I have been inspired to make these tiny Fighter APCs as Star Trek style Shuttles.
Based upon lifeboats, the art for which was a close match.
http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4510/life-boat-standardThey use a single small laser to match the phaser and an Infantry compartment for transporting a small group of people, micro-torps can be represented by bomb loads.
But I have been wondering, should I really reduce them to 7 tons or to keep them at 10 tons? Another innovation might be to use a small cockpit.
Level 1 versionClass/Model/Name: Shuttleboat
Mass: 10 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 20 Fusion ,50
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 4
Maximum Thrust: 6
Structural Integrity: 4 ,00
Total Heat Sinks: 10 Single ,00
Fuel: 3,00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters: 3,00
Armor Type: Standard (32 total armor pts) 2,00
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Nose: 8
Left/Right Wings: 8/8
Aft: 8
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 Small Laser Nose 3 -- -- -- 1 ,50
1 Infantry Compartment 1,00
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TOTALS: Heat: 1 10,00
Tons Left: ,00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 588.298 C-Bills
Battle Value: 109
IS versionClass/Model/Name: Shuttleboat II
Mass: 10 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 40 XL Fusion ,50
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Structural Integrity: 6 ,00
Total Heat Sinks: 10 Double ,00
Fuel: 3,00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters: 3,00
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum (36 total armor pts) 2,00
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Nose: 10
Left/Right Wings: 9/9
Aft: 8
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ER Small Laser Nose 3 -- -- -- 2 ,50
1 Infantry Compartment 1,00
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TOTALS: Heat: 2 10,00
Tons Left: ,00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 854.298 C-Bills
Battle Value: 141
Clan versionClass/Model/Name: Shuttleboat III
Mass: 10 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 40 XL Fusion ,50
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Structural Integrity: 6 ,00
Total Heat Sinks: 10 Double ,00
Fuel: 3,00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters: 3,00
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum (38 total armor pts) 2,00
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Nose: 10
Left/Right Wings: 10/10
Aft: 8
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 ER Small Laser Nose 5 -- -- -- 2 ,50
1 C.A.S.E. Equipment Body ,00
1 Infantry Compartment 1,00
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TOTALS: Heat: 2 10,00
Tons Left: ,00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 906.798 C-Bills
Battle Value: 167