AnotherDilbert
Emperor Mongoose
This is not the old LSP Modular Cutter, but the typically over-engineered GSbAG version. Built as a breakaway hull with four sections: A Spine, an Engineering section, a Crew section, and a Payload section (the module). The Spine is mounted on top of the other modules and keeps them together with the Crew section forward, the Engineering section aft, with the Payload section in the middle. Only the Crew section has a bridge, the other sections are controlled by Virtual Crew when not connected. Built to roughly the same dimensions as the default LSP Cutter, it can fit in the same docking spaces. The civilian version is designed at TL-11 for ease of manufacturing and maintenance.
The Spine:
A 5 Dt section is just a tube with attachments for the other sections. Down the middle is a 20 m long circular crawlway with a diameter of 1 m. This should be a tight fit, allowing crawling in a vacc suit but probably not in a battledress. A reinforced hull built of thick armour keeps the Cutter rigid. One Dt is left open to fit a turret or docking clamp for another payload module. The breakaway connectors are slightly (10%) oversized to allow a little bigger drive or crew modules in a pinch. The section has a tiny M-drive-2 and a power plant to allow reconfiguration. The empty space and even the crawlspace can be filled with collapsible tanks.
Engineering:
A 5 Dt section with the main drives to give the cutter 4 g acceleration. The power plant is a bit over-provisioned and can provide 10 Power to other sections.
Crew:
A 10 Dt section with a bridge and a 6 Dt space with by default an airlock and 4 Dt cargo with collapsible tanks and foldable seating for 16 passengers. Better sensors or weapons can be fitted instead. The section can operate independently with M-2.
Payload:
A 30 Dt section that can contain anything. Here an empty cargo module with 29 Dt cargo and some overhead including a small battery that can power the section separately for an hour.
Total Craft:
The military version has armoured Drive and Crew sections. To make space for the armour the Drive section is larger and the Crew section is smaller. Since the connecting Spine is over-dimensioned we can mix-and-match sections as needed.
The Spine:
A 5 Dt section is just a tube with attachments for the other sections. Down the middle is a 20 m long circular crawlway with a diameter of 1 m. This should be a tight fit, allowing crawling in a vacc suit but probably not in a battledress. A reinforced hull built of thick armour keeps the Cutter rigid. One Dt is left open to fit a turret or docking clamp for another payload module. The breakaway connectors are slightly (10%) oversized to allow a little bigger drive or crew modules in a pinch. The section has a tiny M-drive-2 and a power plant to allow reconfiguration. The empty space and even the crawlspace can be filled with collapsible tanks.
Engineering:
A 5 Dt section with the main drives to give the cutter 4 g acceleration. The power plant is a bit over-provisioned and can provide 10 Power to other sections.
Crew:
A 10 Dt section with a bridge and a 6 Dt space with by default an airlock and 4 Dt cargo with collapsible tanks and foldable seating for 16 passengers. Better sensors or weapons can be fitted instead. The section can operate independently with M-2.
Payload:
A 30 Dt section that can contain anything. Here an empty cargo module with 29 Dt cargo and some overhead including a small battery that can power the section separately for an hour.
Total Craft:
The military version has armoured Drive and Crew sections. To make space for the armour the Drive section is larger and the Crew section is smaller. Since the connecting Spine is over-dimensioned we can mix-and-match sections as needed.
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