Roil Tiluvo Class Assault Corvette

(Tirolian Border Fleet version)

(Version 1.00 - Last Modified: 08/12/2005)

In the late 1800's, the Bioroid troop carriers used by the Tirolian forces were closely related to the Frandlar Tiluvo Transports of the Zentraedi fleets. The first design proposal for a replacement involved an updated carrier, but this was rejected fairly early in the design effort. Rather than using a dedicated fighter to escort a defenseless transport, it was intended that an assault corvette would carry armaments as well as Bioroid troops. This rather revolutionary decision was made after computer modeling showed that a large, armed troop transport would be more than capable of defeating conventional aerial mecha, while remaining fully operational itself. If successful, this might render the aerospace and atmosphere fighter craft obsolescent. The Masters then took the idea one step further: if the transport were to be equipped with enough firepower to enable it to overwhelm small spaceships, then the entire army could be made up from just two main designs: the Bioroid and the Assault Corvette. This would significantly ease manufacturing and maintenance. This approach was eventually chosen, and the Roil series of assault corvettes was designed to fit this role. This it did magnificently. The corvette exceeded all the expectations its designers had of it and set new standards for transports in the Tirolian Mercantile Empire's military. By the year 1938 CE, all relevant Tirolian forces were equipped with the Roil Tiluvo Class Assault Corvette.

Based on the success of the original model, several different versions were designed to fit additional needs of the Tirolians. The first two new versions were the Roil Luhoutzs, which carried additional command personnel and equipment in exchange for a large part of its troop capability, and the Roil Lihinal bombardment variant. The Zentraedi then proceeded to create a version, the Roil Tiluvosen, which was designed to complement the Frandlar Tiluvo Transports. The cargo capacity of the Tiluvosen was far less than that of the Frandlar Tiluvo Transports, but the Tiluvosen was very heavily armed with guns and missiles. The tactical concept was to make the first landings with the corvettes, and to leave the heavy cargo lifting to the larger ships. This way, the Zentraedi could make assault landings with the armed and armored corvettes in a manner that was impossible with the large but vulnerable and unarmed Frandlar Tiluvo Transports. However, this version never moved beyond the prototype stage before the collapse of the Tirolian Mercantile Empire.

The Assault Corvette is a streamlined, rocket and anti-gravity propelled transorbital atmosphere / space combat vehicle. The rear part of the body is vaguely rectangular shaped, with the smallest dimensions in the vertical, narrowing to the front, forming a prow. Mounted here the forward landing skid, which, like the other skids, is shaped in a manner reminiscent of a claw. Aft under the hull are the two main skids. In the sides of the lower aft section, pointing rearwards in normal flight mode, are the two vectorable exhausts of the main reaction engines. Most other details differ per version. All versions were flown by Tirolian pilots from the cockpit section, which was located in an upper blister. This blister was lengthened aft, protruding over much of the dorsal hull, and usually housed electronics.

All versions were equipped with two forward and two aft particle cannons, and with a rotary close-in defense turret under the hull. The main Tiluvo variant mounted four additional particle cannons in the hull and the Luhoutzs version mounted six additional cannons. The main armament of the Lihinal version was mounted in the four cannons, visually identical to and mounted in the positions of the more standard particle cannons, however, these weapons were rail guns. The troop carrying versions, Tiluvo and Luhoutzs, had two large release doors in the sides aft.

The interiors of all craft have four deck levels. All versions had their flight deck on top of the vessel. Immediately under the upper hull is a floor with medical facilities, crew rest rooms and other mission related rooms. Below this is the main mecha hangar, with enough room, if needed, for 26 Bioroids and their Skysleds or Zentraedi mecha. Underneath the hangar is a floor with access to the anti-gravity engines and several Tirolian-sized storage rooms.

Ship Information:

• Ship Class: Corvette
• Year Commissioned: 1903 CE
• Roil Tiluvo Class Assault Corvette:
  • Crew: 3 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, and Gunner)
  • Troops:
    • Air Group: 25
    • Troops: 12
    • Total: 37
  • Total Crew and Troops: 40
• Roil Luhoutzs Class Command Corvette:
  • Crew:
    • Flight Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, and two Gunners)
    • Command Crew: 20
    • Total: 24
  • Troops:
    • Air Group: 15
    • Troops: 12
    • Total: 27
  • Total Crew and Troops: 51
• Roil Tiluvosen Class Missile Corvette:
  • Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, and two Gunners)
  • Troops: 20
  • Total Crew and Troops: 24

Vehicle Complement (Roil Tiluvo):

• Bioroid Complement:

21	Blue Combat Bioroid
3	Green Combat Bioroid
1	Red Combat Leader Bioroid

• Other Complement:

33	Bioroid Skysled

Vehicle Complement (Roil Luhoutzs):

• Bioroid Complement:

14	Blue Combat Bioroid
1	Green Combat Bioroid

• Other Complement:

20	Bioroid Skysled

Vehicle Complement (Roil Tiluvosen):

• Combat Pod Complement:

20	Regult Combat Pod or...
20	Light Artillery Pod or...
20	Heavy Artillery Pod or...
20	Recon Scout Pod or...

• Power Armor Complement:

20	Nousjaedul-Ger Cavalry Power Armor or...
20	Queadlunn-Rau Tactical Power Armor

M.D.C. by location:

• Dual Ion Cannons (2) - 100 each
• Rotary Blast Turret - 80
• Secondary Particle Cannons (Roil Tiluvo and Tiluvosen: 6 and Roil Luhoutz: 8) - 70 each
• Missile Pod (Roil Tiluvosen only) - 250
• Airlock Access Hatches (2) - 150 each
• Mecha Access Hatches (2) - 250 each
• Landing Claw - 80 each
• Landing Feet (2) - 100 each
• Sensor Dome - 120 *
• Main Thrusters (2) - 300 each *
• Maneuvering Thrusters (12) - 25 each
• Hull Regions (10) - 100 each
• Main Body - 1000 **
• Reinforced Crew Compartment - 300 ***


M.D.C. Armor Rating - Hull Region: 8
M.D.C. Armor Rating - Main Body: 16
Notes:

*	Destroying the Sensor Dome will knock out all sensor and communication systems and will allow the Reinforced Crew Compartment to be attacked directly.
**	Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut down the entire ship, including life support, gravity control, communications, weapons, and engines. The command bridge will also be destroyed.
***	If the Reinforced Crew Compartment is destroyed, the flight crew will be killed and the vessel will be virtually uncontrollable and if the ship is in an atmosphere, it will crash.

Speed:

• Sublight: Can travel at up to 18 percent of the speed of light (0.18c) and accelerate / decelerate at a rate of 0.5 percent of light (0.005 c) per melee.
• Atmospheric Propulsion: Uses an anti-gravity drive that has a maximum cruise speed is Mach 7.2 (5364 mph / 8640 km/h) and can enter and leave an atmosphere with Earth-like gravity.
• Underwater Propulsion: Uses an anti-gravity drive that has a maximum cruise speed is 700 mph (1126.5 km/h / 608.3 knots) with a maximum depth tolerance of 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
• Maximum Range: Effectively unlimited by drive system, but onboard supplies for the crew and troops will last for one week before the ship needs to be restocked..

Statistical Data:

• Height: 89' (27.1 m)
• Width: 120' (36.6 m)
• Length: 400' (121.9 m)
• Weight: 2500 tons (2268 metric tons)
• Reactor System: Tirolian Protoculture Reactor with a life span of 20 years.
• Propulsion System: Anti-Gravity / Chemical Drive
• Gravity System: Internal
• Cargo: The ship has a cargo hold that can carry up to a maximum of 780 tons (707.6 metric tons) on the Roil Tiluvo and Roil Tiluvosen and 200 tons (181.4 metric tons) on the Roil Luhoutz.

Weapon Systems:

1. Dual Ion Cannons (2)
   These cannons are the main weapon of the corvettes and are mounted in the front of the ship. They have an arc of fire of 90 degrees up and down. Both cannons are mounted in the front section of the ship.
   • Range: 10 miles (16.1 km) underwater, 20 miles (32.2 km) through an atmosphere, and 20,000 miles (32,187 km) in space.
   • Damage: 2D6x10 M.D. per single blast and 4D6x10 M.D. per dual blast.
   • M.D.C. Weapon Rating: 24
   • Rate of Fire: Each cannon can fire three times per melee.
   • Payload: Effectively unlimited
2. Secondary Particle Cannons (Roil Tiluvo and Tiluvosen: 6 and Roil Luhoutz: 8)
   The secondary particle cannons are designed to be used against enemy mecha and other small targets. On the Roil Tiluvo four cannons are mounted on the front of the ship just behind the nose and two cannons are mounted in the tail section over the engines. On the Roil Luhoutz four cannons are mounted on the front of the ship just behind the nose, one cannon is mounted on each side of the ship, and two cannons are mounted in the tail section over the engines. On the Roil Lihinal two cannons are mounted in the tail section over the engines.
   • Range: 2 miles (3.2 km) underwater, 4 miles (6.4 km) through an atmosphere, and 4000 miles (6440 km) in space.
   • Damage: 1D4x10 M.D. per single blast.
   • M.D.C. Weapon Rating: 24
   • Rate of Fire: Each cannon can fire twice per melee.
   • Payload: Effectively unlimited
3. Rotary Blast Turret
   This is a secondary weapon on all versions of the Roil series of corvettes. The turret is equipped with four blasters that point in different directions at an angle of 90 degrees. The turret has a rotation of 360 degrees and each cannon has an arc of fire of 45 degrees up and down and is located on the underside of the ship.
   • Range: 1 miles (1.6 km) underwater, 2 miles (3.2 km) through an atmosphere, and 2000 miles (3,219 km) in space.
   • Damage: 4D6 M.D. per single blast and 1D6x10 M.D. per dual blast.
   • M.D.C. Weapon Rating: 24
   • Rate of Fire: Each cannon on the rotary turret can fire twice per melee.
   • Payload: Effectively unlimited
4. Long Range Missile Launchers (2, Roil Tiluvosen only)
   These are located in horizontal launch slots in the upper center of the missile pod mounted in place of the sensor dome.
   • Missile Design: MPA-9 Minstrel (Rotpaen Touwhaug) Long Range Missile
   • Missile Type: Any available type
   • Missile Guidance Systems: Select any three available guidance systems.
   • Missile Warhead: Any available type
   • Range: 800 miles (1288 km) in an atmosphere and 935,525 miles (1,505,582 km / 5.0 light seconds) in space.
   • Speed: 2500 mph (4023 km/h) in an atmosphere and an acceleration of 4% of light (0.04c) per melee in space, with a maximum duration in space of 16 melees and a maximum safe speed in space of 55% of light (0.55c).
   • Damage and Blast Radius: Varies with type of missile warhead.
   • Rate of Fire: One at a time or in volleys of 2, 3, or 4 missiles. Each launched can fire once per melee.
   • Payload: 8 missiles per launcher, for a total of 16 long range missiles.
5. Medium Range Missile Launchers (24, Roil Tiluvosen only)
   Twelve launch silos are mounted on each side of the missile pod mounted in place of the sensor dome.
   • Missile Design: MPA-5 Moloch (Seraum Awhaug) Medium Range Missile
   • Missile Type: Any available type
   • Missile Guidance Systems: Select any two available guidance systems.
   • Missile Warhead: Any available type
   • Range: 80 miles (128.7 km) in an atmosphere and 37,281 miles (60,000 km / 0.20 light seconds) in space.
   • Speed: 1800 mph (2897 km/h) in an atmosphere and an acceleration of 2.5% of light (0.025c) per melee in space, with a maximum duration in space of 4 melees and a maximum safe speed in space of 50% of light (0.5c).
   • Damage and Blast Radius: Varies with type of missile warhead.
   • Rate of Fire: One at a time. Each launched can fire once per melee.
   • Payload: 1 missile per launcher, for a total of 24 medium range missiles.
6. Short Range Missile Launchers (72, Roil Tiluvosen only)
   The launch silos are mounted in the front of the missile pod mounted in place of the sensor dome.
   • Missile Design: MPA-3 Morgorth (Vlwheralt Awhaug) or MPA-2 Megrim (Gluuk Awhaug) Short Range Missiles
   • Missile Type: Any available type
   • Missile Guidance Systems: Select any one available guidance system.
   • Missile Warhead: Any available type
   • Range: 80 miles (128.7 km) in an atmosphere and 33728 miles (6000 km) in space.
   • Speed: 900 mph (1448 km/h) in an atmosphere and an acceleration of 1% of light (0.01c) per melee in space, with a maximum duration in space of 2 melees and a maximum safe speed in space of 45% of light (0.45c).
   • Damage and Blast Radius: Varies with type of missile warhead.
   • Rate of Fire: One at a time or in volleys of two missiles. Each launched can fire once per melee.
   • Payload: 2 missiles per launcher, for a total of 144 medium range missiles.

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 60 people indefinitely or 200 people for a short period of time in case of an emergency.
2. 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 10,000 miles (16,093 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.
3. Sensor Systems
   The ship is equipped with three 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 960,000 miles (96,561 km), and large targets at a range of up to 90,000 miles (144,841 km). The third is a Subspace Mass Sensor that uses gravity-based technology to detect target's at real time speed. The sensor can track tiny targets at a range of up to 50,000 miles (80,467 km), small targets at a range of up to 500,000 miles (804,672 km), medium targets at a range of up to 1 million miles (1.6 million km), and large targets at a range of up to 1.5 million miles (2.4 million km). See Tirolian Ship Systems for more details on sensor systems.
4. 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 50 targets simultaneously, providing detailed information about the targets from the ships data files. All direct fire weapons receive a bonus of +2 to strike and all missile weapons receive a bonus of +1 to strike. These bonuses are in addition to any previously stated bonuses or penalties.

Combat Summary:

• Combat Actions: 3
• Strike: +2 to strike with direct fire weapons and +1 to strike with missile weapons.
• Dodge: +6 to dodge.
• Targeting System: Can track up to 50 targets simultaneously.