From Kai's Tech Files - the Sokal Class File
FILE:#20403 CLASS EPILSION RESTRICT DECLASS - CROSS REF = FILE - 0087#TORP - SOKAL # FLAMEBIRD/TREBCHET
SYSTEM REF - 837326 AUTHOR HG ARNOLD - SEC ACCESS GAMMA 2
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SOKAL CLASS CUTTER
ALL SHIPS ASSIGNED 1000 REGISTRY SERIES FROM 1000 TO 1999
CONSTRUCTION DATE 13 JAN. 2035 TO PRESENT
CREW 3
SIZE 16.586m Length
5.026m Beam
1.379 Draft
WEAPON FIT As Mission Requirements
DEFENCE As Mission Requirements
ENGINES Miller Davies DDx2, Smith Nuke Fission Boosters x2
HULL END 90 Years, Refist Cycle 15 Years
SUPPLY END 6 Months
FUEL 7 Months (DD) 5 Years (Fisson)
CREW SPRT 7 Months
SPRT CRAFT None - Nose Section atmorentry capable Lifeboat
This ubiuitous class of ships were named after the famous Canadian scientist A.L. Sokal after her groundbreaking reserach into longtime space isolation effects, which enabled crews to withstand long duration missions without any mental detriment.
Originally designed as a research ship, the hull proved to be an excellent base for further mission profiles. Built to fast and easy to repair, mission after mission profile were added to her repertoire. From basic shuttle to Medivac to Fighter, the Sokal has served from 2045 to the present with no plans to replace the design for the forseeable future.
The secret of the success of this craft lies in it's modular design philosphy, made up of 5 basic moduals, the Nose (crew quarters), the Spacecage (support systems, fuel storage, main structyal connect points), the Drive Section, (reactor, DD Drives), and the 2 boosters, each being easy to replace as needed, with little in the way of drydock facilites being required.
With misson duration of 6 months with a month of fuel and supplies carried axtra as contingency, this craft is famed as being durable and being one of the safest in space today.
Several Subclasses have Evoled as standard Equipment Fits -
THE SOKAL NIGHTINGALE
Medivac - First consived as an emergency measure by Tech's during the Neo-Bejing Geosat disater, the Sokal has several Medical Pods attached to the Spaceframe, able to carry 2 ppl per pod, 8 attached, this stopgap was able to evac upto 16 crew members per trip. Once the disaster was contained, reviews of the Nightingale moved this subclass into limited construction.
THE SOKAL FLAMEBIRD
Fighter Craft- Developed for the Silica Project, this sublcasse features 4 Plasma Cannons mounted onto the spacecage in a 2x2 layout. This subclass has already served with distinction during the Leonid Meteor shower that threatned Neo-Chatham Geosat with over 80% of the incoming debirs destroyed befoe coming close to station orbit. Later the squadron that took part, the Flamebirds were assigned to EGF-0705 Mary Lou.
THE SOKAL TREBCHET
Missile Carrier- Carrying 40 short range nuclear tipped Shrike 4 missiles, this design was also developed for the Silica Project. The missiles are carried in an upper mounted self contained launcher / magazine pod attacjed to the spaceframe. Normal mission parameters require a flight of 1 Trebchet and 2 Flamebirds.
THE SOKAL FLEETFOOT
Fast Courier - Instantly recognisable by the addition of 2 extra boosters mounted above and below the spaceframe, this sublcass is used for rapid transit of senstive materials between earth facilites in Sol System. Only 10 have been built todate.
THE SOKAL SENTINAL
Radio Research - The orignal planned hull, not relegated to a subclass by the basic hulls success, the Sentinal is mostly found beyound the orbit of Neptune, recording radio transmissions from the Stars. One of these ships in 2114 recieved the message from the colonies of their rebelion to Nordic Fed control.
FILE READOUT ENDS
LAST UPDATE 7 MAY 2115
FILE UPDATE - S KOSAL - SEC ACCESS GAMMA 1
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I was also going to do a short story about them but my comp crashed when I got half way through. Hadn't saved it either... sucks to be me sometimes...
