FTL Tug/Tender

This system is designed to extend a ship’s FTL drive fields around another ship in order to “carry” it through FTL space.

Tug capacity is limited just like cargo space to a maximum of 40% hull mass, and a hull with higher-than-average integrity (more than 25%) reduces this maximum as well.

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Each 2 mass of FTL tug space grants 5 mass of FTL towing capacity and costs 10 points. Thus, a MASS 50 Tug with 20 space dedicated could tow a ship of up to MASS 50 through FTL space, and a MASS 60 Tender with 24 space could carry up to 60 mass of ships through.

Note: Whether the ship diagram should show the towing capacity for each portion of FTL tug space, or the mass of each portion, is yet to be determined.

Examples

• Mass 50 FTL Tug
• 1 × FTL drive system (0 mass, 50 points)
• 50 × FTL towing capacity (20 mass, 100 points)
• 12 × Hull integrity (0 mass, 24 points)

• 5 mass available for weapons/systems

• Mass 60 FTL Tender
• 1 × FTL drive system (0 mass, 60 points)
• 60 × FTL towing capacity (24 mass, 120 points)
• 15 × Hull integrity (0 mass, 30 points)
• 6 mass available for weapons/systems