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STARSHIP TECH

No.2 RAPTOR CLASS GUNSHIP

Editor

Tom Tullis

Graphic Design, Artwork & 3D CGI Modeling

Tom Tullis

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STARSHIP TECH: RAPTOR CLASS

About the Author

Tom Tullis has worked as a freelance aviation artist and technical illustrator for 15 years and has illustrated over

100 books on aeronautics. He brings that experience to the Starship Tech series applying his vast knowledge of

real world aeronautical systems to create realistic starship designs. Tom has been an avid RPG player & gamemas-

ter for 25 years and is the president of Fat Dragon Games.

Introduction

Welcome to the STARSHIP TECH series! This PDF series of starship designs was created to bring you the most

realistic designs possible for your games. Each ship is presented to you as a stunning 3D CGI model that has been

rotated and positioned to show you each aspect of the vessel and its systems. In addition, we also provide you with

full color 30mm scale (1” square = 5 scale feet) map tiles of the ENTIRE ship. Everything you need for exciting

game play is included in this PDF.

Raptor Class Gunship

The Raptor Class design was created in response to a military request for a new gunship. Growing threats along

the borders of several systems necessitated that this new design enter production as quickly as possible, bypassing

the usual research and development (R&D) phase usually associated with new ships. Several ship builders were

invited to submit designs for this new contract, titled XG-203. In the end, the Lockdyne corporation received the

production contract as none of the other participants could meet the tight production and IOC (Initial Operational

Capability) for the first squadron of ships. Lockdyne had been able to meet this timetable by utilizing an off-the-

shelf approach to many of the ship’s systems and basing the design on the commercially successful C-477 cargo

ship. The original contract called for a vessel that would incorporate the new Bruning PPC-4 Plasma Pulse Cannon

in addition to the usual compliment of energy weapons and missile batteries. Lockdyne engineers realized that the

new ship would essentially be ‘built around’ this new weapon due to its massive size. By making modifications to

the existing C-477 design they were able to meet the IOC requirement and bring the project in under budget.

Changes to the C-477 design included moving the cockpit right of center to make room for the PPC-4 can-

non and related equipment and the addition of “wings” to accommodate the experimental dual Speer

XM33 burst guns which were ordered into production for this contract. The XM33 design had

not finished its testing when production was ordered, and the design still had one major flaw

to overcome. The weapon delivered the expected energy output, but the gun itself emit-

ted a short surge or radiation each time it was fired. To overcome this the decision

was made to mount the guns at the ends of two “wings” that would give the

necessary distance to protect the crew from any hazards associated with

the guns use. The engineers saw an opportunity with these new

structures and proceeded to incorporate a new Lockdyne design

for magnetic shield emitters into the wing structures. This

new design proved highly effective and may be uti-

lized in future Lockdyne ships. The first ship

served as the sole prototype/test craft,

and after just a month of trial runs

full production proceeded

on schedule. The pro-

duction vessel was desig-

nated the G-203. While some

minor improvements have been intro-

duced throughout the production, no sub-des-

ignator has been issued for the design. An advanced

version is rumored to be in development by the Lockdyne Corporation.

STARSHIP TECH: RAPTOR CLASS

Offensive and

Defensive Ship

Systems

1-Speer XM33

2-Magnetic Shield Emitters

3-Missile Battery

4-Cockpit

5-PPC-4 Plasma Pulse Cannon

6-Targeting Sensor

7-Thruster

8-Sensors

9-Air Lock

10-Retractable Landing Gear

11-Ion Engine

STARSHIP TECH: RAPTOR CLASS

Overview of New Starship Systems

Bruning PPC-4 Plasma Pulse Cannon (PL 6)

This is an early generation plasma weapon (usually PL 7). These

early units require massive recharge times (can only fire every third

round) to fully ionize the gas and pressurize it before firing through

the magnetic rail. As these are considered ‘super weapons’ in a PL 6

environment only the military would have them.

Damage: 14d6; Critical: 20; Damage Type: Fire; Range

Increment: 3,000 feet; Rate of Fire: Single*; Minimum Ship

Size: Gargantuan; Purchase DC: 39; Restriction: Mil (+3)

* every third round

Speer XM33 Burst Gun (PL 6)

Damage: 15d8; Critical: 20; Damage Type: Energy; Range

Increment: 3,000 feet; Rate of Fire: Single; Minimum Ship Size:

Gargantuan; Purchase DC: 35; Restriction: Mil (+3)

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