Work Study: Cadar Cruiser, Shuttle, and Goblin

The Cadar Standard is a military-grade utility shuttle for Cadar's navy. Usually armed with a turret or fixed weapons and features a pair of oversized engines, allowing easy boost to orbit. However its lack of wings makes for poor low altitude and low speed performance outside its hover mode provided by six vertical thrusters. The shuttle's normal crew is two with folding seating for an additional ten. The payload bay is modular, allowing for a wide variety of additional roles, from cargo and personnel ferry to electronic warfare jammer to ELINT.

The Goblin is a sublight extra-atmospheric light shuttle with a crew of two, fold-out seating for an additional 8, and can carry up to five tons of cargo into orbit. A pair of retractable wings provides stability and maneuverability in atmosphere. The cargo compartment is separate from the small cabin, and can be depressurized as an airlock. Usually carries a single fuel cell-driven 4-wheel ATV and 2 weeks worth of emergency air, survival rations and water for the crew as well as survival E-suits under the seats. Sanda's Slay carries one Goblin-class shuttle which is armed with a pair of 20mm Gauss rifles.

The standard patrol cruiser is designed to operate on its own or in task forces during larger engagements. Militarized cruisers feature boosted armor and heavier defensive weaponry as well as a pair of ventral shuttle bays in the wasp waist section amidships. Standard compliment can vary from commercial to military version, series, and refit histories but usually around 40 to 50 for commercial ships and double that for military, not including marine compliment. Offensive weapons in military cruisers also vary but typically include at least four torpedo tubes and heavy guns mounted in wing tip fittings.