BATTLESATS

Battle Sats: The opening phases of the Goog Conflict shocked the Corillian Confederation as they were rapidly pushed back into their Core Systems in desperate battles. They crash development of several new types of Battle Sats helped defend Corillian planets against the voracious Goog. Massively fielded in the Spectre System, the Corillians short-stopped the Goog invasion by deploying hundreds of Battlesats at their Spectre B colony. ((These "design-your-own" satellites are built by using "points". Shields and armor only give a minus to hit, and do not "take damage" in the normal fashion. One hit on a satellite always destroys the object. All Battlesats can fire on planets, but cannot fire on small craft(except the Ak1) since they are too fast and nimble.))

HULL

Type                Size                 Cost                Csp                  TL      

1 Sat 1             10 pts               5                      30                    Ind1    

2 Sat 2             12 pts               10                    40                    4         

3 Sat 3             14 pts               15                    50                    6         

TARGETING

Type                                        Size                 Cost                TL                   Bonus

1 Targeting, Standard                      2 pts                 5                      Ind2                 +1

2 Targeting, Advanced            2 pts                 10                    4                      +2

3 Targeting, Improved            2 pts                 15                    6                      +3

WEAPON

Type                            Size                 Cost                TL                               Damage

1 Missile, BM               4                      10                    Ind2

2 Laser                         5                      15                    Ind2

3 Missile, SM               4                      15                    2

4 Forcebeam                5                      20                    4

5 Missile, CM              5                      20                    5

6 Energy beam            5                      25                    6

7 Plasma                      6                      30                    6

8 Needle beam             6                      30                    8

9 Railgun(K)                 5                      30                    ???

10 Kinetic(Ks)             5                      30                    ???

11 Ak1                                    5                      30                    9

ELECTRONICS

Type                Size                 Cost                TL                   Bonus

1 Radar            1 pts                 10                    Ind2                 +1

2 Lidar             1 pt                  20                    2                      +2       

3 ECM             8 pts                 30                    5                      -2

4 Neutrino            1 pt                  65                    10                    +3

5 CD                --                     2 each              3                      --

6 RD                --                     50 each            8                      --

DATALINKS

Type                Size                 Cost                TL                   Bonus
1 Za                 1                      30                    8                      3 sats

2 Zb                 1                      40                    9                      6 sats

3 Zc                 1                      50                    10                    12 sats

ARMOR
Type                Size                 Cost                TL                   Bonus

1 A                  2                      1                      Ind2                 -1

2 Ai                  2                      2                      5                      -2        

3 Ac                 2                      4                      9                      -3        

4Ac2                2                      6                      12                    -4        

SHIELDS

Type                Size                 Cost                TL                   Bonus

1 S                   2                      1                      1                      -1        

2 S0                 2                      2                      6                      -2

3 S1                 2                      4                      10                    -3        

4 S2                 2                      6                      12                    -4

NOTE: Below are a few battlesats that are possible using "design-your-own" coding.

NAME            CODE                        TL                        COST                        CSP                        DEV COST            NOTE

Railgun Sat            BsK                        Ind1                        51                        30                        1,000                        G

Laser Sat            BsL                        Ind2                        36                        30                        6,000                        A

Missile Sat            BsR                        Ind2                        36                        30                        4,000                        B

Gun Sat            BsG                        TL2                        31                        30                        2,000                        C

CD Sat             BsCD                        TL3                        42                        30                        2,000                        J

F-beam Sat             BsF                        TL4                        55                        40                        8,000                        D

Kinetic Sat            BsK2                        TL6                        66                        50                        8,000                        E

Plasma Sat            BsPg                        TL6                        66                        50                        6,000                        F

ECM Sat            Bs?                        TL7                        55                        50                        8,000                        I

RD Sat             BsRD                        TL8                        180                        50                        5,000                        K

Ak1 Sat            BsA                        TL9                        55                        50                        5,000                        H

Zb Sat              BsZ                        TL9                        65                        50                        8,000                        L

Needle Sat            BsN                        TL8                        70                        50                        8,000                        M

A: Basic laser sat, fires three shots before needing recharge.

B: Carries either 4 SM or 4 BM

C: Carries 3 GM

D: Basic forcebeam sat, fires three times before needing recharge.

E:  Stats are as any other Battlesat, 3 shots as Ks, full range and damage.

F: Fires three times, every turn, before needing recharging.

G: Fires as K, but with only 30% of the range. Fires three times only, then needs resupplying.

H: Fires continually, as Akm.

I: Defends all nearby Sats within three tac hexes, -1 to be hit.

J: Holds up to 8 CDs; for communication. Can be activated by another CD.

K: Holds up to 3 RDs

L: Links up to six Sats together. 

M: One needle beam, can be linked via Z system.

Important Note: Battle Sats are usually controlled by planetary PDCs, 10 sats per CIC. They can be controlled by Z+ sats, however, and placed near warp points or other strategic targets that need protecting.