Union R&D 1: Punisher Pocket Cruiser
Designation: Punisher Pocket Cruiser
Mission Profile: Planetary Defense
Designer/Manufacturer: Belgardi Ltd and Subsidiaries
Retail Price: Price varies with manufacturer and volume. Inquire with manufactuer.
Consumables: 1 month
Cargo Capacity: 35 metric tonnes
Length: 250 meters
Sublight Speed: 17 MGLT; (Emergency Full: 22 MGLT)
Hyperdrive: None
Shield Integrity: 1,000 SBD
Hull Integrity: 700 RU
Crew: 606
Weapons:
*20 Turbolasers
*5 Ion Cannons
*2 Tractor Beams
Hanger Capacity: None
Crew:
Additional Equipment:
*Tightbeam Rentenna
Description:
Designed to be a powerful, profitable warship for sale by shipbuilding subsidaries of Belgardi Ltd, the Punisher pocket cruiser was desinged primarily for planetary defense fleets, and governments in the market to upgrade planetary millitias with newer technology. The Punisher Pocket cruiser, a small, yet deadly vessel, packs a punch to deal with medium sized strike vessels- mixing advanced sheilds, heavy armor and a large compliment of weapons for maximium efficency.
The vessel however, lacks any anti-fighter capacity, or fighter docking capacity, and is vunerable to runs from heavy bombers or even superority fighters. Usually used in conjunction with close range fighters launched from space stations or a planet's surface, the Punisher is best used in small groups to defend important assets- if it ventures forward to attack it's likley to be hounded by snubfighter which it cannot fend off.
Since the vessel lacks a hyperdrive, when sold it must be either placed in a larger ship for transport, or a hyperspace boost ring must be attached. This ring has is reusable, however it drains considerable power from the Punisher, rendering it completlly helpless while attached to such a ring. The attachment process itself takes considerable lengths of time, and requires a similar amount of time to be removed. Due to the this hassle, most booster rings are destroyed after their first placement use.
Tightbeam Rentenna: The large lower off shoot of the punisher is a communications section, whose main purpose is to power a tightbeam rentenna. The rentenna uses a tiny, fixed, short range transmitter, which can communicate with other tighbeam rentenna's through even the most powerful jamming. Not designed for long range communications, and non compatible with other forms of communication, the renteena is primarily used for ship to ship communication between Punisher cruisers in heavy jamming.