Piton Planetary Explorer


Craft: Ulfgar Piton Planetary Exploration Craft
Type: Planetary Exploration Craft
Scale: Capital
Length: 90 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting; Piton
Cost: Not available for sale
Crew: 10
Passengers: 15 (scientists)
Cargo Capacity: 3,000 metric tons
Consumables: 2 years
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyper Backup: x10
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D(space), 3D(atmosphere)
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 350; 1000 kph, 280; 800 kph underwater
Hull: 6D
Shields: None
Sensors:
Passive: 50/1D
Scan: 110/3D
Search: 200/4D
Focus: 10/5D
Weapons:
Vapor Cloak
Scale: N/A
Fire Arc: All
Crew: 1
Skill: Sensors
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: None
Atmosphere Range: Vapor extends 30 meters from hull in all directions
Damage: -1 from sensor detection, renders ship invisible to visible light detection
Fighter Complement: 5 remote probes

While not known as an expansionist race, the Ulfgar are fascinated by alien life, and the Piton explorer allows them to study life in virtually any habitat. The Piton's reenforced hull allows it to journey into extremely high pressure areas, including the deepest of oceans, and the craft is equipped with extremely sophisticated repulsors, allowing it a great degree of atmospheric maneuverability. Finally, it is fitted with a vapor cloak that allows it to remain over low tech civilizations, without disturbing them overmuchly.

The Piton is equipped with a number of laboratories, including numerous branches of xeno-biology, such as zoology, ichthyology, botany and so on. In addition, the craft has geology, archaeology, and paleontology labs, and a sophisticated control center for it's remote probes.

These probes can be controlled from up to 40,000 km. away, and the Piton craft is often either grounded (on uninhabited worlds), or concealed, and the probes are sent out to gather specimens and data.
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