Worker's Commuter

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Worker's Commuter
Worker's Commuter.png
Size (metres, W×H×L) 100 x 60 x 409
Cargo capacity 300 TC
Cargo bay extension Unknown
Maximum speed 0.14 LM
Manoeuvrability Roll: 0.40
Pitch: 0.30
Energy banks 6
Energy recharge rate Unknown
Gun mounts None
Missile slots Unknown
Shield boosters available No
Military shields available No
Hyperspace capable Yes
OXP or standard OXP
Available to player No
Base price Unknown


Carrier of the People

Big, blocky, unlovely. These are all words used by observers who live outside the Communist States to describe the Worker's Commuters. Large, cost-effective, efficient. These are the words used by the Communist Commissars in response to the dissenters obviously commercialistically-corrupted arguements. The Worker's Commuters are immense transport ships designed to carry hundreds of Communist citizens between their home planets and the extra-planetary stations where they work for the greater glory of the People. As common in Communist States as they are unknown of beyond them, these vessels are built around a massive open cargo bay with floor upon floor of metal benches for the citizens to sit on. The rudimentary drive section occupies a tiny part of the aft section, while the pilot and ancilliary crew control the ship from a tiny 'bubble' cockpit at the front of the transporter. There is nothing that could be considered as luxurious in these vessels, even the life support systems are at a bare minimum to maintain the lives of the passengers.

However, it is this minimalistic approach that makes the Commuter attractive to Party officials. The cost to build a single Commuter is the same as a much smaller and less efficient Python Trader. With a tiny engine comes a tiny powerplant, so the Commuter is almost utterly defenseless, with no capacity to mount a laser, let alone any missiles or shield enhancements. But again the Commissariate reason that a Commuter has no need to defend itself with the ever-vigilant People's Police and Thought Police Rays protecting the spacelanes from the Enemies of Communism.

It is not known who designed the Commuter, but it's prevalence in the many hundreds of Communist-controlled systems is by virtue of the Comoonin, a covert Galaxy-spanning intelligence agency who work to further the Communist cause by supporting Communist sentiments in other systems' Governments (especially Anarchies and Feudals) and sharing technology between technically advanced Commie States and those that are still considered low-tech.

Download

This vessel is part of the Commies.oxp and is available here.