SC-27 Star Goose Space Shuttle

(Version 1.00 - Last Modified: 09/29/2004)

The Star Goose was designed to provide a means to transport personnel and supplies from Earth up to spacecraft in orbit and back again. The passenger seats provide an individualized armor sheath / emergency life pod capable of sustaining life for up to 12 hours.

Few models survived the Zentraedi Holocaust, mostly being stationed aboard the SDF-1. The RDF still needed space shuttles to ferry troops up to the remaining Zentraedi fleet. Due to the limited production capabilities of the RDF until the procurement of the Space Factory, it was decided that a new model would be created that maximized sharing of components with other higher production units, especially the VF-1 Valkyrie. The shuttle used the smaller the Valkyrie thrusters, but added a center thruster to each bank. The new model also has a third intake on top of the shuttle to support the VTOL thrusters.

The Shuttle Booster heavy launch vehicle was developed to assist in launching the Star Goose shuttle, as well as provide a means to launch heavy payloads in support of colonization of the Solar System.

Ship Information:

• Ship Class: Personnel Shuttle
• Year Commissioned: 2003 CE
• Crew: 2, two pilots
• Passengers: Up to 14 people with full combat gear

M.D.C. by location:

• Booster Main Engine - 100
• Booster Secondary Engines (10) - 30 each
• Wings (2) - 30 each
• Tail - 30
• Engine Thrusters (5) - 30 each
• Pilot Cockpit - 30
• Main Body - 50 *


M.D.C. Armor Rating - Main Body: 10
Notes:

*	Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut down the entire ship, including life support, gravity control, communications, weapons, and engines.

Speed:

• Sublight: Can travel at up to 8 percent of the speed of light (0.08c) and accelerate / decelerate at a rate of 0.05 percent of light (0.0005c) per melee.
• Atmospheric Propulsion: 503.3 mph (810 km/h) with a maximum ceiling of 7.9 miles (12.8 km).
• Maximum Range: Effectively unlimited by drive system, but onboard supplies for the crew and troops will last for 2 weeks before the ship needs to be restocked.

Statistical Data:

• Height: 44' (13.4 m)
• Width: 83' (25.3 m)
• Length: 81' (24.7 m)
• Weight: 53.6 tons (48.6 metric tons)
• Reactor System: Mk-II Protoculture Reactor with a life span of 10 years.
• Propulsion System: Chemical Rocket
• Gravity System: None
• Cargo: Storage space for personal belongings and reasonable luggage for passengers and crew.

Weapon Systems: None

Special Systems:

1. Electronic Warfare System
   The ship is equipped with a primitive RDF EW suite.
   • ECM: 1
   • ECCM: 0
   • EWS Abilities: None

Standard Systems:

1. Life Support System
   The ship has a fully operational life support system that provides fresh atmosphere throughout the ship. The life support system can sustain a maximum of 20 people indefinitely or 30 people for a short period of time in case of an emergency.
2. Electronic Warfare System
   The ship is equipped with an EW package that allows it to generate 1 point of ECM and 0 points of ECCM. See Electronic Warfare and EWSs for more details on Electronic Warfare and Electronic Warfare Systems.
3. Communication Systems
   The ship is equipped with three communication systems. The first is a long range laser system with a maximum range of 100,000 miles (160,934 km), the transmissions travel at the speed of light, but they rely on line of sight, so it cannot communicate with a ship that is on the other side of a solid object. The second system is a long range radio system with a maximum range of 6000 miles (9656 km), the transmissions travel at the speed of light, but they are easy to intercept and jam. The third system is a satellite relay system that allows the ship to boost the range of the other communication systems indefinitely by using satellites or other ships to relay the transmission. The ship's communication array can contact with up to 20 ships simultaneously.
4. Sensor Systems
   The ship is equipped with two sensor systems. The first is the Electromagnetic Detection Equipment that detects other sensor systems at twice the maximum range of their transmitter. The second is a powerful array that uses standard radar waves, which are fairly easy to jam, but it is obvious when the radar array is being jammed. The sensor can track tiny targets at a range of up to 3000 miles (4828 km), small targets at a range of up to 30,000 miles (48,280 km), medium targets at a range of up to 60,000 miles (96,561 km), and large targets at a range of up to 90,000 miles (144,841). See Human Ship Systems for more details on sensor systems.
5. Targeting Computer System
   Connecting the ship's sensor systems with the weapon systems is the Targeting Computer System. The system is designed to control all of the weapons currently equipped on the ship. This system can track up to 15 targets simultaneously, providing detailed information about the targets from the ships data files.

Combat Summary:

• ECM: 1
• ECCM: 0
• Combat Actions: 1
• Targeting System: Can track up to 15 targets simultaneously.