Kushimak Cruiser


Craft: Karshur Industrial RK-9 Kushimak Cruiser
Type: Combat Cruiser
Scale: Capital
Length: 315 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting; Kushimak cruiser
Cost: 14 million (new), 10 million (used)
Crew: 210
Passengers: 20 (Troops)
Cargo Capacity: 200 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyper Backup: x10
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 350; 1,000 kph
Hull: 5D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 100/2D
Search: 150/4D
Focus: 3/5D
Weapons:
20 Heavy Turbolasers
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: 5 each
Crew: 2
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 3-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/70/150km
Damage: 5D
15 Trifocus Laser Cannons
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: 5 right, left and rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2km/2.5km
Damage: 7D
4 Plasmaburst Missiles
Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: Front
Missile Loadout: 5 (each)
Crew: 3
Skill: Capital Ship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 2-20/40/90
Atmosphere Range: 2-20km/40km/90km
Damage: 10D

The standard in Shakkur capital ship design, the Kushimak is a somewhat elderly class of ship, though it's various systems have constantly been updated by Karshur Industrial to match current standards in Shakkur technology. Quite capable of standing against the lighter Yaeger and Imperial craft, the Kushimak is agile and quick enough to avoid the larger and more dangerous craft. In addition, the speed and maneuverability of the Kushimak allow it to be used effectively in mass combat, and fleets of Kushimak can defeat any of the craft of the sector.

Kushimak cruisers form the backbone of the defence fleets of most Shakkur worlds, and if Karshur would introduce a completely new design as it's replacement, it would bankrupt many of those worlds. For that reason, production of the newer Ashik Cruisers has been a hesitant business at best, with a few craft produced for Rshukas and the homeworld defence fleet, and a schedule for gradual replacement of Kushimak cruisers by Ashik is being worked out for each of the various Shakkur worlds.
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