# Strike Cutters and Corvettes

*Safa Ship Catalog, Pursuit and Security Hulls of the Jaziri Caliphate for Void Drifters. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/safa/strike-cutters-and-corvettes*

A gunboat for the fight and a corvette for the voyage. Both buy guns first and pay for them in room.

##### S13 Strike Cutter
*A Radiator Crown strike cutter in 2 versions: S13, S13.1.*

The S13 is a strike cutter, a gunboat built around a Safa reactor and a Heavy mount. Its radiator crown, eight vanes folded around a raised reactor housing, deploys when the reactor is pushed. It has no hold, no wings for the atmosphere and no room for guests. It is the cheapest hull with a Heavy mount that Safa sells.

**Builder Benefit (Safa).** Full Signature benefits apply to a Safa system in a Safa hull: guided attacks add a Boon Die, point defense reads one higher, the reactor counts one higher for overload, and the security, electronic warfare and cyberdefense systems take their Bane Dice. Chapter 4 has the rules.

**Radiator Crown.** The vanes are the S13's one cheap Heat Dissipation step (4 build points) and its one weakness: they are fragile, and a Critical Hit with the crown deployed shears them (the Radiator Bloom trait).

**Model Trait: Radiator Bloom** (S13, S13.1). As an Action, the engineer deploys the radiator crown until the end of the next round: Heat Dissipation counts as 2 higher and Signature Management checks add 1 Bane Die. A Critical Hit while the crown is deployed also inflicts 1 System Damage.

**Factory Packages.** S13 and S13.1: Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite. Empty slots: 0.

**Version notes.** **S13.** The first version, with both slots filled by the Electronic-Warfare Suite and the Internal Security Suite. **S13.1.** Larger engine nozzles and a longer engine housing, with the vanes unchanged: one more point of Speed, the whole of the change.

**Common Variants.** Gunship, Strike escort, Interdiction boat, Convoy picket.

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### Safa S13 <span class="ship-class">Strike Cutter</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Safa Celestial Arsenal · Safa S13 family</span><b>Scale 4</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Gunship, strike escort, interdiction | 401,000cr | Restricted |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 4 | 3 | −1 | Extended |

| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 0 / 0 | 18 | 14 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 (0) |

| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 / 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 month |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Missile Rack<span class="q">Standard, in a Heavy mount · Fixed Forward · Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6</span> | Long | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Laser Battery ×2<span class="q">Standard · Forward · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Point-Defense Laser<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Professional Directive AI

**Mounts** 1 Light · 2 Standard · 1 Heavy · 8 points

**Modules** Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite · 0 open

**Builder** Safa signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Power Capacity counts as 11 for overload.

**Trait** ***Radiator Bloom:*** As an Action, the engineer deploys the radiator crown until the end of the next round: Heat Dissipation counts as 2 higher and Signature Management checks add 1 Bane Die. A Critical Hit while the crown is deployed also inflicts 1 System Damage.

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### Safa S13.1 <span class="ship-class">Strike Cutter</span>

<div class="ship-id"><span>Safa Celestial Arsenal · Safa S13 family</span><b>Scale 4</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Gunship, strike escort, interdiction | 418,000cr | Restricted |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 5 | 3 | −1 | Extended |

| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 0 / 0 | 18 | 14 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 (0) |

| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 / 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 month |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Missile Rack<span class="q">Standard, in a Heavy mount · Fixed Forward · Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6</span> | Long | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Laser Battery ×2<span class="q">Standard · Forward · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Point-Defense Laser<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

**Rated** Slipstream · No atmosphere · No landing

**AI Core** Professional Directive AI

**Mounts** 1 Light · 2 Standard · 1 Heavy · 8 points

**Modules** Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite · 0 open

**Builder** Safa signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Power Capacity counts as 11 for overload.

**Trait** ***Radiator Bloom:*** As an Action, the engineer deploys the radiator crown until the end of the next round: Heat Dissipation counts as 2 higher and Signature Management checks add 1 Bane Die. A Critical Hit while the crown is deployed also inflicts 1 System Damage.

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**Version Table**

| Version | Change | Price | Acquisition | Upgrade from previous |
|:--|:--|--:|:--|--:|
| Safa S13 | First version | 401,000cr | Restricted | n/a |
| Safa S13.1 | +1 Speed | 418,000cr | Restricted | 8 points, 29,200cr |

##### S5 Fast Escort Corvette
*A Blade-and-Keel fast escort corvette in 3 versions: S5, S5.1, S5.2.*

The S5 is Safa's fast escort corvette, the fastest Scale 5 hull in the Verge. A longer, deeper blade-and-keel, it is bought by people who expect to be attacked and want the attempt to end quickly: corporate security departments, executive details and the escort lines of a convoy.

**Builder Benefit (Safa).** Full Signature benefits apply to a Safa system in a Safa hull: guided attacks add a Boon Die, point defense reads one higher, the reactor counts one higher for overload, and the security, electronic warfare and cyberdefense systems take their Bane Dice. Chapter 4 has the rules.

**Model Trait: Standoff Doctrine** (S5, S5.1, S5.2). Once per encounter, when the Safa S5 disengages from an opponent, it may fire one weapon at that opponent as a reaction.

**Factory Packages.** S5, S5.1 and S5.2: Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite, Counterboarding Suite, Executive Quarters, Armory. Empty slots: 1.

**Version notes.** **S5.** The Vehicles Manual's corvette, unchanged. Power, Heat Threshold and hardpoints sit at the Professional caps. **S5.1.** A layered dark basalt armor band over the ribs: one point of Armor, the Professional cap. **S5.2.** A deeper keel and a ventral sensor housing: one more Hull block and one more System Point block. The older versions are the used market.

**Common Variants.** Executive escort, Corporate security flagship, Convoy escort, Armed courier, Customs corvette.

<div class="ship-block ship-safa">

### Safa S5 <span class="ship-class">Fast Escort Corvette</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Safa Celestial Arsenal · Safa S5 family</span><b>Scale 5</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Executive escort, corporate security flagship | 2,300,000cr | Restricted |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 5 | 3 | +0 | Military |

| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 3 | 0 / 0 | 35 | 24 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 (1) |

| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 8 / 22 | 16 | 40 | 3 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Missile Rack ×2<span class="q">Standard · Forward · Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6</span> | Long | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Laser Battery ×2<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Light Laser Cannon ×2<span class="q">Light · Forward · Accurate 1, Linked 1</span> | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×2<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

**Rated** Slipstream · Atmosphere (limited) · No landing

**AI Core** Professional Directive AI

**Mounts** 4 Light · 4 Standard · 12 points

**Modules** Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite, Counterboarding Suite, Executive Quarters, Armory · 1 open

**Builder** Safa signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Power Capacity counts as 14 for overload.

**Trait** ***Standoff Doctrine:*** Once per encounter, when the Safa S5 disengages from an opponent, it may fire one weapon at that opponent as a reaction.

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### Safa S5.1 <span class="ship-class">Fast Escort Corvette</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Safa Celestial Arsenal · Safa S5 family</span><b>Scale 5</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Executive escort, corporate security flagship | 2,371,000cr | Restricted |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 5 | 3 | +0 | Military |

| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 4 | 0 / 0 | 35 | 24 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 (1) |

| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 8 / 22 | 16 | 40 | 3 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Missile Rack ×2<span class="q">Standard · Forward · Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6</span> | Long | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Laser Battery ×2<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Light Laser Cannon ×2<span class="q">Light · Forward · Accurate 1, Linked 1</span> | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×2<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

**Rated** Slipstream · Atmosphere (limited) · No landing

**AI Core** Professional Directive AI

**Mounts** 4 Light · 4 Standard · 12 points

**Modules** Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite, Counterboarding Suite, Executive Quarters, Armory · 1 open

**Builder** Safa signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Power Capacity counts as 14 for overload.

**Trait** ***Standoff Doctrine:*** Once per encounter, when the Safa S5 disengages from an opponent, it may fire one weapon at that opponent as a reaction.

</div>

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### Safa S5.2 <span class="ship-class">Fast Escort Corvette</span>
<div class="ship-id"><span>Safa Celestial Arsenal · Safa S5 family</span><b>Scale 5</b></div>

| Role | Price | Acquisition |
|:--|:--|:--|
| Executive escort, corporate security flagship | 2,437,000cr | Restricted |

| Speed | Cruise | Handling | Sensors |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 5 | 3 | +0 | Military |

| Armor | Deflection F/A | Hull Points | System Points |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 4 | 0 / 0 | 38 | 26 |

| Power | Heat Threshold | Heat Dissipation | Module Slots (open) |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 (1) |

| Crew | Passengers | Cargo Units | Consumables |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| 8 / 22 | 16 | 40 | 3 months |

<div class="ship-sect">Typical Loadout</div>

| Weapon | Range | Hull | Sys | Crit | Heat | Pwr |
|:--|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| Light Missile Rack ×2<span class="q">Standard · Forward · Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6</span> | Long | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Laser Battery ×2<span class="q">Standard · Turret · Accurate 1, Precision, Signature Bloom 1</span> | Medium | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Light Laser Cannon ×2<span class="q">Light · Forward · Accurate 1, Linked 1</span> | Short–Medium | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point-Defense Laser ×2<span class="q">Light · Turret · Point Defense 1, Accurate 1, Cooldown</span> | Short | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 |

**Rated** Slipstream · Atmosphere (limited) · No landing

**AI Core** Professional Directive AI

**Mounts** 4 Light · 4 Standard · 12 points

**Modules** Electronic-Warfare Suite, Internal Security Suite, Counterboarding Suite, Executive Quarters, Armory · 1 open

**Builder** Safa signature benefits and weak drawbacks; Integrated Architecture (Chapter 4). Power Capacity counts as 14 for overload.

**Trait** ***Standoff Doctrine:*** Once per encounter, when the Safa S5 disengages from an opponent, it may fire one weapon at that opponent as a reaction.

</div>

**Version Table**

| Version | Change | Price | Acquisition | Upgrade from previous |
|:--|:--|--:|:--|--:|
| Safa S5 | Published first version | 2,300,000cr | Restricted | n/a |
| Safa S5.1 | +1 Armor | 2,371,000cr | Restricted | 8.5 points, 124,300cr |
| Safa S5.2 | +1 Hull block, +1 System Point block | 2,437,000cr | Restricted | 8 points, 117,000cr |