So named because of it's hook like shape, the Alliance's Hook Shuttle is an advanced combat shuttle designed to ferry command personnel back and forth short distances between command vessels or Gate-stations. The Hook has had some success outside of the military as well, with several Alliance, and even a few Interzone, corporations making use of it as a light shuttle or even in lieu of standard escape pods.
The Hook shuttle generally is found in conjunction with larger vessels when not active, it's “hook” port able to lock into any standard exterior docking mount with high efficiency. Indeed, two “Hooks” may mount on a single small exterior port of Alliance (or derived) design.
Alliance “Hook” Shuttle
Manufacture: Alliance
Size: Very Small (Personal)
Power: 10
Acc: 250
Top: 1600
Handling: +1
FTL: Gate Beacon
Crew: 1
Hull: 12 (2) [Armor 2]
Ship Systems:
- Basic Computer with Target Acquisition, Recognition, and Autopilot
- Starship
- Atmospheric
- Alliance Sensors (+2 Notice)
- Gate Beacon (1 Power)
- Passengers (3 Passengers; 1 Space, 1 Power)
Weapons:
- (1) Twilight Gunwork’s Light Beam Cannon [1 Space, 1 Power]: 100/200/400; 4d6 AP6; RoF1
Some of my players were curious about the stats of a common shuttle craft, so I decided to oblige them.
Shown below are the stats for a basic, civilian shuttle craft. In the Future Perfect setting, such ships are ubiquitous; they make constant runs between gate stations and larger starships, dart between nearby orbital colonies, and ferry passengers to and from planetside from any of the above...
Most shuttles have a simple AI who acts as a Co-Pilot in case of trouble, and also serves to help entertain the ship's passengers.
“Generic” Shuttlecraft
Manufacture: Generic
Size: Small
Power: 14
Acc: 180
Top: 1200
Handling: +0
FTL: None
Crew: 1
Hull: 14 (4) [Armor 4]
Ship Systems:
- Starship
- Atmospheric
- Simple AI Computer (Smarts d4; Piloting, Knowledge (Games and Entertainment), Stealth, Language [Appropriate to the Region]) with Target Acquisition and Recognition systems [2 Spaces, 5 Power]
- Passengers (9 Passengers) [3 Spaces, 3 Power]
Weapons:
None
