Bramble class Gunboat

Bramble class Gunboat
Bramble class Gunboat
Type: PG Gunboat
Size	600 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	6
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	18
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Terran Confederation
Price
Cost	MCr 787.8 Qty: MCr 630.24
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Bramble class Gunboat was a small production run, experimental class of gun boats.

Description (Specifications)

The ships were popular with crews as they were sleek and agile. They were easy to fly and performed well. They had a crew of 18 which included a command pilot, navigator, medic, 9 engineers, and 6 gunners. They had nine staterooms with double occupancy. The weapons included a pair of triple missile turrets, a pair of triple beam laser turrets and a pair of dual plasma gun turrets. Their plasma cannons were grouped into four batteries for close in point defense against enemy missile barrages.

However, the lack of fuel refineries made them vulnerable to misjumps from unrefined fuel. Their lack of fiber optic computer redundancy made them vulnerable to radiation damage. The armor cladding and energy absorbent platelets were too light to protect from heavy bombardment.

History & Background (Dossier)

Built at the Brother's Boatyards on a local moon, this series of Gunboats was discontinued after only a brief production run. One prototype, the TNS Bramble, was tested by the local Naval Base, and a production run was ordered. It was halted after only three ships were completed, the TNS Albacon, TNS Missiletoe, and the TNS Watchful. One battered example survives today in a fleet space museum.

The Battle of Agidda in (-2397) is the first and last time they ever saw combat duty and their performance is credited with ending the production line. Even though the Terran Confederation consider it a victory, during the Second Interstellar War against the First Imperium.

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.

• Book 5 High Guard GDW 1980 (Design Sequence Used)
• 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