Orbital Gunship v0.1 (TL 08)
Copyright (c) 1996 by Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
        
        If a sprawling space community comes into existence, earthly conflicts
    will spill over and they will make their own. This gunship doesn't meet the
    dreams of early SF stories, but the tech just isn't there ...
        The gunship usually operates within the Earth-Moon-system, but one-way
    trips to Venus or Mars are possible (it just takes time). It is armed with
    a cyberslaved laser (ver|imp|6d*7|12|20|3 mi.|7 mi.|4|10 KWh), turreted
    point-defense miniguns (ver|imp|5d|9|14|1,000|2 mi.|100|40,000|0.1 KWh) and
    a SAAM launcher (ARH/ARM|20|pxp|6d*200[20d]|1,600|3,200|15 sec.|0|1/4|24).
    Sensors are thermographs (30 miles nominal range), ladars (45 miles), a MAD
    (6 miles), ALLTVs and recon cameras.
        The orbiter uses TL08 tech [Mar. 96 errata sheet] with the chemical
    rocket from Robots.
    
    Structure:  16,000 cf advanced medium body (HT 6,000), maximum load N/A,
        sealed body, two 10 cf full-traverse miniturrets (DR 100A).
    Propulsion:  Four 30t chemical rockets (DR 5, HT 50) with 90,000 gallons
        rocket fuel (DR 5, HT 4,000, fire on 11) for 45 minutes with refueling
        probe and drogue (DR 5, HT 20).
    Power:  500 KW fission plant (DR 5, HT 150) and 5 MWh rechargeable power
        cells (DR 5, HT 30). Excess power 398 KW.
    Accomodations:  Five cramped quarters, no windows.
    Crew Requirements:  Pilot, co-pilot, gunner, com tech and sensor tech.
    Armor:  2,000 points advanced ablative armor, F6/1,000A B6/200A R6/200A
        L6/200A T6/200A U6/200A.
    Cargo:  100 cf (and 97.25 cf waste space).
    Accessories:  38 decoy dischargers, compact fire extinguisher, improved IR
        cloaking, laser sensors, 5-person full lifesystem, radar locator, heavy
        deceptive jammer (jam 10, DR 3, HT 25, electronics), rad shielding,
        radical stealth, two advanced extreme-range thermographs (scan 23, DR
        3, HT 20, electronics), two advanced long-range ladars with rangefinder
        (scan 23, DR 3, HT 20, electronics), advanced LR MAD (scan 17, DR 3, HT
        50, electronics), five ALLTV (+5, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), virtual
        panorama, two HUDWAC with pupil scanners, optical genius microframe TC
        (C5, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), airlock, four recon cameras (DR 3, HT
        7, electronics), three optical genius microframes (C5, DR 3, HT 12,
        electronics), dual controls, four INS (DR 3, HT 6, electronics), GPS,
        four secure long-distance radios (DR 3, HT 4, electronics), four IFF,
        spotlight (DR 5, HT 2, exposed equipment), eight lasercoms. Programs:
        Database (872 GB maps & recognition guides), datalink, sensor operation
        (C5, skill 16 or +5), gunner (C5, skill 13 or +3), 2*gunner (skill 12
        or +2), tactical vehicle operation (C5, skill 15), 3*targeting (C4,
        +5).
    Weaponry:  Two autostabilized gauss miniguns (DR 5, HT 15) with 40,000
        rounds each in universal turret mounts, an autostabilized light laser
        cannon (DR 5, HT 60) in a cyberslave mount and a fixed heavy SAAM
        launcher (DR 5, HT 40) with 24 ARH/ARM missiles.
    
    Statistics:  Cost $40,000,000, design mass 299 tons, max. payload N/A,
        current load 1 ton, loaded mass 300 tons, size modifier +7, radar
        signature -1 (-11 if jamming), IR signature +10 (+1 if coasting),
        acoustic signature N/A.
    
    Ground, Water and Air Performance:  None.
    Space Performance:  Acceleration between 0.4 and 1.6 G, delta-V 19.6 km/s.