Rampart class Light Fighter
| Rampart class Fighter | |
|---|---|
 Published, canon smallcraft design. | |
| Type: PL Fighter | |
| Size | 10 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[TBD Hull]] |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–15 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 1 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr14.23 |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
Rampart Class Light Fighter: The Rampart-class Aerofighter (Fighter), is the most commonly deployed and high-tech (TL-15) starfighter within the Third Imperium.
- It is a military ship, and a combatant smallcraft.
Description (Specifications)
The Rampart Class (Aerofighter) has the following specifications (Performance Capabilities ):
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) when necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage | 0-99 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | x1 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/TBD fib computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | Offensive Equipment: The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft | None |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | None |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | Other Equipment:
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Operational Envelope
It is a very flexible craft capable of operating inside or outside of standard atmospheres, as well as in deep space. Various conversion packages exist to allow the Rampart to operate in heavily-tainted or other non-standard atmospheres.
The Rampart was designed to be used on carrier starships, space stations, or even from planetary or planetoid bases.
Propulsion
The Rampart does not have a FTL drive and can only operate at Sublight velocities. Its top speed within atmospheres is classified, but believed to be within the high hypersonic range.
The engine and powerplant specifications for the rampart are classified.
Egress System
Both seats are capable of full operation of the Rampart and are equipped with advanced Zero-zero (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed) ejection seats. The pilots wear standard vacuum suits and the ejection seats are equipped with an advanced survival system in the case of space (vacuum) egress.
Both the pilots and manufacturers have requested that escape capsules be built into the Rampart's successors as the standard ejection seat has a low survivability during atmopsheric egress under high speed. Additionally, escape capules can provide greater life support capabilities under space (vacuum) egress conditions.
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Strategy & Doctrine (Operations)
Deployment Structure: The standard Rampart squadron consists of ten fighters:
- Eight FL-128 single seat models
- Two FL-128/2 twin-seat models
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Variants
There are two primary models of the Rampart:
- The FL128, a single seat version
- The FL128/2, a two position command and control (c4i) version
The FL128/2 also serves as a trainer model for pilots receiving introductory and advanced training in Rampart usage. The (c4i) command & control package can be relatively quickly removed when converting the two-seat model to training mode.
The pilot sits in the front seat while the (c4i) operator works as a (RIO) "Rear-seat Instrument Operator."
In training mode, the pilot/trainee sits in the front seat while the pilot/instructor sits in the rear seat.
Image Repository
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD. (Classic Traveller Supplement 9)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. "Fighter Profile: The Rampart IV and V." Challenge 27 (1986): TBD. by Author: Robert Liebman
- Marc Miller. Rebellion Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1988), TBD.
- Greg Videll. Arrival Vengeance (Game Designers Workshop, 1992), TBD.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 48.
- Frank Chadwick. Striker II (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
- Dom Mooney. Power Projection: Fleet (BITS, 2003), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.