Loki-Class Q-Ship
Dimensions: 2 km long, .4 km abeam approx
Mass: 8 megatons
Crew: 18000 crew, approx.
Accel: 3 gravities max. sustainable acceleration.
The Loki class is actually a “catch-all” class of several different types of transports that have been modified as Q-ships. Although it is the Navy’s sacred duty to protect Imperial commerce, there are too many trade lanes to defend, and too few warships to do so. In addition, many pirate wolfpacks will stay away from heavily defended convoys, waiting for weaker prey.
Q-ships offer the Imperium a way to turn the predators into the prey. Disguised as helpless merchantmen, they actually pack powerful macrobatteries and even lances. Their favoured tactic is to heave to at the first sight of a pirate, pretending to surrender without a fight. When the raider is close enough, they run out their guns and give them massed broadsides at point-blank range. Although this can often defeat their opponents in a single crushing broadside, most Loki-class ships are still as slow and unwieldy as other merchantmen—not designed for sustained combat.
Speed: 4
Detection: +10
Armour: 13
Space: 45
Weapon Capacity: Dorsal 1, Prow 1
Manoeuvrability: –5
Hull Integrity: 40
Turret Rating: 1
SP: 21
Cargo Hauler: This vessel was designed for transporting goods, and no amount of retrofitting can fully change this. This hull comes pre-equipped with one Main Cargo Hold Component (see Rogue Trader page 203). The hull’s Space has already been reduced to account for this, however, when the ship is constructed it must be able to provide two Power to this Component.
Hidden Predator: This ship automatically gains the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Past History (players using this ship do not roll for Past Histories.)
Mass: 8 megatons
Crew: 18000 crew, approx.
Accel: 3 gravities max. sustainable acceleration.
The Loki class is actually a “catch-all” class of several different types of transports that have been modified as Q-ships. Although it is the Navy’s sacred duty to protect Imperial commerce, there are too many trade lanes to defend, and too few warships to do so. In addition, many pirate wolfpacks will stay away from heavily defended convoys, waiting for weaker prey.
Q-ships offer the Imperium a way to turn the predators into the prey. Disguised as helpless merchantmen, they actually pack powerful macrobatteries and even lances. Their favoured tactic is to heave to at the first sight of a pirate, pretending to surrender without a fight. When the raider is close enough, they run out their guns and give them massed broadsides at point-blank range. Although this can often defeat their opponents in a single crushing broadside, most Loki-class ships are still as slow and unwieldy as other merchantmen—not designed for sustained combat.
Speed: 4
Detection: +10
Armour: 13
Space: 45
Weapon Capacity: Dorsal 1, Prow 1
Manoeuvrability: –5
Hull Integrity: 40
Turret Rating: 1
SP: 21
Cargo Hauler: This vessel was designed for transporting goods, and no amount of retrofitting can fully change this. This hull comes pre-equipped with one Main Cargo Hold Component (see Rogue Trader page 203). The hull’s Space has already been reduced to account for this, however, when the ship is constructed it must be able to provide two Power to this Component.
Hidden Predator: This ship automatically gains the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Past History (players using this ship do not roll for Past Histories.)
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