Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship

Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship
The prototypical Armed Packet Ship.
Type: XUA Armed Packet Ship
Category	[[ACS]]
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/3
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	4
Officers	3
Enlisted	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	6.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in widespread active duty.
Price
Cost	MCr111.885
Architect fee	MCrRobert Eaglestone, Randy Dorman
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	XU-CS33
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Communications Ship
Canon	Published, canon design
Era	1105
Reference	T5 Core Rules TBD.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship is a packet starship.

• It is a paramilitary ship and an Armed Packet Ship.
• It was once designated the Type UF class Armed Packet Ship.

Description (Specifications)

Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship (Type XUA class Armed Packet Ship).

1. Using a 300-ton streamlined wedge hull, the F-class is an Armed Packet Ship. It mounts a jump drive-3, maneuver drive-3, and power plant-C, giving a performance of Jump-3 and 3-G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 91.0 tons supports the power plant and a Jump-3 (...additional fuel 1.0 tons). Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/3. There are 17 staterooms, 5 low berths, and a Ship Barracks.
2. The ship has 3 hard points and 2 tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hard points are two triple turrets armed with Missile Turrets and one triple turret armed with beam lasers.
3. There is one ship's vehicles: An Air/Raft. Cargo capacity is 6.0 tons. The hull is streamlined. There are three ton of waste space. Special features include a Mail Vault and a Medical Bay.
4. The ship requires a crew of 4. The ship can carry 13 passengers and 5 low berth passengers. The ship costs MCr111.885 (...including discounts and fees). It takes 14 months to build and takes 11 months if built in quantity.

Image Repository

1. A schematic outline of the Imperial Armed Packet featured on ship recognition playing cards used by Imperial Marines.
   
2. A top down image of the most common Imperial Armed Packet in a common livery.
   
3. A Xerxes-class Armed Packet Ship in nondescript livery.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

1. Deck Plans: Level-1 and Level-2 of a Xerxes-class Armed Packet Ship.
   
2. Deck Plans: Level-3 and turret of a Xerxes-class Armed Packet Ship.
   

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

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	300 tons. Streamlined Wedge Hull.
2.	Crew	x4 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-3 3-G acceleration Power Plant-180, Fusion 180-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/3 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x3 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x2 Triple turret missile rack x1 Triple turret beam laser
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: Crystaliron, Armor-4 Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Subcraft	x1 Air/Raft
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel scoops & Fuel processors
10.	Cost	MCr111.885
11.	Construction Time	14 months to build, 11 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	91.0 tons of fuel (4 weeks operation, J-3). Standard cargo capacity amounts to 6.0 tons. Docking Space (4.0 tons) Mail Vault Medical Bay

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Civilian ship - Communication Vessel - Packet Ship:

1. Type XUA class Armed Packet Ship
   1. Iris class Armored Packet
   2. Iyeliy class Messenger
   3. Midlothian A5 class Dispatch
   4. Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
• EXTERNAL LINK: The Revised Armed Packet by Randy Dorman
• EXTERNAL LINK: The Armed Packet by Randy Dorman
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science