Switch Black class Intruder Scout

Switch Black class Intruder Scout
Distant Fringe - The Protectorate
Type: SN Fleet Scout
Category	ACS
Size	100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cylinder Hull
Streamlining	Partly Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model 4/fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Offensive	1 triple missile turret
Accommodations
Staterooms	1
Personnel
Crew	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	1 Tons
Fuel tank	42 Tons
Carried craft	1 4t air/raft
Construction
Construction Time	10 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Manufacturer	Protectorate of Leset
Price
Cost	MCr91.914
Architect fee	MCr0.919
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	SC-13222D1-000000-00002-0
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Canon	Unpublished, fan design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 Switch Black class Intruder Scout is a TL–12 combat scout.

Description

The cylindrical hull was easy and cheap to build. She has a Model/4 fib ship computer and is capable of 2G acceleration and has no Agility rating. The partial streamlining, combined with the fuel scoops and on board fuel refineries permit wilderness gas giant refueling. The TL–12 hull has Jump-2 drives and carries enough internal fuel for two Jump-2s, and carry drop tanks with 28 days of power plant fuel and an additional Jump-2 as needed.

They are armed with a single triple missile turret. The use 50kg remote sensor probes to hold picket lines on the gravitational jump margin.

They can also carry a compact 4.0 dton Air/Raft.

General Description & Deck Plans

Tonnage: 100 tons (standard), 1,400 cubic meters.

Crew: Pilot, Gunner

Performance: Jump 2. 2G acceleration. Power plant-2. 2 EP. Agility 0.

Electronics: Model/4 fib ship computer

Hardpoints/Armament: One triple missile turret

Defenses: none

Craft: 4 ton Air Raft

Fuel Treatment: Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification

Cost: MCr 91.914 standard. MCr 73.531 in quantity.

Construction Time: 40 weeks standard. 32 weeks in quantity.

History & Background (Dossier)

10 in service. Designed and built at Leset (Far Home 2511) for the Protectorate of Leset. These ships operate within the Far Home Sector. Serving as the eyes and ears for the Protectorate Naval Forces.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

30 Representative Fleet Scout (SN) Classes

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Military Ship - Type SN Fleet 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