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Office of Vessel Recognition // ship-42

Ballista

Missile Escort Boat

Path 08 / RedoubtRedoubt Shipbuilding
Painted three-quarter view of Ballista, a fire-red, orange, bone, and stainless eighty-ton missile escort boat with a side missile turret and broad stores shutter.
ship-42 / Canonical recognition plate32 m overall
Displacement
80 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Tech level
11
Crew
4
Endurance
1 week
Cargo
32.3 tons

Operational profile

Recognition and use

This eighty-ton missile escort boat combines five-gravity maneuver, armor, four crew, three compact staterooms, and a missile rack. Its large stores hold supports patrols, escort work, rescue cargo, or additional mission equipment.

It is designed for persistent local screening rather than interstellar independence. The crew can remain aboard between sorties, but the craft still needs a base or carrier for jump transport and full missile replenishment.

Complete record / Revision 1

Construction dossier

All fields below are read from the active catalog record. “None” is explicit where the record contains no fitted item or option.

Registry

Catalog entry
042
Design ID
ct-source-ship-42
Schema version
1
Record revision
1
Status
Active
Vessel kind
Small Craft
Progression stage
Auxiliary
Family
042 / Ballista
Shipyard path
08 / Redoubt
Construction price
43,015,000 Cr
Standard design
No

Hull and systems

Ruleset
Cepheus Trader Small Craft
Tech level
11
Hull code
small-80
Displacement
80 tons
Configuration
Streamlined
Hull options
None
Structural options
None
Armor
Small Craft Crystaliron Whole Points
Armor layers
Not layer-rated
Armor points
4
Electronics
Basic Military
Airlocks
1
Cargo
32.3 tons
External load
0 tons
Magazine options
None
Armament
Single Turret: Missile Rack
Ammunition
12 × Standard Missiles

Drives and control

Maneuver drive
sQ
Thrust
5 g
Power plant
sQ
Power options
None
Jump drive
None installed
Jump rating
None
Jumps carried
Not applicable
Power endurance
1 week
Control
Four Person Control Cabin
Additional passengers
0
Bridge options
None
Computer
Model 2
Computer options
None
Software
Evade/1 · Fire Control/1
Additional fire-control stations
0
Unused fire-control stations
0

Crew complement

  • 2 Pilots
  • 1 Turret Gunner
  • 1 Other

Installed equipment, armament, and ammunition

  • 3 Small Craft Staterooms
  • 1 Small Craft Fuel Processor
  • 1 Emergency Low Berth
  • Single Turret Missile Rack
  • 12 Standard Missiles

Mission classification

Primary role
Missile Escort Boat
Secondary roles
None
Mission tags
Escort · Missiles
Complete source ledgerEvery field in the catalog record, including empty lists and construction assertions.
Schema Version
1
Design Id
ct-source-ship-42
Revision
1
Ruleset Id
cepheus-trader.small-craft
Source Ids
  1. cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  2. ship-source-a-f
  3. ship-source-socs-4-6
  4. cepheus-trader-2026
Tech Level
11
Standard Design
No
Electronics
basic-military
Airlocks
1
Cargo Millitons
32300
Catalog
Catalog Id
42
Family Id
42
Upgrade Path Id
8
Progression Stage
auxiliary
Status
active
Vessel Kind
small-craft
Display Name
Ballista
Primary Role
missile-escort-boat
Secondary Roles
None recorded
Mission Tags
  1. escort
  2. missiles
Open Game Content Designations
  1. The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.
Description Paragraphs
  1. This eighty-ton missile escort boat combines five-gravity maneuver, armor, four crew, three compact staterooms, and a missile rack. Its large stores hold supports patrols, escort work, rescue cargo, or additional mission equipment.
  2. It is designed for persistent local screening rather than interstellar independence. The crew can remain aboard between sorties, but the craft still needs a base or carrier for jump transport and full missile replenishment.
Hull
Id
small-80
Configuration
streamlined
Armor
Id
small-craft-crystaliron-whole-points
Points
4
Drives
Maneuver
sQ
Power
sQ
Fuel
Power Plant Weeks
1
Control
Id
four-person-control-cabin
Additional Passengers
0
Computer
Id
model-2
Options
None recorded
Software
  1. Id
    evade
    Level
    1
  2. Id
    fire-control
    Level
    1
Equipment
  1. Id
    small-craft-stateroom
    Quantity
    3
  2. Id
    small-craft-fuel-processor
    Quantity
    1
  3. Id
    emergency-low-berth
    Quantity
    1
Mounts
  1. Id
    single-turret
    Weapons
    1. missile-rack
Ammunition
  1. Id
    standard-missile
    Quantity
    12
Crew
  1. Role
    pilot
    Quantity
    2
  2. Role
    turret-gunner
    Quantity
    1
  3. Role
    other
    Quantity
    1

Record provenance

Sources and designation

Source record: catalog/ships/ship-42.toml

The complete original catalog entry and adapted construction data are Open Game Content.

  • cepheus-engine-srd-2016
  • ship-source-a-f
  • ship-source-socs-4-6
  • cepheus-trader-2026