CER is recalculated for the additional capacity and cost of the pods and the reduction in jump number. Costing MCr 816 and with only 194 tons of cargo hold, the TJ would be impractical as a freighter. Unless, of course, it's used as a tug. Conformal pods do not break a ship's streamlining. These racks incorporate umbilicals and pressurized boarding tunnels to allow full access to the externally-carried craft.
Racks break a ship's streamlining when attached.
All rack-carried craft can be launched in one turn. This page last updated on 15 September 2001 by Jeff Zeitlin. Text 2000 Ken Pick. Use of the trademark on this page is not intended to infringe upon or devalue the trademark.