Hoshiryokou

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Hoshiryokou
Production information
Manufacturer Kintetsu Stellar Systems
Production Year 2480
Use Tug Boat
Cargo Ship
Passenger Ship
Type Civilian Aerodyne
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Technical specifications
Mass 800 tons
Structural Integrity 25
Length 51 meters
Width 36 meters
Height 12 meters
Drive System Fusion
Safe Thrust 5
Max Thrust 8
Fuel (tons) 20
Fuel (days) 1.84
Armament
Armor Nose: 122
Sides: 92
Aft: 82
Crew Total: 6
  • 1 Officer
  • 4 Enlisted
  • 1 Gunner
Passengers 9 (In Steerage)
Escape Pods/Life Boats 1/0
Small Craft/
AeroSpace Fighters
None
Heat Sinks 8
Communications System Unspecified
Targeting Tracking System Unspecified
BV (1.0) N/A
BV (2.0) 1,216[1]


Description

The Hoshiryokou is a small civilian DropShip which was first produced in the early years of the Draconis Combine. Originally, the ship was designed as a cargo and passenger vessel; however, the Hoshiryokou aged badly. The ship was redesigned by the near-bankrupt Kintetsu Stellar Systems to assume the role of a space tug. This new version succeeded, becoming a popular utility vessel in and around space complexes and merchant fleets in the Draconis Combine.[1]

Weapons and Equipment

Originally designed as a cargo vessel, the Hoshiryokou had one of its cargo bays outfitted to mount ten interchanging cargo containers, which can be swapped out for other cargo or utilitarian passenger carriages. The ship's fusion engines can push the vessel up to maximum thrust of 8 should its mission require it to move quickly. For its primary mission as a space tug boat, the ship has a naval tug adapter, which allows it to dock with any vessel and move it safely.

The ship is protected by 18 tons of standard armor, giving it protection should the vessel come under attack by pirates. The ship is armed with only a single large laser in the nose, with three small lasers acting as point defenses in the nose and aft quarters of the ship.[1]

Cargo

  • Bay 1 - Cargo Containers, 10-ton capacity (10) - 1 Door
  • Bay 2 - Cargo (85 tons) - 1 Door

Notes

As of this writing, the Hosiryokou has no entry in the Master Unit List.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: House Kurita, PDF pp.191-192, 203

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