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|name      = High Guard
 
|name      = High Guard
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|author    = Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman
 
|author    = Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman
 
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|caption  = [[Classic Traveller]] Book 5 High Guard
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|caption  = Book 5
 
|contents  =  
 
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|footnote  = [[Classic Traveller]] Book 5 High Guard
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[[High Guard (book)]] was the first major [[Classic Traveller]] [[starship]] combat system.
 
[[High Guard (book)]] was the first major [[Classic Traveller]] [[starship]] combat system.
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* It's a game book and a [[Game Designers Workshop]] product.
 
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* It is a core rule book.
 
 
   
 
   
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=== Book Editions ===
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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An interstellar community operates under many unique restrictions, most notably the fact that it consists of many island-planets set in an ocean of vacuum. Such a society must control of that ocean. Its instrument is the Navy.
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!colspan="5"|Book 5 Highguard <br> EDITIONS
 
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! Edition
 
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! Hardback
 
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! Electronic
 
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! Remarks
 
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| 1st
 
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| Circa 1979 [[CE]]. Original printing. Available in compilation form or on a CD-ROM from [[FFE]]. Many copies can still be found on the secondary market as well.
 
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| 2nd
 
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| Circa 1980 [[CE]]. Second (updated) printing. Available in compilation form or on a CD-ROM from [[FFE]]. Many copies can still be found on the secondary market as well.
 
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* This book is a substantially improved and re-typeset edition of original High Guard, also known as Traveller Book 5, which originally appeared in 1979 [[CE]]. It contains additions, corrections, and changes to the starship design and combat rules (pages 17 to 52). The introduction and character generation system (pages 1 to 16) remains unchanged from the first edition.
 
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''NOTES:'' All pagination on this wiki page is for the 1980 [[CE]] second edition.
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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''General Background:'' An interstellar community operates under many unique restrictions, most notably the fact that it consists of many island-[[planet]]s set in an ocean of vacuum. Such a society must control of that ocean. Its instrument is the [[Navy]].
 
  
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Traveller assumes a remote centralized [[government]] (referred to in this volume as the Imperium) possessed of great industrial and technological might; but due to the sheer distances and travel times involved within its star-spanning realm, the Imperium is unable to be everywhere at once. As a result, the Imperium allows a large degree of autonomy to its subject [[world]]s, calling only for some respect for its overall policies, and for a united front against outside pressures.
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Traveller assumes a remote centralized government (referred to in this volume as the Imperium) possessed of great industrial and technological might; but due to the sheer distances and travel times involved within its star-spanning realm, the Imperium is unable to be everywhere at once. As a result, the Imperium allows a large degree of autonomy to its subject worlds, calling only for some respect for its overall policies, and for a united front against outside pressures.
  
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To monitor the [[space lane]]s, the Imperium maintains a [[Navy]]. Because these forces can never be everywhere at once, local provinces ([[subsector]]s) also maintain navies, as do individual worlds. This three tiered structure of Imperial, subsector, and planetary navies produces a flexible system for patrolling space, while putting the limited resources of the Imperium to best use.
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To monitor the space lanes, the Imperium maintains a Navy. Because these forces can never be everywhere at once, local provinces (subsectors) also maintain navies, as do individual worlds. This three tiered structure of Imperial, subsector, and planetary navies produces a flexible system for patrolling space, while putting the limited resources of the Imperium to best use.
  
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High Guard deals with the navies of the [[Third Imperium]], of [[subsector]]s, and of [[world]]s. {{Page cite|name= High Guard |page= 1 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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High Guard deals with the navies of the [[Third Imperium]], of subsectors, and of worlds.
  
 
=== Table of Contents ===
 
=== Table of Contents ===
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!colspan="2"|[[Classic Traveller]]<br> Book 5: High Guard
 
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! Section
 
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| Introduction
 
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| 1
 
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| [[Imperial Navy|Naval Characters]]
 
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| 2 to 16
 
 
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| [[Starship]]s
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| Introduction              || align="right" |1
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| 17 to 19
 
 
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| [[Naval Architecture|Starship Construction]]
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| Naval Characters || align="right" |2
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| 20 to 37
 
 
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| Starship Combat
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| [[Starship]]s        || align="right" |17
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| 38 to 49
 
 
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| Starship Examples
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| Starship Construction              || align="right" |21
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| 50 to 52
 
 
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| Starship Combat  || align="right" |36
 
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries (Public)]] ===
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== Meta-history & Background (Dossier) ==
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# [[Energy Point]] ([[EP]])
 
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# [[Imperial Navy]]
 
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# [[Naval Architecture]]
 
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# [[Navy]]
 
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# [[Planet]]
 
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# [[Planetary Navy]]
 
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# [[Sector]]
 
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# [[Sector Navy]]
 
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# [[Space Lane]]
 
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# [[Spacer]]
 
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# [[Subsector]]
 
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# [[Subsector Navy]]
 
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# [[Third Imperium]]
 
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
 
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{{LibraryEntries}}
 
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=== [[Decoration|Selected Decorations]] ===
 
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# [[Meritorious Conduct Under Fire]] ([[MCUF]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=4 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry]] ([[MCG]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=4 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Purple Heart Wound Badge]] ([[PHWB]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=4 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Starburst for Extreme Heroism]] ([[SEH]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=4 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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=== [[Ship Equipment|Selected Equipment (Ship)]] ===
 
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# [[Laser Weapon|Ship's Lasers]]
 
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# [[High Energy Weapon|Ship's Energy Weapons]]
 
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## [[Plasma Weapon]]ry
 
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## [[Fusion Weapon]]ry
 
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## [[Particle Accelerator|Ship's Particle Accelerators]]
 
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## [[Charged Particle Cannon]]
 
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## [[Neutral Particle Cannon]]
 
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# [[Missile|Ship's Missiles]]
 
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# [[Meson Weapon]]s
 
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# [[Screen]]s
 
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## [[Black Globe Generator]]s
 
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## [[Meson Screen]]s
 
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## [[Nuclear Damper]]s
 
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## [[Repulsor Screen]]s
 
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=== [[Master Abbreviation List|Selected Form/s & Terms]] ===
 
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''Forms:''
 
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# [[IN FORM 3-SHIP'S DATA]] {{Page cite|name= High Guard |page=35, 37 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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''[[Master Abbreviation List|Terms:]]''
 
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# Die roll Modifier (DM) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=1 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Energy Point]] ([[EP]])
 
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# [[Officer Candidate School]] ([[OCS]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=8 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Universal Ship Profile]] ([[USP]]) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=52 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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=== [[Organization|Selected Organizations]] ===
 
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# [[Planetary Navy]] AKA [[World Navy]] {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=1-2 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Sector Navy]] {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=1-2 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Subsector Navy]] {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=1-2 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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=== [[Ship|Selected Ships]] ===
 
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''[[Largecraft]] & [[Bigcraft]]:''
 
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# [[Akron class Fast Freighter]]
 
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# [[Gazelle class Close Escort]]
 
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# [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser]]
 
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# [[Unicorn class Frigate]]
 
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==== [[Smallcraft|Selected Smallcraft]] ====
 
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''[[Smallcraft]]:''
 
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# [[Cutter]]
 
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# [[Fighter]]
 
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# [[Gig]]
 
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# [[Launch]]
 
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# [[Lifeboat]]
 
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# [[Pinnace]]
 
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# [[Ship's boat]]
 
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# [[Shuttle]]
 
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=== [[Technology|Selected Technology]] ===
 
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# [[Black Globe]] AKA [[Force Field]] AKA [[Screen]]
 
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=== [[Vehicle|Selected Vehicles]] ===
 
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# [[Aircraft]]
 
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## [[Helicopter]] (TL:6-9)
 
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## [[Jet|Jet-propelled Fixed Wing Aircraft]] (TL:5-9)
 
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## [[Lighter-than-Air Craft]] (TL:3-9)
 
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## [[Prop|Propeller-driven Fixed Wing Aircraft]] (TL:4-9)
 
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# [[Gravcraft]]
 
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## [[Air/Raft]] (TL:8-15) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=36 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Groundcraft]]
 
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## [[Ground Car]] {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=36 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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## [[Tracked ATV|ATV (Tracked)]] (TL:6-9) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=36 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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## [[Wheeled ATV|ATV (Wheeled)]] (TL:5-15) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=36 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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# [[Spacecraft]]
 
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## [[Ship's Boat]] (TL:7-15)
 
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# [[Watercraft]]
 
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## [[Hovercraft]] (TL:7-9) {{Page cite|name= High Guard  |page=36 |version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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## Small Water Craft (TL:1-8)
 
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
 
''High Guard Editions:'' There are two editions of this book, the first published in 1979 CE, and the second in 1980 CE.  
 
''High Guard Editions:'' There are two editions of this book, the first published in 1979 CE, and the second in 1980 CE.  
 
* The character creation rules are the same in both editions.  
 
* The character creation rules are the same in both editions.  
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
 
=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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;Game design
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!colspan="2"|Credits (Primary Sources)
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:1st Edition: [[Marc Miller]]
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:2nd Edition: [[Marc Miller]], [[Frank Chadwick]], and [[John Harshman]]
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;Advice, Assistance and Play testing
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:[[Frank Chadwick]], [[Cindy Baker]], [[Chuck Kallenbach]], [[Don Rapp]], [[Tim Brown]], [[James Baker]], [[Dave Emigh]], [[Tony Svajlenka]], [[Loren Wiseman]], and [[John Harshman]]
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| Original Game Design
 
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| 1st Edition: [[Marc Miller]]
 
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| Later Game design
 
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| 2nd Edition: [[Marc Miller]], [[Frank Chadwick]], and [[John Harshman]]
 
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| Technical and General Advice, Assistance, and Playtesting
 
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| [[Cindy Baker]], [[James Baker]], [[Timothy B. Brown|Tim Brown]], [[Frank Chadwick]], [[Dave Emigh]], [[Winston Hamilton]], [[John Harshman]], [[Chuck Kallenbach]], [[Donald P. Rapp|Don Rapp]], [[Tony Svajlenka]], and [[Loren Wiseman]]  
 
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| Art Direction
 
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| [[Paul R. Banner]]
 
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''NOTES:'' This book is a substantially improved and re-typeset edition of High Guard, Traveller Book 5, which originally appeared in 1979. It contains additions, corrections, and changes to the starship design and combat rules (pages 17 to 52). The introduction and character generation system (pages 1 to 16) remains unchanged from the first edition. {{Page cite|name= High Guard |page= Preface |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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=== External Link/s ===
 
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
 
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
 
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''Reviews:''
 
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# INTERNAL LINK: [[Dragon Magazine 104]]
 
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# INTERNAL LINK: [[White Dwarf|White Dwarf - Issue 20]]
 
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# INTERNAL LINK: High Guard 2nd Edition - [[White Dwarf|White Dwarf - Issue 26]]
 
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''Other Articles:''
 
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
 
  
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
 
{{Advanced}}
 
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[[Category: Equipment Source]]
 
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[[Category: Form Source]]
 
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[[Category: Organization Source]]
 
 
[[Category: Ship Source]]
 
[[Category: Ship Source]]
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[[Category: Smallcraft Source]]
 
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[[Category: Technology Source]]
 
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[[Category: Vehicle Source]]
 
 
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