Karna class Fleet Tender

Karna class Fleet Tender
The flying bridge for this vessel is located on the top of this design. It is a Dispersed Structure Hull.
Type: VTH Battle Tender
Category	FCS
Size	20,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Distributed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fibx2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	200
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	228
Officers	68
Enlisted	160
Marines	24
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	760 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Regency of Muirimi
Manufacturer	[[Regency of Muirimi]]
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr8,487.816 Qty: MC 6,790.253
Architect fee	MCr84.878
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	VTH-0MU34
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Subcraft Carrier
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Karna class Fleet Tender is a subcraft-carrying warship.

• It is a military ship and a Battle Tender.

Description (Specifications)

In service with the Regency of Muirimi Navy, it was designed to deliver a single large battle rider to the front lines. They can carry a small platoon of 24 marines who have drop capsules and access to a pair of 4T Air Rafts. They can carry a pair of 100T fleet couriers. They have a back up computer and a low watch. These crew replacements can be replaced with a marine assault company. Capable medical attention is required to ensure successful reanimation. Missile turrets were selected instead of the more powerful missile bays to free up tonnage for the massive battle rider. They can be fitted with J-2 drop tanks to extend their strike range.

• They can carry a single Xarbo class Battle Rider. They carry fifty 10T light fighters organized into five interceptor squadrons to screen themselves from enemy attacks.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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	20,000 tons.
2.	Crew	228 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-2 2-G acceleration 4,400.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-2 400-EPs Agility-1
4.	Main Section / Electronics	2 x Model/5 fib ship computers.
5.	Hardpoints	x200 hardpoints
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: twenty triple beam laser turrets firing as two factor 8 batteries Energy Weapons: twenty dual plasma gun turrets firing as two factor 6 batteries Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: 140 triple missile turrets firing as fourteen factor 6 batteries Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: twenty triple sand caster turrets firing as two factor 9 batteries
8.	Craft / Drones	1 x 10,000T Xarbo class Battle Rider, 50 x 10T Light Fighters, 2 x 100T Fleet Scouts, 2 x 4T Air Rafts
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Treatment: On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCr8,487.816 Qty: MCr 6,790.253
11.	Construction Time	174 weeks to build, 139 weeks in quantity.
12.	Remarks: Architects Fee MCr 84.878	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 760.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

These vessels have been around for a awhile and are very similar to designs that have served in Solomani star navies for a very long time. They are considered very inexpensive for their size, especially when purchased in bulk. Poorly defended they rely on powerful escort elements within the fleet to see to their safety. They are not deployed alone and travel with logistical and supply ships. The size of a light cruiser they allocate half their available tonnage to a 10,000ton Xarbo class Battle Rider. The capacious cargo bays allow room for future refits and further modifications. Modular in design, the vessel lends it self well to customization. Damage control and repair is also simplified. Maintenance and operating costs are much lower as a result. The storage is most often used to haul enough supplies and provisions to allow extended patrol tours between reprovisioning rendezvouses.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Heavy Tender:

1. Type VTH class Heavy Tender
   1. Goke class Fleet Tender
   2. Jossto class Battle Rider Carrier
   3. Lurenti class Battle Carrier
   4. Olympica class Battle Tender
   5. Rita class Fleet Tender
   6. World class Battle Tender

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Library Data (A-M) (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 16.
• Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), TBD.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy