Bialek-Class Strikeboat

The Bialek Class Strikeboat is a small but very capable warship in the servive of the Regency Quarantine Service. The Bialeks have several roles, not least of which is acting as armed J-6 couriers in the event of a Vampire incursion, carrying news of the breakthrough to the fleets. The ship is also designed to serve as a deep scout in time of war, and is more than capable of carrying out rapid opportunity strikes against small or surprised targets. The ship's long legs allow J-6 stand-off raids, or further if fuelling facilities are made available.

A very comprehensive sensor suit comprises long range active and passive sensors, denso and neutrino sensors. These give the ship versatility to find or avoid enemy forces in war, and also serve the ship well in the survey/covert reconaissance role in more peaceful times.

The ship is quite heavily armed for one its size, carrying a load of eighty half-size Syrek 'Sprint' HEPlaR missiles in a plug-in bay. Two laser barbettes complete the weapons load, making for a ship very much optimised for the strike role. A Bielek is quite capable of destroying a fleet escort if given a good shot, but must rely on surprise to survive the engagement.

A crew of seventeen share ten staterooms, all sharing except for the CO, XO and Pilot. Normally the Weapons Officer shares with the Gig Pilot, the Sensor PO shares with the Chief Engineer, the two engineers share a single stateroom, and the remaining four rooms are split between the five gunnery personnel and the troops.

The normal small craft is the 8-ton Cobalt class gig. The ship also carries three half-tonne sensor drones in docking bays under the centreline. These are normally of the Dagger type, with multiple sensors, although the single-role Missile/Drone could be carried. Bialeks on fleet picket duties have been known to carry forty-three missile/drones, filling both docking rings and the entire missile bay, but this is a rare occurance in the extreme.

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Three Quarters View

Side View

Bialek-Class Fast Strikeboat

General Data

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 1.54 GW Fusion Power Plant, 1 year duration (154.0 m³ fuel)

Jump Performance: 6 (1,960 m³ fuel)

G-Rating: 6G HEPlaR (188.64 MW/G), High-Efficiency CG Lifter (40 MW)

G-Turns: 24 (J5: 37.9; J4: 51.7; J3: 65.6; J2: 79.4; J1: 93.3; 107.1 using all jump fuel), 23.6 m³ fuel each

Maint: 131

Electronics

Computer: 2xTL-15 Fibre-optic computer (1.1 MW), TL-15 Standard computer (0.55 MW)

Commo: Laser (1000 AU; 0.3 MW), 2xMaser (1000 AU; 0.6 MW), Radio (10 hex; 10 MW)

Avionics: Imaging EMS, inertial/gravitational positioning, 190 km/h NOE

Sensors: AEMS (12 hex; 17 MW), PEMS Folding array (7 hex; 0.25 MW), PEMS (4 hex; 0.1 MW), Densitometer (0.4 MW), Neutrino Sensor (0.01 MW),

ECM/ECCM: EMS Jammer (12 hex;34 MW), EM Masking (5.6 MW)

Controls: Bridge with 10 bridge workstations, 3 normal workstations, , Standard Automation

Armament

Offensive: 2xTL-15 450-MJ Laser Barbette (Loc:0-Arcs:0;125 MW;No crew)
TL-15 Custom Missile Bay (Loc:0-Arcs:0;0 MW;No crew)

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: 1xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; 1.56 MW; 1 crew), 4xTL-15 (6 Diff Mods; 10 hex; Msl 10 hex; 1.86 MW; 1 crew)

Accommodations

Life Support: m3 LS volume (0.58 MW), Gravitic Compensators (27.79 MW)

Grav Compensation: 6 G.

Crew: 17 (2xManeuver, 1xElectronics, 3xEngineer, 5xGunnery, 3xShip's Troops, 1xFlight, 2xCommand)

Crew Accommodations: 10xSmall Stateroom (0.5 kW)

Cargo: 210 m3 (15 tons), 1 Large Hatches

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 8-ton minimal hangar, 3x0.5-ton docking ring

Air Locks: 4

Notes

Total Fuel Tankage: 2,679.9 m3 (191.4 tons).
Fuel scoops (5% of ship surface), fills tanks in 2.39 hours.
Fuel purification machinery (2.5MW), 32.16 hours to refine 2,679.9 m3.
Crew requirements are calculated by using 'Modifed FFS' crew model.
6.2 MW power surplus

Damage Tables

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