Sshkih class Carrier
| Sshkih class Carrier | |
|---|---|
 Distant Fringe vessel. | |
| Type: VTL Tender | |
| Category | BCS |
| Size | 8,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Dispersed Structure Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/5 fib |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 80 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 100 |
| Officers | 21 |
| Enlisted | 79 |
| Marines | 94 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 15 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Sath Alliance |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr3,383.777 (base) MCr2,707.022 (qty) |
| Architect fee | MCr33.838 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | VTL-08U12 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Subcraft Carrier |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Ron Kline Design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Sshkih class Carrier is a warship.
- It is a military ship and a Carrier.
- Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
- Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
It is a vessel with 1-G and J-2 performance with a unstreamlined dispersed structure hull. The TL–11 hulls carries enough internal fuel for two Range-2 Jumps. It is fitted with Jump-2 drop tanks as needed to cross larger rift zones. It is an inexpensive unstreamlined dispersed hull. It carries a pair of Model/5 fib ship computers. They are capable of 1G acceleration with no agility rating.
- It carries light armament and a defensive suite. They are armed with twenty triple sand caster turrets in two batteries, a repulsor bay, twenty triple pulse laser turrets in two batteries, a plasma gun bay, a particle accelerator bay and a missile bay.
- It ordinarily carries several subcraft, several ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed. It is equipped with two 1,000 dton Ch'kaahi class Battle Riders, two 20 dton Retrieval Boats, twenty 30 dton Sath class Medium Fighters in two squadrons, and ten 3 dton Grav APCs. They are equipped to transport two platoons of 32 jump troopers with drop capsules, and a company of Sath Alliance Grav Tanks.
- It has a 100 sophont crew and 94 marines.
Image Repository[edit]
No information yet available.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
No information yet available.
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] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 8,000 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | 194 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/5 fib computersx2. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x80 hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft / Drones | x2 1,000T Battle Riders, x2 20T Retrieval Boats, x20 30T Fighters, x10 3T Grav Tanks |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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| 10. | Cost | MCr3,383.777. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment:
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
It was designed and built for the Sath Alliance Military Forces. These ships operate within the Far Home Sector.
Distant Fringe Vessels[edit]
The Distant Fringe is said to be a far spinward-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.[3]
Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.[4]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
- Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
- Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Military Ship - Warship - Light Tender:
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), 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
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak