Class 5000 Interstellar Merchant

The largest class of interstellar merchant Starship.

Minimum operating crew: 15
Spare Occupancy: 4
Cargo Capacity: 64 Cargo Pod
Logs capacity 15
Approximate cost new: 39.0m credits

Also available in Liner configuration C5L.
Minimum operating crew: 25
Spare Occupancy: 2,000-5,000 approx
Cargo Capacity: 4 Cargo Pod
Logs capacity 0
Approximate cost new: 40.0m credits

Armed variant - C5A

1 HELL
2 Multi Cannon
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Logs capacity 8
Technical Information for a Typical C5A

Armed-Enhanced Variants

C5A-E1
2 HELL
0 Multi Cannon
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Logs capacity 0

C5A-E2
2 Multi Cannon
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Capacity to carry 1 regiment of Starship Marines with a couple of light shuttles.
Logs capacity 4

C5A-E3
1 Pacifier launch and recovery system for 4 pacifiers
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Logs capacity 0
Maximum acceleration 0.6g
See Also Escort Carrier

C5A-S
C5A with a Sensor Pack added replacing one cargo pod
Logs capacity 6

Specialised Types

The types below have only been deployed on very rare occasions and are widely regarded as ineffective as a military option.

C5A-Calliope Class (C5A-C)
32 Ship-to-ship missile system pods (each with 4 missiles)
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Logs capacity 0
Maximum acceleration 0.6g

C5A-Long Lance (C5A-LL)
32 Interplanetary missile system pods (each with 1 large nuclear-tipped missile, range 4AU)
1 Chaff / Flares launchers
Logs capacity 0
Maximum acceleration 0.6g

See also Merchant Ships Class 1000 Class 2000 Class 3000 Class 4000 Class 5000 Armed Merchant AMI