Editing Pador class Dreadnought

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Pador class Dreadnought
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
|agility  = 2
|alsosee  = [[Battleship]]
|architect= [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
|blueprint= No
|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
|caption  = [[Distant Fringe]] vessel.
|cargo    = 5.0
|crew     = 1,394
|cost     = 224,867.361 (base) <br>[[MCr]]179,893.889 (qty)
|enlisted = 1,115 
|EOS      = Still in active service. 
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 4
|hp       = 2,000
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = Wedge Hull
|illustration= No 
|image    = Distant Fringe Logo.gif
|IOC      = Unknown 
|jump     = 2
|lpass    = <br>0
|marines  = 200
|model    = [[Model/6]] [[fib]]
|officers = 279
|origin   = Pador Military Forces
|QSP      = ZDBN-CKS42
|ref      = [[Ron Kline Design]]
|size     = 200,000
|size-cat = [[BCS]]
|tdes     = BDN
|TL       = 12
|type     = Dreadnought
|usp      = ZBDN-S1244F4-C91106-888K9-1
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Pador class Dreadnought]] is a heavy [[warship]].
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Dreadnought]].
* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Warships of the Distant Fringe]].

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
It is a fully [[streamlined]] [[needle/wedge structure hull]] is fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s and [[on board fuel purification]] for wilderness ocean refueling. It has Jump-2 range and 4 G acceleration with a 2-Agility rating. It carries enough internal [[fuel]] for a Jump-2 with a Jump-1 reserve. They can carry a Jump-2 [[drop tank]] as well for long range strikes into [[Sath Alliance]] territory when needed. It is [[tanker]]-dependent for longer range fleet maneuvers. It carries a [[model/6]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]], a back up computer and extra [[screen generator]]s in the event of battle damage. 

They are armed with a [[meson gun]] [[spinal mount]], [[particle accelerator]] [[bay]], five hundred triple [[beam laser]] [[turret]]s, and two hundred dual [[fusion gun]] [[turret]]s. There are forty [[heavy missile]] [[bay]]s. The [[hull]] is fully armored. The design has a [[repulsor bay]] and eight hundred triple [[sand caster]] [[turret]]s.

The vessel has ten 50 ton [[recovery boat]]s to transport troops. They are supported by a squadron of ten 50 ton [[heavy fighter]]s.

It has 1,394 [[crew]] and carries two companies for a total of 200 rapid response [[jump troop]]s, who function like [[marine]]s.

=== 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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
| 200,000 [[ton]]s.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| 1,394 [[crew]].
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| ''Propulsion:''
* Jump-2 
* 4-G acceleration
* [[Power Plant]]-4
* 8,000-[[EP]]s
* Agility-2
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| [[Model/6]] [[fib]] [[computer]].
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x2,000 [[hardpoint]]s.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
* No information yet available.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
* [[Repulsor]]s: Yes
* Other: None
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| Craft Complement:
* x10 50T [[Recovery Boat]]s
* x10 50T [[Heavy Fighter]]s
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| [[Fuel Scoop]]s and [[On Board Fuel Purification]]
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]224,867.361
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 57 months to build, 45 months in quantity.
|-
| 12.
| Remarks
| ''Other Equipment:''
* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 5.0 [[ton]]s.
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
It is a potent [[warship]] operated within the [[Distant Fringe]]. It was built to be the premier capital ship in [[Far Home Sector]] and the most powerful weapon in the [[Distant Fringe]]. Nothing in space can match this battle wagon: No other known world in the [[Distant Fringe]] builds a more powerful ship.

Designed and built by [[Pador (world)|Pador]] after 57 months (224 weeks) for the [[prototype]) and 45 months (180 weeks) for the production models at huge expense. 

In keeping with the [[Pador Military Forces|Pador Fleet]]'s internal security mission, this class was designed with a defensive mindset. They carry the best armor available matched with the most powerful [[meson gun]] [[spinal mount]] in the sector. 10 are in service.

=== Distant Fringe Vessels ===
The [[Distant Fringe]] is said to be a far [[spinward]]-[[rimward]] area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on [[Terra (world)|Terra]]. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of [[Charted Space]] by vast, almost uncrossable [[rift]]s that were once broached by a system of [[calibration Point]]s and the use of [[tanker]]s. Those few academics within [[Charted Space]] who have found references to the [[Distant Fringe]] regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the [[Distant Fringe]] believe the existence of [[Charted Space]] to be mythical.{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}

[[Vessel]]s originating within the [[Distant Fringe]] are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, [[misjump]]s do occur and [[Astrographic Phenomenon|anomalies]] with bizarre [[spacetime]] and [[Jumpspace]] effects exist: as such, [[Vessel|craft]] of this type are not entirely unknown within [[Charted Space]].{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the [[polity|state]] that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
* Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and [[Transponder|transponder]] codes.
* Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
''[[Warship]] - [[Dreadnought]]:''
# [[Type BDN class Dreadnought]]
## [[Pador class Dreadnought]]

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Sources
| {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
}}
 

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[[Category: Distant Fringe Ship]]
[[Category: Pador Military Forces]]
[[Category: Pador Military Forces Ship]]
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
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