GTL10 Extended Duration Survey Vessel "Lintula Sunrise"

An unofficial Gurps Traveller rendition of the ship "Lintula Sunrise" from the BITS adventure "The Long Way Home"

Description

Extended Duration Survey Vessels (EDSVs) are used by the scout service to perform covert surveillance of systems. This can be for military intelligence or for preparation for first contact. This surveillance often lasts for several months at a time.

EDSVs are therefore fitted with:

• stealth technology to prevent detection
• reasonable armament in case they are detected
• a stateroom for every crew member
• extensive sensor facilities
• optional stealth infiltration craft to enable a team to be landed covertly

Ship Specifications

• 300 Displacement Tons*, Streamlined, 400 point armor
• Basic Stealth & Basic Emission cloaking
• 2 Turrets (4 lasers, 1 missile launcher, 1 sand caster, 77 missiles, 200 sand canisters)
• Hardened Bridge
• Engineering, Grav compensators, 2 G Manouver Drive
• 2 Parsec rated Jump Drive with 4 Parsec fuel tanks & fuel processor
• 8 Staterooms (variants with labs & sickbays are available)
• Logistics Module (workshop & spares)
• Probe Module (containing 20 probes)
• Survey Module
• 8.5 DT Cargo bay with spacedock door.
  
  
• Base transponder code (programmable): 300.10.1239.1067 "Lintula Sunrise"
  
  * Note one displacement ton (of liquid hydrogen) is approximately 500 cubic feet or an 8 foot cube.

Gurps Stats

Statistics: Emass 1012.5, LMass 1055, Cost MCr 95.305, HP 30000, Hull Size Modifier:+9

Performance: Accel 2.01 Gs (2.09 Gs empty), Jump 2, Air Speed 2713 mph

Maintenance requirements 47 man hrs per operational day.

Typical Small Craft

5 DT extended duration "Lifeboat". Actually a highly stealthed spacecraft capable of supporting a small team indefinitely in cramped conditions. (4 G drive, life support, 2 bunks, 2-6 seats, storage space).

1.5 DT Enclosed Grav Sled (8 seats & cargo space).

2 grav bikes (carries 1 or 2 riders)

Ships Weapons

• Twin Lasers & Sand-caster in top turret
• Twin Lasers & missile launcher in bottom turret
  
  
• Missiles do 6d*100*relative velocity (a single hit will usually kill a ship)
• Lasers do 6dx50 damage at up to 20000 miles, halved up to 50000 miles.
  
  
• Lasers also protect against incoming missiles (known as point defence fire)
• Sand-casters fire a cloud of prismatic "sand" to reduce the effectiveness of incoming laser fire.

The Lintula Sunrise is presented here with the permission of BITS

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