Hello Ewan,

Thank you for the J-4 Scout/Courier. I sent a Word document with what I hope is a correctly calculated Scout/Courier using a hybrid CT LBB 2 1977/9181 and CT LBB 5 HG 2e 1980 construction sequence for drop tanks.

Tom Rux
On December 24, 2019 at 4:51 AM xxxxxx@quibell.org.uk wrote:

I played around with 100 tons. I couldn’t get jump 4 4G and 30 days power into a 100 ton hull, so I added drop tanks. 

For your pleasure: 

Breakit Class 140 ton Long Courier

 

Craft ID:

Breakit Class type SL Long Courier (Book 2)

Hull:

140 ton custom hull consisting of; 100 tons custom hull, 40 tons drop tanks

Streamlined

Crew:

Pilot=1, Engineer=1, Gunner=1

Engineering:

Jump=2/4, Manoeuvre=1/2, using Jump Drive B, Power Plant B, Manoeuvre Drive A

Avionics:

Bridge, Model 4 Computer

Hardpoints:

1, with 1 ton allocated to fire control

Armament:

Triple Turret with Beam Laser X3

Defences:

None

Craft:

None

Fuel:

42 tons in hull, 40 tons in drop tanks

Allowing for 1x Jump 2 and 1x Jump 1 and 30 days running @ 140 tons

Allowing for 1x Jump 4 and 1x Jump 1 and 22.8 days running @ 100 tons (dropping tanks)

Miscellaneous:

Small Storerooms=4, Cargo=2 tons

Cost:

MCr 89.7

Architects Fees MCr 0.897

Construction:

12 Week Singly

 

The Breakit Class Long Courier was designed to allow a single Jump 4 if there is a need to get a message or a single passenger that distance in the single week of jump, otherwise the ship works in the same role as a standard Type S with an additional jump 1 ability without the need to re-fuel.