Ship AMS-8500 Light Freighter

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AMS-8500 LIGHT FREIGHTER

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Amalgamated Movement Services Co.

CLASS
Light freighter.

ROLE
Transport.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 28 meters.
CREW
1-2.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
6.

CARGO CAPACITY
85 standard tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.

CONSUMABLES
2 standard months.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The AMS-8500 light freighter has a top speed of 60 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT
  • 2x fixed medium laser cannon, optional.
  • 1x dual medium laser turret, dorsal mount, optional.

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The AMS-8500 light freighter is a small transport manufactured by Amalgamated Movement Services, an up-and-coming corporation based on the planet Alsakan which provides everything from shipping insurance to spacecraft. Originally designed to fill out the company's extensive rental fleet, the 8500 has found also success on the open market, with AMS allowing sales to individual buyers; the company has restricted the type from fleet sales, however, and has pursued legal action against any entity trying to accumulate large numbers of these craft for commercial use. Independent cargo pilots receive no such harassment.

Designed to be simple and easy to fly by rental customers who may never have flown a starship before, the AMS-8500 has won awards for its logical control layout, easy but willing handling and well thought out systems. 28 meters in length, the ship has a split dagger configuration, with the cockpit located between the forward mandibles. Sporty for what amounts to a space-going rental van, it can reach a top speed of 60 MGLT, and is equipped with a class 2 hyperdrive. Cargo capacity is 85 standard tons, and onboard consumables are sufficient for up to 2 standard months in space. The ship has a crew of 2 - pilot and copilot - plus 6 passengers.

Although the majority of 8500s available to renters through AMS are unarmed for insurance purposes, individually sold examples are available with the option of twin fixed medium laser cannons in the mandible tips, and/or a defensive dorsal twin medium laser turret. These are very common in privately owned AMS-8500s.

AMS-8500s are growing to be a popular option for independent starship owners, and Amalgamated Movement Services has even begun to give the likes of CEC a run for its credits in certain markets.

LEGALITY
Legal. Light freighters such as the AMS-8500 are considered innocuous enough under most jurisdictions, and are not restricted in most systems.

INTENT
To create a new light freighter design contemporary to the era of the current timeline.

 
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