Gallante Liner

## History

The Gallante Liner was designed for a 4002 order by Diaoxian Interstellar for 10,000 warp-capable starships capable of carrying at least 100 passengers and a significant amount of cargo. It was released to the civilian market 4 years later, in 4006; however, it took Eclipse Shipyards until 4020 to finish building the ships ordered by Diaoxian Interstellar, and by the time production of civilian ships started, there were already nearly 4,000 back-orders. The ship proved quite popular despite its shortcomings in defensive capability, mainly due to its high speed and long range. In total, including the 10,000 units originally ordered by Diaoxian Interstellar, the ship sold 24,000 units in its first 50 years on the civilian market, an incredible achievement for a ship in this size class. Data from pilot and company records shows that the Gallante Liner was most commonly used by smaller passenger ferrying businesses, despite the massive order from Diaoxian Interstellar, and most (~95%) of the ships in use were only partially converted to passenger quarters, with a considerable portion of the hold still being used to store cargo. The Gallante Liner was renowned for its hull integrity; many ships of this size had small leaks in their cargo holds which kept them from being completely safe for storage of all kinds of cargo, but the Gallante was very secure. The Gallante was updated several times after the original design was released, with an upgraded version, the Gallante-S, being made available in 4156. The Gallante-S was only different in its speed, with a top impulse speed of 420 m/s, in its cargo capacity, with a cargo capacity of 1800 UCPs, and in its range, with a total impulse range of 360 AU and a warp range of 4,500 light-years. It was also slightly more expensive, at 33 million credits. The Gallante-S was less popular than its predecessor, with only 9,000 units sold in its first 50 years on the market, still a good total for a large capital ship on the civilian market.

## Overview

This ship is an overpriced passenger transport, albeit a passenger transport on a massive scale. Its weak defense, awkward turret layout that keeps it from being a serious offensive threat, and small number of pylons make it practically non-threatening in fleet battles where more powerful ships are present. That said, the Gallante Liner has excellent range, as well as otherworldly handling and speed. It is a moderately good support ship for more powerful flagships, as it does have a probe bay. Its huge hold is usually partitioned into passenger berths, but can also be used as a hangar or probe bay extension.

### Weapons Emplacements

18 missile-only heavy pylons, 2 heavy capital MPs fwd, 2 heavy capital MPs aft, 12 heavy capital MPs lateral, 4 heavy turret MPs, 8 light turret MPs

Stock DPS Rating: 80,000

 Afterburner 2
 Afterburner 3

Date of Release: 4006

## Equipment Defaults

ISFTL Drive

Interstellar Warp Drive

Mystic Drive Yards Antimatter Fuel Tank

Shields

STL Drive System

Antimatter Reactor

Advanced Sensor Array

Encrypted Comm Relay

Bounty Informer

UCP/Asteroid Scanner

TBA UCP Collector

TBA Escape Pod Collector

Fuel Scoops

Plasma Collector/Recycler

Heat Shielding

Atmospheric Drive

ECM 3

Repair System 3

Stealth Package

ADVSNA HUD option

Anti-Collision Auto-Braking System

Squadron Telemetry Datalink

8x X1-class Escape Pod

Probe Launch Bay (capacity is 500 PLBUs)

### Equipped Weapons

18x Brock Industries Antimatter Torpedo Mk3

4x Brock Industries Heavy Bombardment Disruptor (2 fwd, 2 aft)

24x Brock Industries Heavy Capital Disruptor (12 port, 12 stbd)

4x Brock Industries Heavy Capital Disruptor twin turret

4x Brock Industries Light Capital Disruptor quad turret

4x Brock Industries Light Bombardment Disruptor single turret