Tempest class Attack Cruiser

Tempest Class Attack Cruiser
Type: CC Attack Cruiser
Category	BCS
Size	50,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Partially Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/9 fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	6 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops/Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	100
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	475
Officers	56
Enlisted	419
Pilots	44
Marines	150
High/Mid Passengers	36
Payload
Cargo	450 Tons
Fuel tank	20,500 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service
Price
Cost	MCr40,112.21
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	CC-P436BJ3-906800-999N9-4
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Cruiser
Canon	Published, fan design
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	High Passage 4 48-49.

The Tempest class Attack Cruiser is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Attack Cruiser.

Description (Specifications)

The Tempest class Attack Cruiser is a 50,000 ton vessel commonly deployed on the frontiers of the Third Imperium.

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	50,000 tons standard or 50 ktons. 700,000 cubic meters. Partially Streamlined Close Structure Hull.
2.	Crew	56 officers. 419 ratings. 150 Marines. 44 pilots. Total: 475 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-3 6-G acceleration Power Plant-B 5500-EPs Agility-6
4.	Electronics	Model/9 fib computer.
5.	Hardpoints	One spinal weapons mount. Thirty 50-ton bays. Eight 100-ton bays. One hundred hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for this class is: One Meson Gun spinal mount (Factor-N) Eight 100-ton particle accelerator bays. Thirty 50-ton missile bays. Eighty triple beam laser turrets, organised into eight batteries. Twenty double fusion gun turrets, organised into two batteries.
7.	Defenses	Armoured Hull (Factor-9) Nuclear Damper (Factor-8) Meson Screen (Factor-6)
8.	Craft	Forty 10-ton Light Fighters. One launch tube. Four 50-ton small craft.
9.	Fuel Treatment	On-board fuel scoops and fuel purification plant.
10.	Cost	MCr40112.21 standard. MCr32089.768 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	48 months to build singly, 36 months in quantity.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 450 tons. Exact small craft types vary; cost not included in ship cost.

History & Background (Dossier)

Conceived and designed as a multi-purpose patrol vessel for use along the Imperial frontier, the Tempest class of Attack Cruisers is almost always employed on independent missions. Though capable of holding its own in combat against most ships of near-equal size, the Attack Cruiser is considered to be of great value when used away from large battle fleets. It has proven ideal for missions where one or two ships are to 'show the flag' to various states beyond the Imperial border, or for routine frontier patrol work.

Four fighter squadrons are carried on board for various scouting and combat support duties; passenger space has been designed into the vessel to accommodate a small squadron staff over and above usual complement. Remaining weaponry is well-balanced, making the ship a good all-around fighting craft. Versatility, however, has forced the ship to forgo any really outstanding single feature.

Most frontier regions of the Third Imperium have at least a few Tempest class Attack Cruisers on hand. In the Old Expanses, a squadron of ships is usually stationed at the naval base at Peart/So Skire (though these ships are usually detached for independent operations throughout the sector); others are sometimes present in the region as well. In Reaver's Deep, patrolling Attack Cruisers are often encountered along the frontier, or in adjacent client states, helping to keep the Imperial presence strong in the minds of the Imperium's neighbours.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Strike Cruiser:

1. Type CS class Strike Cruiser
   1. Admiral Clarkson class Attack Cruiser
   2. Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser
   3. Agidda class Attack Cruiser
   4. Dzen class Strike Cruiser
   5. Fitl class Strike Cruiser
   6. Flinder class War Cruiser
   7. Gauntlet class Strike Cruiser
   8. Hroilri'ea class Strike Cruiser
   9. Nibar class Strike Cruiser
   10. Rambler class Strike Cruiser
   11. Rapier class War Cruiser
   12. Sniper class Strike Cruiser
   13. Tash class War Cruiser
   14. Tempest class Attack Cruiser
   15. Titan class Strike Cruiser
   16. Vlezhdatl class Strike Cruiser
   17. Waco class Strike Cruiser

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Jim Cunningham. High Passage 4 (FASA, 1982), 48-49.
• Marc Miller. High Passage 5 (FASA, 1982), 57. (USP only)