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Line 1: {{InfoBoxSmallCraft {{InfoBoxSmallCraft − | image = [[Image:Long Range Shuttle KR-61 TRO3057r.png|191px]] + | image = [[Image:KR-61.gif|191px]] | Name = KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle | Name = KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle − | Manufacturer = Various + | Manufacturer = [[Aldis Industries]] <br> [[Dynamico Limited]] <br> [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]] <br> [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] | Use = In-system Passenger/Cargo Transport | Use = In-system Passenger/Cargo Transport | Type (Shape) = Civilian Aerodyne | Type (Shape) = Civilian Aerodyne Line 10:
Line 10: | Mass = 100 | Mass = 100 | Length = 20.5 | Length = 20.5 − | Engine (Type) = [[Pitban 300a]]<ref name=DSJSp72>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 72</ref> + | Engine (Type) = Pitban 300a | Armament = None | Armament = None | Armor = 10 tons | Armor = 10 tons Line 20:
Line 20: ==Description== ==Description== − While not as versatile as the larger spheroid [[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]], the '''KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft''' is the most common aerodyne based long-range shuttle model in human space, used to transport small amounts of passengers and cargo between planets and [[Jump Point]]s in instances where none of the [[DropShip]]s attached to the [[JumpShip]] are scheduled to detach.<ref name=TRO3057p172>''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 172</ref><ref name=TRO3057Rp170>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 170</ref> + While not as versatile as the larger spheroid [[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]], the '''KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft''' is the most common aerodyne based long-range shuttle model in human space, used to transport small amounts of passengers and cargo between planets and [[Jump Point]]s in instances where none of the [[DropShip]]s attached to the [[JumpShip]] are scheduled to detach. − Because of long distances between most inner system worlds and the zenith and nadir Jump Points, the KR-61 is equipped with more comprehensive sleeping, sanitary and food-preparation facilities for its two crew members and two passengers than vehicles like the [[ST-46]], also carrying double the fuel to allow such trips. + Because of long distances between most inner system worlds and the zenith and nadir Jump Points, the KR-61 is equipped with more comprehensive sleeping, sanitary and food-preparation facilities for its two crews and two passengers than vehicles like the [[ST-46]], also carrying double the fuel to allow such trips. ==Armament== ==Armament== − Primarily intended for civilian use, the KR-61 is totally unarmed. The ten tons' worth of armor the craft carries is intended mostly to offer some protection while fleeing from pirate attacks at jump points. + Primarily intended for civilian use, the KR-61 is totally unarmed, the ten tons worth of armor the craft carries intended more to offer some protection while fleeing from pirate attacks at jump points. ==Cargo== ==Cargo== − The vessel's small cargo hold is capable storing a mere eight tons of cargo, and functions as the KR-61's sole airlock.<ref name=TRO3057p172/><ref name=TRO3057Rp170/> + The vessel's small cargo hold is capable storing a mere eight tons of cargo, accessible via the KR61's sole airelock. ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;KR-61C : The [[Clan]] version of the venerable KR-61 is almost identical, save for using more advanced composite plating offering a minor increase in armor.<ref name=TRO3057p172/><ref name=TRO3057Rp170/> BV (1.0)= 338<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 181</ref> + *;KR-61C : The [[Clan]] version of the venerable KR-61 is almost identical, save for using more advanced composite plating offering a minor increase in armor. BV (1.0)= 338<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 181</ref> *;NL-43 Battle Taxi : A streamlined 100 ton landing craft intended for boarding actions, the NL-43 has a sixteen ton infantry compartment. Protected by 20 tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. Each wing has a pair of [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s, and another pair cover the aft arc. The NL-43 can now deliver a bomb load, but it can't operate as a VTOL.<ref name=XTRO:Pp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 12</ref> *;NL-43 Battle Taxi : A streamlined 100 ton landing craft intended for boarding actions, the NL-43 has a sixteen ton infantry compartment. Protected by 20 tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. Each wing has a pair of [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s, and another pair cover the aft arc. The NL-43 can now deliver a bomb load, but it can't operate as a VTOL.<ref name=XTRO:Pp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 12</ref> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks== − The NL-43 Battle Taxi variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=XTRO:Pp12/> + The ''NL-43 Battle Taxi'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=XTRO:Pp12/> * [[Non-Standard Parts]] * [[Non-Standard Parts]] − ==Gallery== + ==Shuttle Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − Kr-61.png|Illustration of KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft from ''[[DropShips and JumpShips|DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary]]'' + Image:Kr-61.png|''KR-61'' Long-Range Shuttle − Long Range Shuttle KR-61 TRO3057r.png|Flying KR-61 from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' </gallery> </gallery> ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> + *''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 72 + *''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 172 + *''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 170 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' + *''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' − * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' + *''[[Combat Operations]]'' − * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' + *''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' − * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' + *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' [[Category:Small Craft classes]] [[Category:Small Craft classes]]
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| − | | image = [[Image: | + | | image = [[Image:KR-61.gif|191px]] |
| Name = KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle | | Name = KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle | ||
| − | | Manufacturer = | + | | Manufacturer = [[Aldis Industries]] <br> [[Dynamico Limited]] <br> [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]] <br> [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] |
| Use = In-system Passenger/Cargo Transport | | Use = In-system Passenger/Cargo Transport | ||
| Type (Shape) = Civilian Aerodyne | | Type (Shape) = Civilian Aerodyne | ||
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| Mass = 100 | | Mass = 100 | ||
| Length = 20.5 | | Length = 20.5 | ||
| − | | Engine (Type) = | + | | Engine (Type) = Pitban 300a |
| Armament = None | | Armament = None | ||
| Armor = 10 tons | | Armor = 10 tons | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | While not as versatile as the larger spheroid [[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]], the '''KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft''' is the most common aerodyne based long-range shuttle model in human space, used to transport small amounts of passengers and cargo between planets and [[Jump Point]]s in instances where none of the [[DropShip]]s attached to the [[JumpShip]] are scheduled to detach. | + | While not as versatile as the larger spheroid [[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]], the '''KR-61 Long-Range Shuttlecraft''' is the most common aerodyne based long-range shuttle model in human space, used to transport small amounts of passengers and cargo between planets and [[Jump Point]]s in instances where none of the [[DropShip]]s attached to the [[JumpShip]] are scheduled to detach. |
| − | Because of long distances between most inner system worlds and the zenith and nadir Jump Points, the KR-61 is equipped with more comprehensive sleeping, sanitary and food-preparation facilities for its two | + | Because of long distances between most inner system worlds and the zenith and nadir Jump Points, the KR-61 is equipped with more comprehensive sleeping, sanitary and food-preparation facilities for its two crews and two passengers than vehicles like the [[ST-46]], also carrying double the fuel to allow such trips. |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | Primarily intended for civilian use, the KR-61 is totally unarmed | + | Primarily intended for civilian use, the KR-61 is totally unarmed, the ten tons worth of armor the craft carries intended more to offer some protection while fleeing from pirate attacks at jump points. |
==Cargo== | ==Cargo== | ||
| − | The vessel's small cargo hold is capable storing a mere eight tons of cargo, | + | The vessel's small cargo hold is capable storing a mere eight tons of cargo, accessible via the KR61's sole airelock. |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;KR-61C : The [[Clan]] version of the venerable KR-61 is almost identical, save for using more advanced composite plating offering a minor increase in armor. | + | *;KR-61C : The [[Clan]] version of the venerable KR-61 is almost identical, save for using more advanced composite plating offering a minor increase in armor. BV (1.0)= 338<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 181</ref> |
*;NL-43 Battle Taxi : A streamlined 100 ton landing craft intended for boarding actions, the NL-43 has a sixteen ton infantry compartment. Protected by 20 tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. Each wing has a pair of [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s, and another pair cover the aft arc. The NL-43 can now deliver a bomb load, but it can't operate as a VTOL.<ref name=XTRO:Pp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 12</ref> | *;NL-43 Battle Taxi : A streamlined 100 ton landing craft intended for boarding actions, the NL-43 has a sixteen ton infantry compartment. Protected by 20 tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. Each wing has a pair of [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]s, and another pair cover the aft arc. The NL-43 can now deliver a bomb load, but it can't operate as a VTOL.<ref name=XTRO:Pp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 12</ref> | ||
==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||
| − | The NL-43 Battle Taxi variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=XTRO:Pp12/> | + | The ''NL-43 Battle Taxi'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=XTRO:Pp12/> |
* [[Non-Standard Parts]] | * [[Non-Standard Parts]] | ||
| − | ==Gallery== | + | ==Shuttle Gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Kr-61.png| | + | Image:Kr-61.png|''KR-61'' Long-Range Shuttle |
| − | Long Range Shuttle | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| + | *''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 72 | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 172 | ||
| + | *''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 170 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | + | *''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | + | *''[[Combat Operations]]'' |
| − | * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' | + | *''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' | + | *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' |
[[Category:Small Craft classes]] | [[Category:Small Craft classes]] | ||