THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

TRANSPORTS
The Commonwealth of Solrain is indisputably the economic king of the five systems; its planets
came though the Great Collapse in far better shape than any of its neighbors, and the culture of
the Commonwealth had always been geared toward capitalism. It comes as no surprise then that,
while their transports may not always be the fastest ships in the five systems, they have the
largest cargo holds of their class and in some cases in the known universe. These vessels are
the lifeblood of the Solrain economy and the Solrain pilot – and they have had an appropriate
amount of attention given to them by Tens & Piney.
Phaeton
Classification: Light Transport
Power plant: Instigator, Antagonizer (size 3)
Engines: Guzzler x 2 (size 3 x 2)
Radar: Chime (24000 meter range) (size 1)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 8550mm
Capacitor: Jug (size 1)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser or Warper x 2, Spitfire x 2
Ammo Config: Barrak x 2, Cobra x 2, Hammer x 2
Missiles (# x size): 2x2
MODx: 3
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 422/481/834 MPS
Acceleration: 110.4 (laser), 107.1 (ion), 101.9 (gauss), 102.9 (ammo) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 60/55/50 DPS
Cargo: 15 m³
Notes:
A very, very good entry into the Fast Transport classification, the Phaeton is every rookie trader’s
dream come true. Easy to handle, fairly quick to accelerate, and well-armed, perhaps the only
thing the Phaeton might want for is more armor and a larger capacitor. Its twin underslung cargo
pods give it unparalleled cargo capacity in its class, making it extremely useful to new traders.
Especially once loaded out with an advanced power plant, it is also very capable of defending
itself. Every Solrain owes it to himself to try this ship at least once.
There are some vague indications that this ship may get a speed boost using the same
techniques used on the Interceptor. Solrain pilots are praying this doesn’t end in disaster;
regardless, however, if the ship becomes much faster it would make an excellent pirating and
smuggling platform, something which would cause no end of headaches for the other spaceborne
navies.
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