"Perilous" Council Gunboat

Council "Perilous" Class Gunboat
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Ship Class	Gunboat
Built by	The Council
Technical information
Guns/Turrets	1 / 6
Opt. weapon class	8
Max. weapon class	8
Other equipment	1xCD 1xCM
Hull strength	105,000
Max. shield class	8
Cargo space	400 units
Nanobots/Batteries	350/350
Max. impulse speed	80 m/s
Max. thrust speed	149 m/s
Max. cruise speed	350 m/s
Power output	500,000 u
Power recharge	50,000 u/s
Additional information
Ship price	$41,250,000
Package price	unknown

In the turbulent days proceeding the first open shots of the Council rebellion a subtle war of logistics and political manouvering was being played out. Mechanics, gunners and junior officers loyal to the Council were hidden beneath the more carefully scrutinized records of ship captains. In the months leading to the call of war a great number of these ships simply vanished into the black, emerging again under Council banners to trade fire for ideology.

Swift, deadly and replete with enough armament to scatter hostile forces to the void long before her gunports heat up; These aged vessels remain the backbone of the Council fleet.

Weapon Hardpoints

• 1 Gunboat Forward Gun
• 6 Gunboat Turrets, 4 of which fire forward

Handling

The Perilous handles as well as any other gunboat found in Sirius, though it's flat body is useful for traversing rocky space. It is, however, quite a bit larger than most Sirian gunboats and falls strongly in the "heavy gunboat" group of ships. Given its large size and moderate armament, it is more of a support ship than a solo operator, designed more toward interdicting enemy supplies and staying alive than destroying heavy capital ships or taking on enemy bombers.

Availability

• Champagne, Gallic Border Worlds