Confederate class Scout Station
| Confederate class Scout Station | |
|---|---|
 A low tech space station | |
| Type: VTE Orbital Scout Station | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Dispersed Structure Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–7 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/2 |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 10 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 32 |
| Officers | 13 |
| Enlisted | 19 |
| Marines | 5 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 112 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr258.04 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | VTE-TBD |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Tender |
| 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 Confederate class Scout Station is a very light scout starship.
- It is a military ship and a Scout Station.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
It is a vessel with 1-G and J-0 performance with a dispersed structure hull, it functions as a space station above the low technology level planet home.
- It carries a kinetic kill rail gun battery for self defense capable of destroying most local craft attempting to boost into orbit to leave the Uruki Down port in the Unofficial (world) system.
- It can dock up to four scout cruisers, a 20 dton gig and carries a small squadron of defensive fighters.
- It has a 32 sophont scout crew which includes 5 confederate marines.
This is the headquarters of the scout service. Each member state of the confederacy is responsible for the appropriation of a single Scout Cruiser. As senior scouts retire they are occasionally granted the use of older surplus vessels to make way for newer vessels. Confederate Scout Service consists of (4) Scout Explorers 100 dtons each, 32 crew, and their single 1,000ton tender=space station, A commonly known SECRET, is that several ex-scouts have taken their ships upon retirement, detached duty and become pirates.
Image Repository[edit]
No information yet available.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
VTE-A701122-000000-00007-1 MCr. 258.04 1,000 ton TL-7 1 Hyper Velocity Kinetic Kill Rail Gun Weapon Array Crew 32: 5 marines, pilot, navigator, 2 engineers, medic, 2 gunners, 20 flight crew Cargo: 112 tons Fuel: 110 tons EP: 10 Agility: 1 Craft: 8 x 10T ASB Tigers, 1 x 20T Gig, 4 x 100T Scouts Fuel Treatment: On Board Fuel Purification Backups: 1 x Model/2 Computer 1 x Bridge Architects Fee: MCr 2.580 Cost in Quantity: MCr 206.432
The station serves as a refueling point for ships rocketing up from the surface. They service vessels leaving the Uruki Down spaceport. Cargo and passenger lounges, a medical bay and port control office are included among its' amenities.
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 | 1000 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | 32 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/2 ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x10 hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft / Drones | 8 x 10T ASB Tigers, 1 x 20T Gig, 4 x 100T Scouts |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | On Board Fuel Purification |
| 10. | Cost | MCr258.04. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
They have a redundant bridge and computer to manage system wide traffic control and communication needs, with system range maser, laser and radio gear installed.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Military Ship - Warship - Escort Tender - Very Light Tender:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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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
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.