Warden class System Monitor
| Warden class System Monitor | |
|---|---|
 Distant Fringe vessel. | |
| Type: HML System Monitor | |
| Category | BCS |
| Size | 40,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/6 fib |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 400 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 460 |
| Officers | 72 |
| Enlisted | 388 |
| Marines | 40 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 2.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Nexus Fleet Forces |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr56,410.72 in quantity 45,128.576 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | 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 Warden class System Monitor is a medium, defensive warship.
- It is a military ship and a System Monitor.
- Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
- Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
They have an armored streamlined needle/wedge hull capable of atmospheric operations and is fitted with fuel scoops for ocean refueling. They offer 6G acceleration, and 4-Agility. They mount a pair of Model/6 fib ship computers adjacent to the bridge with back up screens in the event of battle damage. They are plumbed to carry drop tanks with an additional 28 days of power plant fuel, so that they can remain on station for an extended time.
There is a large fusion power plant dedicated to providing nimble agility, powerful energy weapons and feeding the ship computer's power demands. They are armed with 28 large missile bays, the best spinal mounted meson gun available, a particle accelerator bay, ten dual fusion guns, ten triple beam laser turrets, and a repulsor bay. The mass of the missile bays resulted in lighter armor than designers originally intended.
They carry a pair of 50 ton cutters for utility and surface interface.
The crew consists of 20 command, 164 engineers, 151 gunners, 5 flight specialists, 80 service, and 40 security personnel.
Image Repository[edit]
No information yet available.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
No information yet available.
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. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | TBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
|
| 4. | Electronics | Model/6 fib ship computer |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
|
| 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
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Nexus Warden class System Monitors were designed and are manufactured in the Nexus (Ha 1526) (world) system. They are part of the Nexus Fleet Forces. Three of these monsters serve as flagships for the system defense forces. They are expected to defeat invading battleships on a one for one basis.
Distant Fringe Vessels[edit]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
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[edit]
Paramilitary Ship - Defensive Ship - Light Monitor:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37.
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak