Rampart class Light Fighter

Rampart class Fighter
TBD
Type: FL Light Fighter
Category	Smallcraft
Size	10 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Airframe Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/1 Flt
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
Officers	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr14.23
Architect fee	MCrMarc Miller
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	FL-1A60
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Light Fighter
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	The Spinward Marches Campaign 32.
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.

• The Rampart class Light Fighter is a combatant smallcraft.
• It is a military ship and a Light Fighter.

Description (Specifications)

The Rampart Class (Aerofighter) has the following specifications (Performance Capabilities):

• 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.
• 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 atmospheric egress under high speed. Additionally, escape capsules can provide greater life support capabilities under space (vacuum) egress conditions.

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) when necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	0-99 tons.
2.	Crew	x1 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-0 NAFAL TBD-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD 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.
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: #.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

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

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.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Smallcraft - Fighter:

1. Type FL class Light Fighter
   1. Rampart class Light Fighter

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This was originally designed using Squadron Strike: Traveller (SST) ship design rules. This category also features designs used in the SST game, but first designed with earlier systems.

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD. (Classic Traveller Supplement 9)
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 32.
• 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.
• Ken Burnside. Squadron Strike: Traveller (Ad Astra Games, 2018), TBD.
• Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science