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Escape Pod[]

An escape pod is a ruggedized one-person Stardreamer pod. The escape pod is autonomous, plotting a route to the nearest starport in the system; else the nearest inhabited planetoid; else the nearest habitable planetoid. The control system emits an SOS beacon, and the small 200 lb. cargo container holds basic survival gear.

Escape pods are commonly sold with an insurance package that grants the holder a basic spacecraft (such as an Eagle Mk. I) upon destruction of the ship the escape pod was fitted in.

The escape pod fits in a specialized SM +6 Hangar that allows a crewmember to rapidly enter it and launch.

It has an SM +3 unstreamlined hull of mass 3 tons. It has gravitic compensators ($3K)

Users: Empire, Federation, Independent

Escape Pod (Key)
TL dST/HP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
11^ 12 0/4 12 4 G/3,600 mps 3 0.25 3 1SV 2/2/2 -- $100K


Front Hull[]

  • [1-2] Light Alloy Armour (dDR 1, $1.5K each)
  • [3] Control Room (no stations, comm/sensor 3, C6 computer, $6K)
  • [4-6, core] Habitat (1 hibernation chamber, $30K)

Center Hull[]

  • [1-2] Light Alloy Armour (dDR 1, $1.5K each)
  • [3-6, core] Habitat (continued)

Rear Hull[]

  • [1-2] Light Alloy Armour (dDR 1, $1.5K each)
  • [3-4 ] Fuel Tank (0.15 tons hydrogen / 1,800 mps delta-V, $1K each)
  • [5] Smaller Systems (three at SM +2): Drive (4G acceleration, $40K); Cargo holds (0.05 tons each)
  • [6] Soft Landing System ($10K)

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