Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser

Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser
The bridge on a Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser.
Type: CY Mercenary Cruiser
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dome Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	Model/5
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
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr575.51
Architect fee	MCrJ. Andrew Keith
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	CY-KS33
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Cruiser
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Aslan 32-33.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser is a militarized starship.

It is a paramilitary ship and a Mercenary Cruiser.
It is also known as the Aositaoh class Cruiser.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Cruiser (Aositaoh class): The Aslan Cruiser uses a custom 1,000-ton hull, the cruiser is built for small-scale clan troop transport and combat operations. It has jump drive-R, maneuver drive-R, and power plant-R, giving performance of jump-3 and 3-G acceleration. Fuel tankage of 330 tons supports the power plant and provides one Jump-3. Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/5. There are 54 staterooms, and no low berths. The ship has ten hard points and ten tons allocated for fire control. Ten triple turrets are installed. The ship mounts six triple beam lasers, three triple missile racks, and one triple sandcaster. The ship carries a launch, two pinnaces, four ATVs, and four air/rafts. Cargo capacity is 98 tons. The hull is streamlined.

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. The ship costs MCr568.82 (including 10% discount for standard designs) and takes 27 months to build.

Cruiser (Aositaoh class): Using a 1,000-ton hull, the cruiser is built for small-scale clan troop transport and combat operations. Ten triple turrets are installed. The ship mounts 18 beam lasers, 9 missile racks and 3 sandcasters. The ship carries a launch, two pinnaces, four ATVs and two air/rafts. The pinnaces can each carry two ATVs, allowing the cruiser to deploy a considerable fighting force from orbit. 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. Both this ship and the Ekawsiykua escort have low cargo capacities for their size and are often accompanied by Owatarl tenders.

Image Repository[edit]

An Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser cruising through space with a deadly load of Aslan warriors.

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	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)[edit]

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

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Paramilitary Ship - Warship - Mercenary Cruiser:

Type CY class Mercenary Cruiser

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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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), 32-33.
Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 94-98.
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

↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[1] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[2] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

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