Crucible Station

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Crucible Station
Production information
Manufacturer Capellan Confederation
Type Space Station
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost
Introduced 3065[1]
Technical specifications
Mass 6,000
Length 400
Width 450
Thrust None
Fuel (tons) 100
Fuel (days) 0.282
LF battery None
Armament 36 x ER Large Lasers
36 x Small Pulse Lasers
12 x SRM 6s
Armor Standard Armor
Structural Integrity 1
Docking Collars 0
Crew/Passengers 9 officers
39 enlisted/non-rated
8 gunners
12 first class passengers
40 second class passengers
300 steerage passegers
282 bay personnel
Grav Decks 2 (450 meter)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 40/6
Heat Sinks 150 Double
BV (1.0)
BV (2.0)




Description

Crucible Station is an orbital prison found in orbit of Sian's moon, Nüwa. Created for Capellan Confederation's Maskirovka, the station serves as an interrogation center and maximum-security prison. Built in the 3060s, the station serves to solve the Maskirovka's problem of preventing prisoners deemed dangerous to the state from escaping its planetary-based facilities.

The station's battalion of marines secure the facility from being overwhelmed by its prisoners. Each of the station's inmates are incarcerated in their own solitary cell, which also serves as an interrogation chamber for the station's personnel.[2]

Weapons and Equipment

The station is defended by an array of Extended Range Large Lasers, Small Pulse Lasers and short-range Missile Launchers mounted in all of its arcs. The weapon bays' heat is managed by Crucible's 150 Double Heat Sinks, allowing multiple weapon bays to be fired from different arcs.

The Station's weakness is its seventy-five tons of standard armor protection, which is light by DropShip standards. The light armor prevents heavy weapons fire from penetrating and hitting the station's fragile interior.[3]

Cargo

  • Bay 1: Small Craft (6) - 2 Doors
  • Bay 2: Infantry (foot) platoons (9)
  • Bay 3: Cargo Bay (550 tons) - 2 Doors

Notes

As of this time, there no battle value assigned to Crucible Station. The station as of this writing appears to be a unique design.[4]

References

  1. MUL Profile for Crucible Station (Standard) - Introduction Year Only.
  2. Handbook: House Liao, p. 163 - Crucible Station's background information.
  3. Handbook: House Liao, p. 163 - Crucible's weapon and armor layout, noting the station's interior has only single point in its structural integrity.
  4. Handbook: House Liao, p. 163 - Crucible Station's fluff does not mention any other Mask space stations using its design specifics.

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