The Magpie is a 200dt Jump-1 tramp freighter. It has good deep-space performance with its Ion Drive, but lacks thrust.

In Service Manufacturer Class Configuration Tonnage Cost Tech Level
-500 Terran Origin Freighter Cylinder 200 dt 5,191,380 Cr 11

The Magpie looks like a half-finished skeleton of a hull, with the main drive system separated from the main cargo and living quarters by a long thin central section. It is 40m long, 16m wide and 20m tall, though most of this volume is empty space.

Thrust

0.4 g

DeltaV

500 km/s

Jump

1 / 1

Size

22

Soak

11

Cargo

40 dt

Health

2

Agility

0

A distinctive Jump-1 capable tramp freighter, the Magpie was designed to transport small cargos over short distances. Its Ion Drive is relatively large, providing more thrust than is common for such systems, but it is still hampered when in close orbit to a planet.

Hull & Structure

Light (0): O 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 O
Crippled: O O O O

Basic soak: 11 Armour: 0

Secondary Statistics

Internal Volume: 190 dt
Signature: 22
Sensors: 3
Computers: 4
Air speed: 447 m/s
Repulsor speed: 0 m/s
Unused space/area: 1 dt / 27
Drive type: Ion Drive
Drive fuel: 50 dt

Crew and Passengers

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

Total life support capacity: 6
Required bridge crew: 2
Engineering workload: 21 hrs/Week