Tarot Class

This is a far-ranging interstellar carrier for transporting fighters and other small craft. It uses a 30,000-ton (SM +11) unstreamlined hull 132 meters long. It relies on its on board squadrons for both striking and protection – backed up by decent armor, its force screen, and two batteries of beam weapons for self-defense. The Tarot-class carries 4,000 tons of small craft in its four hangar bays. An unusual choice is the provision of onboard manufacturing capability, freeing it from the need to return to base to repair itself or its fighters (as long as the fabricator is undamaged). This makes the Tarot-class especially useful for lengthy armed-exploration missions of hostile space or long-term operations behind enemy lines.

Front Hull System

• [1] Nanocomposite Armor.
• [2!] Light Force Screen.*
• [3] Tactical Array (comm/sensor 13).*
• [4-5] Hangar Bays (1,000 tons capacity each).*
• [6!] Fabricator ($1.5M/hour production capacity).*

Central Hull System

• [1] Nanocomposite Armor.
• [2-3!] Secondary Batteries (10 turrets with 1 GJ improved UV laser each).*
• [4] Habitat (2 luxury cabins, 20 cabins and 50 bunkrooms with total life support, 20-bed sickbay, 16 office, 5 gym,5 mixed estrablisments).*
• [5-6] Hangar Bays (1,000 tons capacity each).*
• [core] Control Room (C10 computer, comm/sensor 11, and 15 control stations).*

Rear Hull System

• [1] Nanocomposite Armor.
• [2!] Super Reactionless Engine (10G).*
• [3-4] Cargo bay [1500 ton capacity)
• [5-6!] Stardrive Engines (FTL-1.5 each).*
• [core] Super Fusion Reactor (four Power Points).*

* Three workspaces per system.

It has artificial gravity and gravitic compensators.

Typical crew is 10 bridge operators (including captain, executive officer, pilot, engineering officer, navigator, sensor operator, communication officer, and carrier operations officer), 20 gunners, 51 technicians, and one medic, plus small craft crew and normally a platoon of marines.