Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser

Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser
TBD
Type: CY Mercenary Cruiser
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	8
Officers	8
Enlisted	16
Marines	80
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	98 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Aslan Hierate
Price
Cost	MCr575.51
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	CY-TBD
Source
Also see	Mercenary Cruiser
Canon	Published, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser uses a 1,000-ton hull and is a cruiser.

• It is a military ship.
• It is also known as the Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser.

Description (Specifications)

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	1,000 tons. The hull is streamlined.
2.	Crew	The cruiser requires a crew of eight: captain/pilot, navigator, five engineers, and purser (or the female executive officer). Up to 96 other people can be carried with double occupancy; usually 10 gunners, 80 troops (2 platoons), plus 6 berths for small craft pilots, clerks or others as needed.
3.	Performance	Fuel tankage of 330 tons supports the power plant and provides one Jump-3.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/5.
5.	Hardpoints	The ship has ten hard points and ten tons allocated to fire control. Ten triple turrets are installed.
6.	Armament	The ship mounts six triple beam lasers, three triple missile racks, and one triple sandcaster.
7.	Defenses	One triple sandcaster.
8.	Craft	The ship carries a launch, two pinnaces, four ATVs, and four Air/rafts.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Yes.
10.	Cost	The ship costs MCr575.51 (including 10% discount for standard designs).
11.	Construction Time	It takes 27 months to build.
12.	Comments	There are 54 staterooms, and no low berths.

History & Background (Dossier)

It is built for small-scale clan troop transport and combat operations.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Ship - Warship - Mercenary Cruiser:

1. Type CY class Mercenary Cruiser
   1. Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser
   2. Ares Dragon class Mercenary Cruiser
   3. Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
   4. Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser
   5. Duke Boris class Mercenary Cruiser
   6. Longsword class Mercenary Cruiser
   7. Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser
   8. Tethys class Mercenary Transport
   9. Tleiatre class Battle Leader
   10. Type C class Mercenary Cruiser

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Marc Miller. Dark Nebula (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), TBD.
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science