KE3 Korsu class Gun Boat

KE3 Korsu class Gun Boat
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: PA Gunboat
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	3
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	11
Officers	2
Enlisted	9
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	30 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
Price
Cost	MCr266.776 (base) MCr213.421 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The KE3 Korsu class Gun Boat is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Gunboat.

Description (Specifications)

Used in patrols for the Korsumug Empire, they are streamlined saucers capable of wilderness ocean refueling. They carry enough internal fuel for two jumps and are fitted with additional drop tanks for jump 1 as needed for extended range operations.

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

No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	300 tons.
2.	Crew	x11 crew. Pilot, Navigator, 4 Engineers, Medic, 4 Gunners in 5.5 double occupancy staterooms.
3.	Performance	Jump-1, 6-G acceleration, Power plant-6, 18-EPs, Agility-5.
4.	Electronics	Model 3
5.	Hardpoints	x3 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: x1 triple missile launcher turret, firing as a factor 2 single battery. x1 dual plasma gun turret, firing as two factor 1 batteries.
7.	Defenses	x1 triple sand caster turret, firing as a single factor 4 battery.
8.	Craft	Craft: x1 10T ATV, x1 4T Air/Raft
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
10.	Cost	MCr266.776 (base) MCr213.421 (qty).
11.	Construction Time	56 weeks to build, 45 weeks in quantity.
12.	Comments Standard cargo capacity amounts to 30 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

They are faster than the battle scouts, but less well protected. They can carry more cargo, vehicles and are streamlined so that they can land on planetary surfaces. The 16 lowberths are frequently used for two squads of troopers, prisoners or wounded.

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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science