Xero class Scout

Xero class Scout
Distant Fringe Ship
Type: S Explorer
Category	ACS
Size	100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Airframe Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model 2/bis
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	3 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Offensive	1 triple turret with a laser, missile launcher, and sandcaster
Defensive	Armored hull
Accommodations
Staterooms	1
Personnel
Crew	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	4 Tons
Fuel tank	24 Tons
Construction
Construction Time	10 Months
Origin	Distant Fringe
Manufacturer	Lon Mardos Defense Forces
Price
Cost	MCr95.664
Architect fee	MCr0.956
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	S-11234S1-430000-10001-0
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Canon	Unpublished, fan design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 Xero class Scout is a TL–11 reconnaissance Scout Vessel.

• Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.

Description

It is a vessel with 3-G and J-2 performance with a streamlined needle hull. The engineering section is controlled from the bridge by the pilot. Access to the machinery can be gained via a pressurized iris valve. The engineering section has a small control room. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor. The vessel has sturdy, retractable wheeled landing gear for runway surface landings and can taxi. 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. The vessel is fitted with system range communications equipment, including laser, maser and frequency agile, multi-channel radio links. For fire control and multiple target tracking it is equipped with an advanced passive and active EMS sensor array, and has a terrain following avionics suite. It has a tactical IFF transponder that can be deactivated on command.

It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.

It has a crew of 2.

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	100 tons, streamlined needle/wedge for ocean refueling.
2.	Crew	2 crew, pilot and weapons officer sharing a single stateroom.
3.	Performance	Jump-2, 3-G acceleration, Power-4, 4-EP, 3-Agility.
4.	Electronics	Model/2 bis ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	One triple turret, with a single pulse laser battery, and a missile launcher.
7.	Defenses	one sand caster, and factor 4 hull armor.
8.	Craft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification.
10.	Cost	MCr95.664, MCr.76.531 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	40 weeks to build, 32 weeks in quantity.
12.	Comments	12 in service Standard cargo capacity amounts to 4 tons.

History & Background

These vessels operate in the Halcyon Sector of the Distant Fringe. Built for the Lon Mardos Defense Forces, this is a multi-role TL–11 design. They are equipped to carry Jump-2 drop tanks for extended range operations. The crews assigned dislike the cramped quarters. The small cargo bay does offer some mission options. They are pretty tough for their size but the lack of power handicaps the computer. The CCRD Mark 2 model, Central Computational Recording Device, famed for her calming, patronizing female voice is renamed the crude crone, really dumb, by frustrated defense personnel. "I'm sorry Dave, I can't find a reference to..."

Selected Variant Types & Classes

40 Representative Explorer (S) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Science Ship - Explorer - Type S Explorer

B

• Baso Rita class Small Survey Ship
• Brilliant class Scout

C

• Collective class Scout
• Covenanter class Scout Cruiser

E

• Elbing class Scout

F

• Fairmile Model G class Scout

G

• Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout

H

• Highlander class Exploratory Merchant
• Hive class Scout
• Hraye class Scout

I

• Inquiring Mind class Fleet Scout
• Ithilien class Scoutship

K

• Kach'k class Scout
• Kanllaz class Scout

• KE2d Zerp class Scout
• KE3d Korsu class Fast Scout
• Keyhole class Observatory Ship
• Kforuzeng class Scout
• Kr'ghrr class Courier

L

• Lake class Surveillance Vessel
• Last Armada class Scout

M

• Machii class Scout Cruiser
• Model 225 class Scout
• Mont-SC class Scout

N

• Ninz class Scout

P

• Pallad class Asteroid Scout
• Pathfinder class Fleet Scout

Q

• Qasar class Scout Cruiser

S

• S-223 Moon Raven class Covert Surveillance Scout
• Silver Spur class Scout
• Sixth Horizon class Fast Far Scout
• SLC2 Ahouhi class Scout

T

• TC3 Perx class Scout
• Telemon class Survey Scout
• Type JL class Espionage Vessel

V

• Void Camera class Deep Space Scout

W

• Wrathful class War Scout

X

• Xero class Scout

Y

• Yono class Scout

Z

• Zydmnar class 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