KA15c Glutton class Transport
| KA15c Glutton class Transport | |
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| Type: RN Naval Freighter | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,500 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model 4/Fib x2 |
| Jump | J-3 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Fuel Treatment | Scoops, Purifier |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 15 |
| Offensive | 5 triple Beam Laser, 10 triple Sandcaster |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 25 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 32 |
| Officers | 10 |
| Enlisted | 22 |
| High/Mid Passengers | |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 530 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 495 Tons |
| Carried craft | 2 10-dTon Launches |
| Construction | |
| Construction Time | 31 Months |
| Origin | Korsumug Empire |
| Manufacturer | Korsumug Empire |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr1,013.952 |
| Architect fee | MCr10.14 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | RN-QS23 |
| Universal Ship Profile | RN-A1323D2-050000-50000-0 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Combat Support Ship |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Designer | Ade Stewart |
| Design System | High Guard |
| Era | 1105 |
The KA15c Glutton class Transport is an TL–12 Naval Combat Support Ship and a Freighter.
Description[edit]
The Glutton class is an Jansa designed auxiliary vessel of the Korsumug Empire operated by the Imperial Korsumug Navy and typically crewed by Jaibok.
Examples of the class serve with the Glorious Triumph Fleet.
Image Repository[edit]
KA15c Glutton class Transport.
General Description[edit]
The Glutton class is an auxiliary transport with 2-G and J-3 performance. It is a large, slow ship, equipped with strong sandcaster defenses and a laser battery most commonly used in a point defense role. The design is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance and enabling it to perform surface landings.
The KA15c Glutton class Transport is constructed using a 1,500 dTon hull built in a wedge configuration. The hull is streamlined and has good atmospheric capability: its atmospheric handling characteristics are improved by airfoil surfaces and its onboard gravitic systems. There are 3 personnel airlocks. The cargo hold is accessed by doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
The crew consists of 32 personnel, typically crewed by Jaibok, with 11 command, three engineering, nine gunnery, four flight, and five service members. The command crew consists of the Captain, the Executive Officer, a Weapons Officer, two electronics officers (commo and sensor ops), two pilot/navigators, the Supercargo, two administrative officers, and a medical officer. There are 25 Staterooms configured to what the Jaibok consider to be comfort. All Staterooms are given over to the crew. 18 are single occupancy and are set aside for selected command personnel and senior staff: the remaining 7 are double occupancy and occupied by junior personnel.
The vessel mounts a Jump-3 drive, a Maneuver-2 drive, and a fusion Power Plant-3, giving performance of Jump-3 and 2-G acceleration. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-3 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer. A backup Model 4/fib is installed in engineering.
Typical weapons loadout consists of 5 triple Beam Laser turrets, forming one battery of 5 linked turrets. 10 triple Sandcaster turrets, forming five batteries of 2 linked turrets.
Carried craft consist of 2 10-dTon KU1a Fetch class Launches. The subcraft are housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger can be sealed.
Standard cargo capacity amounts to 530 dTons. The hold has independent life support and environmental systems and can be sealed and isolated.
History & Background[edit]
The Glutton class transport is a common type of auxiliary used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as a major support vessel. They carry stores and supplies and are frequently also used as troop transports, with their spacious holds fitted out as accommodations.
Glutton class transports operate as support vessels for Jaibok raiding groups.
The type was designed by the Jansa, a minor race closely allied with the Jaibok. Examples of the Glutton class can be encountered throughout Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.
Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where they saw frequent active service. A number of redesigns with more powerful J-Drives were fielded as the Korsumug Empire began to venture to worlds further from the Main. This ultimately resulted in the KA15c variant, equipped with a Jump-3 drive, though at the expense of reduced cargo capacity compared to earlier versions.
Glutton class Transports often pair with a Fecund class carrier, carrying vehicles and equipment for its troops.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
- Vessel Peculiarities
- The design is capable of independent operations and can transport large quantities of cargo and supplies in their roomy holds. The vessel is primarily equipped for defense and is rarely seen without an escort, typically a Fecund class Assault Carrier, along with its shuttles and heavy fighters.
Physiologically, neither Jaibok nor Jansa cope well with low berths and they are not routinely fitted to Korsumug vessels. Earlier variants of the class were fitted with low berths in order to transport prisoners, a feature that has been removed as internal space issues have become more pressing.
- Class Naming Practice/s
- Vessels of the Korsumug Empire are given alphanumeric designations and callsigns by other interstellar states. KA refers to Korsumug Empire–Auxiliary (a designation applied to all Korsumug support units), 15 is a multiple of hundreds of tons of displacement and also indicates at a glance the number of weapons mounts, and 'c' refers to the version of the vessel, relating to its construction tech level and bracketing its maximum jump potential. 'Glutton' is an easy to remember name to help with rapid identification.
Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
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References[edit]
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS