Orbital gunship air support (TL12)

Summary:

80.00 displacement ton wedge streamlined; 2373 tonnes; MCr 245

Chassis:

1120 kL wedge streamlined (32 m long x 12 m wide x 8.2 m high); Structure: 34.8 tonnes of crystaliron, rated for 4.0Gs, body 3.0 cm thick, sealed to 10 atm, 12 armour rating

Performance:

506 MW TL12 Fusion power plant; Fuel: 38.0 kL of deuterium (38.0 tonnes), 5000 hours supply

Propulsion System: 500 MW thruster; Maximum Speed: 1598 km/h; Range: 7961875 km; Agility: -5DM (8.4G)

Crew:

Crew roster: pilot, Co-pilot, 2 Gun crews; 4 crew stations
Standard life support, waste handling and shower facilities; Airlocks: 2 normal; Hatches: 4 manual; Grav Compensation (2G), Whole vehicle compensated

Armament:

Weapon	Damage	Range	Reloads	Notes
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote
Plasma Cannon, Hvy Veh-11	61 (15 exp)	Extremely Long	1000	+4DM, remote

Communications:

Orbital Laser (1.00 MW, TL12, SmVcl, MilSpec)

Sensors:

Active Orbital Gravitic (1.00 MW, MilSpec) Resolution: 10 cm per km of range
Passive Orbital Optical (10.00 kW, MilSpec) Resolution: 0.050 mm per km of range

Other:

Options: entertainment centre, recreation space, kitchen for 4 simultaneous meals
Safety Features: fire suppression system

Puff the magic dragon...updated. The 'recreation space' is presumed to include some bunking facilities. This wouldn't do very well as an SDB because it's lacking starship class weapons. As Interdiction or ground fire support for planetary operations...very nasty indeed.