KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout

KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout
Korsumug Empire Ship
Type: SN Naval Scout
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Sphere Hull
Streamlining	Partly Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model 4/fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	4 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Defensive	Armored hull
Accommodations
Staterooms	3
Personnel
Crew	6
Officers	1
Enlisted	5
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	10 Tons
Fuel tank	48 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
Price
Cost	MCr203.816
Architect fee	MCr2.038
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	SN-25144D1-600000-30002-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ronald B. Kline Jr.
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.

The KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout is a TL–10 Attack Scout.

Description

It is a vessel with 4-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined sphere hull. The vessel has a partially streamlined, spherical structure hull. It is fitted with fuel scoops and a fuel purification plant allowing it to perform wilderness gas giant refueling.

It has a crew of 6.

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	The KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout is constructed using a 200 Ton hull built in a spherical structure configuration. The hull is partially streamlined allowing gas giant refueling, that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. The vessel has three airlocks. The cargo hold is accessed by a large bay doors that also serves to anchor docking clamps for service vehicles.
2.	Crew	x6 personnel. x1 Pilot, x2 Engineers, x1 Medic, x2 Gunners. Accommodations There are 3 Staterooms. All Staterooms are given over to the crew. All crew quarters are double occupancy. There are no Low Berths. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-4 drive, and an upgraded fusion Power Plant-4, giving performance of Jump-1 and 4-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two Jump-1s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. It is fitted with drop tanks, should extended range operations be required. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib ship computer. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and has an avionics suite. They have system range laser, microwave and radio communication arrays. It has an automatic holy transponder unit that interrogates other systems within range at all times, exchanging scriptural passages to authenticate and update all systems with the latest patch levels.
5.	Hardpoints	x2 hardpoints. The listed weapons systems are typical for the class.
6.	Armament	KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout are fitted with weapon systems for naval service. There is a triple beam laser turret firing as a single factor 3 battery There is a triple missile turret firing as a single factor 2 battery
7.	Defenses	The factor 6 armored hull.
8.	Craft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 48 Tons. They are delivered with a new set of optional jump 1 drop tanks, which can be fitted as needed. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in 8 hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr203.816 (base) MCr163.053 (qty) Architects Fee: MCr2.038
11.	Construction Time	48 weeks as standard, 39 weeks in bulk. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 10 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background

The KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout class is used by the Korsumug Empire. These armored spheres are used in patrol formations. The KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout is a fleet scout class deployed by the Korsumug Empire. Examples of the class can be encountered throughout the spinward parts of Mavuzog Sectors and Theta Borealis Sector.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

30 Representative Naval Scout (SN) Classes

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Military Ship - Type SN Naval Scout

A

• Adlerstein class Fleet Courier
• Asia class Scout

B

• Barnett class Fleet Courier

C

• C-7 class Scout
• Caliphate class Scout
• Chercheur class Fleet Dispatch Courier

D

• Dark Spirit class Intelligence Vessel
• Dewclaw class Fleet Scout
• Dunkle class Fleet Scout

H

• Hunter class Armored Scout

• Huntress class Bounty Hunter

I

• Imperial Intruder class Scout

K

• KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout

L

• Last Line class Fleet Courier

M

• Marathon class Fleet Courier
• Militia class Military Scout

P

• Phidippides class Fast Courier
• Prata class Attack Scout
• Protective class Scout

S

• Saladin class Fleet Scout

• SH02A class Fleet Scout
• Skela class Attack Scout
• Starfarer class Scout
• Stayaow class Combat Scout
• Swift class Fleet Courier
• Switch Black class Intruder Scout

T

• Talon class Scout

V

• Vanguard class Attack Scout

W

• Wasp class Fleet Scout
• Wiesbaden class Military Scout

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS