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|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
 
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
 
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
 
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
|cargo    = 0.1 missile magazine
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|cargo    = 0.1 emergency locker
|crew    = 19 with 18 marines
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|crew    = 37 with 36 marines
 
|cost    = 20.375 (base)<br>MCr16.3 (qty)
 
|cost    = 20.375 (base)<br>MCr16.3 (qty)
 
|IOC      = TBD
 
|IOC      = TBD
|enlisted = 17
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|enlisted = 35
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|g        = 3
 
|g        = 3
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|jump    = 0
 
|jump    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
|marines  = 18
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|marines  = 36
 
|model    = TBD
 
|model    = TBD
 
|officers = 2
 
|officers = 2
 
|origin  = Trooles Confederation
 
|origin  = Trooles Confederation
 
|QSP      = TBD
 
|QSP      = TBD
|size    = 20
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|size    = 40
|tdes    = SC
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|tdes    = AD
 
|TL      = 11
 
|TL      = 11
 
|type    = Dropship
 
|type    = Dropship
|usp      = DS-0103322-000000-00002-0  
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|usp      = DS-0103322-100000-02000-0  
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
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| 1.
 
| 1.
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| 20 [[ton]]s.
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| 40 [[ton]]s.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
| x19 [[crew]], the flight crew consists of a pilot/gunner who is usually an officer or commissioned specialist and a squad or section of 18 marines, there is a small craft bridge with two acceleration couches and seventeen addition life support couches in the troop bay.  There are no staterooms nor lowberths.
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| x37 [[crew]], the flight crew consists of a pilot/gunner who is usually an officer or commissioned specialist and a platoon of 36 marines, there is a small craft bridge with two acceleration couches and thirty-five addition life support couches in the troop bay.  There are no staterooms nor lowberths.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| 3-G acceleration, power plant-3, EP-0.6, agility-3.
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| 3-G acceleration, power plant-3, EP-1.2, agility-0.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4.
 
| 4.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
 
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
* three missile launchers firing as a single factor 2 battery  
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* a single plasma gun firing as a single factor 2 battery  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 7.
 
| 7.
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| None
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| factor 1 hull armor
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 8.
 
| 8.
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| 10.
 
| 10.
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]20.375 (base)<br>MCr16.3 (qty).
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| [[MCr]]29.735 (base)<br>MCr23.788 (qty).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 11.
 
| 11.
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| 12.
 
| 12.
 
| Comments
 
| Comments
| Architects Fee: MCr 0.204
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| Architects Fee: MCr 0.297
* Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.1 [[ton]]s.  Typically this is a dedicated missile magazine.
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* Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.1 [[ton]]s.  Typically this is a tiny emergency supply locker.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
The ''TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship'' class is used by the [[Trooles Confederation]].  These are fully streamlined dual environment vehicles.  Lifting, variable geometry wings and heavy grav modules make them very maneuverable and they are legendary for their ability to "drop in on a small denomination metal coin." The bridge can not support a fiber optical back up system and larger computers were rejected because of the power drain, which this reactor could not sustainFire control is adequate for ground support roles, but this craft is not expected to engage enemy fleet combatantsThe size of the marine squad deployed varies from vessel to vessel. Smaller fleet vessels typically carry this design's little brother the 20 dton [[TC02 Grave Endeavor class Dropship]]. Power restrictions also lead to the cancellation of a pulse laser installation project.  The 3 G acceleration and agility is considered just enough to get in and get out of hot LZs on contested border worlds without losing room for marines in the troop bay.  The armored hull variant, popular with marine brass, was rejected for that reason as well.  It would have curtailed speed and lowered the troop capacity. 
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The ''TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship'' class is used by the [[Trooles Confederation]].  These are fully streamlined dual environment vehicles.  Lifting, variable geometry wings and heavy grav modules make them stable firing platforms.  They fly ballistic trajectories and lack the elusive maneuverability of their little brothers.  Upon reentry, they bleed off so much heat their thermal signature is referred to as ringing the doorbell.  Stealth is not their forte, they use many components in common with the other dropships in the inventory.  As a result they are very reasonably priced considering their capabilities.  They are still the preferred method for marine platoon extraction.  The marines use assault capsules to deploy and these beasts' arrival mean its time to go homeThey can also be called upon for direct fire support.  The plasma gun will demolish any enemy ground vehicles arrayed against themIts power requirements drain the agile from the design.ccSmaller fleet vessels typically carry this design's little brother the 20 dton [[TC02 Grave Endeavor class Dropship]].  
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==

Revision as of 16:19, 29 September 2018

TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: AD Dropship
Size 40 Tons
Hull Configuration [[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer TBD
Jump J-0
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 37 with 36 marines
    Officers 2
    Enlisted 35
    Marines 36
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 0.1 emergency locker Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Trooles Confederation
Price
Cost MCr20.375 (base)
MCr16.3 (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 TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship is a starship.

Description (Specifications)

The TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship is an "express elevator to hell" as one unknown marine once famously quipped. They are deployed aboard vessels from the Trooles Confederation. Examples of the class can be encountered throughout the coreward parts of Theta Borealis Sector. The vessel has a fully streamlined needle/wedge configuration structure hull. It is fitted with fuel scoops and allowing it to perform wilderness ocean refueling.

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. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage 40 tons.
2. Crew x37 crew, the flight crew consists of a pilot/gunner who is usually an officer or commissioned specialist and a platoon of 36 marines, there is a small craft bridge with two acceleration couches and thirty-five addition life support couches in the troop bay. There are no staterooms nor lowberths.
3. Performance 3-G acceleration, power plant-3, EP-1.2, agility-0.
4. Electronics Model 2
5. Hardpoints 1 hardpoint.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
  • a single plasma gun firing as a single factor 2 battery
7. Defenses factor 1 hull armor
8. Craft none
9. Fuel Treatment Fuel Scoops
10. Cost MCr29.735 (base)
MCr23.788 (qty).
11. Construction Time 24 weeks to build, 19 weeks in quantity.
12. Comments Architects Fee: MCr 0.297
  • Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.1 tons. Typically this is a tiny emergency supply locker.

History & Background (Dossier)

The TC04 Valkyrie class Dropship class is used by the Trooles Confederation. These are fully streamlined dual environment vehicles. Lifting, variable geometry wings and heavy grav modules make them stable firing platforms. They fly ballistic trajectories and lack the elusive maneuverability of their little brothers. Upon reentry, they bleed off so much heat their thermal signature is referred to as ringing the doorbell. Stealth is not their forte, they use many components in common with the other dropships in the inventory. As a result they are very reasonably priced considering their capabilities. They are still the preferred method for marine platoon extraction. The marines use assault capsules to deploy and these beasts' arrival mean its time to go home. They can also be called upon for direct fire support. The plasma gun will demolish any enemy ground vehicles arrayed against them. Its power requirements drain the agile from the design.ccSmaller fleet vessels typically carry this design's little brother the 20 dton TC02 Grave Endeavor class Dropship.

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