Kaster class Light Fighter
| Kaster class Light Fighter | |
|---|---|
 Missile Fighter | |
| Type: FL Light Fighter | |
| Size | 10 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model 2(1) no bridge |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Officers | 1 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Plavian League |
| Year Operational | No information yet available. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr18.775 (base) MCr15.020 (qty) |
| Architect fee | MCr0.188 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | No information yet available. |
| Images | |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Kaster class Light Fighter is a Fighter.
- It is a military ship and a combatant Smallcraft.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Kaster class Light Fighter is designed by the Plavian League. It carries a single pilot and triple missile launchers. They have 6-Gs and 6-Agility. They have a small stateroom for extended life support.
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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| No. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 10 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | 1 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | 6G Acceleration and 6 Agility |
| 4. | Electronics | Model 2 functions as a Model 1 w/o a bridge |
| 5. | Hardpoints | 1 hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | None. |
| 8. | Craft | None |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel Scoops |
| 10. | Cost | MCr18.775 prototype. |
| 11. | Construction Time | 6 months to build, 5 months in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | Small Craft Stateroom for extended life support, one acceleration couch in the cockpit.
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Designed as the bare minimum stop-gap measure to thwart enemy fighters and provide close air support of League Marines. The limited computational power makes target acquisition and guidance lock on against capital ships and ECM equipped targets problematic at best.
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)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.