The Shadowless Shark
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Ship Description
Hull: Light Cruiser
Class: Dauntless-class
Dimensions: 4.5 km long, 0.5 km abeam at fins approx.
Mass: 20 megatonnes, approx.
Crew: 65,000 crew, approx.
Accel: 4.3 gravities max sustainable acceleration
Light, scouting cruisers are the eyes and ears of Imperial fleets. They carry enough fuel and supplies for patrols that last months or even years, and enough firepower to dispatch any smaller vessels foolish enough to close with them. The Dauntless is popular because it combines the maneuverability of a frigate with a daunting forward lance armament.
Ship Statistics
Name: Shadowless Shark
Class: Dauntless-class Light Cruiser
Background Package: Planetbound for Millenia
Hull Integrity: 60/60
Crew Population: 100/100
Crew Morale: 107/107
Space: 60/58
Power: 60/60
Speed: 8
Maneuvering: +17
Detection: +25
Armour: 19
Turret Rating: 1
Achievement Bonuses: Trade + 100 Crime + 100 Creed + 100 Explore + 100
Ship Notes: +10 Mvr w/in 5VU of a planet
Skill Test Modifiers
Navigation/Warp 10, Social 10, Command 10, Investigation 10,
CMD/Hit&Run 20, CMD/Boarding Action 10, CMD/Hit&Run (Def) 20,
CMD/Boarding Action (Def) 20
Essential Components
Engine: Modified Jovian Class 3 Drive
Warp Drive: Strelov 2
Geller Field: Warpsbane Hull
Void Shields: Castellan Single Void Shield
Bridge: Bridge of Antiquity
Life Sustainer: Vitae-Pattern Life Sustainer
Crew Quarters: Voidsmen Quarters
Augur Array: M-201b
Weapons
Prow: Titanforge Lance Battery [Strength: 2, Damage:1d10+4, Crit Rating: 3, Range: 6]
Port: Mars-pattern Macrocannon Broadside [Strength: 6, Damage:1d10+2, Crit Rating: 5, Range: 6]
Starboard: Mars-Pattern Macrocannon Broadside [Strength: 6, Damage:1d10+2, Crit Rating: 5, Range: 6]
Supplementary Components:
Cargo Hold and Lighter Bay
Tenebro-Maze
Extended Supply Vaults
Temple-shrine of the God-Emperor
Librarium Vault
Trophy Room
Observation Dome
Ship Upgrades:
Crew Improvements: Common (+2 Morale Max)
Ship Description
Specialty Structures
Astropath's Choir Loft
Some small distance from the bridge is a small suite of rooms reserved for the ship's astropaths. The four of them work quietly in shifts so that two are always alert and ready to receive messages at any time. Their needs are met by a single servant who keeps their chambers clean and serves them food and drink as necessary. The loft itself is a cramped affair, four small thrones facing inward towards an aquila-embossed table.
