(His Mensch's Ship) Kaplan
The Kaplan is a fair bit smaller than the Shapiro, probably due to it's lack of a fighter bay. The Shapiro measured up at 54" while this is only 32".
One thing's for sure, I wanted to keep those railguns. There's one on either side of the bow, manned by the captain.
Up top there's a small Flechette Turret and a couple of Mk II missiles.
Of course I had to keep the Death Ray from the Mk II Shapiro.
This big blue thing sticking off the hull is where the captain controlls the ship from. There is actually a small window behind the Death ray that he looks out of.
On top of the conning tower is a small autocannon and the main sensor array.
The Service Cannon, a combination of a medium autocannon and a set of 4 Mk II missiles.
The ship also carries 8 other Mk II missiles, 4 on either side of the bridge.
I finally made a ship where the roof comes off easily. Inside at the back are the crew quarters, limited infirmary and engineering.
Unlike previous ships, the Kaplan is not made for long hauls because it's sub-warp engine and limited crew space. It is meant to be a strategic ship for taking out other capital ships.
When it needs to though, it can sleep 4 in it's quarters.
Main engineering is still a little bare but that will be dealt with. You can also see the airlock in the back and a medical cot in the foreground.
Ahead of the quarters is the real bridge of the ship. A crew of 4 are needed on the bridge to run the ship properly.
Housed in the bow of the ship is the Utility Bay. A large empty space, it can be used for and thing from cargo to a small expeditionary force. The ramp that comes down from here is the main point of entry for the ship. Most starbases or drydocks have a set of seats, usually put into the cargo bay of a ship like this when transport of people is required.
In assault circumstances, the Utility Bay is stocked with ordnace and used to baombard a planetary target from high orbit. The usual stock is 2 thermo-nuclear devices, 2 Mk III missiles and various other explosives and in some cases, gas and EMP weapons.
The Airlock.
Oh I forgot to mention, the panels on either side of the quarters on the exterior of the ship house 2 Super-Heavy Laser Cannons each. These were inspired by the ones on Natalya's Venus Destroyer.
That's all for now. My next project is either a small gunboat for the Super Jews or a frigate for EnCor.
