Resolute Bastion class Armored Cruiser
| Resolute Bastion class Armored Cruiser | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: CA Armored Cruiser | |
| Category | BCS |
| Size | 40,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Slab Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/6 fib |
| Jump | J-3 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 400 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 321 |
| Officers | 41 |
| Enlisted | 280 |
| Marines | X |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 15.5 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Manufacturer | [[Mark Cylo Shipyard]] |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr16,798.5 |
| Architect fee | MCrWilliam Prankard |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | CA-TBD |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Cruiser |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fighting Ships 28. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Resolute Bastion class Armored Cruiser is a heavy warship.
- It is a military ship and a Armored Cruiser.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Bastions are little more than flying bricks. Although they were designed for the Imperial fleet, the concept was not found to be particularly useful and all surviving examples are now in service with the colonial or reserve fleets, or have been converted to monitors.
The Bastion is a 40,000 ton hull with very heavy armor. Capable of Jump-3 and 2g acceleration, these lumbering blocks of metal are designed to take massive punishment and carry on fighting. Their only real problem is that they just don’t fight very well.
Armament is built around a relatively light spinal particle accelerator, backed up by missile bays and a decent tertiary armament of lasers. Fire control is adequate at best, and prone to strange glitches. However, this is overcome by switching in one of the many multiply-redundant backups.
Bastions are somewhat crew-intensive, so although they are cheap to buy for planetary navies, they are not cheap to operate. Many examples have been converted or have had part of their armament decommissioned to reduce manpower requirements, but overall the Resolute Bastion is a poor design, badly implemented, and with few redeeming features. Cynical naval personnel have said that, “the only thing that the Bastion does well is take damage. It starts off poor but at least it doesn’t get much worse.”
This appraisal pretty much sums up the Bastion class.
Image Repository[edit]
No information yet available.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
No information yet available.
Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]
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. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | xTBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/TBD fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
|
| 8. | Craft / Drones | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Military Ship - Warship - Armored Cruiser:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Ben W. Bell, Martin Dougherty. Fighting Ships (QuikLink Interactive, 2003), 28.
- 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.