Directorate Officer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide a heavier corvette for the Rescue Service of the Rimward Trade League
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- Manufacturer: CorelliSpace
- Affiliation: Rimward Trade League
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Ranite-class Armed Transport
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: durasteel hull, typical starship components
- Classification: Transport Corvette
- Length: 200 meters.
- Width: 121 meters
- Height: 110 meters
- Armament: Low
- Defenses: Average
- Hangar Space: Average: 1
- Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: 1 squadrons
- Support Craft: 0 squadrons
- Single Craft Hangar: No
- Maneuverability Rating: Average
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: x1
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Hyperdrive
- Standard Ion Engines
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Repulsorlift Engines
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Can Enter Atmosphere and Land
- Internally Modular: Much like the CR90 Corvette before it, the Ranite's interior is designed to be highly modular. This allows the Ranite to act as anything from a cargo hauler, passenger liner, troop transport, hospital ship, or even as a fuel tanker. The Ranite can hold anywhere from 800 passengers or 10,000 metric tons of cargo depending on its configuration.
- Versatile: The Ranite is a highly versatile weapon due to its modular interior holds, and its not uncommon to see the ships act as transports for high-ranking diplomats, troop ships during military operations, armed transports for moving cargo, base ships for explorations, or even as starfighter refueling craft.
- Lightly Armed: Like other Rescue Service ships, the Ranite is not specifically designed as a combat craft, and consequently sports lighter weaponry compared to the average dedicated warship of its size.
The Ranite-class Armed Transport is a small, multipurpose design used by the Rimward Trade League in a manner very similar to the old CR-90 corvette. With a little work, the interior of the Ranite can be reworked to allow it to fulfill a myriad of roles, from a simple armed cargo hauler to a troop ship to a hospital ship and so forth. This reconfiguration does not require a shipyard or any specific facilities, allowing local League commanders and officials a great deal of flexibility, especially in areas where significant organizational resources are scarce and the conditions are ever-changing. While not a particularly flashy craft, the Ranite's flexible nature has made it a relatively popular craft within the Rescue Service fleet.
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