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Craft ID: Midbulk Transport, Firefly class, Tech Level 10, Credits 223,128,829
Hull: 450/1125, Displacement=500 tons, Configuration=1 Air Frame, Armor=40E, Unloaded=5559 metric tons, Loaded=6357 tons
Power: 34/68, Fusion=3000MW, Duration=30/90 days // 3.6/10.9 hours +2.2/6.8 hours
Locomotion: 7/14, port HEPlaR, 7/14, starboard HEPlaR, thrust=38,000 tons total (5.5G), 9/18, Jump=1, Nap of Earth= 140kph, Cruise Speed=3495kph, Top Speed=3883kph (these are atmospheric speeds), Agility=0
Communicators: Radio=System range
Sensors: EMS Active Array=Far Orbit range, EMS Passive Array=Interplanetary
Active Object Scan=Routine .......Active Object Pinpoint=Routine
Passive Object Scan=Impossible ...Passive Object Pinpoint=Impossible
Passive Energy Scan=Routine ......Passive Energy Pinpoint=Impossible
Offensive: No weapons hardpoints
Defensive: Defensive Die Modifier= +4
Controls: Computer= Model 3 x3, Panel=Computer-Linked x953, Environment= Basic Environment (heat, light), Basic Life Support (sealed environment, atmosphere, water), Extended Life Support (food, waste recycle), Gravity Plates, Inertial Compensation
Accomodations: Crew=3 (Bridge=2, Engineer=1), Mid Passages=7, Sub Craft=Shuttle x2, Mule, Air Locks x2, Cargo Lock
Other: Cargo=553.5kl (41 tons), Fuel=2807kl, Object Size=Average, Emission Level=Moderate
The Firefly is a air-framed ship capable of landing using its HEPlaR pods on each end of its short wings. These pods can be rotated by as much as 180 degrees from standard flight configuration, and give the Firefly VTOL capability. HEPlaR, by the way, stands for High-Efficiency Plasma Recombustion. It has small staterooms, 3 for the crew, and 7 for mid passengers. A kitchen, and a medical bay.
The ship wasn't designed to have weapons on it, so it has a 5.5 G acceleration, allowing it to outrun most ships that it may encounter. Its VTOL capability can be used to increase its maneuverability, and in emergencies, may give it an agility rating of 5 to evade.
One common trick is to pull a 'Crazy Ivan.' This lets the Firefly spin one HEPlaR pod 180 degrees and spin the ship around its center of mass, and then kick a high-G acceleration in the opposite direction. Just remember if you do it in a planet's atmosphere, you have enough altitude to not drop the ship into the dirt.
The Firefly has its two shuttles mounted on tracks over the wings to allow quick deployment and recovery of the shuttles, even during flight.
The cargo lock is located at the front of the cargo bay, below and behind the bridge. It allows quick loading and unloading of loads, and also quick ingress/egress into the ship.
The ship uses the two shuttles' airlocks to enter and exit the shuttles, and has one of its own airlocks at the rear of the hall where the crew quarters are located. This airlock exits out near the top of the ship fore of the guests' common/dining area.