Punisher class Light Battle Rider

Punisher class Light Battle Rider
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: BRV Battle Rider
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	6 fib
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	24
Officers	5
Enlisted	19
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	6 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Ras Tennol Force
Price
Cost	MCr1,381.25 and MCr. 1,105 in quantity
Architect fee	MCr13.813
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Battle Rider
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Punisher class Light Battle Rider is a combatant warship.

• It is a military ship and a Light Battle Rider.
• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

The Ras Tennol Oni class Fleet Tender can carry five of these TL–12 warships. The Punisher class Light Battle Rider was designed to provide cover for the five, much larger Omega Supreme class Battle Riders. These craft carry very thick armor, screens, and a strong missile bay. They are fast and agile with a powerful ship computer.

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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	1,000, streamlined needle wedge configuration.
2.	Crew	x24, Pilot, Navigator, 10 Engineers, 1 Medic, 10 Gunners with 12.5 double occupancy staterooms.
3.	Performance	6-Gs acceleration, Power-6, 60-EP
4.	Electronics	Model 6 fib
5.	Hardpoints	10
6.	Armament	One hundred ton heavy missile bay.
7.	Defenses	Factor-12 hull armor
8.	Craft	None.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops
10.	Cost	MCr1,381.25 and MCr1,105.00 in quantity
11.	Construction Time	120 weeks standard. 96 weeks in quantity.
12.	Comments	There are currently ten Punisher class Light Battle Riders produced.

History & Background (Dossier)

During their time with the Ras Tennol Forces, they have enjoyed some success in battle. Originally the design was intended to carry an additional computer, back up screens, and an auxiliary bridge to help absorb critical hits from battle damage. Once the final hull was fabricated, the freakish thickness of the armor precluded these design features. The larger power plant had to be scaled back as well, which limited the agility. These streamlined attack boats can be used to scoop fuel for the large fleet tender. These were envisioned to be able to stand toe to toe with the likes of a Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider, if need be, and to survive the encounter.

Distant Fringe Vessels

The Distant Fringe is said to be a far spinward-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.

Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.

• Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
• Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes

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

1. Type BRV class Very Light Battle Rider
   1. Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider
   2. Ferrer class Battle Rider
   3. Jack Knife class Light Battle Rider
   4. MalPal class Battle Rider
   5. Manticore class Battle Rider
   6. Murada class Battle Rider
   7. PartiCard class Battle Rider
   8. Punisher class Light Battle Rider
   9. Staban class Battle Rider
   10. Zulu class 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)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS