3788 Scale ISC Light Tactical Transport (LTT) SRZ

The Inter-Stellar Concordium (ISC) is an organization of five species associated by treaty, all speaking a common language. In this, they are similar to the Federation. As is typical of the eastern regions of the Alpha Octant, all of these species are native to different planets, but most of these systems are within a relatively small area at the center of ISC territory. The various species discovered each other, fought several minor wars, and formed the ISC before the era of warp-powered starships. There, the resemblance to the Federation ends. The ISC has no concept of a Prime Directive and will intervene in the development of any species to bring it up to ISC standards. The ISC’s prime conviction is that “a peaceful, harmonious and well-ordered universe is the duty of all sentient species. Civilizations collapse when that duty is ignored, therefore it must be required of all.” The dark underside of the ISC is that they have no respect for individual or cultural rights that violate this principle, and will go to any lengths to enforce their idea of “peace, order, and good government.” Therefore, the ISC will try (usually successfully) to separate warring powers, forcing them back within their borders. The ISC does not try to conquer those powers or force them to adopt ISC philosophies, but the ISC enforces a “Zero Tolerance for War” policy.

A variant (in a very liberal sense) of the light cruiser used to supply distant ISC bases during the pacification period. The ship can carry one pod or operate without pods. The ISC built this ship based on their observation of LTTs used by other empires. Those LTTs were intended to take over the fleet support cargo mission from the larger tugs. The ISC did not have to fight a 15-year war but using LTTs to provide support for far-flung fleets was part of their peacekeeping mission. LTTs were warships capable of fleet speeds. Most supplies were moved by slower bulk freighters but these were subject to raids and blockades that the LTTs could maneuver around or speed past. LTTs could carry "combat pods" but in the case of the ISC the combat pods carried by the LTTs were completely different from those carried by the tugs, and the two types were not interchangeable.

This ship is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.