deployment of massive amounts of mines, rather than very quick deployment of a very small amount of mines.

 

[Domino]

Sorry for the wait, approved pending secondary.
@[member="Ashin Varanin"]

 

[Lief]

Approved. Nice kill.