Bunker class Close Escort

Bunker class Close Escort
Nexus Fleet Forces
Type: ECE Close Escort
Category	[[ACS]]
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[Needle Hull]]
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/6
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	9
Officers	1
Enlisted	8
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	2.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Distant Fringe
Price
Cost	MCr361.652  in quantity 289.322
Architect fee	MCr3.617
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Close Escort
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 Bunker class Close Escort is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Close Escort.

Description (Specifications)

It is fully streamlined with a surprising well armored needle/wedge hull. Equipped with fuel scoops and on board fuel purification it can conduct wilderness ocean refueling. Its maneuver drives develop 3 G acceleration for safe close orbits of massive gas giants, while retaining a 3 agility rating. It carries enough internal fuel for jump 2 with a jump 1 reserve. It is fitted with jump 2 drop tanks for extended range stand off/penetration raids. It carries a massive model 6 computer adjacent to the bridge. The fiber optic backups required too much space in the cramped avionics bay and were omitted.

It is designed to fire missile salvos with a pair of triple missile turrets while closing with the enemy to bring its two powerful fusion guns to bear. Radiological hazards are a concern, because the hull is too cramped for nuclear dampers and meson screens.

Image Repository

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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	300 tons.
2.	Crew	9 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-2 3-G acceleration Power Plant-6 18-EPs Agility-3
4.	Electronics	Model/6 computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x3 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x2 triple missile launcher turrets. x1 dual fusion gun turret.
7.	Defenses	factor 7 armor.
8.	Craft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCr361.652 for the prototype.
11.	Construction Time	14 months to build, 11 months in quantity.
12.	Comments	Streamlined Close Escort Standard cargo capacity amounts to 2.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Built by Nexus (Ha 1526) (world) to protect merchant convoys and patrol allied systems. It is intended for task force operations and usually supports, protects and provides cover for larger fleet assets among the Nexus Fleet Forces.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Close Escort:

1. Type EC class Close Escort
   1. Athune class Close Escort
   2. Breaker class Corvette
   3. Bunker class Close Escort
   4. Convoyer class Close Escort
   5. Cozzi class Corvette
   6. Durt class Escort Corvette
   7. Egek'aa class Corvette
   8. Emerald class Escort Corvette
   9. Eradicator class Escort Corvette
   10. Esqua class Escort Corvette
   11. Gazelle class Close Escort
   12. Gem class Close Escort
   13. Grisha class Corvette
   14. Hatchet class Light Corvette
   15. Hopkins class Escort Corvette
   16. Javelin class Escort Corvette
   17. Jimenez class Escort Corvette
   18. KE8 Blockade class Lancer
   19. KE9 Unleashed class Escort Corvette
   20. Kotaka class Escort Corvette
   21. Lancer class Corvette
   22. Malcolm class Corvette
   23. Mongoose class Close Escort
   24. Patrol class Close Escort
   25. Qatan class Escort Corvette
   26. Risa class Close Escort
   27. Shalis class Patrol Corvette
   28. Sieno class Close Escort
   29. Sii'kha class Escort Corvette
   30. Stalwart class Corvette
   31. Sultanhisar class Escort Corvette
   32. TC9 Forgald class Escort Corvette
   33. Toad SR7T class Yacht / Warsloop
   34. Type CE class Close Escort
   35. Type EC class Corvette
   36. Vaward class Close Escort
   37. Wasinki class Corvette
   38. Wyvern class Escort Corvette
   39. Xebec class Explorer

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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science