New-Plymouth Shipyards is a civilian market-oriented manufacturer of submarines which has just came in business with it's first line of ships for various purposes. While not exactly cheap, they compensate the price by efficiency and aesthetically pleasant(as much as possible) and comfortable loadouts, much appreciated by civilian market sector while not being of any value to military. At the current date they have put into production 3 classes of submarines targeted at civilian and corporate market.
Subslice Mark I:
Subslice Mark I is a low budget vessel with the idea if being more compact and cheaper than the Subloaf Mark I submarine. It is one of the best deals you can find on the market, for corners have been cut on every possible thing, minimizing price for this submarine to a barebone amount of money. This submarine lacks railgun system, so you might thing that dealing with beasts will be a wee bit problem, but worry not! This submarine comes with 1 dive-suit and a harpoon gun included, supplemented by 15 spears to make sure whatever is hunting for you will be done for. Basic maintenance and survival supplies for 1 person are also there. Also an addition for all of you archeologists out there who want to haul dangerous loads, there is a cage in front of the ship to put all your goods in, but be wary, harsh impact with your front may destroy the cage and potentially, you. Ballast compartment is rather modest, and this ship is on a heavier end of the spectrum, it is more likely to sink than to swim, so you better take that into account before accelerating or descending too quickly.
So, in short, this ship is best described as "better than nothing when you've got no money".
Subloaf Mark I
This submarine's prototype was the first working submarine made by New-Plymouth Shipyards. It is most efficient when manned by a crew of 3: captain, mechanic and engineer, but in case if you ever need to, it can house up to 7 people. it combines compact design, fair firepower, high mobility and clever compartment system to provide an efficient package in a compact size. Generous ballast compartment and powerful engine will make sure that you will be able to change altitude fast enough to outrun the beasts of the deep. It is significantly cheaper than similar military submarines, but may still be a bit expensive for a civilian sector. For safety reasons there are 7 diving suits on board, one for each crewmember. It is an optional feature and can be removed both from the ship and your check.
Maelstrom Mark I
This submarine is the product of innovative decisions in design which for one part or the other were not welcome in military submarines, or were not implemented to full potential. This submarine is quite luxurious for both military and civilian sector, designed to be bought mostly by corporations which require valuable cargo or VIPs transported from one point to the other.
It has an advanced defense system consisting of 5 railgun turrets, loading bays of which are contained in a single room, while periscopes are located in a room below. Bulding submarine in such a way allowed us to optimise the fire and reloading procedures to the maximum extent in case of submarine being undermanned. It also includes 2 Sonar monitors, which come quite handy.
Captain's room, while containing a fair amount of illuminators, also has pressure doors which are slammed shut after the press of a button near the navigation terminal. It is a safety feature designed to prevent captain's untimely death in case of a head-on collision with a creature.
Engineering bay is quite compact and is located in the fron of the ship, unlike more conventional designes in which it is usually located in the rear.
Ballast system. Ballast system has 3 copratments, in case of a breach of one of them the ship won't be able to float, but it's descend will be slow enough that there won't be any severe damage in case of landing. You can access the ballast from two sides, from the engineering bay hatch, and from the hatch near the airlock entrance. Frontal part of the ship is sealed off from engineering in such a way as to prevent the instant flood of the reactor by a head-on collision. In both airlocks there is a suit, a welder, and an oxygen tank for you to repair the ballast properly without having to keep the doors open and flooding the ship.
Above the battery, there is a modest cargo hold, which can be re-purposed into passanger quarters should you need it.
To the left from the cargo hold there are crew quarters, medbay and security station with a nifty little cell which pokes out right into the ocean and happens to be just in the dead zone of both turrets. It is better for your health to not get arrested.
Below the crew quarters there are the supercapacitors for railguns.
Below the Security station there's the engine compartment.
I sinscerely hope that you will enjoy playing on these ships as much as I already do!
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