KE7b Virulent class Corvette
KE7b Virulent class Corvette | |
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Korsumug Empire vessel. | |
Type: EG Corvette | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 700 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Dispersed Structure Hull |
Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | 2x Model/4 Fib |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 6 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 7 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 44 |
Officers | 8 (+7 Pilots) |
Enlisted | 17 |
Marines | 12 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 3 Tons |
Fuel tank | 182 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Korsumug Empire |
Year Operational | Unknown |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr681.75 (base) MCr545.4 (qty) |
Architect fee | MCrAde Stewart |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | EG-GU62 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Also see | Escort |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard. |
The KE7b Virulent class Corvette is a light warship.
- It is a military ship and a Corvette.
- It is a development of the earlier KE7 Virulent class Corvette.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Virulent class is a combat vessel of the Korsumug Empire.
- The class is operated by the Imperial Korsumug Navy.
- The vessel is a Jansa design.
- It is typically crewed by Jaibok.
- It is a TL–11 design.
Examples of the class serve with the Glorious Triumph Fleet.
Human opponents have various nicknames for the class, including skeleton, in reference to its frame structure, and nest, referring to the swarm of fighters it carries.
Image Repository[edit]
General Description[edit]
The Virulent class is a fast, medium range combat vessel with 6-G and J-2 performance. It carries a mixture of weaponry and is able to hold its own in a firefight, though it tends to hang back and support its fighters rather than actively engage. It is a long open frame vessel with a large aft section and a smaller enclosed forward section.
- It carries a squadron of seven Hostility class Fighters.
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] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | The KE7b Virulent class Corvette is constructed using a 700 dTon hull built in a dispersed structure configuration, consisting of two large pods connected by thick struts. The hull is unstreamlined and the vessel is not capable of wilderness refueling.
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2. | Crew | x44 personnel.
Accommodations
Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.
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3. | Performance | The vessel mounts a Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a fusion Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-2 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 4 and an emergency agility of 6. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for One Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
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4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer. A backup Model/4 fib is installed in engineering.
The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and an advanced sensor array.
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5. | Hardpoints | x7 hardpoints.
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6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for a Virulent class is:
x2 triple Missile turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets.
x2 triple Beam Laser turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. x2 dual Plasma Gun turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. |
7. | Defenses | The hull has no additional armor.
x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery.
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8. | Craft | The intrinsic subcraft or visiting vessels attach to the hull exterior. Docking tubes join to the cockpit or airlock, forming a pressure-tight seal and allowing crew or passengers to transfer between the two vessels without the need for vacc suits. The docking tube must be released and retracted before launch.
Flight Section: x7 13-dTon KF2a Hostility class Fighters. Vehicles: |
9. | Fuel Treatment | The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 182 Tons.
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10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel is MCr681.75
The price does not include the cost of subcraft or vehicles:
With a full complement of subcraft, a discounted Virulent class costs MCr650.555 |
11. | Construction Time | 104 weeks as standard, 83 weeks in bulk.
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12. | Comments | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 3 dTons.
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Virulent class corvette is an ubiquitous type of warship used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as a minor component in a patrol force or as the core element of a small raiding group. Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where they saw frequent active service.
The type was designed by the Jansa, a minor race closely allied with the Jaibok.
A number of redesigns with more powerful drives were fielded as the Korsumug Empire began to venture to worlds further from the Main. This resulted in the KE7b variant, equipped with a Jump-2 drive.
Examples of the Virulent class can be encountered throughout Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities:
The vessel is entirely reliant on support craft (such as tankers) for refuelling. As such, they are most commonly deployed in a defensive role.
- Virulent class vessels occasionally serve as raiders, acting as base ships for their fighters and covering support craft such as tankers.
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. KE refers to Korsumug Empire (a designation applied to all Korsumug combat units), 7 is a multiple of hundreds of tons of displacement and also indicates at a glance the number of weapons mounts, and 'b' refers to the version of the vessel, relating to its construction tech level and bracketing its maximum jump potential. Type codes will often repeat: 'Virulent' is an easy to remember name to identify the specific type of vessel.
- Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Military Vessel - Escort - Military Corvette:
- Type EG class Military Corvette
- Antarian class Corvette
- Banya class Light Fleet Corvette
- Berka class Heavy Fleet Corvette
- Fiery class Gunned Escort
- Flare class Gunboat
- Foxtrot class Corvette
- Gunbuster class Corvette
- Kalaron class Corvette
- KE7 Virulent class Corvette
- Kodan class Corvette
- Lakr class Corvette
- Lawful Means class Corvette
- Menace class Corvette
- Ming class Corvette
- Oegveng class Gunned Corvette
- Polaris class Corvette
- Rule of Man class Gunboat
- TC8 Nedric class Corvette
- Type RG class Assault Gunship
- Ueghzgi class Corvette
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)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Julian Prietz
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.