Terrapin

U4A-3 Terrapin
Manufacturer	Anvil Aerospace (ANVL)
Role	Scout
Size	Small
Crew	1 – 2
Production state	Flight Ready
Pledge
Standalone	US$220
Original	US$195
Availability	Time limited sales
Specifications
Length	19.5 m
Beam	14.5 m
Combat speed	100 m/s
Max speed	900 m/s
Mass	86,454 kg

The Anvil U4A-3 Terrapin is an armored vehicle designed for overwatch, long-endurance picket, and to add reconnaissance capabilities to the fleet, as well as extend the UEE Navy’s ability to provide a patrol presence to border systems that couldn’t be allocated capital ships or large fighter garrisons for defense. It features an oversized shield generator and a reinforced plated hull, because of which the Terrapin can withstand extreme environment as well as formidable hostile contacts. The Terrapin comes standard with top-of-class long-range radar. It is a favored explorer ship among military veterans who opt to continue flying after their service, many of them having already come to know its reliability, ease of repair and never-say-die attitude. As secondary roles, it is said that the Terrapin can be used for both Search and Rescue and as Troop Transport.

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S1 Surveyor-Lite CHCO - Chimera Communications
Computers	1x S1 S Computer N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Systems
Power plants	1x S2 DayBreak SASU - Sakura Sun
Coolers	3x S1 Polar AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	1x S2 5MA 'Chimalli' BEHR - Behring Applied Technology

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	2x S1 S Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	2x S1 S Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S1 Eos RSI - Roberts Space Industries
Jump drives	1x S1 S Jump Module N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	1x S1 S Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	4x S3 VTOL Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	2x S2 Retro Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	2x S2 Fixed Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	8x S2 Gimbal Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Turrets	1x S3 Nose Turret N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Utility items	1x S3 Support scanner N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Features

Cooling Mechanism

Due to the Terrapin's thick armor however, the ship has insufficient capacity to vent its heat. To vent this excess heat, the armor panels can be retracted, a mechanic that has been described as to 'come up for air'.

History

Development

The Terrapin is developed in 2796 to serve as the first ship in the Empire's defensive restructuring of the Navy. It is also the first full production ship that Anvil Aerospace has fabricated under direct Naval contract. It is developed in an Anvil plant located in Nova Kiev, Terra under lead designer J.Harris Arnold and lead engineer Allegra Wilsing.

Naval assessment

In 2796, the UEE ship assessment review team led by Vice Admiral Galen Whishaw is commanded by the High Command to assess if the Terrapin should be included in the UEE military.

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