Bengal class Carrier

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Bengal class Carrier
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Type: VE Carrier
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model/3 fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	19
Officers	4
Enlisted	20
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	37.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Bain Defense Squadron
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr415.655 (base) MCr332.524 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	CV-KP21
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Carrier
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Bengal class Carrier is a combatant warship.

It is a military ship and a Carrier.

Description (Specifications)

Bengal class Carriers were designed for service with the Bain Defense Squadron, the space force of Bain, a world lying in Spica Sector and a member of both the Boötean Federation and the Solomani Confederation. Though the carriers are tiny by the standards of most Solomani Confederation vessels they are occasionally called upon for Federation and Confederation service. Bengals carry a single bay-mounted Heavy Missile Launcher, which is used primarily to bombard enemy targets. They serve as flagships for Fighter groups, typically carrying two small composite squadrons. The vessel is a TL-10 design.

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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. ^[1]

**Basic Ship Characteristics** ^[2]
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	The Bengal class is constructed using a 1,000 Ton hull built in a Close Structure configuration. The hull is partially streamlined, giving a relatively limited atmospheric performance that is reliant on its onboard gravitic systems. There are 8 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x23 personnel. x1 Pilot, x1 Navigator, x4 Engineers, x2 Gunners, x1 Medic, x14 Flight Crew. Accommodations There are 11.5 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. 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. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-1, 2-G acceleration and producing 20 energy points. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-1s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/3 computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x10 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for x1 50-Ton bay, mounting a Heavy Missile Launcher.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x4 19-Ton Aurora class Light Patrol Fighter. x4 23-Ton Hornet class Medium Fighter. x2 61-Ton Constellation class Heavy Fighter. x2 71-Ton Retaliator class Heavy Fighter. The Fighters are housed in a large dedicated hangar with a total volume of 352 Tons: areas of the hangar can be sealed off. The hangars have multiple sets of large doors. The listed Fighters are a typical complement: different combinations may be carried to meet the requirements of specific missions.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 220 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr415.655 Architects Fee: MCr4.157
11.	Construction Time	120 weeks (28 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 37.0 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Bengal class Carriers were designed for service with the Bain Defense Squadron, the space force of Bain, an advancing Solomani world lying in Spica Sector. They carry a variety of locally manufactured Fighters that are typically organised into two composite squadrons. The ship is fitted with a Model/3 fib ship computer and has a communications center. More than half of the listed crew are fighter pilots. Bengals are partially streamlined to allow wilderness refueling.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Subcraft Carrier - Escort Carrier:

Type VE class Escort Carrier

References & Contributors (Sources)

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Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
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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