Craft: Sharnoth Central Industry Group Constellation 80
Heavy Cruiser
Type: Heavy Cruiser
Scale: Capital
Length: 440 meters
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting; Constellation
Cost: Not available for sale
Crew: 2,200 Sharnoth
Passengers: 500 Sharnoth
Cargo Capacity: 1,200 kg
Consumables: 2 years
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x3
Hyper Backup: x20
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 0D+2
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 315; 900
Hull: 4D
Shields: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 20/0D
Scan: 60/1D
Search: 120/2D
Focus: 5/5D
Weapons:
40 Double Turboblaster Cannons
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 15 front, 10 right, 10 left, 5 rear
Crew: 3
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 2-10/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/75/150km
Damage: 5D
25 Focused Radiation Cannons
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 10 front, 5 all others
Crew: 2
Skill: Capita Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-5/10/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/1.0/2.5km
Damage: 4D
An older model of capital ship, a few Constellation cruisers
are still in service in the Sharnoth
fleet. Usually used for picket duty or for convoy escort, many of
the remaining Constellations have been modified to carry either
missiles or starfighters. As with other Sharnoth ships, the
Constellation class mounts radiation weapons, in this case Focused
Radiation Cannons.
The Radiation cannons have the same effect as Ion Cannons on
target ship's systems, and also inflict twice the listed damage
(though reduced to character scale) to all unprotected crew members
on the affect area of the target ship, on a successful hit.
Designed in the era when starfighters were not considered a
serious threat to capital scale vessels, the Constellation cruisers
have no anti-starfighter defenses, and require a fair amount of
fighter cover when going into battle.