Talk:Winston class Light Cruiser

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{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Winston class Light Cruiser
|alsosee  = 
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
|cargo    = 62
|crew     = 164
|cost     = 18,402.783 (base)<br>MCr14,722.226 (qty)
|IOC      = No information yet available.
|enlisted = 141
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 1
|hp       = 150
|hpass    = 0
|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
|jump     = 1
|lpass    = 0
|marines  = 0
|model    = Model 4 fib
|officers = 23
|origin   = Winston Democracy
|QSP      = No information yet available.
|size     = 15,000
|tdes     = CL
|TL       = 10
|type     = Light Cruiser
|usp      = CL-K6119D3-090000-85J06-0
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Winston class Light Cruiser]] is a [[warship]].
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Light Cruiser]].
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
''Winston'' class Light Cruisers serve with the [[The Democratic People's Defense Forces|navy]] of the [[Winston Democracy]], a [[polity]] lying to rimward of the [[Solomani Confederation]]. The vessel is built around a huge [[fusion power plant]] large enough to charge the big [[spinal mount]]ed [[particle accelerator]] that runs the length of the ship's keel. The rest of its firepower is limited to [[turret]]s. ''Winston''s are fundamentally gun platforms: they are slow and have little agility but punch far above their weight.
* The vessel is a [[TL-10]] design.

=== 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. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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! No.
! Category
! Remarks
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| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| The ''Winston'' class is constructed using a 15,000 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a flattened sphere configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving a good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
* The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
* There are 10 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| 164 personnel.
* 11 command, 47 engineering, 61 gunnery, 30 service, and 15 security.
There are 84 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. Accommodations aboard a ''Winston'' are considered to be inferior.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s 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 are multiple [[emergency locker]]s.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| The vessel mounts a [[Jump Drive|Jump]]-1 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-1 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-9, giving performance of Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-1s and gives the [[power plant]] four weeks duration.
* The engineering section has a main control room.
** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
* The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid.
* The jump drive is fitted with a [[jump governor]].
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| The vessel is fitted with an efficient Model 4/fib [[computer]]: no backup computer is installed.
* There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel.
* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and an avionics suite.
* It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| 150 [[hardpoint]]s.
* The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for a ''Winston'' class is:
* 1 Type J spinal [[Particle Accelerator]].
* 20 triple [[beam laser]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into two batteries of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
* 20 dual [[plasma gun]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into two batteries of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
* 60 triple [[missile]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into six batteries of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is not armored.
* 20 triple [[sandcaster]] [[turret]]s, typically grouped into two batteries of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
* The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| The vessel carries no [[subcraft]].
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 4,350 [[Ton]]s.
* The hull is fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
* The vessel is equipped with a [[fuel purification plant]] that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]18,402.783
* Architects Fee: [[MCr]]184.028
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 167 weeks (39 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 62 [[Ton]]s.
* The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.
|-
|}

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
''Winston'' class Light Cruisers are part of [[The Democratic People's Defense Forces]], the military of the [[Winston Democracy]]. They are designed to operate alongside ''[[Stormbringer class Fleet Tender|Stormbringer]]'' class [[Fleet Tender]]s. They carry enough fuel for two jumps, to allow them to keep pace with the ''[[Stormbringer class Fleet Tender|Stormbringers]]''.

Accommodations aboard ''Winston''s are notoriously poor, with cramped and inconveniently sited quarters and limited personal storage space.

== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


[[Category: The Democratic People's Defense Forces]]
[[Category: The Democratic People's Defense Forces Ship]]
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
[[Category: Winston Democracy]]
[[Category: Winston Democracy Ship]]
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Alagoric (talk) 05:51, 3 September 2018 (EDT)

Notes (2018)

Ron, does this ship serve with The Democratic People's Defense Forces?

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 19:37, 1 September 2018 (EDT)

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Ronald B. Kline, Jr. (talk) 03:26, 2 September 2018 (EDT)Yes

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Thanks.

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 04:04, 2 September 2018 (EDT)