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Affiliation: Tenloss Corporation, Open Market
Manufacturer: Tenloss Corporation
Model: XQ4-A Platform
Modularity: Yes, the ships that can dock can vary in size, though anything larger than a Corvette cannot dock at this station. Also, the ship can be connected at the base of the spire to the base of the XQ4-B's spire to create a 900x900x900m station that can handle both small craft and larger ships as a waypoint or transportation hub. The XQ4-A is, however, sold and operated as a stand-alone station.
Production: Minor
Material: Alusteel, Durasteel, and other space station construction components
Classification: Transportation/Customs hub, "Rest" station, Planet-to-Orbit relay point, etc.
Length: 900m
Width: 900m
Height: 900m
Armament:
Hangar:
Special Features:
Maneuverability: 17
Hyperdrive Class: None, though the ship can be installed with a temporary Class 10 Hyperdrive in order to have it delivered on site. After delivery, the hyperdrive is removed, but can be later reinstalled to place the station at a different location.
Strengths:
Description:
With galactic travel on the rise and the need for more waypoints and general rest stations becoming more and more apparent, Tenloss decided to capitalize on the gap.
The XQ4-A Platform is half of the solution to the problem. Capable of housing a large amount of personal ships within its hangar and a fair number of corvettes via external docking ports, the XQ4-A is perfect for acting as a transportation hub and rest area. The station features a rest area for passengers and pilots alike as well as restaurants, shops, refueling centers, and other such locations. The station is only nine hundred meters at the longest point, but most of the internal space is given over to hangar space and rest/retail areas.
The main ability the station has is that it can connect and attach to its twin, the XQ4-B, to form a major transportation hub. The two stations connected make a double ended barbell-esque facility capable of acting as a larger waypoint station for both small and large ships. The connection must be done by specially trained crews with the assistance of tractor beams and takes at least a day to complete safely. Disconnection takes about as long as the connection, while strong enough to hold the two stations together with ease, is fragile and can be easily damaged by weapon fire, thereby breaking the joint and possibly sending both stations out of orbit or into each other.
The faults of this station are simple and typical of civilian stations. The armor is thick enough to prevent stray debris and starfighter weapons from penetrating, but is overall very thin and susceptible to heavier weapons such as capital weapons, concussion missiles, and bombs. The station is also very fragile as it is mostly open internal space for guests and personnel and is not designed up to military standards. The station does feature thirty capital grade weapons and batteries of point defense, but the defensive weapons are mostly to prevent larger debris and asteroids from impacting the station while the heavier weapons are designed mostly to dissuade pirates from attacking.
All in all, the station is hardly a front line installation, but perfect as a transportation hub or rest/waypoint station.
Development Thread: N/A
Intent: To create a basic, civilian space station with a unique ability that can function as a transportation hub or traveler's rest area.
Manufacturer: Tenloss Corporation
Model: XQ4-A Platform
Modularity: Yes, the ships that can dock can vary in size, though anything larger than a Corvette cannot dock at this station. Also, the ship can be connected at the base of the spire to the base of the XQ4-B's spire to create a 900x900x900m station that can handle both small craft and larger ships as a waypoint or transportation hub. The XQ4-A is, however, sold and operated as a stand-alone station.
Production: Minor
Material: Alusteel, Durasteel, and other space station construction components
Classification: Transportation/Customs hub, "Rest" station, Planet-to-Orbit relay point, etc.
Length: 900m
Width: 900m
Height: 900m
Armament:
- 30 Mass Driver cannons
- 30 Quad Laser batteries
Hangar:
- Hangar space for 96-144 individual ships between starfighter and light freighter size
- External docking sections to allow between 6-12 individual ships between large freighter and corvette size
Special Features:
- Refueling stations on board ship
- External docking stations for large freighters/corvettes
- "Rest area" consisting of restaurants, sleeping areas, shops, etc.
- Communications Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Standard Shield Generator
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Tractor Beams
Maneuverability: 17
Hyperdrive Class: None, though the ship can be installed with a temporary Class 10 Hyperdrive in order to have it delivered on site. After delivery, the hyperdrive is removed, but can be later reinstalled to place the station at a different location.
Strengths:
- Large capacity for personnel, guests, and ships
- Refueling capabilities
- Capable of housing personal ships and docking corvettes
- Can connect to the XQ4-B platform to create a 900x900x900m platform capable acting as a trading and transportation hub for both small and large ships.
- Civilian station means that armor is a secondary, or tertiary, thought
- The weapons are simple and very, very basic
- The station is fragile as it does not have the same reinforcement structure a military station would have
Description:
With galactic travel on the rise and the need for more waypoints and general rest stations becoming more and more apparent, Tenloss decided to capitalize on the gap.
The XQ4-A Platform is half of the solution to the problem. Capable of housing a large amount of personal ships within its hangar and a fair number of corvettes via external docking ports, the XQ4-A is perfect for acting as a transportation hub and rest area. The station features a rest area for passengers and pilots alike as well as restaurants, shops, refueling centers, and other such locations. The station is only nine hundred meters at the longest point, but most of the internal space is given over to hangar space and rest/retail areas.
The main ability the station has is that it can connect and attach to its twin, the XQ4-B, to form a major transportation hub. The two stations connected make a double ended barbell-esque facility capable of acting as a larger waypoint station for both small and large ships. The connection must be done by specially trained crews with the assistance of tractor beams and takes at least a day to complete safely. Disconnection takes about as long as the connection, while strong enough to hold the two stations together with ease, is fragile and can be easily damaged by weapon fire, thereby breaking the joint and possibly sending both stations out of orbit or into each other.
The faults of this station are simple and typical of civilian stations. The armor is thick enough to prevent stray debris and starfighter weapons from penetrating, but is overall very thin and susceptible to heavier weapons such as capital weapons, concussion missiles, and bombs. The station is also very fragile as it is mostly open internal space for guests and personnel and is not designed up to military standards. The station does feature thirty capital grade weapons and batteries of point defense, but the defensive weapons are mostly to prevent larger debris and asteroids from impacting the station while the heavier weapons are designed mostly to dissuade pirates from attacking.
All in all, the station is hardly a front line installation, but perfect as a transportation hub or rest/waypoint station.
Development Thread: N/A
Intent: To create a basic, civilian space station with a unique ability that can function as a transportation hub or traveler's rest area.
