THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Hurricane
Classification: Transport
Powerplant: Sport for mining, Instigator for combat (size 3)
Engines: Guzzler x 2 (size 3 x 2)
Radar: Knocker (35000 meter range) (size 2)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 14100 mm
Capacitor: Pint for Hitmen, Jug for VAPORs, Seed for others (size 3)
Laser Config: Financier x 2, VAPOR x 2
Ammo Config: Hitman x 2, Peeler x 2
Missiles (# x size): 6x2
MODx: 5
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 410/467/809 MPS
Acceleration: 69.1 (miner), 70.4 (laser), 67.9 (mortar), 63.9 (railguns) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 37/45/50 DPS
Cargo: 52 m³
Notes:
The Hurricane is another example of the Quantar school of thought concerning transports: big
slots for mining guns. Its two size 3 gun mounts allow it to mount Financier mining lasers, giving it
excellent mining capacity… of course, those same mounts can house 2 Hitmen, 2 VAPORs, and
2 Peelers just as easily. Combined with 6 anti-fighter missile mounts, engaging a Hurricane solo
in even a Dragon can be a tricky proposition at best.
In the past, this ship was actually deployed in some cases as something like a Gunboat (leading
a few Quantar to claim that their navy was the one that invented the class). However, the
Hurricane is one reason that the Quantar recently imposed missile size restrictions on their craft.
The designers, while knowing the gun mounts would be appreciated, never dreamed that pilots
would attempt to mount anything larger than an anti-fighter missile on the missile mounts (which
are all located at the front of the craft!); thus, there were many incidents where a Hurricane fully
loaded with tac-nukes or cluster missiles would end up with its entire forward section sheared off
by the gravitic drag force on the oversize warheads! Combined with merely adequate protection
and a smallish power plant, the Hurricane falls short of a true gunboat. However, if the Holy
Armada fields a direct answer to the Vulture, such a ship would very likely be based off of the
Hurricane’s design.
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