Rapier class War Cruiser
| Rapier class War Cruiser | |
|---|---|
 Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | |
| Type: CL Light Cruiser | |
| Size | 9,100 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[Cylinder Hull]] |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–13 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-4 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 11 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 269 |
| Marines | 150 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 16 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Darrian Confederation |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr7,313.672 Qty: MCr 5,850.938 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Rapier class War Cruiser is a warship.
- It is a military ship and a Cruiser.
Description (Specifications)
The Rapier class War Cruiser is a sleek, beautiful ship by all accounts.
They have a company of 150 elite marines, often Aslan that are culturally Darrian. The undersized squadron Heavy Fighters provide cover and CAS. These fighters are often manned by marine pilots.
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) where necessary. [1]
| No. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | TBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model TBD fib computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | They are armed with x18 Fusion Cannons, x6 Missile Tubes, x6 Particle Accelerator Bays, x1 Meson Bay, and x1 Repulsor Bay. |
| 7. | Defenses | No information yet available. |
| 8. | Craft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | TBD
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History & Background (Dossier)
The drop troop marines are provided no vehicles, and there are no bulky launch facilities for drop capsules. They prefer to have the streamlined ship come in close over a planet and jump from airlocks. They wear stealthy battledress with Grav Belts and some reentry shielding as needed depending on the presence and/or density of the atmosphere encountered. Parachutes and glider Parawing suits have been deployed on occasion. The troops are expert at forward observation and use the war cruiser's fusion guns for ortillery and to provide overwatch point defense. They designate for orbital missile strikes and use their own smaller PGMP-13 and Tac Missiles for minor threats and targets.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
The class is named after bladed weapons.
Image Repository
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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 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.