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− | Despite its small size, the ''Tracker'' was able to carry a relatively large amount of cargo in accordance with its disguise as a cargo ship. It mounted 2 [[Docking Collar|DropShip collars]] and a two cargo bays—one capable of transporting 4 [[small craft]], the other 23,810.5 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp186/> | + | Despite its small size, the ''Tracker'' was able to carry a relatively large amount of cargo in accordance with its disguise as a cargo ship. It mounted 2 [[Docking Collar|DropShip collars]] and a two cargo bays — one capable of transporting 4 [[small craft]], the other 23,810.5 tons of cargo.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp186/> |
− | It should be noted that the now-classic [[hardpoint]]/[[docking collar]] technology was only invented in [[2458]]. Earlier JumpShips—implicitly those the ''Tracker'' sought to | + | It should be noted that the now-classic [[hardpoint]]/[[docking collar]] technology was only invented in [[2458]]. Earlier JumpShips — implicitly those the ''Tracker'' sought to imitate — had no docking hardpoints, but carried so-called Drop Shuttles of up to 5,000 tons in internal shuttle bays. Thus it must be assumed that the original ''Tracker'' featured two such shuttle bays, and that a variant came into service at some point after 2458 that installed two docking hardpoints and turned the shuttle bays into cargo storage space otherwise. |
==Named Vessels== | ==Named Vessels== |
Revision as of 07:15, 29 April 2016
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Tracker | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | |
Introduced | 2407 |
Production Year | 2407[1] |
Use | Surveillance |
Tech Base | Star League |
Cost | 3,071,572,000 C-bills |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 120,000 tons |
Length | 318 meters |
Sail Diameter | 1150 meters |
Fuel | 2,800 tons (14,000) |
Burn Rate | 19,75 |
Safe Thrust | 2 g |
Top Thrust | 3 g |
Sail Integrity | 3 |
KF Drive Integrity | 4 |
LF Battery | No |
Armament | 2 x Barracudas 1 x NL45 2 x PPCs |
Armor | Fore: 18 Fore-Sides: 15 Aft-Sides: 15 Aft: 15 Standard Armor |
DropShip Capacity | 2 |
Crew | 155 |
Grav Decks | 1 x 75 meter diameter |
Escape Pods/Life Boats | 15/10 |
Heat Sinks | 285 |
Structural Integrity | 36 |
BV (1.0) | 8,230[2] |
Description
The small Tracker-class surveillance vessel was a WarShip designed to ply trade routes and observe in-system communications. At the size of a Corvette, it was not designed to stand up to a determined assault, mounting only the most minimal of deterrents and being considered a WarShip solely by virtue of being designed with a Compact Kearny-Fuchida Drive.[2]
In order to accomplish its mission, the Tracker was designed to look innocuous, nearly indistinguishable from contemporary civilian JumpShips. Further, the Tracker was also designed to mount paneling on specialized hard points, allowing the ship to alter its appearance both by eye and by contemporary sensor suites. The altered ship signature, combined with an easily adjusted identification beacon, allowed a Tracker aliases with which it could hide among civilian vessels.[2]
Despite the Tracker's usefulness, the design became obsolete by the early 2500s due to better sensor suites and also exposure to Tracker tactics. The final missions for the Tracker involved anti-pirate "Q-Ship" operations during the Reunification War, especially on the Taurian front.[2]
In April 2765 the navy of the Rim Worlds Republic was operating a single Tracker-class WarShip, suggesting that at least one ship of the class was either sold or gifted by the Terran Hegemony during the Star League era.[3]
Armament
The Tracker was very poorly armed. The Tracker's armament includes 2 Barracuda Missile Systems, a pair of PPCs, and a single NL45, allowing the vessel to deter both capital vessels and AeroSpace Fighters. However, against any determined attack, the Tracker was severely under-gunned. It was quick though, compared with many naval elements, so escape was probably the best course of action for a cornered Tracker.[2]
Cargo
Despite its small size, the Tracker was able to carry a relatively large amount of cargo in accordance with its disguise as a cargo ship. It mounted 2 DropShip collars and a two cargo bays — one capable of transporting 4 small craft, the other 23,810.5 tons of cargo.[2]
It should be noted that the now-classic hardpoint/docking collar technology was only invented in 2458. Earlier JumpShips — implicitly those the Tracker sought to imitate — had no docking hardpoints, but carried so-called Drop Shuttles of up to 5,000 tons in internal shuttle bays. Thus it must be assumed that the original Tracker featured two such shuttle bays, and that a variant came into service at some point after 2458 that installed two docking hardpoints and turned the shuttle bays into cargo storage space otherwise.
Named Vessels
- Rim Worlds Republic
- RWS Krait - A former Terran Hegemony vessel broken out of mothballs and refitted as an ambush craft for the Rim Worlds Republic; disappeared into the Deep Periphery in 2769.