Type JL class Espionage Vessel

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Type JL class Espionage Vessel
Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg
Type: S Explorer
Category ACS
Size 200 Tons
Hull Configuration Needle Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–15
Engineering
Computer Model/5
Jump J-3
Maneuver 3 G
Fuel Treatment Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Offensive 1 triple missile turret
Defensive Armor
Accommodations
Staterooms 5
Low Berths 10
Personnel
Crew 5
    Frozen Watch 10
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 38 Tons
Fuel tank 71 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Manufacturer Order of the White Star
Price
Cost MCr117.352
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile S-BS33
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, non-canon design
Designer William Connors
Design System MegaTraveller
Era 1120
Reference The Travellers' Digest 17 21.

The Type JL class Espionage Vessel is an TL–15 intelligence gathering and Espionage Vessel.

Description[edit]

In order to allow its agents to move freely throughout the Domain of Deneb, the Order of the White Star has commissioned half a dozen vessels. They are designed so as to pass for typical type-A free traders, though they are actually sophisticated craft intended for the multitude of covert missions which the White Star undertakes. [1]

El-Ahrairah's electromagnetic masking is designed to make the craft look like a typical free trader to outside scans. Only when she is clearly not behaving like a mundane craft (i.e., running for a jump point at 3 gravities) is her true nature apparent. The ship's transponder can be altered to provide false identification of the vessel with little effort. [1]

Image Repository[edit]

  1. An top down image of a Beowulf class Free Trader, one of the most common Type A class Free Trader variants. In this case, it is really a Type JL class Espionage Vessel camouflaged as a Free Trader.
    Free-Trader-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-358 25-July-2018a.jpg
  2. Q-Ship, Spy Ship, or Free Trader?
    Intelligence-Vessel-JL-MT-Ade-Stewart 17-Oct-2019a.png

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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. [2]

Basic Ship Characteristics [3]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 200 tons. Streamlined Wedge Hull.
2. Crew x5 crew.
3. Performance / Engineering Propulsion:
4. Main Section / Electronics Model/3 fib ship computer.
5. Hardpoints x2 hardpoints.
6. Armament / Weaponry The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
7. Defenses Defensive Equipment:
8. Craft / Drones None
9. Fuel Treatment Fueling Equipment:
10. Cost MCr117.352
11. Construction Time 12 months to build, 9 months in quantity.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

History & Background[edit]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Class Naming Practice/s: In keeping with the conventions employed by free traders, these ships are named for mythological characters, specifically those known for stealth, cunning, and deception. The vessels assigned to operatives has been renamed El-ahrairah, a name most suited to this type of ship. [1]

The name means "Enemies-Thousand-Prince" or "Prince with a Thousand Enemies" and is believed to be a mythical trickster "Rabbit" totem from ancient Terran myths.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

40 Representative Explorer (S) Classes[edit]

References[edit]

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Rebellion This ship was originally designed using MegaTraveller ship design rules.
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