PDRMN Cutter
This small ship is used exclusivly within the operating area of a port, and as such has limited endurance. While typically, defense of a station is undertaken by drones and other free flying automated defences, occasionally, a human presence is required. For these cases, cutters exists. Only slightly larger than a heavy shuttle, and only mildly better armed, this ship is normally supported extensively by its port, and should never leave its range.
Power Generation
1 Shuttle sized tokomak (7.5 TW)
Propulsion
Primary Drive (700 kN - 10800 kN)
4 RCS clusters (5 ports each, 30 kN per cluster)
4 RCS clusters (5 ports each, 30 kN per cluster)
Weapons & Armament
2 Spinal coil guns, 7 m of coil acceleration each.
2 coil assist torp launcher drawing from 3 3 Torpedo internal magazines. To reload the launcher must be exposed, and the torpedo is drawn partly out of the cutter before being placed in its launch bay. 2 torpedoes are stored ready to launch in the bays, for a total of 11 torpedoes.
4 mini-drone launchers, launching personell scale drones or Micropedos
2 coil assist torp launcher drawing from 3 3 Torpedo internal magazines. To reload the launcher must be exposed, and the torpedo is drawn partly out of the cutter before being placed in its launch bay. 2 torpedoes are stored ready to launch in the bays, for a total of 11 torpedoes.
4 mini-drone launchers, launching personell scale drones or Micropedos
Armor and defense
7 cm titanium armour + wipple shield
2 large phased laser point defence systems, 4 small ones
2 large phased laser point defence systems, 4 small ones
Military Formation Usage
Price
970 million MD
Rarity
Reasonably Common, around 100 in existence
Beam
8 m
Length
25 m
Height
5 m, 3 m for most of its length
Weight
140 tons empty, 170 tons fueled
Complement / Crew
0 necessary for short range ops, 1 min otherwise
Cargo & Passenger Capacity
Up to 6 total people onboard
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