The Pentere's series of yachts was conceived by the Armando Ship Building company of Caprica. They were finding their company and business slowly drying up because of the competition and decided to try and do something about this unfortunate state of affairs. The company did a broad spectrum survey to find out what potential customers wanted, and they found that requirements came down to three main factors - a cheaper vessel, a more versatile vessel and a vessel more resembling that of Colonial Navy vessel (this mainly from those having dealings with the outer planets and thus having fear of pirate attacks).
As a result of these findings, the company decided to fill this niche, and settled upon the Colonial Light Cruiser as a suitable shape for the vessel (although at a much reduced size). Following this, they decided to try and simulate the cruiser further by making the interior very modular for a wide range of customer requirements, and by listing the initial price without anything in the hull, the price could be seen to be cutting that of the competition by a large margin.
The prototype was hurriedly built and unveiled to the public, becoming an instant hit due to it is looks, adaptability and paramilitary appeal.
The Pentere's was drawn and designed by Thomas Robson.
The Pentere's follows all normal rules for Yachts, with the following additions. Because of it is easily customisable and modifiable interior, the ship has more option mounts than most. What can go inside the option mounts is listed on the SSD itself, and the BPV will have to be changed accordingly. Add up all the points worth of changes, and then divide this by 10 to get the final addition to the BPV. Note that weapons are not allowed in these option mounts.
While the ship has two shuttle bays, it may only launch one shuttle per turn, and transfers are not possible.
The Pentere has a hyperspeed multiplier of x1.5
| GIF file | |
|---|---|
| Pentere's Class Yacht | 30k |
| Ship | Crew Units | Brdg Parties | BPV | Move Cost | Size Class | Turn Mode | Explos. Str | F&E Cmd | Ftr Flights | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentere's Class Yacht | 1 | 0+8 | 14+ | 6 | 0.33 | 5 | A | 2 | 3 |
This ship may land on a planet via Powered landings (P2.434).