Retaliator class Heavy Fighter

Retaliator class Heavy Fighter
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Type: FH Heavy Fighter
Size	71 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	No information yet available.
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
Officers	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	1.52 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Bain Defense Squadron
Year Operational	No information yet available.
Price
Cost	MCr111.465 (base) MCr89.172 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
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 Retaliator class Heavy Fighter is a combatant smallcraft.

• It is a military ship and a Heavy Fighter.

Description (Specifications)

The Retaliator class Heavy Fighter was designed for service with the Bain Defense Squadron, the space force of Bain, a world lying in Spica Sector and a member of the Solomani Confederation. The sleek, generally cone-shaped hull is streamlined, allowing for wilderness refueling. Retaliators are capable combat craft, with armored hulls and mounting a triple missile turret. While the armor is useful in dogfights and against ground fire it offers little protection against fire from larger weapons.

• The vessel is a TL-10 design.

Image Repository

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 craft) 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	The Retaliator class is constructed using a 71 Ton hull built in a generally Conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. The vessel has an airlock that adjoins the small cargo bay. The vessel has a sturdy retractable undercarriage, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x1 crew: x1 pilot. Accommodations There is one small Stateroom. It is located behind the bridge and is accessed by a hatch. It contains a fresher, a galley and a bunk. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There is an emergency locker.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Maneuver-6 drive and a Power Plant-11, giving performance of 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 6. The internal fuel tankage gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section is controlled by the pilot. The machinery is not accessible.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the small craft bridge is a Model/4 computer: no backup computer is installed. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoint. The listed battery is the standard configuration for the class. Alternative weapons systems may be installed for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Retaliator class is: x1 triple Missile turret, forming its own battery.
7.	Defenses	The hull is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 5. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	The vessel carries no subcraft.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 6.39 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not equipped with fuel purification equipment.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr51.072 Architects Fee: MCr0.511
11.	Construction Time	30 weeks (7 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 1.52 Tons: it functions as a magazine for additional missiles.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Retaliator class Heavy Fighter serves with the Bain Defense Squadron, the space force of Bain, a Solomani world lying in Spica Sector. They are occasionally called upon for Confederation service. The Retaliator operates alongside the Aurora, Hornet, and Constellation classes of Fighters: the class are used to lead small composite fighter squadrons. Retaliators have a bridge and a single small stateroom, which gives them sufficient endurance to be used on long patrols and picket duty.

• Members of the class are carried aboard Bengal class Carriers.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Smallcraft - Fighter:

1. Retaliator class Heavy Fighter

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)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy