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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
The design requirement from the EoM called for maximum parts compatibility -- so, they simply doubled the deckplan. What isn't shown on the 2D art is that there is a "humpback" above the top engineering deck; I had to do that, in game terms, to allow for a larger engine space for a J2 drive. The launches are docked forward of the hump. | The design requirement from the EoM called for maximum parts compatibility -- so, they simply doubled the deckplan. What isn't shown on the 2D art is that there is a "humpback" above the top engineering deck; I had to do that, in game terms, to allow for a larger engine space for a J2 drive. The launches are docked forward of the hump. | ||
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| + | Blisters along the exterior flanks of the ship hold 125-dtons of fuel each, in baffled tanks; no access from outside the ship. | ||
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| + | Over its long history, seven primary variants of the Liberty III have developed; all designs are included in the Imperial Standards Software Package, and are usually the first "starter" designs built in a shipyard [q.v.]: | ||
| + | # L3/A: The "stock" Liberty III, described above. This is the most common variant. It's primary defensive weakness is that it has a huge blind spot for its turret arcs to aft. | ||
| + | # L3/B: The "Essex". An actual 'warship', the Essex is classified - depending on the navy - as either a 'corvette', a 'frigate', or a 'destroyer escort'. It sacrifices 350 dtons of cargo to build in a 50dton bay forward, two military turrets (in an aft 'stinger' location, where the aft cargo ramp would normally be), installs a vastly more-capable maneuver drive (bringing it to M4), roughly 3 times the normal armor, and the fuel to make this all work. Finally, the ship has provision for a 40-person Marine platoon as Ships Troops, although it cannot carry much in the way of vehicles for them. | ||
| + | # L3/C: The "Inchon" - This is a stock Liberty III that has had its passenger deck and part of the upper cargo hold converted to troop berthing (total troop capacity: 160 - but life support can only handle this number for c.200 standard hours; 80 troops are normally carried), but is otherwise unchanged from the baseline model. | ||
| + | # L3/D: The "Makin" - Similar to the Inchon-class, but housing an 80-person Commando/Ranger unit, the lower cargo hold has been fitted out as a full-service garage (4 x 6dton bays), and parking for up to 20 "battle cars" (think HALO Warthogs, but a better design). The ship is designed to insert a raiding unit for extended operations dirtside, and act as a repair base for the vehicles. This is a popular design for pirates and mercenary units. | ||
| + | # L3/E: The "Monitor" - Essentially, this is a non-Jump-capable "Essex", intended for use as a battle-rider and planetary assault transport. | ||
| + | # L3/F: The "Consolation" - Rigged as a hospital ship, the "Consolation"-class is essentially a flying hospital, with a 100-dton emergency ward on the lower cargo deck (the remaining 100 dtons on this deck is used for medical cargo), and a 30-bed Intensive Care Unit (2 dtons per room) with a 4-theater Surgery section (4 dtons per room) on the upper cargo deck; there are also 20 Medical Low-berths (100 patient capacity, total) on this deck. Doctors and nurses are housed on the Lido Deck, all in double occupancy. Virtually all "Consolations" are painted in "high visibility" paint schemes and are covered in all manner of very large medical symbols. Military units bringing "Consolations" under fire are almost always massacred wholesale by enraged enemy troops -- and occasionally by their own side. | ||
| + | # L3/G: The "Block Island" - The most visually distinct variant of the type, the Block Island is a non-Jump "space tug/rescue ship" built out as a "Monitor"-class, but with massive external grapples (physical and magnetic) and tow cable-firing turrets. The "Block Island"-class has no real weapons to speak of.....Of note, is the fact that some minor states have used the "Block Island"-for combat boarding under fire, replacing half of the tow cable turrets with mixed triple turrets. While this design has proven useful under fire, the states employing the design are roundly and near-universally denounced for using an emergency rescue vessel as a combat ship. | ||
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities === | === Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities === | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 30 July 2019
| TBD class Attack Boat | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: TBD TBD | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | X Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–X |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/TBD |
| Jump | J-X |
| Maneuver | X G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | X |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | X |
| Officers | X |
| Enlisted | X |
| Marines | X |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | X Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCrX |
| Architect fee | MCrMichael Cessna |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | TBD |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fan: Michael Cessna |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The TBD class Attack Boat is a warship.
- It is a military ship and a Destroyer.
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
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. 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 / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | xTBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
|
| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/TBD fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
|
| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
|
| 8. | Craft / Drones | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)
The design requirement from the EoM called for maximum parts compatibility -- so, they simply doubled the deckplan. What isn't shown on the 2D art is that there is a "humpback" above the top engineering deck; I had to do that, in game terms, to allow for a larger engine space for a J2 drive. The launches are docked forward of the hump.
Blisters along the exterior flanks of the ship hold 125-dtons of fuel each, in baffled tanks; no access from outside the ship.
Over its long history, seven primary variants of the Liberty III have developed; all designs are included in the Imperial Standards Software Package, and are usually the first "starter" designs built in a shipyard [q.v.]:
- L3/A: The "stock" Liberty III, described above. This is the most common variant. It's primary defensive weakness is that it has a huge blind spot for its turret arcs to aft.
- L3/B: The "Essex". An actual 'warship', the Essex is classified - depending on the navy - as either a 'corvette', a 'frigate', or a 'destroyer escort'. It sacrifices 350 dtons of cargo to build in a 50dton bay forward, two military turrets (in an aft 'stinger' location, where the aft cargo ramp would normally be), installs a vastly more-capable maneuver drive (bringing it to M4), roughly 3 times the normal armor, and the fuel to make this all work. Finally, the ship has provision for a 40-person Marine platoon as Ships Troops, although it cannot carry much in the way of vehicles for them.
- L3/C: The "Inchon" - This is a stock Liberty III that has had its passenger deck and part of the upper cargo hold converted to troop berthing (total troop capacity: 160 - but life support can only handle this number for c.200 standard hours; 80 troops are normally carried), but is otherwise unchanged from the baseline model.
- L3/D: The "Makin" - Similar to the Inchon-class, but housing an 80-person Commando/Ranger unit, the lower cargo hold has been fitted out as a full-service garage (4 x 6dton bays), and parking for up to 20 "battle cars" (think HALO Warthogs, but a better design). The ship is designed to insert a raiding unit for extended operations dirtside, and act as a repair base for the vehicles. This is a popular design for pirates and mercenary units.
- L3/E: The "Monitor" - Essentially, this is a non-Jump-capable "Essex", intended for use as a battle-rider and planetary assault transport.
- L3/F: The "Consolation" - Rigged as a hospital ship, the "Consolation"-class is essentially a flying hospital, with a 100-dton emergency ward on the lower cargo deck (the remaining 100 dtons on this deck is used for medical cargo), and a 30-bed Intensive Care Unit (2 dtons per room) with a 4-theater Surgery section (4 dtons per room) on the upper cargo deck; there are also 20 Medical Low-berths (100 patient capacity, total) on this deck. Doctors and nurses are housed on the Lido Deck, all in double occupancy. Virtually all "Consolations" are painted in "high visibility" paint schemes and are covered in all manner of very large medical symbols. Military units bringing "Consolations" under fire are almost always massacred wholesale by enraged enemy troops -- and occasionally by their own side.
- L3/G: The "Block Island" - The most visually distinct variant of the type, the Block Island is a non-Jump "space tug/rescue ship" built out as a "Monitor"-class, but with massive external grapples (physical and magnetic) and tow cable-firing turrets. The "Block Island"-class has no real weapons to speak of.....Of note, is the fact that some minor states have used the "Block Island"-for combat boarding under fire, replacing half of the tow cable turrets with mixed triple turrets. While this design has proven useful under fire, the states employing the design are roundly and near-universally denounced for using an emergency rescue vessel as a combat ship.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Military Ship - Warship - Destroyer:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- TBD
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.