KR-61

Long Range Shuttle KR-61 TRO3057r.png
KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
Production information
Manufacturer United Outworlders Corporation[1]

Various

Use In-system Passenger/Cargo Transport
Type (Shape) Civilian Aerodyne
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost 3,978,300 C-Bills[2]
Introduced 2598
Technical specifications
Mass 100 tons
Structural Integrity
Length 20.5 meters
Width 18 meters
Engine (Type) Pitban 300a[3]
Safe Thrust 2 g
Maximum Thrust 3 g
Fuel 25 tons
Burn Rate 1.84
Armament None
Armor 6 tons standard
Heat Sinks None
Crew 3[4]
  • 1 Officer
  • 2 Enlisted
Passengers 2
BV (1.0) 274[5][6]
BV (2.0)

Description[edit]

While not as versatile as the larger spheroid K-1 DropShuttle, the KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft is the most common aerodyne-based long-range shuttle model in human space, used to transport small amounts of passengers and cargo between planets and Jump Points in instances where none of the DropShips attached to the JumpShip are scheduled to detach.[4][7]

Because of the long distances between most inner system worlds and the zenith and nadir Jump Points, the KR-61 is equipped with more comprehensive sleeping, sanitary, and food-preparation facilities for its two crew members and two passengers than vehicles like the ST-46, also carrying double the fuel to allow such trips.

Armament[edit]

Primarily intended for civilian use, the KR-61 is totally unarmed. The six tons worth of armor the craft carries is intended mostly to offer some protection while fleeing from pirate attacks at jump points.

Cargo[edit]

The vessel's small cargo hold is capable of storing little cargo, and functions as the KR-61's sole airlock.[7][4]

  • Bay 1: Cargo (2.5 tons), 0 doors

Variants[edit]

  • NL-43 Battle Taxi 
    A streamlined 100-ton landing craft intended for boarding actions, the NL-43 has a sixteen-ton infantry compartment. Protected by 20 tons of Stealth Armor powered by a Guardian ECM Suite. Each wing has a pair of Medium X-Pulse Lasers, and another pair covers the aft arc. The NL-43 can now deliver a bomb load, but it can't operate as a VTOL.[11]

Design Quirks[edit]

The NL-43 Battle Taxi variant is subject to the following Design Quirk:[11]

Notes[edit]

The description of the KR-61's abilities and listed statistics differ on the crew and cargo. Between eight and two and a half tons are available in the class's hold, and either two or three crew members are typically assigned to the vessel.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Objectives: The Clans, p. 21: "United Outworlders Corporation"
  2. Combat Operations, p. 107
  3. DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 72
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 170
  5. Combat Operations, p. 107
  6. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 190
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 172
  8. Objectives: The Clans, p. 14, "Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant"
  9. Objectives: The Clans, p. 34, "Tseng Facility"
  10. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 181
  11. 11.0 11.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms, p. 12

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