Parasite class Battle Rider

Parasite class Battle Rider
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Type: BRL Battle Rider
Category	BCS
Size	13,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/6 fib
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	130
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	163 with 25 marines
Officers	X
Enlisted	X
Marines	25
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	37 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Old Worlds
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr21,234.564  in quantity 16,987.651
Architect fee	MCr212.346
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Battleship
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 Parasite class Battle Rider is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Battle Rider.

Description (Specifications)

Built for Battle Fleet Gdynia (world) in the Crucis Margin Sector. This is a class of TL–12 battle rider with a small meson gun spinal mount, ten triple missile turret batteries and one battery of triple beam laser turrets. The fire control is arranged to allow it to engage twelve different targets simultaneously. It is a fully streamlined needle/wedge structure hull for ocean refueling with scoops and a fuel refinery. They are a battle line element for destroying enemy ships. It has heavy hull armor and screens for defense. It carries a 20 ton gig. The Old Worlds Navy uses this class to protect the fleet tenders. They carry 163 crew and a small platoon of marines with drop capsules. It has no jump range and 6 Gs acceleration with 3 agility, and can keep up main fleet elements.

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	13,000 tons.
2.	Crew	163 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-0 6-G acceleration 1,170.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-9 1,170-EPs Agility-3
4.	Electronics	Model/6 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x130 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: 10 triple beam laser turrets Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: factor C meson spinal mount Missiles: 100 triple missile turrets Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: factor 11 Meson Screens: factor 1 Nuclear Dampers: factor 1 Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	1 x 20T Gig
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCr21,234.564.
11.	Construction Time	42 months to build, 33 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 37.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Light Battle Rider:

1. Type BRL class Light Battle Rider
   1. Ardi class Battle Rider
   2. Aulinu class Battle Rider
   3. Cleon class Battle Rider
   4. Dungfumbler class Heavy Battle Rider
   5. Houdini class Battle Rider
   6. Iingar class Light Battle Rider
   7. Joao class Battle Rider
   8. Joneslow class Battle Rider
   9. Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider
   10. Narsil class Battle Rider
   11. Nolikian class Battle Rider
   12. Nosea class Battle Rider
   13. Omega Supreme class Battle Rider
   14. Parasite class Battle Rider
   15. Perseus class Battle Rider
   16. Quiquilat class Battle Rider
   17. Reverent Prayer class Battle Rider
   18. Sacnoth class Battle Rider
   19. Trindel class Battle Rider
   20. Valhalla class Battle Rider
   21. Zero Karma class Heavy Battle Rider

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