Small interplanetary freighter.

In Service Manufacturer Class Configuration Tonnage Cost Tech Level
-250 Terran Origin Freighter Cylinder 100 dt 370,500 Cr 10

The Heron is built around a cylindrical body with drive systems at rear, and living quarters up front. Cargo is stored centrally for easy access, with most of the central body opening for access. The total length is 20m, and it is 9m wide.

Thrust

0.1 g

DeltaV

692 km/s

Size

21

Soak

10

Cargo

42 dt

Health

2

Agility

0

Based on a much earlier design from before the Second Imperium, the Heron is simply a box with an engine fitted to the back. Designed for interplanetary travel, it has no aerodynamic properties, and is incapable of landing.

Because of the simplicity of design, modern versions sometimes replace the primitive ion drive with a plasma torch. This is a simple design change, which greatly improves speed and range.

Hull & Structure

Light (0): O O O O O O O O
Moderate (-10): O O O O O O O O
Heavy (-25): O O O O O O O
Crippled: O O O

Basic soak: 10 Armour: 0

Secondary Statistics

Internal Volume: 95 dt
Signature: 21
Sensors: 3
Computers: 3
Air speed: 223 m/s
Repulsor speed: 0 m/s
Unused space/area: 0 dt / 17
Drive type: Ion Drive
Drive fuel: 40 dt

Crew and Passengers

Capacity Volume
Bridge: 2 (Cabin) 1dt
Cramped: 4 2dt

Total life support capacity: 6
Required bridge crew: 1
Engineering workload: 8 hrs/Week