Rapier class War Cruiser

Rapier class War Cruiser
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: CS Light Cruiser
Category	BCS
Size	9,100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fib
Jump	J-4
Maneuver	4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	11
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	269
Officers	59
Enlisted	210
Marines	150
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	16.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Darrian Confederation
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr7,313.672 Qty: MCr 5,850.938
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	CL-09S44
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Cruiser
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 Rapier class War Cruiser is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Cruiser.

Description (Specifications)

It is a combatant vessel with 4-G and J-4 performance with a streamlined cylinder hull. The Rapier class War Cruiser is a sleek, beautiful ship by all accounts.

• It carries heavy armament and a defensive suite.
• It ordinarily carries a number of subcraft and drones when needed. The undersized squadron Heavy Fighters provide cover and CAS. These fighters are often manned by marine pilots. The drop troop marines are provided no vehicles, and there are no bulky launch facilities for drop capsules. They prefer to have the streamlined ship come in close over a planet and jump from airlocks. They wear stealthy battledress with Grav Belts and some reentry shielding as needed depending on the presence and/or density of the atmosphere encountered. Parachutes and glider Parawing suits have been deployed on occasion. The troops are expert at forward observation and use the war cruiser's fusion guns for ortillery and to provide overwatch point defense. They designate for orbital missile strikes and use their own smaller PGMP-13 and Tac Missiles for minor threats and targets.
• It has a 269 sophont crew and 150 marines. They have a company of 150 elite marines, often Aslan that are culturally Darrian.

Image Repository

No image 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	xTBD crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

The class is named after bladed weapons.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Strike Cruiser:

1. Type CS class Strike Cruiser
   1. Admiral Clarkson class Attack Cruiser
   2. Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser
   3. Agidda class Attack Cruiser
   4. Dzen class Strike Cruiser
   5. Fitl class Strike Cruiser
   6. Flinder class War Cruiser
   7. Gauntlet class Strike Cruiser
   8. Hroilri'ea class Strike Cruiser
   9. Nibar class Strike Cruiser
   10. Rambler class Strike Cruiser
   11. Rapier class War Cruiser
   12. Sniper class Strike Cruiser
   13. Tash class War Cruiser
   14. Tempest class Attack Cruiser
   15. Titan class Strike Cruiser
   16. Vlezhdatl class Strike Cruiser
   17. Waco class Strike Cruiser

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