One of the newest ships on the commercial market, the Siena Ray is a fast, well-armed and armored merchantman designed to deliver cargo into potentially hazardous areas. She is sleek, sturdy, and requires a minimal crew, with good cargo capacity. It is one of the most popular ships ever put on the market, and only the price and the weapons permit requirements keep it from dominating the medium transport market. The Siena Ray was originally designed for military use as a Merchantman that would free up ships that would otherwise be needed as escorts. The Siena Ray would be able to operate reasonably safely free of escort ships, which could be employed elsewhere. However, the Terran Protectorate gave its new transport contract to the Titan Heavy Lift Vehicle, which is not as well armed, but as well armored, with longer range and greater payload capacity. The Titan could move multiple combat vehicles and had temporary barracks and large numbers of sleeper pods for the moving of ground troops. The Siena Ray's cargo hold was very basic in comparison. Undeterred, Kugler-Vaughn Industries powered down the weapon systems and downgraded the sensor package and repackaged the design as a commercial high-speed armored transport, for use in areas of high piracy and perilous environmental hazards. Generally too pricey for the average independent spacer, the Siena Ray was aimed at the small company, private contractor sector. She quickly became a favorite for small, well-paid shipping companies that just couldn't justify buying a bulk cargo ship, and whose cargo was too valuable to risk placing on a cargo carrier or container ship. But, above all, the Siena Ray has become a favorite of mercenaries. Mercs have bought more of these ships than any other sector. They are perfect for moving small military units quickly into dangerous places, are easily upgradable, and make fantastic picket ships, light patrol vessels and blockade runners. This has also made them a favorite target for pirates and raiders as well. Not only is it likely that a Siena Ray has cargo worth stealing, but if a pirate can capture the ship intact, they've got a fine new vessel ideal for piracy. Of course, actually taking a Siena Ray from a trained crew is not easy, and most pirates look for prey that puts up less of a fight. Model: SR-81 High Speed Armored Transport Class: Merchantman Crew: Standard crew of 12. Maximum crew space for 20. With the installation of an A.I., the ship can be run by a minimum of three people. Auxiliary Vehicles: Docking bay can house one fighter, a small shuttle or a couple land vehicles. Height: 130 feet (39.6 m) Length: 400 feet (122 m) Width: 343 feet (104.5 m) Powerplant: Helium-3 Fusion Reactor Performance Maximum Sublight Speed: 22% of the speed of light. Maximum Acceleration/Deceleration Rate: 8 Gs Maximum FTL Speed: One light-year per day. Service Ceiling: None, capable of achieving escape velocity on most worlds Range: 120 light-years Consumables: Six months for a standard crew. Cargo Capacity: 500 tons Avionics Electromagnetic field detectors, optical scanners and mass sensors have a range of .5 A.U. Radar, molecular identification scans and thermal detectors have a range of 100,000 miles. Armaments 2x Twin-mounted light particle beam cannons 2x Double-barreled pulse laser defense turrets Defenses Five-inch thick carbon-fiber nanotube and tungsten weave over electric reactive armor. 6x Electromagnetic Decoy Drones (these duplicate the ship's electromagnetic signature for a brief period of time) Model created in DOGA-L3. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.