Guardian class Asteroid Monitor

Guardian class Asteroid Monitor
TBD
Type: HMPL Asteroid Monitor
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Buffered Planetoid Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	20
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Geonee Confederation
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr704.85 Qty: MCr 1,563.88
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Defensive Ship - Monitor
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Guardian class Asteroid Monitor is a defensive warship.

• It is a military ship and a Asteroid Monitor.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance. The true unsung heroes of the Geonee 'navy' are these system defense buffered asteroid monitors. They ceaselessly patrol the numerous asteroid belts that typify the Geonee systems. They blend in, hiding and drifting among the belts waiting for trouble. Once the trap is sprung however, their lack of mobility can be a liability as escape is unlikely, unless they jump.

• Nothing short of capital ship weaponry can pierce their hulls and the massive 100 ton missile bay can ruin the day of most combatants.
• An advanced 2 ton drone grav APC is flown in remotely for point defense fire support linked to the squad leader's secure comms channel. The squad has a pair of grav mobile armored land mates with heavy squad support weapons. Medical evac is provided by the Gig which is also tasked with over-watch artillery fire support. Refueling with a gig from a gas giant is a laborious and time consuming task.
• It has a 20 sophont crew and 12 marines. They feature a rare and exotic Geonee marine squad. Ten squat berserkers arrayed in TL–13 chameleon, psionically shielded Battle Dress, with grav belts, PGMP-13's, and individual tactical missiles jump in with assault capsules.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (...of ten subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	TBD crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: No information yet available.
7.	Defenses	No information yet available.
8.	Craft	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Comments	TBD Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Ships in Class: 40.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Ship - Defensive Ship - Planetoid Monitor:

1. Type HMP class Planetoid Monitor
   1. Defender class Planetoid Monitor
   2. Empress Troyhune class Planetoid Monitor
   3. Guardian class Asteroid Monitor
   4. Hukkert class Monitor
   5. Methuselah class System Defense Monitor
   6. Obsidian class Asteroid Monitor
   7. Peset class Asteroid Monitor
   8. Porton class Asteroid Monitor
   9. Quesha FR-6 class Buffered Asteroid Monitor
   10. Sable class Heavy System Defense Monitor
   11. SH2K Frost G class Medium Asteroid Monitor
   12. SH7K Fromaag class Heavy Asteroid Monitor
   13. Temarn class Asteroid Monitor
   14. Type M2M class Planetoid Battle Station

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science