VTOL Destroyer class Transport
| VTOL Destroyer class Transport | |
|---|---|
 Mark 2 Destroyer class Transport | |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Mass | 110 tons |
| Cost | Cr. 2,898,185 |
| Mode | Flight (Jet Aircraft) |
| Type | Carry All |
| Speed | 300kph |
| Cargo | 48.1387tons |
| Crew | 2 pilot, co-pilot, 2 flight engineers |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Armament | None |
| Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Striker Design Sequence Used | |
The VTOL Destroyer class Transport is a combatant Aircraft.
- It is a military vehicle and a transport.
- It was contracted and designed to meet the 112th Baroness of Nu Yark's exacting specifications.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
VTOL Destroyer class Transport (TECH LEVEL 10) used by a mercenary Condotterie company called the Destroyers: The vehicle has a crew of 4, a pilot, co-pilot, and two flight engineers in two complex cockpits and two crew stations respectively. All crew has advanced ejection seats and simple controls in a simple VTOL airframe. It can carry a single 48.11387 ton Armadillo class MRLS Walker.
Basic Vehicle Characteristics[edit]
- Vehicle volume: loaded combat ready 6,600m3, with wings removed for transport loaded 2,200m3.
- Total mass: empty/loaded: 110 tons.
- Production Cost: Cr. 2,898,185
- Movement:
- Empty/Loaded Maximum 300kph/250cm, Cruise 225kph/187cm, Minimum 0kph/0cm.
- Movement effect on fire: None
- Damage Points: 1,100
- Agility: 3
- Turns: 45o
- Equipment: TL A avionics, extensive ECM, TL–5 Fire Direction Center, and a 5,000 power radio.
- Power: The simple VTOL airframe mounts 0.924MW high performance turbofan engines producing 32.34 tons of thrust and consuming 2,217.6 liters of fuel per hour, internal fuel capacity 40,740 liters, enough for 18.37 hours. Thrust to weight produce 0.25G's. Range: loaded, one-way is 4,133.25km on internal fuel.
- Weapons: None
- Payload: deploys one Armadillo class MRLS Walker
- Maintenance:
- Vehicle: 12
- Electronics: 6
- Weapons: 0
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
A larger mark one version of this plane was designed and a single prototype built. At Cr 20,910,955.54 and 200tons it could carry two Armadillo class MRLS Walkers. It carried enough fuel for almost 45 days, in the end it was much nicer and faster than the mark 2, but just too expensive. The mark 2 is a stripped down, slow, minimalistic approach, with absolutely no frills. The only special feature is the TL–5 fire direction center, very crude but cheap which poorly coordinates all the Armadillos for a single fire mission. The only defensive feature is the extensive ECM which makes it very difficult to detect with RADAR. The MRLS battery has to be moved into position one at a time. A slow and arduous task which is a mission vulnerability. The Baroness could only afford one mark 2 for her inaugural mercenary ticket for use on Aramanx/Aramis (Spinward Marches 3005). Rumor is she plans to acquire more, and maybe some of the gold plated mark 2s, as soon as possible. These were designed for a mercenary Dream Ticket, to be built with money provided upfront by Sternmetal Horizons an interested megacorporation. The total unit budget was MCr30.
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- Striker Design Sequence Used
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science