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Revision as of 10:12, 16 February 2019
Anti-Shipping Missile | |
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Anti-Shipping Missile | |
Group: | Ranged Weapon |
Tech Level | TL–8 |
Size | 150mm |
Weight | 50.0 kilograms |
Cost | Cr16,200 |
Ammo | x1 missile (single shot) |
Manufacturer | Various |
Anti-Shipping Missile |
Anti-Shipping Missiles are guided projectiles designed to detonate near a target in order to inflict damage on it.
- It is a GUW classed weapon.
- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
A self-propelled guided weapon typically launched from a missile rack.
The weapon produces noise, it generates a visible flash when it is launched, and is hot. It is size 4 (around half the size of a typical human). It can be used within a vacuum environment.
The missile will typically self-destruct if it fails to hit its target.
Anti-Shipping Missile
A commercial shipboard missile manufactured at TL-8.
- It is rated as a 5G5 limited burn, radio sensing, proximity detonator, high explosive warhead missile.
- It is identified as Missile - 4 - HE - Guided.
No. | Category | Remarks |
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1. | Tonnage | The Anti-Shipping Missile has an overall length of 0.98 meters, a maximum diameter of 0.145 meters, and a contained internal volume of approximately 0.015 Kiloliters (equivalent to slightly more than 0.001 starship Tons). It is built in a needle configuration and is constructed from lightweight alloys and composite materials. It is fully streamlined and has small airfoil surfaces, which extend following launch, improving its atmospheric performance. Most missiles are used in vacuum environments, however, and atmospheric performance is rarely a consideration.
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2. | Performance | The missile is fitted with a limited burn Solid Fuel Rocket propulsion system and can achieve a maximum of 5G acceleration. The exhaust outlets can be angled, allowing the missile's vector to be adjusted during spaceflight: the vector can only be changed during a burn.
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3. | Electronics | The missile does not have an independent guidance system: it is controlled directly by the Gunner.
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4. | Armament | The normal payload for the missile is a 10 kg high explosive warhead.
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5. | Defenses | The missile is unarmored and is not fitted with defensive systems. |
6. | Fuel System | The missile carries 28 kg of solid propellant. The fuel is segregated into 5 increments (burns), permitting the motors to be turned off and restarted if desired.
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7. | Cost | The basic cost of the missile depends on the Tech Level at which it was manufactured.
The missile is a standard design constructed from generic components. Detailed schematics and architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable. |
8. | Comments | The missile is contained within a storage tube that has a length of 1 meter, a diameter of 0.15 meters, and a mass of 5 kilograms. The container includes integral test circuitry and the missile launch mechanism, consisting of containers of compressed gas that push the missile clear of the tube just before the rocket motor ignites.
Different manufacturers give their missiles distinctive surface finishes, though flat dark gray is typical.
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History & Background (Dossier)
Shipboard missiles have been in use since the earliest days of Vilani interstellar travel and remain as a standard weapon system. A huge range of designs are available from weapons dealers across Charted Space. Low population and Non-industrial worlds, for various reasons, cannot locally manufacture missile components: they must be imported, inflating their prices.
Anti-Shipping Missiles are mass produced from standardized components and assembled in starport armories ready for sale. Custom designs of missile can be specified if desired. Some components (specifically warheads) may not be available due to local law level restrictions.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
Different designs are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities. All variants are designed to fit within a standard launch tube, enabling them to be used with standard missile racks.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
- Type ASM class Anti-Shipping Missile
- Instellarms AS-4 "Surefire".
- LSP Model 77c.
- Naasirka "Ruudu Kas".
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), .
- Classic Traveller High Guard (Book 5)
- Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 21
- Classic Traveller Special Supplement 3 Missiles in Traveller
- COACC
- TNE Striker II
- T5 Core Rules .
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science