Ghost Class Battleship


Craft: Yaeger Yards 1CS-4 "Ghost" Battleship Hull
Type: Decoy Battleship
Scale: Capital
Length: 1,300m
Skill: Capital Ship Piloting; Ghost
Cost: Not avaliable for sale
Crew: 500
Passengers: 1,000
Cargo Capacity: 300 metric tons
Consumables: 10 years
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyper Backup: None
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 280; 800 kph
Hull: 1D
Shields: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 50/1D
Scan: 100/2D+1
Search: 200/4D+1
Focus: 6/6D
Weapons:
20 Heavy Quad Laser Cannons
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: 5 each
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/12/25km
Damage: 6D
1 Heavy Torch Cannon
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 3-10/26/50
Atmosphere Range: 6-20/52/100km
Damage: 10D+1

Designed to fool Imperial forces into believing them to be Dragon class battleships, the Ghost class ships have the precisely same profile as Dragon class ships. However, they are very far from the war machines that the Dragon class ships are. Built hurriedly from substandard materials, Ghost class ships often leak vacuum, requiring crew to go spacesuited when traveling out of their vacuum sealed quarters and duty stations.

Dragon class ships have huge central cavities, thousands of square meters in area which are completely unused. However, the engines of the ships are not powerful enough to keep their speed up while carrying much cargo, and as the central battle strategy of Ghost ships is to run like a scared rodent, they seldom carry anything in those central spaces. The crews of ghost class ships tend to use the area for recreational functions, like ball games and hang gliding.

Twenty Ghost class ships were built, and only one of those twenty has been destroyed. However, Moff Rulduk himself commanded the fleet that had been chasing those ships, and he is well aware of their battle incapacity. For that reason, the Ghosts no longer travel as a single huge fleet. Rather, they put in appearances where the can expect no opposition, or in the face of larger fleets, and then lead those fleets into traps. Crewmen of Ghost class ships put their lives on the line, parading as targets before massive Imperial fleets, and are known as being almost suicidally brave, even away from their vessels.

The massive hulls of the Ghost class ships often lure fleet officials into planning an upgrade of these ships into effective battle platforms. The problem is, these ships are simply incapable of handling even the power that they have, as their superstructure is just so fragile. In order to allow the ship to handle any significant modifications substantial hull reinforcement is required, and the cost of that reinforcement outweighs any benefits that the modifications could provide. The Yaeger government is trying to keep the existence of Ghost class ships a secret, and therefore will not be selling any of them.
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