Copyright (c) 1996 by Jon Glenn This is a tech level 8 conventionally powered cruise-missile sub. I'm assuming that the trend in defence budgets continues to require leaner force structures, causing the United States to start using non-nuclear powered subs again. Thanks to the fuel cell, the Mako and her sister ships spend most of their time submerged. They can stay out for about a month, before they need to re-provision. Her main weapon systems are the heavy cruise missiles. To target them, she either gets a message via lasercom, or develops the contact with her hydrophones. The torpedos are mainly for self defence. The blue- green ladars give her an excellent warning about other subs and for submerged hazards like shipwrecks or reefs. NAME:U.S.S. Mako (SSG400) STRUCTURE:55000cf Expensive heavy submarine hull (HT:20000) with Albacore streamlining. One 1246cf cheap superstructure (HT:800) Total compartmentalization PROPULTION: Two 1500kw aquajets. (DR:5 HT:300) POWER:3100kw closed fuel cell (DR:5 HT:175) with three 32000 gallon self- sealing hydrox tanks. (DR:5 HT:2000 Fire:10) good for 86 days @ full power. ACCOMMODATIONS: 3 normal quarters, 27 cramped quarters CREW:3 officers (Capt, XO, Engineer) and 27 enlisted (3 helmsmen/gunners, 3 navigators/gunners, 4 sensormen, 6 mechanics, 8 torpedomen, 2 medics, 1 cook) ARMOR: (Hull) 240 points exp. armor DR:5/40 on all faces. (Super) 200 points expensive armor DR5/40 on all faces. WEAPONS:2 heavy torpedo tubes fixed forward (DR:5 HT:70) with 20 heavy SH torpedos, 4 heavy ALH torpedos, and 2 heavy UG tacnuke torpedos. 1 light torpedo tube fixed aft (DR:5 HT:60) with 10 light SH torpedos. 12 heavy LRSM launchers fixed vertically (DR:5 HT:75) with 10 IG(prog) LRSM and 2 IG(prog) tacnuke LRSM. ACCESSORIES: (hull) Medium Range hydrophone, Long range towed hydrophone, Long range forward sonar, medium range aft sonar, automatic fire system, 3 900 man/day life systems, sick bay, 3 mo. provisions, 2 mechanical workshops, 1 engineering workshop, 1 electronics workshop, 1 armoury workshop, 4 standard airlocks, 10 bilge pumps, 20 sonar decoy launchers w/ 5 reloads each, laser sensors, & improved sound baffling. (Superstructure) 30' periscope w/ extreme range thermograph, laser range finder, tactical radio direction finder, and radar locator, 30' periscope w/ miniradar (inc. rangefinder), tactical radio direction finder, and radar locator, 4 blue-green long range ladars w/ rangefinder (fwd, stbd, aft, prt), 2 secure long distance radios, 2 secure tactical radios, 2 blue-green laser coms, 3 INS, 2 microframes, 2 sets of navigation tools and charts, & 2 standard airlocks. CARGO:141.8cf in the hull STATISTICS: $25,392,720, DESIGN MASS:1,675,536, MAX PAYLOAD:1,349,464, CURRENT PAYLOAD: 4,500, LOADED MASS:1,680,036, SIZE:+8, RADAR:+8, IR:+10, ACCOUSIC:-3 UNDERWATER PERFORMANCE: WSF:24, TOP SPEED:36, ACCEL:.8, DECEL:10.4, MR:.25, SR:6, MAX DEPTH:200yds. DEPTH CHANGE:1yd/sec ... Tonka buys out Toyota, no changes expected. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12