GAV(P)-5 Nereid
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| Type: | Gravimetric patrol vehicle | ||
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| Introduced: | 1659 AN | ||
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| Status: | In Service (1666 AN) | ||
| Number built: | 593 (1666 AN) | ||
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| Designed: | 1651 AN | ||
| Manufacturer: | Ryker Airships (Shireroth) | ||
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| Displacement: | Classified | ||
| Length: | Classified | ||
| Beam: | Classified | ||
| Draught: | - | ||
| Speed: | Classified | ||
| Complement: | 6 (1x pilot, 1x navigator / weapons officer, 1x flight engineer, 1x air electronics operator, 2x air systems operators) | ||
| Armament: | Gun:
Hardpoints:
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| Instruments: | GTC ES-2, ES-10, ES-12, ES-27 "Froyalan" | ||
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| Propulsion: | 1x gravimetric drive with 2x Deep-cycle Battery Bank, & 2x chemical ion vectral jet drives paired with 6x reaction control valves | ||
| Cost: | Classified | ||
Developed from Project-1651, the design of a gravimetric pinnace intended to serve as a long range tender for Shireroth's fleet of gravrigs such as the Medusa and the Imperial Yacht. The Nereid serves as a dedicated long-range patrol counter part to the gravimetric utility vehicle known as the Jackalope.
Design features
- Gravimetric drive to provide lift
- paired chemical ion vectral jet drives on gimbals to provide thrust and controlled descent systems redundancy
- cockpit seating for pilot and navigator / weapons system operator
- paired external hard-points for anti-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, air to ground missiles, or deployable autonomous sensors
- aft-cabin station seating four, three mid-cabin stations plus one VERITAS terminal seating one each, configured for real-time sensor monitoring and advanced weapons control, with cabin stations reconfigurable according to mission requirements
- crew rest cabin, and cargo racks in rear compartment
