Grange Mini-Carrier


Craft: Yaeger Yards MRF-20C1 "Grange"
Type: Mini-carrier
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 38 meters
Skill: Space Transports; Grange
Cost: 360,000 credits
Crew: 6
Passengers: 5 (200 troops, if fighter bay is removed)
Cargo Capacity: 2 metric tons (35 if fighter bay is removed)
Consumables: 1 Year
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyper Backup: x14
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 7
Atmosphere: 350; 1,000 kph
Hull: 2D+2
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
Passive: 50/0D
Scan: 75/2D
Search: 110/3D
Focus: 5/4D
Weapons:
2 Medium Plasma Cannons (fire linked)
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-4/12/24
Atmosphere Range: 100-400m/1.2km/2.4km
Damage: 6D+2
3 Double Laser Turrets
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+1
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2km/2.5km
Damage: 5D+1
Fighter Complement: 7 Hunters, or 3 Prowlers and 2 Bugs

In order to avoid the static formations that larger carriers require, the Grange mini-carrier is small and light enough to move with the Yaeger swirling tactics. An early innovation, the Grange ships grew less popular with the innovation of starfighter hyperdrives, though they are still quite useful (especially the fully modernized 20C1). They can carry ships for long range strikes, and can cause enemy craft to underestimate the numbers of fighters arrayed against them. Finally, they can act as a launching platform for high powered non-hyperdrive equipped ships, or for various forms of atmospheric craft.

Still, the mission profiles of the Grange have been limited in recent years, and Yaeger Yards has been experimenting with other configurations of the combat tested design. It is not very well designed as a freighter or a troop transport, as it's somewhat triangular form, and it's fighter slings and repair area tend to get in the way. Reconfigured Grange ships are often used to lure opposing ships out of formation, breaking down battle plans of fleets less well designed for the chaotic combat that the Yaeger prefer.
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