RECV Starfire

Starfire (XPS-00)
Technical Specifications
Ship Class:	Imager-class Prowler
Hull Number:	XPS-00
Faction:	The Initiative
Status:	Active
In Service:	2017 CE - 2037 CE
Assignment Details
Assignment:	Reconnaissance Vessel
Task Force:	Ranger Exploration Corps
Ship Crew Information
Type:	Non-Player Controlled

The RECV Starfire (XPS-00) was a prototype vessel that would form the basis of the Imager-class of prowler in later years.

History

Originally designed in the mid-2010s, the Starfire would launch in March of 2017 to scout for potential sites for an off-world base for the fledging Initiative. As a result of the Starfire's highly experimental nature, it was constructed in secret in a remote region on Earth, prior to launch. It was uncertain whether or not it would succeed, but within several months, the Starfire would locate at least one system (Arc System) for further exploration and colonization, and begin preliminary survey work.

The vessel would return to Earth, and begin ferrying material and personnel to and from Sanctuary. It would be detected on a return voyage to Earth, with one of the later-built "colony" ships, in a sequence of events leading to the War of Secession. During the war, the Starfire would continue to help ferry material to Sanctuary as well as conduct orbital reconnaissance for the Initiative over Earth. However, the fate of the Starfire is unknown following the war.

Post-war, Starfire was retroactively given the hull number PS-00, placing it in the prowler category, and given the designation RECV.

Namesake

The RECV Starfire (PS-00) was named for Ranger Patrol Ship Starfire from the 1953 CE novel "The Last Planet" (also published under the title "Star Rangers") by Mary Alice "Andre" Norton, which was also the origin of the name of the Ranger Exploration Corps.

Basic Specifications

Main article: Imager-class Prowler

Size

• Length:70 Meters
• Width: 16 Meters
• Height: 12 Meters (Average)

Crew Compliment

• Minimum: One (Limited Functionality)
• Standard: ~12 - ~20
• Maximum: 30

Engines

Sublight: Electrodeless Plasma Thruster

Faster-than-light: Point Singularity Drive

Power Plant

Primary: Antimatter Reactor

Secondary: Solar Panel Arrays

Hull Composition

• Hull: Titanium Alloy
• Armor Plating: .5 Meter thick Case-hardened Steel, Titanium, & Ceramic Composite Plates over a .5 meter thick synthetic diamond sheath

Sensor System

Sensor: Oracle Drive

Target: Unknown

Defensive Systems

Nanitic & Composite Armor Capable of limited self repair via nanites Dual Shield Generators One Primary, One Backup Close in Weapons System

Directed EMP Generator (Designed to disable missiles & incoming craft) Ghost Signature Generator

Armament

(12) 6-inch Dual-Barreled Coiilguns (2) Torpedo Launchers Capable of launching NBC warheads (2) Grappling Hook Launchers

(1) Minelayer Electronic Warfare Suite

Auxiliary Craft

• (2) Roughneck-class Assault Shuttles or equivalent

Other Systems

Emissions Control System Stasis Pods Grappling Hooks

Stealth Generator Subspace Communications Network Node

Alterations

Due to it's experimental nature, the RECV Starfire carried minimal weapons at the time of it's launch, limited to only a few unguided rockets. The Starfire also lacked artificial gravity, shielding, or a number of other modern amenities that would be considered essential. As a result the Starfire, while forming the original basis of the Imager class, is smaller and less capable than it's later brethren.