Zydeterranal class System Defense Boat

Zydeterranal class System Defense Boat
TBD
Type: HSL System Defense Boat
Category	BCS
Size	3,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	30
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	44 with 9 marines
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	22 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Zydarian Codominium
Price
Cost	MCr3,847 in quantity 3,077.6
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Published, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Zydeterranal class System Defense Boat is produced at the local boatyard on Zydeterranl at the local technology level.

• It is a paramilitary ship and a System Defense Boat.

Description (Specifications)

Capable of 6Gs acceleration and carrying a pair of model 3 fib computers, this design is the largest native built system defense boat built in the Zydarian Codominium. It follows the SDB pattern of carrying the thickest armor available and features a fully streamlined needle/wedge hull. It can carry a squad of marines for boarding actions. It is armed with a particle accelerator bay and a pair of heavy missile bays and carries no turrets as a result. It has some agility and twenty-two tons of cargo space.

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

#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	TBD.
3.	Performance	TBD.
4.	Electronics	TBD.
5.	Hardpoints	TBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament	TBD.
7.	Defenses	TBD.
8.	Craft	TBD.
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD.
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months.
12.	Comments	None.

History & Background (Dossier)

This TL–9 craft is deployed in a three ship formation. There are no fleet tender designs in the Zydarian Codominium Star Legion available to move SDBs this big, so they patrol the system in which they were built.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Vessel - Defensive Vessel - System Defense Boat:
Type HSB class System Defense Boat AKA Type SB class System Defense Boat

1. Type HSL class Light System Defense Boat
   1. Arden class System Defense Boat
   2. Chiang class System Defense Boat
   3. Hive Protector class System Defense Boat
   4. Oromet class System Defense Boat
   5. Purvaine class System Defense Boat
   6. Rim Republic class System Defense Boat
   7. Tristar class System Defense Boat
   8. Val Marin class System Defense Boat
   9. Yunus class System Defense Boat
   10. Zydeterranal class System Defense Boat

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy