Sustenance

Solarian supertanker. Capital-scale fuel transport for fleets that operate beyond resupply.
CategoryCommercial
ClassTanker
FactionSolarian
Tier4
Piloting Skill30
Hull950
Armor22
Shield350
Shield Recharge6/t
Speed1 AU/t
Fuel Capacity11000
Cargo Capacity280
Weapon Slots1
Defense Slots3
Utility Slots5
Power Capacity110
CPU Capacity40
Price130000 cr
Build Time13000 ticks
Shipyard Tier3
The Sustenance-class brings Confederacy fuel doctrine to capital scale. Twenty-two pressurized bunkerage cells, each independently monitored, hold enough fuel to keep a six-ship convoy in deep transit for the better part of a Solarian fiscal quarter. The Bureau of Logistics designed the manifest tracking system before the engineering team had finished the hull, and the engineering team had to retrofit four additional sensor packages to satisfy reporting requirements they had not been told existed. The result is the most thoroughly documented tanker in the empire — every kilogram of fuel it carries is logged, signed, countersigned, and reconciled against three independent ledgers before it leaves the dock. Pilots note that the Sustenance is not fast, but it is consistent, a property the Confederacy considers more valuable than speed. The default damage control system reflects the Bureau's position that a tanker on fire is a regulatory matter best resolved before the regulators arrive.
Tanker Capital Bulk-transport Monitored Well-documented
Module
Refueling Pump
Expanded Fuel Tank
Expanded Fuel Tank
Shield Booster III
Damage Control System
ItemQuantity
Capital Ship Frame 8
Station Reactor Core 1
Power Distribution Grid 3
Precision Optic 6
Steel Plate 280
Fuel Tank 180
Pressure Seal 200
Shield Emitter 35
Navigation Core 14
Titanium Alloy 220
Copper Wiring 140
Hull Plating 60
Sensor Array 40
Processing Core 12
Solarian Composite 18
Cryogenic Storage 100
Reinforced Bulkhead 6
Durasteel Plate 60
Circuit Board 80
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