THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Squall
Classification: Heavy Scout
Powerplant: Sport Plus (size 4)
Engines: Rush x 2 (size 4 x 2_
Radar: Night Watchman (54000 meter range) (size 5)
Shield: Shelter (6009mm equivalent) (size 1)
Armor: 6600mm
Capacitor: Spore (size 2)
Laser Config: Heavy Laser x 2, Spitfire x 2
Ammo Config: Barrak x 2
Missiles (# x size): 2x4
MODx: 3
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 566/645/1117 MPS
Acceleration: 140.4 (laser), 136.8 (ion), 130.9 (gauss) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 18/32/50 DPS
Cargo: 11 m³
Notes:
The Squall was the first of the Heavy Scouts developed, with the Griffin and Vedette following
very soon after (since the other governments had gotten wind of what Cromforge was working
on.) The Squall was meant to be a one-up toward the Peregrine – it can do everything that ship
can do and do it better. It pitches not quite as well, and accelerates a little slower, but the Squall
is the fastest ship, velocity-wise, constructed by a human nation. It fulfills much the same roles as
the Griffin – long-range detection and artifact hunting; it also is a prime “beacon flipper”. And it
does so with ruthless efficiency. Due to its obscene speed it is also sometimes utilized in combat
as a hit-and-fade craft – buzzing around the battlefield being an annoyance. Its profile is less than
ideal, however, and a few swats from large guns will bring this fly down. Killing one can cripple a
fleet’s long range detection capacities, as well.
Ship Classification
TRANSPORTS
Many of the transport ships of the Holy Armada are designed to be mining craft in addition to
combat craft. All are fitted with Bussard mining scoops and all have large gun hard points suitable
for large-scale mining lasers. Thankfully, in many of these ships this does not translate into
possible gun firepower as well…
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