KE4 Horde class Sloop

KE4 Horde class Sloop
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Type: ES Sloop
Category	ACS
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	Saucer Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model/4 fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	13
Officers	3
Enlisted	10
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	20.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr395.376 (base) MCr316.301 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	ES-DS51
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Escort
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 KE4 Horde class Sloop is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Sloop.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 5-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined saucer hull. They are streamlined saucers capable of wilderness ocean refueling. They carry enough internal fuel for two jumps and are fitted with additional drop tanks for Jump-1 as needed for extended range operations.

• It carries light armament and a light defensive suite.
• It ordinarily carries two subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones when needed.
• It has a 13 sophont crew and no marines.

Image Repository

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	400 tons.
2.	Crew	x13 crew x1 pilot, x1 navigator, x4 engineers, x1 medic, x5 gunners, x1 flight crew Accommodations x6.5 double occupancy staterooms.
3.	Performance	Performance: Jump-1, 5-G acceleration Power Plant-6 24-EPs Agility-4.
4.	Electronics	Bridge. Model/4 fib computer
5.	Hardpoints	x4 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x1 triple missile launcher turret, firing as a Factor-2 single battery. x1 dual plasma gun turret, firing as two Factor-1 batteries. x1 triple pulse laser turret, firing a one Factor-2 battery.
7.	Defenses	Factor-3 hull armor. x1 triple sand caster turret, firing as a single Factor-4 battery.
8.	Craft	x1 20-ton Gig x1 4-ton Air/Raft
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCr395.376 (base) MCr316.301 (qty)
11.	Construction Time	64 weeks to build, 51 weeks in quantity.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 20.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

They are used in patrols for the Korsumug Empire. They are faster than the battle scouts, but less well protected. They can carry more cargo, vehicles and are streamlined so that they can land on planetary surfaces. The two low berths are frequently used for prisoners or wounded.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Sloop:

1. Type ES class Sloop
   1. Antarian class Schooner
   2. Belton class Sampan
   3. Castle class Sloop
   4. Flower class Sloop
   5. KE4 Horde class Sloop
   6. Predator class Sloop
   7. River class Sloop
   8. Rule of Man class Schooner
   9. TC4 Attaray class Schooner
   10. TC5 Galores class Sloop
   11. Victrix class Multimission Sloop

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science