Atlas Cargo Carrier

“A big ugly brick” or “bus” are terms that often

come to mind when describing the Atlas cargo car-

rier. Aesthetics aside, the Atlas has long had a repu-

tation for reliability.

The Atlas is a sublight cargo ship designed for sys-

tem only or planetside to orbit hauling of goods and

people. The Atlas has been in use for centuries and

can be found in a myriad of configurations, from

cargo haulers, promethium carriers, passenger shut-

tles to belt miners and gas giant skimmers. Some

explorers have even adapted the Atlas for planetary

survey work.

The most common configurations of the Atlas have

a standardized topside docking hatch intended for the

external docking of an Atlas to another ship. The

DeHavaland mk. 3 standard docking system aligns

the forward top airlock, fuel lines and topside cargo

hatch to corresponding units on another vessel. This

system allows the Atlas to load or unload to another

ship or station in void, or even to dock onto a moth-

ership externally utilizing no internal space. Many

ships utilize the Atlas as a ship’s boat in just this

manner.

Although primarily a civilian craft, some Atlas class

cargo carriers can be found in the service of the In-

quisition and sometimes various PDF units as land-

ing and transport craft.

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Type: Civilian craft

Size: Massive

Armor: Hull 15

Traits: Anti-grav, Void capable

Narrative Speed: 300 kmph. Atmosphere

900 kmph. Void

Combat Speed: 50/300/600/900/1200

Handling Modifier: -15

Armaments: none

Crew: 2 (3) 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot or navigator,

sometimes a cargo specialist.

Passengers: Up to 120 depending upon con-

figuration.

Cargo: 200 tones max appx. depending on

configuration.

Access Points: (common configuration)

Cargo hatches: Port side, Starboard side,

Rear, Topside. Airlocks: 2 topside, Front.

Crew access: Starboard side.

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