Ninz-class Scout

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1 1 2 2 2 2 1 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 3 - 0   MCr43.455   100 tons
batteries bearing
                                      1           TL=14
batteries
                                      1           Crew=2
Cargo=6. Fuel=22. EP=2. Agility-2. Passengers=8.
Tonnage:   100 tons (standard), 1,400 cubic meters.
Crew:   2 scouts.
Peformance:   Jump-2. 2-G acceleration. Power plant-2. 2 EP. Agility 2.
Electronics:   Model 2 computer.
Hardpoints:   one hardpoint.
Armament:   One missile turret organized into 1 battery.
Defences:   Armored hull (factror-6).
Craft:   One 6 ton air/raft.
Fuel Treatment:   Fuel scoops installed. No fuel purification plant
Cost:   MCr61.65 standard. MCr43.455 in quantity.
Construction Time:   10 months standard. 7 months in quantity.

Comments:  As with it's Imperial counterpart, the Zhodani type S scout is a tried design that performs many duties. The scouts are used for passenger transfer, as couriers, for survey, and to gather intelligence.

Scouts are often attached to large war fleets, but some scout squadrons also operate independently. The Ninz class Scout is specifically a scout meant to be used in war. It is used extensively for patrols, and it has an armored hull to prolong it's life in battle.

No exact number is known, but there must be thousands of standard type S scouts in Zhodani service. Because it is relatively new, the Ninz class scout probably only accounts for no more than 20% of that number.

updated: March 27, 2005