Bramble class Gunboat

Bramble class Gunboat
The nose and chin turret on a Bramble class Gunboat. Historical vessel.
Type: ZEPG Experimental Gunboat
Category	ACS
Size	600 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	6
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	18
Officers	3
Enlisted	15
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Terran Confederation
Year Operational	Circe -2397
End of Service	Not in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr787.8 Qty: MCr 630.24
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	ZEPG-FS62
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Special Mission Ship
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 Bramble class Gunboat is a very light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Experimental Gunboat.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 6-G and J-2 performance with a streamlined cone hull. The Bramble class Gunboat was a small production run, experimental class of gun boats. The ships were popular with crews as they were sleek and agile. They were easy to fly and performed well.

• It carries medium armament and a special defensive suite. 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.
• It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed.
• It has a 18 sophont crew and no marines. 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.

Image Repository

1. A Bramble class Gunboat under spaceflight.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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	600 tons. Streamlined Cone Hull.
2.	Crew	18 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-2 6-G acceleration Power Plant-9 54-EPs Agility-6
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/5 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x6 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: Two triple beam laser turrets Energy Weapons: Two dual plasma gun turrets Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: Two triple missile turrets Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: Factor-3 Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 174.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops
10.	Cost	MCr787.8 .
11.	Construction Time	14 months to build, 12 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 3.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

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.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: 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.

Class Naming Practice/s: They were built at the Brother's Boatyards on a local moon, this series of Gunboats was discontinued after only a brief production run. Eventually serving with the Terran Confederation Navy one prototype, the Terran Naval Service (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.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Escort - Gunboat:

1. Type CE class Close Escort
   1. Bramble class Gunboat

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

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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), 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