Colony Ships
 

 

Diaspora-G Class (Sinai) Colonial Transport	TMF: 400
	NPV: 679

Technical Specifications Classification: Colonial Transport Displacement: 40000 Tonnes [Mass Factor 400] Hull Type: Fragile [Hull Integrity 40] Crew: 70 officers, 330 Ratings [Crew Factor 20] Armament: 2 x Class 1 Beams Defenses: Level 1 Screen,  3 Point Defense Systems Sensor suite: Standard sensors,  1 Fire-control system Drive systems:: Main Drive rating 1,  FTL (Jump) Drive Transport Pods: Four 40 Mass Colonial Drop Pods, Two 40 Mass Heavy Lifter Interface craft, One 34 Mass Orbital Station Pod. Damage track: 0*0*0*0*0*  0*0*0*0*0*  0*0*0*0*0* 0*0*0*0*0* Gimel-Class Colonial Drop Pod Specifications Classification: Colonial Drop Pod Displacement: 4000 Tonnes [Mass Factor 40] Hull: When detached: Fragile (Hull Integrity 4) Partially Streamlined Complement: 500 Colonists and equipment @ 15/Mass (well stocked); 800 @ 25/mass (moderate supply); 1700 @ 50/mass (low supply)  Each pod is redundant Power and Locomotion:: Unidirectional atmospheric entry capability. Grav-Retros. Fusion plants and solar/wind power generators are packed. Damage track: 0 0 0 0 Gimel-Class Heavy Lifter Specifications Classification: Colonial Heavy Lifter Displacement: 4000 Tonnes [Mass Factor 40] Hull Type: Fragile [Hull integrity 4], Fully Streamlined Crew: 8 officers, 32 Ratings [Crew Factor 2] Armament: None Defenses: None Sensor suite: Standard sensors Drive systems:: Main Drive rating 4 Transport Capacity: 20 Mass Units Damage track: 0  *  0 *  Procurement cost of Lifters  is 800 MUz.

Service Details First entered service 2170 Currently in NI service 10 Lost in action 2 Decomissioned/scrapped Nil Relegated to reserve fleet Nil Sold to other forces Nil Under construction* Nil Procurement cost** 6790 MUz *Last of production run completed in 2188 **Does not include Station Pod and shuttles or Heavy lifters  Magen III Class Station Pod/Outpost Specifications Classification: Colonial Station Pod/Outpost Displacement: 3400 Tonnes [Mass Factor 34] Hull Type: Weak [Hull integrity 6] Crew: 8 officers, 26 Ratings [Crew Factor 2] Armament: 2 x Class 1 Beams, 2 x Class 2 beams (FH and AH) Defenses: Level 1 Screen,  2 Point Defense Systems, Grade 3 Armor Sensor suite: Standard sensors,  2 Fire-control systems Drive systems:: Retro/position thrusters only Hangar Bays: One bay capable of holding 7 mass. Complement of 6 heavy lift shuttles. Damage track: AAA  00  *0  0 * Procurement cost of Station Pod is 1280 + 240 MUz for the shuttles. Heavy lift shuttles can be pressed into service as a single Heavy fighter group of Green or Turkey quality. Total colonist capacity is 2500/4000/8500 While Station Pod is still attached, its weapons systems are still usable. Thresholds are rolled for transport and attached pods.  When all pods have been unloaded, remaining ship has 126 mass. Treat as Average Hull (38 damage points) ship. Unloaded main drive rating is 3. Unloaded ship has screen level 2.  Sinai transports in NI service are owned by the maufacturer and leased to colonial operations.

Other Colonial Ships

Eden Class (Production run 2095-2125)

Mass 100
Transport Capacity 2500 colonists (50/mass)
Supported much early human expansion to the stars. Sold relatively indiscriminantly for capital.
Ship was partially streamlined, designed for one-way entry into atmosphere of planet, after dropping modular station pod or lift vehicle and FTL dive in orbit.
Full production documentation is lost. Dozens of Edens were produced. The last hull number off the production line was 197, but early production did not follow monotonically increasing number designations. At least 12 were lost and accounted for (attacked and destroyed en route, deep space accident, crashed at destination, etc.), and 4 vanished without trace.
None known to be in active service.

Mass 206
Transport Capacity: 1900 @ 25/mass; 3800 @ 50/mass
First modular colonial design. Carried a Magen Class Station Pod (20 Mass), One Alef-Class Heavy Lifter (30 Mass, 15 Cargo), and Four Alef-Class (20 Mass) Colonial Drop Pods.
30 produced, 8 lost and accounted for, 3 vanished. High losses from collateral damage of the First and Second Solar Wars. 19 decomissioned/scrapped/sold. None remain in NI service.

Mass 310
Transport Capacity: 1900 @ 15/mass; 3200 @ 25 mass (standard); 6400 @ 50/mass
Two Alef-Class heavy lifters, Magen II Class Station Pod (30 Mass), Four Bet-Class (30 Mass) Colonial Drop Pods
20 produced, 5 lost, 11 decomissioned/scrapped/sold.
Four remain in active service.

Mass 600
Transport Capacity: 3000 @ 15/mass; 5100 @ 25 mass (standard); 10200 @ 50/mass
Two Gimel-Class heavy lifters, Magen IV Class Station Pod (40 Mass), Four Hey-Class (50 Mass) Colonial Drop Pods
Open production run, 1 in service, 2 in production.
Designed during the escalating Third Interstellar War and under construction during the Intersentient War, the Eden II has incrementally more colonial capacity than the Sinai, but far better protection. It has Three Hull Row construction, Grade 19 armor, level 2 Screens, and 6 PDS. The fully loaded Eden II also has a Thrust 2 Main drive, 4 Class 2 and 4 Class 1 beams, and 3 Fire Controls in addition to the Magen IV armament to cover its operations.
The Eden II is designed to transport more colonists further, faster, and more safely than its predecessors.

Terraformers and Relief / Rescue / Evac Ships
 
 

 

Ginah Terraformer	TMF: 142
	NPV: 332

Technical Specifications Classification: Terraform Ship Displacement: 14200 Tonnes [Mass Factor 142] Hull Type: Fragile [Hull integrity 14], Fully streamlined Crew: 25 officers, 117 Ratings [Crew Factor 8], plus specialists Armament: 2 x Class 1 Beams Defenses: Grade 3 Armor,  2 Point Defense Systems Sensor suite: Standard sensors,  1 Fire-control system Drive systems:: Main Drive rating 4,  FTL (Jump) Drive Cargo Bays: 4 bays holding terraforming equipment (labs, stores, machinery)  T13 T13 T12 T12 Damage track: AAA  *0*0 *0*0 *0* 0**

Service Details First entered service 2140 Currently in NI service* 9 Lost in action 2 Decomissioned/scrapped 2 Relegated to reserve fleet Nil Sold to other forces Nil Under construction Nil Procurement cost 3320 MUz * includes variants The first of New Israel's Terraforming fleet, the Gina (garden) is a massive ship capable of landing planetside with the labs, stores, and equipment needed to help tame inhospitable planetary environments. These ships made available for lease to other nations terraform practices and protocols developed on NI colony worlds. Capabilities include, but are not limited to: biostores for introducing friendly soil bacteria; labs for splicing new crop strains; pressure dome construction materials to filter semi-hostile atmospheres or adjust uncomfortable pressures; purification equipment; laboratories to study potential compatibility and adaptability of native life to colonists and vise versa; and special hazard capability for monitoring and control in case the human presence unbalances the local, regional or planetary biosphere. Aliyah (ascent):  Rescue / Relief / Evac variant. Armor, 1xC1 and 1xPDS  are removed for 5 more cargo, and the Ginahs labs and stores are swapped out for relief supply, and/or or triage facilities and berths. In evac conviguration, and a capacity of 50 persons per mass, the Aliyah can evacuate 2750 people from a planet surface. In emergency crowding conditions, twice as many evacuees can be crammed onboard. In a dedicated facility, a Ginah can be converted to a Aliyah in a matter of hours, so the two ship classes are effctively counted as one. Currently three Ginahs have Aliyah configuration. One Aliya was lost without a trace in 2167 during a planetary evacuation when a solar storm compromized its navigation system as it entered FTL. (320 NPV) Motzei (finder): Fast Search and Rescue. This ship is a faster version of the Aliyah, with Thrust 6 as well as full streamlining. Its defensive capacity is higher due to potential operations in more sensitive areas. It has grade 3 armor and 3 Class 1 beams, in addition to its 2 PDS.  2 Enhanced sensor arrays allow for fast coverage of large areas of space and/or planetary surfaces for stranded ships and people. The Motzei sacrifices some capacity for these abilities, able to carry 1600 to 3200 evacuees. First produced in 2151, three Motzei are in active service. (395 NPV)

 

 

Chavah Terraformer	TMF: 280
	NPV: 652

Technical Specifications Classification: Terraform Ship Displacement: 28000 Tonnes [Mass Factor 280] Hull Type: Fragile [Hull integrity 28], Partially streamlined Crew: 50 officers, 230 Ratings [Crew Factor 14], plus specialists Armament: 4 x Class 1 Beams Defenses: Grade 2 Armor,  4 Point Defense Systems Sensor suite: Standard sensors,  2 Fire-control systems Drive systems:: Main Drive rating 6,  FTL (Jump) Drive Cargo Bays: 4 bays holding terraforming equipment (labs, stores, amchinery)  T25 T25 T25 T25 Damage track: AA  0*0*0*0 *0*0*0* 0*0*0*0 *0*0*0*

Service Details First entered service 2170 Currently in NI service* 8 Lost in action Nil Decomissioned/scrapped Nil Relegated to reserve fleet Nil Sold to other forces Nil Under construction 1 Procurement cost 6520 MUz *includes variants The Chavah (farm) class terraformer is one of the largest ships capable of regular transit form space to planet and back again. Its laboratory and stores complement is double that of the Ginah and is used for more challenging environments and projects, and/or when time is of the essence. Tevah (ark):  Rescue / Relief / Evac variant. For large scale planetary disasters. 2xC1 and 2xPDS, and 1 Fire control are removed for 5 more cargo, otherwise similar conversion as the Aliyah. Capacity is 5250-10500 evacuees. Three Chavahs are currently in Tevah configuration. (636 NPV) Seraph (angel): Heavy Evac. The Seraph is designed to dive into almost any environment or circumstance, pick up its people, and get out fast. It is fully streamlined and has thrust 7 engines. Armament is the same as the Tevah, and additional cargo space is sacrificed for 15 armor (50 Mass total cargo). Hull is strengthened (3-row configuration). Rescue capacity is 2500-5000. The first was produced in 2176, and dubbed Tevah-B. The class was renamed after its first disaster relief mission in 2177 when a number of evacuees initially mistook the rapidly descending ship alternately for an angel of salvation or death. Currently three seraphs,  Gavriel, Michael, and Raphael are in service.

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