# Boarding Craft and Shuttles
*Crown Meridian Ship Catalog, Armored Hulls of the Irnan Directorate for Void Drifters. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/crown-meridian/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
Crown Meridian Shipworks · CM-120 familyScale 3
| 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 |
Typical Loadout
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Rotary Cannon
Light · Fixed Forward · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser
Light · 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
Crown Meridian Shipworks · CM-120 familyScale 3
| 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 |
Typical Loadout
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Rotary Cannon
Light · Fixed Forward · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser
Light · 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.
##### 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
Crown Meridian Shipworks · CM-260 familyScale 4
| 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 |
Typical Loadout
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Rotary Cannon
Light · Turret · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser
Light · 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
Crown Meridian Shipworks · CM-260 familyScale 4
| 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 |
Typical Loadout
| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Rotary Cannon
Light · Turret · Auto-Fire, Point Defense 1, Recoil (minor), Limited Ammo 40 | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser
Light · 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.
