CENTAURI KUTAI GUNSHIP |
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Gunships are small but heavily armed. They have large amounts of firepower but are vulnerable to damage and lack of maneuverability (2.93G) reduces the utility of the weapons by denying the ship good firing positions. They are dedicated to ship killing and are thus vulnerable to fighters. Kutais are employed in fleets where they can find the escorts they need and if used alone are operated in flotillas of three to six in accordance with Centauri doctrine from the period of its design, 2134. The weapons arrangements are weighted towards anti-ship weapons and have an interesting compromise between all arc coverage and concentrating fire forward. In the intensely political Centauri forces incompetent or undesired captains are often sent to Kutais where the vulnerability has good odds of solving the problem. The ships have a crew of 89 and a 1 month endurance. The ships are named for aspects of death and destruction. The reactors are rated at 3300MW. |