EG-class Gunboats are a kind of close escort and are generally a light warship platform.
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:
Ultimately, the distinction between ground, air, and spacecraft disappears for military vehicles, and a single type of vehicle assumes all these roles for system defense. Called gunboats, they are capable of extended operations in vacuum, atmosphere, and water.
Image Repository[edit]
- A Fiery class Gunned Escort in colorful livery.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]
Individual vessels are strongly armed, and can fight enemy ships while later supporting ground forces or attacking enemy installations. Further, they can continue resistance for long periods, hiding in oceans or gas giants, and coming out only when there is the prospect of enemy losses.
Supraclass Roles[edit]
Gunboats typically serve the following roles:
- Attack Boat (??)
- Close Escort (ECE)
- Corvette (EC)
- Escort (E)
- Frigate (EF)
- Gunboat (??)
- Gunship (??)
- Light Attack Boat (??)
- Missile Boat (ECM)
- Missile Corvette (ECM)
- Pursuit Ship (ECT)
- Scout-Interceptor (??)
- Sloop (ES)
- System Defense Boat (HSB)
Supraclass Archtypes[edit]
Typically, gunboats are fast, well-armed, and well-armored. They are capable of a wide variety of military missions, and have a high survival potential. Mass displacement is generally in the order of 200 to 600 tons.
EG-class Gunboat Supraclass Archtypes
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Gunboat:
- Type CE class Close Escort
- TBD class Gunboat
Ship Summary List[edit]
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
20 Representative Gunboat (EG) Classes
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Class | Superclass | Tons | Category | TL | Origin | Jump | G | Image | Canon |
Class | Superclass | Tons | Category | TL | Origin | Jump | G | Image | Canon |
Antarian class Corvette | EG | 1,200 | ACS | 11 | Antares Imperium | 2 | 4 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Banya class Light Fleet Corvette | EG | 800 | ACS | 14 | Zhodani Consulate | 4 | 4 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Berka class Heavy Fleet Corvette | EG | 800 | ACS | 14 | Zhodani Consulate | 3 | 4 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Fiery class Gunned Escort | EG | 300/400 | ACS | 14 | Third Imperium | 5/4 | 5/4 | Yes | Yes. Published, canon smallcraft design. | Flare class Gunboat | EG | 300 | ACS | 10 | Winston Democracy | 1 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Foxtrot class Corvette | EG | 1,200 | ACS | 14 | Vegan Polity | 4 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Gunbuster class Corvette | EG | 712 | ACS | 13 | Darrian Confederation | 4 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Kalaron class Corvette | EG | 1,000 | ACS | 11 | Union of Garth | 2 | 3 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | KE7 Virulent class Corvette | EG | 700 | ACS | 10 | Korsumug Empire | 1 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Kodan class Corvette | EG | 700 | ACS | 15 | Third Imperium | 4 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Lakr class Corvette | EG | 1,000 | ACS | 14 | Zhodani Consulate | 4 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Lawful Means class Corvette | EG | 200 | ACS | 14 | Solomani Confederation | 4 | 2 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Menace class Corvette | EG | 800 | | 12 | Old Worlds Navy | 3 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Ming class Corvette | EG | 1,800 | ACS | 15 | Third Imperium | 4 | 4 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Oegveng class Gunned Corvette | EG | 800 | ACS | 13 | Vargr Extents | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes. Published, canon starship design. | Polaris class Corvette | EG | 155 | | 10 | Bain Defense Squadron | 1 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | | Rule of Man class Gunboat | EG | 400 | | 11 | Rule of Man | 2 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | | TC8 Nedric class Corvette | EG | 800 | | 13 | Trooles Confederation | 1 | 1 | {{{illustration}}} | | Type RG class Assault Gunship | EG | X | ACS | X | Third Imperium | X | X | {{{illustration}}} | | Ueghzgi class Corvette | EG | 3,000 | | 13 | Thirz Empire | 3 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | |
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18 Representative Gunship (PG) Classes
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Class | Superclass | Tons | Category | TL | Origin | Jump | G | Image | Canon |
Class | Superclass | Tons | Category | TL | Origin | Jump | G | Image | Canon |
C-13 class Gun Boat | PG | 200 | ACS | 11 | Chanestin Kingdom | 1 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Grasp class Gunship | PG | 760 | ACS | 12 | Mapepire Cluster | 3 | 3 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Griffon class Gunship | PG | 600 | ACS | 15 | Third Imperium | 4 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Heroic Event class Light Attack Boat | PG | 200 | | 7 | Cambre Accord | 0 | 2 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Heron class Scout-Interceptor | PG | 100 | | 14 | Federation of Heron | 2 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Hornet class Gunship | PG | 600 | | 15 | Third Imperium | 2 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Kalaron class Assault Scout | PG | 100 | | 11 | Union of Garth | 2 | 2 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | KE3 Korsu class Gun Boat | PG | 300 | | 10 | Korsumug Empire | 1 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Nogo class Fast Attack Craft | PG | 200 | ACS | 11 | Worlds of The Leader | 2 | 5 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Oppressor class Gunboat | PG | 2,000 | | 10 | Third Imperium | 0 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship | PG | 325 | ACS | 13 | Sindalian Empire | 3 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | SLC7 Dianist class Gunboat | PG | 1,800 | | 13 | Isaiat Dominate | 4 | 4 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Taravesh class Gunboat | PG | 600 | ACS | 12 | Trindel Confederacy | 0 | 6 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Type 022 Houbei class Missile Boat | PGM | 220 | ACS | 13 | Sindalian Empire | 4 | 5 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | VCS 894 class Missile Gunboat | PGM | 1,000 | | 10 | Viyard Concourse | 1 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | VCS 904 class Gunboat | PG | 200 | | 10 | Viyard Concourse | 1 | 5 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Nexus Warspite class Intruder | PG | 200 | ACS | 12 | Distant Fringe | 2 | 3 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | Zok Death class Sloop | PG | 600 | | 10 | S'raak Empire | 0 | 6 | {{{illustration}}} | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. |
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- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD. (Classic Traveller Supplement 9)
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- Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
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