Vishe class Light Monitor
| Vishe class Light Monitor | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: HMVL Light Monitor | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,400 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Cylinder Hull |
| Streamlining | Partially Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/6 fib |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 14 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 40 |
| Officers | 12 |
| Enlisted | 28 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 18.5 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr1,221.8 |
| Architect fee | MCrBen W. Bell, Martin Dougherty |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Monitor |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fighting Ships 42. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Vishe class Light Monitor is a defensive warship.
- It is a military ship and a Monitor.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
VISHE CLASS LIGHT MONITOR – TL-12: The Vishe can be considered to be an overgrown system defense boat with delusions of grandeur. Built on a 1,400-ton hull, the streamlined cylindrical vessel is built around a ‘baby spinal mount’ (in fact, a 100t particle accelerator bay arranged in the manner of a spinal weapon) and the reactors that power it. Four triple turrets round out the armament, each carrying a pair of sandcasters and a laser dedicated to the point-defense role.
Inspired by the Seydlitz class, the Vishe is designed to pose a threat to commerce raiders and invaders, therefore acting as a deterrent. Faced with any foe over about 3,000t, the Vishe can do little but make a last-ditch death-and-glory attack, and will probably take its foe with it. It is terrifyingly fragile to be used against anything bigger than an escort destroyer, but its heavy main armament can disable a typical commerce raider in one shot and in numbers (with suitably determined handling) can pose a threat even to cruiser-sized vessels.
The Vishe class was offered to the Imperial Navy but only a handful were taken up. It is fairly common in the colonial fleets however.
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 [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | xTBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/TBD fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft / Drones | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
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Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Paramilitary Ship - Defensive Ship - Very Light Monitor:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Ben W. Bell, Martin Dougherty. Fighting Ships (QuikLink Interactive, 2003), 42.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.