Fiery class Gunned Escort
Fiery class Gunned Escort | |
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Published, canon design. | |
Type: EL Close Escort | |
Size | 300/400 Tons |
Hull Configuration | TBD |
Tech Level | TL–14 |
Engineering | |
Computer | TBD |
Jump | J-5/4 |
Maneuver | 5/4 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 4 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 4 officers, 8 men |
Officers | 4 |
Enlisted | 8 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 6 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Third Imperium |
Price | |
Cost | MCrTBD |
Architect fee | MCrTimothy B. Brown |
Statistics | |
Images | |
Blueprint | Yes |
Illustration | No |
Source | |
Also see | Gazelle class Close Escort |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. |
The Fiery class Close Escort is a light warship.
- It is also known as the Fiery class Gunned Escort.
- It is a military ship and a Close Escort.
Description (Specifications)
These close escorts despite being woefully ineffective as combatants are fairly effective as deterrents to marauding forces. Many a merchant trader owes a debt of gratitude to the long-serving Gazelles and Fieries of the Imperial Navy and local sector navies. Not the best fighter, bet often there when you need them. [1]
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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [2]
#. | Category | Remarks |
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1. | Tonnage | 300 tons (standard). 4,200 cubic meters. Streamlined hull. L-Hyd tanks add 100 tons of fuel and displacement (CE-4444762) and cost MCr0.11. [4] |
2. | Crew | 4 officers. 8 ratings. [5] Total: 12 crew. |
3. | Performance | Jump varies with situation. With drop tanks installed and retained, jump-4 and 4-G. With drop tanks installed and dropped, jump-5 and 5-G. With drop tanks not installed, Jump-2 and 5-G. Power plant-7. 21-EP. Agility-0. [6] |
4. | Electronics | Model/6 computer. [7] |
5. | Hardpoints | 4 hardpoints. [8] |
6. | Armament | Two particle accelerator barbettes organized as two batteries. Two triple beam laser turrets organized as two batteries. [9] |
7. | Defenses | Armored hull (Factor-3). [10] |
8. | Craft | One 20-ton gig. [11] |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Integral fuel scoops and purification plant. [12] |
10. | Cost | MCr359.3431 standard. MCr287.474 in quantity. [13] |
11. | Construction Time | 16 months singly; 11 months in quantity. [14] |
12. | Comments | None. |
History & Background (Dossier)
Variant: The Fiery class gunned escort is a variant based on the Gazelle class, the major difference being a streamlined hull. [15]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17. (Classic Traveller Supplement 9)
- Rob Caswell. MegaTraveller Journal 2 (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD.
- Robert Eaglestone. Deneb Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), 37.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 17.