The Murphy-class is the backbone of the Solar Patrol, which has hundreds of these ships in service. Each ship is named after a soldier who was revered for his bravery and courage in battle, usually an enlisted man or a low-ranking officer. They are assigned to all parts of the System, from mapping asteroids in the Trojans to rescuing stranded hunters on Venus to helping transfer freed Martians from the clutches of their psionic masters. They are small, agile, multi-purpose ships that can be quickly fitted with specialized equipment to suit their current mission profile. The ships have a 1,000-ton (SM+8) streamlined hull and are 50 yards long.
Front Hull | System |
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[1–2] | Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 20). |
[3–4!] | Major Battery Weapons (two 300 MJ fixed-mount atomic guns1). |
[5] | Multipurpose Array (level 8). |
[6] | Control Room (C5 infomat2, comm/sensor 6, four control stations). |
Central Hull | System |
[1–2] | Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 20). |
[3!] | Major Battery Weapon (300 MJ atomic gun1 turret). |
[4] | Hangar Bay (30 tons capacity, holds three one-ton lifeboats3). |
[5] | Habitat (briefing rooms, captain’s office, crew lounge, and mess hall). |
[6] | Habitat (four cabins and 10 tons steerage cargo capacity). |
[core] | Habitat (two-bed sickbay, Science! Lab, two cabins). |
Rear Hull | System |
[1–2] | Advanced Metallic Laminate Armor (dDR 20). |
[3] | External Clamp. |
[4] | Engine Room (one control station, one workspace). |
[5!] | Electron Drive4 (2G acceleration). |
[6!] | Nega-Barrier5 (dDR 100). |
[core] | Tesla Coil6 (five Power Points). |
The ship has a gravitic vector (artificial gravity) and wings. The crew includes the captain, pilot, astronavigator, and chief tactical officer on the command deck, plus the chief engineer and the engineer's mate on the engineering deck and a medic on the crew deck. Additional personnel may be assigned for scientific or military missions. The ship can be run with as few as three crewmen.
TL | Spacecraft | dST/HP | Hnd/SR | HT | Move | LWt. | Load | SM | Occ | dDR | Cost |
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PILOTING/TL6+3 (HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPACECRAFT) | |||||||||||
6+3 | Patrol Ship | 70 | −1/5 | 13 | 2G/0.1c | 1,000 | 31.2 | +8 | 12ASV | 20 | $151.5M |
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Last updated April 30, 2018