Build:Outer Hull and Primary Skeletal Structure
4.1 Outer Hull & Primary Skeletal Structure
(Required)
Cost: 4 x Size
Power Requirement: none
The outer hull consists of plates which are attached to the main trusses of the primary skeletal structure with pins; between the spaceframe and the outer hull is a ceramic fabric jacket for thermal insulation. The hull segments, jacket, and pins are gamma-welded together. The outer hull’s materials and conversion coating help the ship to resist radiation and thermal energy. Incorporated into the plates are superconducting conduits and grids which help to form and shape the tactical deflector shields, act as subspace radio antennae, or are part of other systems.
(Cardassian: Because they design their ships, first and foremost, for use in combat, the Cardassians construct them with simpler, sturdier spaceframes than those used by Star Fleet. Therefore, Cardassian outer hulls provide more protection than the hulls on most vessels. To simulate this, Cardassian outer hulls cost 5 x Size in SUs, rather than 4 x Size as on most other ships.)
SFC Technology Index
The Outer Hull and Primary Skeletal Structure of a starship (small craft, station, et al) are manufactured by the shipwright specifically for the ship contracted. As such, outer hulls and primary skeletal structures have no index.