This is part of my ongoing effort to flesh out my little adventure hub setting. I haven't quite finished costing it out. I just finally put pencil to paper on the design and drew up a quick image in paint and thought I would share.
Davosi Armaments Portable Defense System - Missile
Utilizing a standard C-1 container, the Portable Defense System - Missile (PDS-M) is designed to provide an installation a quckly deployed defense against enemies. The PDS family is also designed to blend into any starport or industrial area, and casual observations will not detect that the ubiqitious cargo container is, in fact, a potent area defense installation.
The DPS-M contains 32 standard missiles in boxed launchers (4 tons). One ton is set aside for fire control and there is a one-ton set aside for a weapons control / operator station. The DPS-M contains a very basic short-range (10km) active/passive sensor and target tracking system. To engage targets beyond 10km requires that the DPS-M be tied into a more robust sensor system.
A DPS-M may be used in either a totally automated fashion, by the onboard weapons operator, or it may be linked or tied into a weapons control system and operated remotely. Missiles are stored vertically and launched through the sealed openings in the roof of the container.
The container has reinforced armor and is immune to most small-arms fire (such as gauss rifles and ACR's). The weapon control operator station is envrionmentally sealed and the contains a basic NBC system that can provide 48hrs of air for the operator. Power is supplied through an on-board battery system. When installed as a semi-permanent facility, it needs to be connected to an external power system
Each boxed launcher displaces 1/8th of a Dton, and costs Cr 2,500 ea. They are designed to store missiles in a sealed, maintenance free environment for long periods. Small explosive charges blow off a hidden, reinforced panel on the roof of the container before the missile is launched.
Maintenance access to the boxed missile launchers is rather cumbersome. The lid of the container section is hinged and may be opened through the controls located in the weapons operator station area. After the roof is opened, technicians can access the individual missile launchers. To replace one boxed missile launchers takes about 10 minutes (removal of old launcher, inserting the new launcher, running diagnostics). Each boxed launcher simply slides into place and is automatically connected to the onboard fire control system.
Used/defective boxed launchers may be reloaded or serviced by a technician. Refurbishment and replacement of parts costs approximately Cr500 ea (plus the cost of the missile). This includes fitting new seals and launcher caps as well as replacing the blow-away panels on the top of the container.
Let me know what you guys think. I plan on making a few other variations, as well as making torpedo and other weapons variants. I'm not so webboard savvy, so I can't make the image link work here. But I posted a servicable (but kinda crappy) image over on the MGT Trav forum.
Davosi Armaments Portable Defense System - Missile
Utilizing a standard C-1 container, the Portable Defense System - Missile (PDS-M) is designed to provide an installation a quckly deployed defense against enemies. The PDS family is also designed to blend into any starport or industrial area, and casual observations will not detect that the ubiqitious cargo container is, in fact, a potent area defense installation.
The DPS-M contains 32 standard missiles in boxed launchers (4 tons). One ton is set aside for fire control and there is a one-ton set aside for a weapons control / operator station. The DPS-M contains a very basic short-range (10km) active/passive sensor and target tracking system. To engage targets beyond 10km requires that the DPS-M be tied into a more robust sensor system.
A DPS-M may be used in either a totally automated fashion, by the onboard weapons operator, or it may be linked or tied into a weapons control system and operated remotely. Missiles are stored vertically and launched through the sealed openings in the roof of the container.
The container has reinforced armor and is immune to most small-arms fire (such as gauss rifles and ACR's). The weapon control operator station is envrionmentally sealed and the contains a basic NBC system that can provide 48hrs of air for the operator. Power is supplied through an on-board battery system. When installed as a semi-permanent facility, it needs to be connected to an external power system
Each boxed launcher displaces 1/8th of a Dton, and costs Cr 2,500 ea. They are designed to store missiles in a sealed, maintenance free environment for long periods. Small explosive charges blow off a hidden, reinforced panel on the roof of the container before the missile is launched.
Maintenance access to the boxed missile launchers is rather cumbersome. The lid of the container section is hinged and may be opened through the controls located in the weapons operator station area. After the roof is opened, technicians can access the individual missile launchers. To replace one boxed missile launchers takes about 10 minutes (removal of old launcher, inserting the new launcher, running diagnostics). Each boxed launcher simply slides into place and is automatically connected to the onboard fire control system.
Used/defective boxed launchers may be reloaded or serviced by a technician. Refurbishment and replacement of parts costs approximately Cr500 ea (plus the cost of the missile). This includes fitting new seals and launcher caps as well as replacing the blow-away panels on the top of the container.
Let me know what you guys think. I plan on making a few other variations, as well as making torpedo and other weapons variants. I'm not so webboard savvy, so I can't make the image link work here. But I posted a servicable (but kinda crappy) image over on the MGT Trav forum.
