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U.N. Spacy MS-32 Pegasus Transport

RPG Stats by Kamikazi GM ([email protected])

Layout Style Adapted from DAVE DEITRICH([email protected])

Background info and animation images adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

BACKGROUND

The Pegasus Transport first flew in 2027, and was commissioned by the UN Spacy in 2029. It was designed to as a support vessel to assist in delivering troops and supplies to hostile environments. It uses a lifting body design to provide for an aerodynamic shape, yet still provide maximum surface area to support the mission profiles. There is a large bay door on the dorsal side as well as large side doors to ease rapid offloading and onloading of equipment.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: MS-32 Pegasus Transport

Class: Transport

Manufacturer: Rockwell / Raytheon
Crew: 8; pilot, copilot, navigator, engineer, communications spec, gunner, 2 payload specs. Can carry 4-6 combat ready mecha, half a company of combat ready power armor infantry, or 36 power armor and a dozen or more ground vehicles and their crews. 

 


(3) Laser Turrets	100 ea
Missile Launcher	150
(2) Engines	600 ea
Reinforced Bridge	300
Reinforced Engine Room Compartment	300
*Main Body ( hull )	150 per 30sq. ft.
*Total Main Body	2000
Cargo Hatch ( top)	600
Side Hatches ( 2 )	200 ea
Small Hatches ( 4 )	80 ea
Wings (2)	300
Tail Fins (2)	100

1. Depleting the MDC of a 30 ft. sq. area of the hull will punch a 30 ft. hole in the shuttle. The cockpit and engineering compartments have additional reinforcement.
2. Depleting the MDC of the main body will wreck the ship and set it adrift. If the pilot and crew compartments are left intact they may survive on an 18 hr. supply of oxygen. Destroying the engines will set the craft adrift. Destroying the wings or fins in space has little effect, but will cause the transport to become uncontrollable and likely crash.

SPEEDS:

CRUISING:

Mach 1.6

MAXIMUM:

Mach 3.2 without boosting. Can exceed this for a short time to attain orbit over an Earth class planet.

RANGE:

600,000 mi

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:

23.3 meters (13.0 meters without tails/antennas)

WIDTH:

32.2 meters

LENGTH:

77.7 meters

WEIGHT:

912 metric tons unloaded (unloaded). 1140 metric tons at full load (loaded).

CARGO:

150 metric tons

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. RAPID-FIRE TWIN LASER TURRETS(3): Mounted on the sides behind the cockpit. Each is operated by a gunner from within the shuttle. 360 degree rotation with a 170 degree arc.
• PRIMARY PURPOSE: Defense
• SECONDARY PURPOSE: Assault
• RANGE: 25 miles (40 km) in an atmosphere. Double in space.
• DAMAGE: 2D6x10 M.D.
• RATE OF FIRE: Four per melee per turret.
• PAYLOAD: Unlimited
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2. SHORT-RANGE MISSILE LAUNCHER (1): Mounted on the ventral side of the hull near the cockpit is a small missile launcher for defense against enemy mecha. 

• PRIMARY PURPOSE: Defense
• SECONDARY PURPOSE: Assault
• MISSILE TYPE: Any UN Spacy Short-ranged missiles may be used. 
• RANGE: Varies with missile type.
• DAMAGE: Varies with missile type.
• RATE OF FIRE: The launcher can fire one to ten missiles at a time, with a slight delay between each launch to prevent them from interfering with each other.
• PAYLOAD: 10 missiles per launcher. Reloading requires one melee and each launcher can be reloaded twice times for a total of 30 missiles.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE MS-32 TRANSPORT:

• AUTO-PILOT: The MS-32 Pegasus is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot, allowing the crew to relax or even sleep during long voyages. The auto-pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the crew when the transport is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the mecha. The auto-pilot was designed with long journeys in mind.
• COMBAT COMPUTER: The MS-32 is equipped with a combat computer that can store and analyze data. Data collected by the combat computer can be displayed on the HUD of the cockpit of the transport, which allows the system to display large amounts of data to the crew and even highlight enemies and missile attacks with overlaid graphics. The combat computer tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 10,000 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 250 targets simultaneously.
• EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM: 18 hour supply.
• HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life threatening heat and radiation. A radiation detection and alarm system are linked with the shields and will sound an alarm if there is a is a breach in the shields and what the levels of radiation are.
• HOMING SIGNAL: The crew compartment of the MS-32 is equipped with a homing device that enables rescue teams to locate a disabled craft or ejected life pod. The range of the signal is 400 miles (640 km). Most UN Spacy ships and variable fighters can locate and track homing signals, and the onboard computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected.
• LONG RANGE SATCOM AND HF COMMUNICATIONS: Range: 2000 miles depending on atmospheric effects). HF communications is subject to atmospheric effects that can render it useless.
• MEDIUM RANGE DIRECTIONAL LASER AND NON-DIRECTIONAL UHF/VHF COMMUNICATIONS: Range: 600 miles (or radio horizon) standalone, or indefinite through network relay.
• RADAR: Can identify and track up to 30 individual targets simultaneously within 200 mile (321 km) range.
• RADIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION: Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 600 miles (960 km) or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
• STANDARD SURVIVAL KITS: All UN Spacy craft come equipped with a portable survival kits. Inside the small reinforced box is a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectants, etc.)
• TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The SC-27 cockpit is pressurized, and also provides additional air feeds to the crew's flight suit that provides him with pressurized breathing. The UN Spacy flight suit also contains an upper and lower g-suit that promotes blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decreasing the possibility of pilot's blacking out in combat.
• TARGETING COMPUTER: +1 to strike with lasers ( listed above in "bonuses" section).