SHALLITAN CLIPPER

     Craft:  Sardur HyperSails AR-4 "Barion"
     Scale:  Starfighter
     Type:  Multipurpose Light Freighter
     Length:  53 meters
     Cost:  45,000 credits
     Crew:  5
     Passengers: 15 
     Cargo Capacity:  170 tons
     Consumables:  2 years
     Hyperdrive Mod:  x2.2
     Hyper Backup:  x20
     Nav Computer:  yes
     Space:  6
     Maneuverability:  4D
     Atmosphere:  260; 750 kmh
     Hull:  2D
     Shields:  2D+2
     Sensors:
          Passive:  30/0D
          Scan:  40/1D
          Search:  70/2D
          Focus:  5/3D
     Weapons:  
     2 Double Blaster Cannons 
          Scale:  Starfighter
          Fire Arc:  Turret
          Crew:  1 per double cannon
          Skill:  Starship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D
          Space Range:  1-3/25/25
          Atmosphere Range:  100-300m/1.2km/2.5km
          Damage:  5D
     1 Extra Heavy Short Range Blaster Cannon
          Scale:  Starfighter
          Fire Arc:  Front
          Crew:  1
          Skill:  Starship Gunnery
          Fire Control:  2D
          Space Range: 1/3/7 
          Atmosphere Range:  2-15m/25/40
          Damage: 12D

     This craft is one of a number of very similar ships that are
very popular in the asteroid infested system of Shallit.  Shallit's
inhabitants are accomplished asteroid miners, and even more
accomplished smugglers.  The Shallitan clippers, as this group of
ships are called, are designed to be equally useful for both of
these tasks.  In addition, Shallit Clippers are decent cargo
haulers, especially for short, insystem runs through difficult
space.
     One of the most unique feature of the Shallit Clippers are
their Short Range Heavy Blasters.  These are remarkably powerful
weapons, capable of cracking open asteroids, but it's range is so
limited that it is all but useless in combat.  None the less,
enterprising Shallitan star-captains have managed to find the ways
to destroy far more powerful ships by luring them within range of
that weapon.
     Another unusual feature of the Clipper type ships is the large
photoelelectric sail that stretches above the rear section of ships
of this type.  This sail produces most of the energy for the
Shallitan Clippers, allowing for it's relatively great cargo
capacity.  The sail is rather fragile, and when it is unfurled, the
ship has a -1D penalty to it's hull rating.  The sail transfers
energy to a series of batteries in the cargo bay.  These batteries
can store enough energy to allow the clipper to travel up to two
weeks with furled sails.  The batteries can be fully recharged by
spending five hours in medium distance orbit from a G-type sun.