Lombardo class Assault Transport

Lombardo class Assault Transport
Distant Fringe vessel
Type: PQ Troop Transport
Category	BCS
Size	5,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model 5/fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	50
Accommodations
Staterooms	235
Personnel
Crew	70
Marines	400
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	23 Tons
Fuel tank	2,150 Tons
Carried craft	4 70T shuttles
Special features	50 drop capsule launchers, 300 ready capsules
Construction
Construction Time	12 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Manufacturer	Nist Military Forces
Price
Cost	MCr2,821.447
Architect fee	MCr28.214
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	PQ-E4223E3-090000-62708-0
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Canon	Unpublished, fan design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 Lombardo class Assault Transport is a TL–11 Assault Transport.

Description (Specifications)

The hull is an unarmored, partially streamlined close configuration. It is fitted with fuel scoops and on board fuel purification for wilderness gas giant refueling. They carry enough fuel internally for 28 days of power plant operation and two Jump-2s. A pair of model/5 fib ship computers are mounted adjacent to the bridge. The prototype and lead vessel of this class, the eponymous NSS Lombardo, required 144 weeks to construct. The five production models that followed were all completed at the same time in 116 weeks. Because these are converted heavy freighters, once the bids were awarded the process was expedited by the experienced ship wrights, hull fabricators, and naval architects. The lack of hull armor and agility are seen as cost saving measures.

Weapon systems feature a single battery of 10 hard hitting, triple pulse laser turrets, 20 independently targeted, plasma cannons for point defense, a particle accelerator bay and a heavy missile bay. Defenses include 10 triple sand caster batteries organized into a single battery.

They use four 70T shuttles to fly to the planetary surface to recover their brood. The jump troops assault with their capsules. Some military grav vehicles can be carried as cargo. They carry four light marine companies. They are lightly armed to help ensure they can survive long enough to deliver and eventually retrieve their ground forces. They have been known to loiter in close orbit to provide ortillery support with their heavy missile bay.

The crew includes 11 command, 9 engineering, 27 gunnery, 13 flight, 10 service and 400 marines. There are 235 staterooms for the 57 officers and 413 enlisted crew.

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	5,000 tons.
2.	Crew	x470.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-2 2-G acceleration Power Plant-3 150-EPs Agility-0
4.	Electronics	Model/5 fib.
5.	Hardpoints	x50 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x10 Triple pulse laser turrets x10 Dual plasma gun turrets 1 Particle accelerator bay 1 Missile bay.
7.	Defenses	10 triple sand caster turrets.
8.	Craft	x4 70T Shuttles.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification.
10.	Cost	MCr2,821.447 Qty: MCr 2,257.158.
11.	Construction Time	12/10 months.
12.	Comments	Six in service.

History & Background (Dossier)

These locally produced TL–11 ships are packed with marines to maintain strategic mobility to the Nist Military Forces.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

22 Representative Troop Transport (PQ) Classes

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Military Ship - Siege Ship - Troop Transport - Type PQ Troop Transport

D

• Dominion class Troop Transport

E

• Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport
• Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport

F

• Fearless class Assault Transport

G

• Gaelic Splendor class Landing Craft
• Garrison class Troop Transport
• Gertrude Russel class Troop Transport
• Gram class Troop Transport

H

• Happy class Transport
• Heward class Troop Transport
• Hoeywea class Troop Carrier

K

• Khas'ahi class Troop Transport
• Khas'ahi class Troop Transport
• Kitzukhan class Troop Transport
• KU8b Wraith class Assault Shuttle

L

• Lombardo class Assault Transport

N

• Notorious class Troop Transport

S

• Sanlunche class Troop Transport
• Steffern class Assault Lander

U

• Un Vaeg class Troop Transport

V

• Vey class Troop Transport

Z

• Ziigusna class Military Pinnace

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 & 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