Ninz class Scout
Ninz class Scout | |
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A Ninz class Scout on a dangerous close-up reconnaissance mission. | |
Type: S Explorer | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 100 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Needle Hull |
Streamlining | Airframe Hull |
Tech Level | TL–14 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Fuel Treatment | Scoops |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 1 |
Offensive | 1 triple missile turret |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 5 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 2 |
High/Mid Passengers | 8 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 6 Tons |
Fuel tank | 22 Tons |
Carried craft | 1 4t air/raft |
Construction | |
Construction Time | 10 Months |
Origin | Zhodani Consulate |
Price | |
Cost | MCr61.65 |
Architect fee | MCr0.617 |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | SG-AL22 |
Universal Ship Profile | S-1122221-6000000-00003-0 |
Images | |
Blueprint | Yes |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Canon | Published, canon design |
Designer | Jordan Weisman |
Design System | High Guard |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 6, Poster. |
The Ninz class Scout is a TL–14 armed Scout Vessel serving with the Zhodani Navy. It is also known as the Type ZS-class Scout.
Description[edit]
The Ninz-class Scout is an exploratory vessel, uses a 100-ton streamlined hull, and is primarily intended to be operated in times of war by the Zhodani Navy. It is used extensively for patrols, and it has an armored hull to prolong its life in battle.
The Ninz sports the Chiata A/2 jump drive, the Biafrchtev-mA/2 maneuver drive, and the Bonzhtlensh Chezzhdiakl-A power plant, and is capable of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. Fuel tankage of 22 tons supports 28 days of operations and one Jump-2. On the bridge is a computer Model/2. There are five staterooms and no low berths. The ship has a triple turret installed, bearing missile launchers. There is one ship's vehicle: an air/raft. Cargo capacity is 5.0 tons.
This Zhodani Scout Vessel requires a crew of two: pilot/astrogator/engineer, medic if passengers and a gunner if armed. The ship can carry up to eight additional personnel, depending on function and other requirements.
Image Repository[edit]
- Two Ninz class Scouts approaching target on a strike mission.
- A late model Ninz class Scout observing an astrographic phenomenon on a deep space mission.
- A Ninz class Scout with passive sensors activated hiding in an asteroid field.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
- A simple 3-view deck plan image of a Ninz class Scout.
- A cut-away diagram of a Ninz class Scout.
Details: The bridge, with positions for two (only one is needed), is located in the bow. A sunken turret is just aft. The stateroom shared by the regular crew, featuring two single beds and a head, is located abaft the bridge on the starboard side of the ship. The airlock, including a ship's locker, and a double stateroom for passengers are also on the port side.
The starboard side holds the wardroom/galley and three more passenger staterooms. A corridor leads aft to the engineering spaces, which can be monitored from stand-up control consoles.
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] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | 100 tons (standard). 1,400 cubic meters. Lifting Body Wedge Hull. |
2. | Crew | x1 crew. |
3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/2 ship computer. |
5. | Hardpoints | x1 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 | One air/raft. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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10. | Cost | MCr61.65 standard. MCr43.455 in quantity. |
11. | Construction Time | 10 months singly. 8 months in quantity. |
12. | Remarks | Other Equipment:
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History & Background[edit]
A recent version of a time-honored ship design, the Ninz class is equivalent to the Imperial Type S Scout in construction and employment. The Ninz was specifically designed for military scouting duties and is often encountered as part large battle fleets or, less frequently, attached to independent scout squadrons. Some are also found operating individually, engaged in passenger transfers, courier service, survey operations, or intelligence gathering missions. The ship is also used extensively in patrols, where excellent long-range armament and an armored hull enable the ship to survive long enough to escape and report back to the main body.
Exact figures are unavailable, but there are probably several thousand Type S equivalent scouts in Zhodani service, with the Ninz class accounting for perhaps 20% of that total.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities: The Ninz class is a cramped, utilitarian vessel. Bunk beds in the passenger staterooms and the lack of any recreational space outside the tiny wardroom make it see even more crowded than it really is, especially with a full complement.
Class Naming Practice/s: Ships of the class appear to be named after famous admirals of the Zhodani Navy.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
40 Representative Explorer (S) Classes[edit]
Civilian Ship - Science Ship - Explorer - Type S Explorer
B
C
E
F
G
H
I
K
- KE2d Zerp class Scout
- KE3d Korsu class Fast Scout
- Keyhole class Observatory Ship
- Kforuzeng class Scout
- Kr'ghrr class Courier
L
M
N
P
Q
S
- S-223 Moon Raven class Covert Surveillance Scout
- Silver Spur class Scout
- Sixth Horizon class Fast Far Scout
- SLC2 Ahouhi class Scout
T
V
W
X
Y
Z
References[edit]
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Jordan Weisman. Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 (FASA, 1982), 6, Poster.
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 40. (Type ZS class Scout)
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 40.
- Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 6, 54, 92.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.