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FLEET Shuttlecraft

Baiame-class Short-Ranged Transport Shuttle
Dimensions: 22m x 18m x 4m (approx.)
Powerplant: 1 x Main Power Unit (fusion), 1 x Secondary Power Unit (fusion)
Propulsion: 2 x TD-100 traction drives, each producing 100kN of thrust (max)
Speed: Mach 6 (cruising), Mach 15 (max)
Crew: 3 - Pilot, Co-pilot, Loadmaster/Gunner. Up to 30 embarked passengers (usually no more than 12).
Weapons: 3 x Antipersonel plasma cannons.

The Baiame-class shuttlecraft is new to the Funky Horror support fleet, a rapid streamlining of a nominally ship-to-ship FLEET shuttle design. The Baiame has been designed to provide tactical marine emplacement in hot combat zones quickly and safely, as a compliment to standard high-capacity troop dropships. It also doubles as the preferred surface-to-orbit shuttle of FLEET officers, and the appearance of their signature swept wings and high tail usually means a ground operation is about to be "favoured" by a visit from the Gold Braid Brigade.

While not as modular as the Arcadia, a Baiame's interior can be swiftly refitted without much difficulty. The standard cabin layout consists of little more than two dozen pairs of foot-clamps for power armour-encased marines, plus straps for the loadmaster at the rear. More "refined" passenger modules exist for personnel not wearing full battlesuits, and several vessels have been fitted as "private jets" with plush seats, bedding, cooking and bunking facilities for 2 or so.

While the traction drives do provide superior maneuverability, of particular use in low speed combat situations and in orbit (where maneuvers are not precluded by extreme changes in attitude) they do produce large amounts of heat, especially climbing away from a planet. Large air intakes and exausts are fitted to the leading and trailing edges of the wing root to provide cooling during the intense climbout phase of a mission. During "normal" flight, where not fighting a planetary gravitational pull, simple heat radiation will provide adequate cooling. Despite all these precautions, engine overheating still remains a problem.

The cockpit is based on the Arcadia for ease of training and pilot compatibility. Two hatches just in front of the wing root facilitate entry and exit in non-combat situations, while two short range matter transporter devices are used for rapid armed disembarkment. The cockpit is open to the rest of the cabin.

The three turrets are recessed into the armoured hull of the vessel. They are deployed once a safe velocity is reached (when in atmosphere) and targets are designated by the co-pilot. The loadmaster can also designate targets, should the need arise. The current model comes with a basic ECM system, though there is an advanced ECM system under developement for later fitment. This should greatly improve short-range low-velocity combat survivability.