Virtus
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Virtus Class Sa'arm Colonizer Sphere
The Virtus is a Sa'arm Colony ship that carries 10,000 troops ready for immediate service and another 100,000 in hibernation/stasis. The Virtus class is one of their smaller ones. It is designed to land on a planet and stay, being disassembled to provide a new colony with equipment and resources.
Details Known
- Has more than 30 Medium Particle Beam turrets. Maybe 72 (3^4)?
- Carries 27 (3^3) light ships internally, usually Vacuna Class
- All wrecked Sa'arm colony ships inspected had 243 (3^5) units in each "freezer" room
- Live crew may be exactly 6,561 (3^8) units
- Crew in hibernation may be exactly 59,049 (3^10) units
Story Usage
A textual analysis of the story repository, current as of 2018 and performed on 2019-09-06 identified the following usage counts for Virtus:
- Ending This Mess by Zen Master 4 instances.
- First Cruise of Lt. Steward by John Lewiston 14 instances.
- Independent Command by Zen Master 9 instances.
- Mary Celeste by Zipper D Dude 3 instances.
A textual analysis of the story repository, current as of 2018 and performed on 2019-09-06 identified the following usage counts for Colonizer Sphere:
- Pyrrhic Victory by akarge 6 instances.
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