Rampart class Light Fighter

Rampart class Fighter
Type: PL Fighter
Size	10 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr14.23
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

Rampart Class Light Fighter: The Rampart-class Aerofighter (Fighter), is the most commonly deployed and high-tech (TL-15) starfighter within the Third Imperium.

• It is a smallcraft.

Variants

There are two primary models of the Rampart:

• The FL128, a single seat version
• The FL128/2, a two position command and control (c4i) version

The FL128/2 also serves as a trainer model for pilots receiving introductory and advanced training in Rampart usage. The (c4i) command & control package can be relatively quickly removed when converting the two-seat model to training mode.

The pilot sits in the front seat while the (c4i) operator works as a (RIO) "Rear-seat Instrument Operator."

In training mode, the pilot/trainee sits in the front seat while the pilot/instructor sits in the rear seat.

Description

The Rampart Class (Aerofighter) has the following specifications (Performance Capabilities ):

Operational Envelope

It is a very flexible craft capable of operating inside or outside of standard atmospheres, as well as in deep space. Various conversion packages exist to allow the Rampart to operate in heavily-tainted or other non-standard atmospheres.

The Rampart was designed to be used on carrier starships, space stations, or even from planetary or planetoid bases.

Propulsion

The Rampart does not have a FTL drive and can only operate at Sublight velocities. Its top speed within atmospheres is classified, but believed to be within the high hypersonic range.

The engine and powerplant specifications for the rampart are classified.

Egress System

Both seats are capable of full operation of the Rampart and are equipped with advanced Zero-zero (i.e. zero altitude and zero airspeed) ejection seats. The pilots wear standard vacuum suits and the ejection seats are equipped with an advanced survival system in the case of space (vacuum) egress.

Both the pilots and manufacturers have requested that escape capsules be built into the Rampart's successors as the standard ejection seat has a low survivability during atmopsheric egress under high speed. Additionally, escape capules can provide greater life support capabilities under space (vacuum) egress conditions.

Deployment Structure

The standard Rampart squadron consists of ten fighters:

• Eight FL-128 single seat models
• Two FL-128/2 twin-seat models

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), TBD.
• MegaTraveller Arrival Vengeance
• MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook
• TNE Brilliant Lances in Booklet: 'Technical Booklet'
• TNE Striker II
• Periodical: Classic Traveller Challenge27 in Article: "Fighter Profile: The Rampart IV and V" by Author: Robert Liebman
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science