Editing Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider
|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]] 
|alsosee  = [[Battle Rider]]
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
|blueprint= No
|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
|caption  = TBD
|cargo    = 45.0
|cost     = 15,333.2<br>in quantity MCr12,266.56
|crew     = 229
|enlisted = 199
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 4
|hp       = 200
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = [[TBD Hull]]
|illustration= No 
|image    = Wiki Navy.png
|IOC      = TBD
|jump     = 0
|lpass    = 18
|marines  = 0
|model    = [[Model/7]] [[fib]]
|officers = 30
|origin   = Talokan Armed Forces
|QSP      = TBD
|ref      = Fan: [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
|size     = 20,000
|size-cat = BCS
|tdes     = BRL
|TL       = 13
|type     = Heavy Battle Rider
|usp      = BRL-L8047G3-393300-980P9-0 
|manufacturer= [[Petros Felix Electric Boat Werks]], [[Inc.]], [[LLC]]
}}
The [[Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider]] is a [[warship]]: 
* It is a [[military ship]] and an [[Heavy Battle Rider]].

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
The ''Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider'' is unstreamlined planetoid hulled ship of the line. The vessel is a [[TL-13]] design. Eight of this class are carried into battle by the [[S-1a class Space Command Battle Tender]].

These are inexpensive unstreamlined native nickle-iron asteroid hulls, lightly armored vessels designed to hit hard and fade away. They carry the most powerful spinal mounted meson gun available. Hindered by light armor, they do have redundant systems to absorb some critical hits. They lost maneuver drives and are slower as a result. A larger than normal set of fusion reactors were required to power the massive meson gun. The four heavy missile turrets are useful for dealing with intermediate targets. They are most vulnerable when launching and recovering to their tender.  All fuel purification was removed as unnecessary, which means less cost and more cargo room.

=== Image Repository ===
No information yet available. 

=== 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 ''[[Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Rider]]'' class is constructed using a 20,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in an unstreamlined asteroid configuration. 
* x4 primary [[airlock]]s and x10 secondary service [[airlock]]s are located around the vessel. The [[cargo hold]] is accessed by several large hatches with loading ramps.  It has vacuum cargo transfer locks with grapples.
* The configuration of the [[hull]] typically stays in orbit and relies on service vessels.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x229 personnel:
* 11 command, 50 engineering, 105 gunnery, 3 flight, 40 services, and 20 security.

''Accommodations''
* There are 117 [[stateroom]]s. Double occupancy accommodations are available for all.     
Accessible areas of the [[hull]] are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. [[Bulkhead Wall|Individual sections]] of the hull can be sealed off.
* There are multiple [[emergency locker]]s.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| The vessel mounts four Magnum Flow Reactionless 1G drives, and a [[Power Plant]]-7, giving performance of 4G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for the [[power plant]] to have 4 weeks duration.
* The engineering section has a main control room.
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| Adjacent to the [[Ship Bridge|bridge]] is an efficient Model/7fib [[computer]]: with a full backup [[computer]] is installed. There are multiple holo-dynamically reconfigurable [[Workstation]]s.
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications Equipment|communications equipment]], an extensive passive and active [[Ship Sensor Suite|EMS sensor array]]s, and an [[avionics]] suite, with terrain following abilities.
** Vessels in military service have advanced [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensors]] and are fitted with backup [[Communications Equipment|commo]] and [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor systems]].  They have system range laser, maser, and radio communication systems.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensors include the following.
•	Active IR (infrared radiation, thermal imaging) (Active Sensor)
•	Laser / Light Sensors (Passive Sensor)
•	LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) – also called LADAR (Laser Detection and Ranging) (Active Sensor)
•	Prismatic (anti-laser) aerosol (countermeasure)
•	Magnetic Sensor (Passive Sensor)
•	Neutrino Sensor (Passive Sensor)
•	Passive IR (infrared radiation, thermal imaging) (Passive Sensor)
•	RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) (Active Sensor)
•	All-weather RADAR (improved function in a variety of environmental conditions) (Active Sensor)
•	RADAR Direction Finder (Passive Sensor)
•	RADAR Jammer (Active ECM)
•	Radiation Sensor (Passive Sensor)
•	Radio Detector (Communications Equipment) (Passive Sensor)
•	Radio Direction Finder (Passive Sensor)
•	Radio Jammer (Active ECM)
•	UV Detector (ultraviolet radiation) (Passive Sensor)
Gravitic Equipment
•	Densitometer (gravitic sensor) (Passive Sensor)
Navigational Aids
•	Inertial Locator (navigational aid, data improvement)

* It has a [[transponder unit]] that can be deactivated on command.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x200 [[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 is:
* x1 factor p spinal mounted meson gun.
* x4 100 ton factor 9 missile bays.
* x20 triple [[Beam Laser]] [[turret]]s, 2 factor 9 batteries.
* x20 double fusion gun turrets, 2 factor 8 batteries.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| Factor 3 integral hull armor, 2 x factor 3 Nuclear Dampers, and 2 x factor 3 Meson Screens.
* x40 triple [[Sand Caster]] [[turret]]s, 4 factor 9 batteries.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| ''Flight Section''
* x4 3 dton Air Rafts
The '' Lithos Mailed class Heavy Battle Riders '' usually carries a platoon of small [[Grav APC]]s for the direct action team to deploy and ex-filtrate.  The vehicles are housed in a dedicated [[Hanger|hanger]]. 
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal [[Ship Fuel|fuel tankage]] of 1,400 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| The basic cost of the vessel, complete without the [[subcraft]], is MCr15,333.2.
* The vessel and its [[subcraft]] are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and a 153.332 design fee is chargeable.
* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr12,266.56 (not including [[subcraft]]).
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 174 weeks individually, 139 weeks in quantity.
* 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 Hold|cargo capacity]] amounts to 45 [[Ton|dTon]]s. 
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
Designed and built for [[Talokan Armed Forces]] these are inexpensive unstreamlined native nickle-iron asteroid hulls, lightly armored vessels designed to hit hard and fade away. They carry the most powerful spinal mounted meson gun available. Hindered by light armor, they do have redundant systems to absorb some critical hits. They lost maneuver drives and are slower as a result. A larger than normal set of fusion reactors were required to power the massive meson gun. The four heavy missile turrets are useful for dealing with intermediate targets. They are most vulnerable when launching and recovering to their tender.  All fuel purification was removed as unnecessary, which means less cost and more cargo room.

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
The name of the class sprang from an overly optimistic marketing campaign. 

''Vessel Peculiarities:'' No information yet available. 

''Class Naming Practice/s:'' No information yet available. 

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Metadata}}
{{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 [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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