S-7A
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| S-7A Bus | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Brigadier Corporation[citation needed]
Earthwerks Limited[citation needed] Sacrado Industries[citation needed] Taurus Territorial Industries[citation needed] |
| Use | Cargo/Passenger Shuttle |
| Type (Shape) | Civilian Aerodyne |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 3,868,224 C-Bills[3] |
| Introduced | 2602 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 100 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 4 |
| Length | 20 meters |
| Width | 7 meters |
| Engine (Type) | Burster M-100 |
| Safe Thrust | 1.5 g |
| Maximum Thrust | 2.5 g |
| Fuel | 2 tons |
| Burn Rate | 1.84 |
| Armament | None |
| Armor | 9 tons standard |
| Heat Sinks | 0 |
| Crew | 3[4]
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| Passengers | 10 |
| BV (1.0) | 329[5][6] |
| BV (2.0) | |
Description[edit]
While performing much the same duties as the ST-46 Shuttle, the nonaerodynamic shape of the S-7A Bus limits it to orbital work.[7][8]
Found on many Space Stations, JumpShips and WarShips, the bus is designed to operate solely in a vacuum, which allows it to carry slightly more cargo despite the fact it features a smaller drive system and a smaller fuel tank.[7][8]
Armament[edit]
Primarily intended for civilian use, the S-7A is totally unarmed. The small amount of armor the craft carries is intended more to offer some protection, however minor, against cargo handling or docking mishaps rather than overt offensive assault.[7][8]
Cargo[edit]
Comprising three-quarters of the bus's bulk, the S-7A's cargo space is divided between two self-contained bays connected via a single large cargo door. The main bay has a 31-ton cargo capacity with doors leading to the passenger airlock and the smaller secondary hold. This secondary bay features an independent pressurization system which allows it to operate as a cargo airlock for the main bay. In an emergency, the cargo module can be detached via explosive bolts. The cargo bay even remains intact and the craft left functional, though the complexity of reattaching the bay afterward generally dissuades the crew from performing the maneuver in all but the most life-threatening situations.[7][8]
- Bay 1: Passengers (10), 0 doors
- Bay 2: Cargo (31.5 tons), 0 doors
Variants[edit]
- S-7AC Bus
- Save for slightly improved armor, the Clan variant of the venerable S-7A introduced in 2843 is effectively identical in crew, cargo, and performance.[8] By 3080, the Clans had begun production of the craft in the Inner Sphere at the Tseng Facility[9] and Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant.[10] BV (1.0)= 401[11]
- S7-P "Scarab" Bus
- Adding to the horrors of the Jihad, at least one pirate band learned from the tactics of the Word of Blake's Q-Ship and has developed a refitted version of the S-7A codenamed the "Scarab" based around them. Externally the "Scarab" appears to be the standard model, attaching to a target vessel under claims of distress, whereupon it is revealed that its cargo capacity is reduced in exchange for a platoon of Jump Infantry to quickly board the target and a ten ton Booby Trap to threaten its crew into surrendering. BV (2.0) = 412 [12]
Gallery[edit]
Illustration of S-7A from DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary
Flying S-7A from TRO:3057
References[edit]
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 27: "Shipil Company"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 21: "United Outworlders Corporation"
- ↑ Combat Operations, p. 107
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 169
- ↑ Combat Operations, p. 107
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 188
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 69
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Technical Readout: 3057, p. 171
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 34, "Tseng Facility"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 14, "Falcon's Roost Orbital Assembly Plant"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 189
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates, p. 14, 26