Editing Last Armada class Armored Cruiser

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Last Armada class Armored Cruiser
|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]] 
|agility  = 1
|alsosee  = [[Armored Cruiser]]
|architect= [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
|blueprint= No
|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
|caption  = Historical vessel.
|cargo    = 22.0
|cost     = 31,326.932 (base)<br>MCr25,061.546 (qty)
|crew     = 304
|enlisted = 270
|EOS      = Still in active service.
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 2
|hp       = 380
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = Streamlined Hull
|illustration= No 
|image    = Terran Confederation Logo Small.gif
|IOC      = Unknown
|jump     = 2
|lpass    = 150
|marines  = 0
|model    = [[Model/5 fib]]
|officers = 34
|origin   = Terran Confederation
|QSP      = TBD
|ref      = Fan: [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
|size     = 38,000
|size-cat = BCS
|tdes     = CA
|TL       = 11
|type     = Armored Cruiser
|usp      = CA-M1224E3-470004-62K06-0
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Last Armada class Armored Cruiser]] is a [[warship]].
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Armored Cruiser]].
* The vessel is a [[TL-11]] design.

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
The Armored Cruiser is a historical design produced in the [[Terran Confederation]] during the early 22nd century. These ships fled the [[Destruction of Terra]] at the hands of the [[Vilani Imperium]] in 2147AD, forming the fighting core of the [[Last Armada]] and carrying with them the last remnants of Terran culture and independence. The class were extremely sturdy and reliable and endured more than a century of spaceflight. They ultimately found and settled the [[Demon Cluster]], the [[Distant Fringe]]. The vessel is constructed as a [[Long-Range Pattern Starships|long-range]] design and has [[X-Range Starships|extended range]] capability.

=== Image Repository ===
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=== 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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
| The Armored Cruiser is constructed using a 38,000 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
* There are multiple [[airlock]]s located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp.
* The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x304 personnel (34 Officers, 270 Enlisted).
* x13 command, x76 engineering, x98 gunnery, x76 service, x38 security, x2 medical and x1 flight crew.

''Accommodations''
* There are 152 [[Stateroom]]s. All quarters are double occupancy.
* There are 150 [[Low Berth]]s. These hold the [[Frozen Watch]] who share and rotate crew duties over the long voyage. The low berths are tended by the vessel's medical staff.
* It carries 800 [[Artificial Gestation Unit|GenPod]]s and large embryo banks.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full life support and environmental systems.
* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off.
* There are multiple [[emergency locker]]s.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|Jump]]-2 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-2 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-4, giving performance of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1 and an emergency agility of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-2s and gives the [[power plant]] 4 weeks duration.
* The engineering section has a main control room.
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
* The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid.
* The jump drive is fitted with a [[jump governor]].
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5fib [[computer]]: the vessel has a backup Model/5fib computer.
* There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel.
* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and has an avionics suite.
** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
* It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
* It is equipped with a sophisticated [[ECM]] package.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x380 [[hardpoint]]s.
* The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
* x1 Type K spinal [[Particle Accelerator]].
* x5 triple [[Beam Laser]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into one battery of 5 linked [[turret]]s.
* x10 dual [[Plasma Gun]] [[turret]]s, each forming their own battery.
* x300 triple [[Missile]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into thirty batteries of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 4.
* x100 triple [[Sandcaster]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into one battery of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
* The vessel is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
* x2 50-[[Ton]] [[bay]]s, mounting [[Repulsor]]s.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| ''Flight Section''
* x1 60-[[Ton]] Survey Shuttle.
The Shuttle is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed and has a total volume of 78 [[Ton]]s.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 16,720 [[Ton]]s.
* The hull is fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
* The vessel is equipped with a [[fuel purification plant]] that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.

''Droptanks''

Examples of the class are fitted with [[Droptanks]] capable of supporting an additional jump-2.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]31,326.932
* Architects Fee: [[MCr]]313.269
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 185 weeks (43 months) as standard.
* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
|-
| 12.
| Comments
| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 22 [[Ton]]s.
* The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
The ''Last Armada'' class [[Cruiser|Armored Cruiser]] is a class of [[warship]] designed and built for the [[Expedition]]. This class of vessel is historical – no extant examples are known to exist. They were constructed under the aegis of the [[Expedition]] to escort the vessels of the [[Last Armada]] on their perilous voyage into the unknown. Because of the demands for greater range, requiring additional onboard fuel, the design were armored similarly to strike cruisers of the era rather than traditional heavy cruisers. The 2G acceleration and low agility were also necessary trade-offs.

The over-engineered, extra-thick hull plating added greater structural strength to the design, allowing it to survive the extremely long voyage through unexplored space. The hull armor primarily served as shielding for the precious cargo of life rather than to protect the ship from serious battle damage. The armored hull helped to limit long-term radiation exposure, shielding embryos from lethal dosages delivered by high speed, short wavelength particles.

=== Known Examples ===
* ''Destiny Bastion'', the vessel on which Lieutenant Alisa Zelig, the author of the [[Zelig Journal]], served. The vessel made it to [[Year One]].
* ''Hope Triumphant'', a [[Dissident Fleet]] vessel commanded by Keslo Rann, the founder of the mythical [[Rann's Worlds]] in [[Lucent Sector]].
* ''Resolve Aspirant'', a [[Last Armada]] vessel recorded as "lost" in the [[Zelig Journal]]. Its supporting [[Last Armada class Frontier Tanker|tanker]], the ''Versatility Grace'', disappeared at the same time.

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
No information yet available. 

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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