NS Ryazan - Nuclear-powered Trawler
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Type: Stern-dragging Fishing Trawler
Cost: $620K, 45x Uranium Ingots
Top Speed: 40 knots
Power: Nuclear, 2x powerplants developing 14000sw total
Cargo: 14400 bulk, 2x ISO containers
Description
Designed to stay at sea for extended periods with minimal crew requirement, the Ryazan provides fishermen with a nuclear option of their own. The ship also features additional cargo space for two ISO containers and multiple options for unloading your catch. A top speed comparable to that of military destroyers means you will always be first to the fishing hotspots and never come last in the harbour day trawler race ever again.
Operation
Radios and powerplants will be on by default, wait a minute or two for the powerplants to start up before setting off. I have added instruction notes near other important stations on the bridge for quick reference.
Autopilot
Auto-Heading will steer the ship to the given coordinates and operate throttle automatically.
Collision Avoidance will steer the ship away from obstacles and automatically reduce speed/reverse when required. Ironically, it may also try to avoid hitting fish. It will not avoid other ships smaller than itself.
Auto-Heading Speed Limiter will maintain a slower autopilot speed, useful for trawling or navigating rivers.
Trawling
Although any combination is possible, it's best to winch out net lines to 100m so the net can open fully, and then keep the main lines below 80m so fish don't despawn too early. This will allow a max trawling depth of around 135m. Keep the main lines below 25m to drag the net close to the surface for shallow trawling. A speed of around 16 knots (22% throttle) is best for trawling.
Radio Control
The ship can be remotely controlled using a compatible command station (see links below). Although you can also operate trawling gear remotely, no fish will spawn unless a player is within 300m of the net.
Deck 4 also contains control stations for controlling the IAU-15M2 Balrog tiltrotor aircraft remotely. I used it as a support vehicle during testing and found it useful for airlifting cargo (and myself) out, so I added control facilities for the fun of it. Since the Balrog is nuclear-powered as well, you can simply put it on autopilot and let it circle you endlessly until you need it. The ship will act as its RTB waypoint when connected.
Links
Command Station Container (COM) - NS Ryazan:
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3712748582]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3712748582[/url]
IAU-15M2 Balrog:
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922632199]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922632199[/url]
ISO Bulk Loader:
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3712751097]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3712751097[/url]
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-No XML modding, no third-party dependencies.
