Yellow Jacket class Q-Ship

Yellow Jacket class Q-Ship
Converted merchant vessel
Type: HQT Q-Ship
Category	ACS
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model/D fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	7
Officers	2
Enlisted	5
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Outcasts of the Whispering Sky
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr252.286 Qty: 201.829
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	HQT-BS51
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Q-Ship
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Yellow Jacket class Q-Ships is an armed anti-piracy starship

• It is a paramilitary ship and a Q-Ship.
• They are often converted merchant free traders.
• It is also known as the Yellow Jacket class Armed Merchantman.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 5-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined cone hull. A small amount for reinforced bracing was added to support the hull plates and the engine room was gutted to accommodate the largest maneuver drives and power plants that would fit. The original commercial jump drive was retained, the result is pretty quick and agile.

• It carries medium armament and a moderate defensive suite. A pair of triple turrets carry a total of four beam lasers and a pair of missile racks. Nuclear tipped ordinance is used to discourage unwelcome visitors.
• It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed.
• It has a 7 sophont crew and no marines.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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 subcraft) 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 / Hull	200 tons.
2.	Crew	x7 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-1 5-G acceleration Power Plant-8 16-EPs Agility-5
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/D fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x2 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: 4 beam lasers Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: 2 missile racks Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: factor 1 Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 56.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops
10.	Cost	MCr252.286.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

These ships are built in small numbers at Keratl/Silver Laurel (Hinterworlds 1730). Some Stalker Yellow Jackets were believed to be built as Q-ships, or as heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Vessel - Q-ship:

1. Type QT class Q-ship
   1. Ashigaru class Q-ship
   2. Fenris class Q-ship
   3. Gyro Cadis class Q-ship
   4. Sokhkhun class Raider Q-Carrier
   5. Yellow Jacket class Q-Ship
   6. Yeoman class Attack Cargo Vessel
   7. Zahzicih class Q-ship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (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