Editing Delta 7 class Space Superiority Fleet Fighter

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Delta 7 class Space Superiority Fleet Fighter
|alsosee  = 
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
|caption  = Non-canon fan design.
|cargo    = 0.2
|crew     = 1
|cost     = 66.175 (base)<br>MCr52.94 (discounted)
|IOC      = No information yet available.
|enlisted = 0 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 6
|hp       = 1
|hpass    = 0
|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
|jump     = 0
|lpass    = 0 
|marines  = No information yet available.
|model    = No information yet available.
|officers = 1
|origin   = Jurisdiction of Nadon
|QSP      = No information yet available.
|size     = 30
|tdes     = PA
|TL       = 10
|type     = Fighters#PA{{!}}Heavy Fighter
|usp      = PA-0706B41-000000-00002-0
|manufacturer= Gukaini Fabrique, Hanlon Central Treaty Defense Committee
}}
The Gukaini Fabrique [[Delta 7 class Space Superiority Fleet Fighter]] is a combatant [[smallcraft]].
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[fighter]].

== Description (Specifications) ==
The Gukaini Fabrique, and the Hanlon Central Treaty Defense Committee collaborated on a deep space fighter concept with an eye for offensive punch at a reasonable price.  Several design trade offs were made to keep costs lower, these were not entirely successful.  The Delta 7, is the latest in a series of fighter concepts.  The designers focused on a specific mission and abandoned multi-role flexibility.  The single crew member has an acceleration couch on the bridge, and has room for a passenger if needed.  The bridge was installed to ensure that the PDE Model 4 computer would have unrestricted access to avionics, fire control, and maneuver profiles.  Seamless integration with no reduction of workload capacity was the goal.  The power drain was considered worth the advanced software for target acquisition and tracking capabilities.  As a result the [[Gukaini Fabrique Delta 7 class Space Superiority Fleet Fighter]], emerged from a firm best know for repair and re-manufacture of civilian products.  As required by the Jurisdiction, on the planet of Hanlon (B624776-A) the Central Treaty Defense Committee made sure to build the required number of 30 ton [[warship]]s.  Large squadrons of twelve fighters were assigned to each of the four [[Euphrates Rio class Fleet Tender]]s.  The {{TL|10}} military design was required by the [[Jurisdiction of Nadon]] to consistently deliver accurate, dense sheaf, missile overlay saturation fire missions against enemy ships of the line.  They add their massed fire to the batteries of missiles on their carrier.  Despite their aggressive 6 G acceleration, the power drain of the PDE Model 4 computer limits their dog fighting agility.  The cost savings of the unstreamlined dispersed structure precludes refueling missions.  The lack of extended life support restricts their operational duration, and limits patrol endurance to less than 24 hours.  Despite the amble bridge, there is no room for a fiber optic back up system for the notoriously EMP sensitive PDE systems.         

=== 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. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| 30, unstreamlined dispersed hull configuration
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| 1, pilot/gunner.  Two acceleration couches on the bridge.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| 6 G acceleration, power B, 3.3 EP, agility 4.
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| Model 4.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| 1.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| 1 factor 2 battery of PDE triple missile launchers, featuring Homeda brand  Long Lance command detonation nuclear ordinance.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| None.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| None.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| None.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| MCr. 66.175 and MCr. 52.94 in quantity.
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| Architects Fee:0.662, 24 weeks, 19.2 weeks in quantity.
|-
| 12.
| Comments
| * 48 in service.
|-
|}

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
''Operational History:'' Fleet procurement complains that these boats are over priced for their size.  The Gukaini Fabrique delivered a good missile delivery system, that places the pilot's survival as a lower priority.  The best defense is a great offense, or so it is said.  These birds frequently come home shot up, and filled with holes, and pieces blown away.  That is if they make home at all.  The Delta 6 precursor was famously called the Widowmaker, it wasn't ever clear who the widows were.  The Delta 7 has seen a consistent evolution toward a more effective weapons delivery platform.  Most of this designs costs can be traced to the huge fusion powerplant and the PDE computer systems.                

== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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