Crown Meridian Ship Catalog · Chapter 5
Boarding Craft and Shuttles
Crown's small hulls ride on carriers or land on their own struts. Both are built to carry people into places where someone has chosen not to let them in.
The CM-120 Line
Armored Brick-Keel hull in two generations, CM-120 to CM-120A.
The CM-120 is a boarding craft. It launches from a carrier, closes on a target hull, seals its collar to the hull and holds the seal while a boarding party crosses. It has no Slipstream Drive and depends on its carrier for range.
Generation notes. CM-120A. The Medical Bay lets a boarding party stabilize its wounded before the craft withdraws. The sensor-and-equipment housing on top is the visible sign, and the nose armor is a little thicker.
Common Variants. Marine boarding craft, Customs boarding launch, Prisoner recovery craft, Hull-breach tender.
CM-120 Boarding Craft
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Marine boarding, customs boarding launch | 182,000cr | Restricted |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | +0 | Basic |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 / 0 | 14 | 12 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 (0) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 weeks |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rotary CannonLight · Fixed Forward · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere (limited) · No landing
AI Core Professional Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Passenger Berths, Armory · 0 open
Carried by CM-720 (Expanded Hangar) or CM-640 (Shuttle Bay)
Builder Crown Meridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Armor counts as 3 against collisions, rams, and Critical Hits.
Trait Hardened Collar: When the CM-120 docks with a target, a successful Pilot check seals its collar. While the collar is sealed, breaking it takes a Hard Craft check by the target's crew, and the CM-120 takes no Hull Damage from the target's point defense.
CM-120A Boarding Craft
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Marine boarding, customs boarding launch | 207,000cr | Restricted |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | +0 | Basic |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 / 0 | 16 | 12 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 (0) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 weeks |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rotary CannonLight · Fixed Forward · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere (limited) · No landing
AI Core Professional Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Passenger Berths, Armory, Medical Bay · 0 open
Carried by CM-720 (Expanded Hangar) or CM-640 (Shuttle Bay)
Builder Crown Meridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Armor counts as 3 against collisions, rams, and Critical Hits.
Trait Hardened Collar: When the CM-120A docks with a target, a successful Pilot check seals its collar. While the collar is sealed, breaking it takes a Hard Craft check by the target's crew, and the CM-120A takes no Hull Damage from the target's point defense.
Generation Table
| Hull | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-120 | First generation | 61.9 of 180 | 182,000cr | n/a |
| CM-120A | +1 Module Slot, +1 Power Capacity, +2 Hull Points | 69.9 of 180 | 207,000cr | 16.0 points, 34,000cr |
The CM-260 Line
Armored Brick-Keel hull in two generations, CM-260 to CM-260A.
The CM-260 is an armored shuttle. It moves marines, prisoners and officials onto fields where an unarmored shuttle will not set down, and it lands on its own struts without a carrier.
Generation notes. CM-260A. A Medical Bay and a second equipment housing on each flank below the cabin windows. The extra Power Capacity runs them.
Common Variants. Prisoner transfer shuttle, Marine landing shuttle, Diplomatic security shuttle, Evacuation shuttle.
CM-260 Armored Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner transfer, marine landing shuttle | 393,000cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | +0 | Standard |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 / 0 | 26 | 15 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 4 | 24 | 40 | 1 month |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rotary CannonLight · Turret · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Professional Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Barracks Module, Brig, Internal Security Suite, Armory, Passenger Berths · 1 open
Builder Crown Meridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Armor counts as 4 against collisions, rams, and Critical Hits.
Trait Secure Cabin: The passenger cabin seals from the cockpit and cannot be opened from inside. Checks to escape the cabin, or to force it from outside, add 1 Bane Die . A passenger restrained in the Brig cannot attempt it.
CM-260A Armored Shuttle
| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Prisoner transfer, marine landing shuttle | 426,000cr | Licensed |
| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | +0 | Standard |
| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 / 0 | 26 | 16 |
| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 (1) |
| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / 4 | 24 | 40 | 1 month |
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Rotary CannonLight · Turret · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense LaserLight · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Rated No Slipstream · Atmosphere · Landing
AI Core Professional Directive AI
Mounts 2 Light · 2 points
Modules Barracks Module, Brig, Internal Security Suite, Armory, Passenger Berths, Medical Bay · 1 open
Builder Crown Meridian signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Armor counts as 4 against collisions, rams, and Critical Hits.
Trait Secure Cabin: The passenger cabin seals from the cockpit and cannot be opened from inside. Checks to escape the cabin, or to force it from outside, add 1 Bane Die . A passenger restrained in the Brig cannot attempt it.
Generation Table
| Hull | Change | Build points | Price | Upgrade from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM-260 | First generation | 96.3 of 190 | 393,000cr | n/a |
| CM-260A | +1 Power Capacity, +1 Module Slot, +1 System Point | 104.3 of 190 | 426,000cr | 16.0 points, 45,000cr |
