Here is the most common ship found in intersystem space.  Its niether a
warship nor a cargo vessel; but the cargo lighter that ferries passengers and
freight from surface to orbit and back.

Name:  Porter cargo lighter
Cost:  8456 cp
Weight: 430 tns

Configuration:
Configuration  MV  Land MA Flight MA
Corvette       -6     0        20

Servos:                                Armor
Location Class Kills Space/Left Cost | Class Type  SP Absorp DC Cost
"Torso"    SH   180     22/0      20 |   MS  Alpha  4    0    2   5
L. Wing    SH   100     10/0      10 |   MS  Alpha  4    0    2   5
R. Wing    SH   100     10/0      10 |   MS  Alpha  4    0    2   5
L. Pod    MgH    20     20/0      13 |   MS  Alpha  4    0    2   5
R. Pod    MgH    20     20/0      13 |   MS  Alpha  4    0    2   5

Cost:    91 cp
Weight:  31 tns

Sensors:
Sensor  Type  Range   Comm  Kills Location Cost Space
Main     Mgh  500km  System   40   Torso    32    1

Cost:   32 cp
Weight:  2 tns

Movement Systems
System    MA  Location  Kills  Space Cost   M.Pool
Gravitic 4.5  E. Wing    10     10   19.35  +33%

Boosterpack:
MA Points  Max Thrust Location C/S/K
  1000        +100     Torso    20

Cost:   39.35 cp
Weight: 10    tns

Powerplant
Source       Charge   XS  MV  MA  M.Pool Cost
Cool Fusion  Standard +1  +0  +0    +0   x0.0

Control System
Type    M.Pool   Cost
Screen   +0      x0.0

Hydraulics
Type     Space Melee  Lift Cost
Standard  +0    +0     x1  x0.0

PCH Cost Multi: x0.0
PCH M-Pool:     +33%
Other Notes:

Other Multiplier systems
System          Cost  Space  Notes
Corvette        x0.2    0    MV -2, Flight MA x2, Transtat, VTOL
Env. Prot:      x0.15   0    Space, Re-Entry
Sublight Drive  x0.75   0    1 AU/Day

Total Multiples:  x1.05
Total M-pool:  +33%

Subassemblies:
System        Loc   Space Cost Notes
Flight Deck  Torso    1     0  Armored
QCM (Pod)    E.Pod    0     1
Re-Entry Pkg E.Pod    5     5  For cargo pod only!
Storage      E.Pod   15    15  Carries 37.5 tns of Cargo

Cost:  42 cp

Final Costs
    Base Weight:     43 tns
    Fuel Weight:      0 tns
    New Weight:  43 tns
    Base Cost:  165 cp
    Multi Cost: 338.25
    Efficency:    0
    Total cost: 338.25
    Final Weight:    43 tns
    Scale:      10/1
    Scaled Cost:    8456 cp
    Scaled Weight:   430 tns

Notes:
The Pullman company's "Porter" cargo lighter is the most common and
successfull version of this style of craft.  It can be found anywhere where
there is space to ground traffic.  In addition, the Porter's sublight drive
allows for it to be used as an interplanetary shuttle as well.  In addition,
the cargo pods themselves are capable of independant re-entry if desired.

The most common varient of this is the "Pullman" cargo lighter, in which the
cargo spaces are replaced with passenger berths.  The Pullman can carry 300
passengers in airline style seating, 150 for an extended period, or 30
passengers in the Highest luxury.

The galaxy wide prevalance of the Porter class cargo lighter has seen it
converted to many different specialized uses; given the interchangablity of
its cargo pods, it was only a matter of time.  The rebel govenment has seized
on this fact and converted a large number of porter class vessels to combat
duty.  However, given the overall weakness of the design in general, these
conversions are little threat to real warships.

The Four varients are as follows:
the "Natalie Portman" light carrier, which swaps the cargo pods for hangers,
allowing it to carry 4 Excalibur fighters

the "Eastwood" class gunboat, with anti fighter weapons in its weapon pods,

the "Rodger Young" dropship, which carries 100 marines and their supplies,

And the "Geoffrey Boothroyd" class of Q-ships with hidden anti ship weapons.