Imperial Chemical Plant "Cloud Harvester"

by Dan Hussey

Cloud Harvester

0 pts

Often the giant clouds of gas found in space contain precious chemicals that are "harvested" by giant Space Factories. These factories filter the gas into the various chemicals in prepartion for transport. As they are of great financial worth the Imperial Navy always has a few ships within a close range.
Type/Hits
Speed
Turns
Shields
Armour
Turrets
Station/12
0
0
4
5+
6
Armament:
Range/Speed
Firepower/Strength
Fire Arc
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Special Rules:
  • Damage

  • The factory does not have a critical hit table, only a catastrophic hit table! Everytime the factory takes a hit roll a D6, on the result of a 5 or 6 roll on the table. If the factory is reduced to 0 damage roll on the table.

    CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TABLE
    1-6 Shut Down! The factory's systems shut down, but the chemical tanks remain intact (for now). The Factory can be targeted again, roll to hit as normal, for each hit roll again on this table.

    7 Sablisers overload! The factory spins off into space. At the beginning of EACH movement phase the hulk moves 2 D6 cm in a random direction. At start of EACH End phase roll a D6, on the roll of a 6 the tanks explode, see BOOM!

    8-11 Chemical Tank breach! The contents of the vast containment tanks start to seep out. At the start of EACH movement phase the chemical cloud expands by D6 cm (on the result of a 6 the chemical cloud ceases to expand). Any ships that fly into the cloud may not take any special orders (due to the extra care needed to navigate inside). If a ship shoots from within the cloud or is shot at roll a D6 for each battery/lance grouping/torpedoe template/bomber squadron firing:1-4 no affect, 5-6 The chemicals ignite! Anything within the cloud takes D6 lance hits. The cloud is then removed from play.

    12 BOOM! A massive explosion tears through anything nearby as the chemical tanks detonate. Anything within 4 D6 cm takes D6 automatic hits.

  • Boarding

  • If the factory is boarded, then roll 1 D6, on a 5 or 6 the attackers have damaged the fuel tanks, roll on the catastrophic chart.

  • Campaign Rules

  • In a campaign the Cloud Harvester can be bought as a Reinforcement, it is then designated to a system. Each Harvester gives you +1 repair points. If a system is captured with an intact Harvester it may be used by the Fleet now controlling that system.