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{{InfoboxShip
 
|name    = Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
 
|name    = Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
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|alsosee  =  
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|architect= TBD
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|agility  = 1
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|caption  = Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
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|alsosee  = [[Cruiser]]
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|architect= Fee: [[MCr]]1,094.788
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|blueprint= No
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|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|caption  = [[Symbol]] of the [[Sword Worlds]]
 
|cargo    = 78
 
|cargo    = 78
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|crew    = 767 with 100 Marines
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|crew    = 767
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|cost    = 109,478.793
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|cost    = 109,478.793 (base) <br>[[MCr]]87,583.035 (qty)
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|IOC     = TBD
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|enlisted = 586
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|enlisted = TBD
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|EOS     = Still in active service.
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|era      = 1105
 
|footnote = Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|footnote = Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|g        = 3
 
|g        = 3
 
|hp      = 900
 
|hp      = 900
 
|hpass    = 0
 
|hpass    = 0
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|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
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|hull    = Wedge Hull
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|illustration= Yes
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|image    = Sword World Symbol Small.png
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|IOC      = Unknown
 
|jump    = 2
 
|jump    = 2
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|lpass    = 0
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|lpass    = <br>0
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|marines  = TBD
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|marines  = 100
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|model    = TBD
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|model    = [[Model/5]] [[fib]] [[computer]]
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|officers = TBD
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|officers = 81
 
|origin  = Sword Worlds
 
|origin  = Sword Worlds
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|QSP      = BC-0JS32
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|ref      = Fan: [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
 
|size    = 90,000
 
|size    = 90,000
 
|size-cat = BCS
 
|size-cat = BCS
 
|tdes    = CH
 
|tdes    = CH
 
|TL      = 11
 
|TL      = 11
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|type    = Cruiser#CB{{!}}Battle Cruiser
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|type    = Battlecruiser
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|usp      = TBD
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|usp      = BC-Q1233E3-B90004-867B8-1
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
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No information or synopsis yet available.  
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The [[Gauntlet class Battlecruiser]] is a [[warship]].
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* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Battlecruiser]].
 
   
 
   
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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This class is as well armed and armored as [[Sword Worlds Confederation]] [[technology]] can manage.  
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It is a vessel with 3-G and J-2 performance with a [[streamlined]] [[wedge hull]]. This class is as well armed and armored as [[Sword Worlds Confederation]] [[technology]] can manage. It carries the best [[Meson Gun|meson]] [[spinal mount]]. It lacks speed and agility as a result.
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* It carries heavy armament and a military [[defensive suite]].
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* It ordinarily carries several [[subcraft]], several [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s when needed. It carries a company of marines and a squadron of [[fighter]]s.
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* It has a 767 [[sophont]] [[crew]] and 100 [[marine]]s.
  
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It carries the best [[Meson Gun|meson]] [[spinal mount]], a company of marines and a squadron of [[fighter]]s. It lacks speed and agility as a result.
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=== Image Repository ===
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# A fictional chit in the style of ''[[Fifth Frontier War (game)|Fifth Frontier War]]'' representing a squadron of ''Gauntlet'' class [[Battlecruiser]]s. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]]. <br>[[File: Cruiser Fictional-FFW-Chit Sworld Worlds-J2 30-Sept-2019.png]]
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=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
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No information yet available.
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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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}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|-
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! No.
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! Category
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! Remarks
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|-
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| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
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| 90,000 [[ton]]s. [[Streamlined Hull|Streamlined]] [[Wedge Hull|wedge]] configuration.
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|-
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| 2.
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| [[Crew]]
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| 767 [[crew]].
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* x81 Officers, x586 Enlisted.
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* x100 [[Marine]]s.
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x384 [[stateroom]]s.
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|-
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| 3.
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
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| ''Propulsion:''
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* [[Jump]]-2
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* 3-G [[Maneuver Drive|acceleration]]
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* [[Power Plant]]-3
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** 2,700 [[EP]]s
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* Agility-1, Emergency Agility-3
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|-
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| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| [[Bridge]]. x2 [[Model/5]] [[fib]] [[computer]]s.
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|-
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| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| x900 [[hardpoint]]s.
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* x80 dedicated to [[spinal weapon]]ry
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* x600 dedicated to 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s
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* x220 dedicated to [[turret]]s
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|-
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| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
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| The normal weapons fit-out for the ''Gauntlet'' class is:
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* [[Beam Laser]]s: x80 triple [[turret]]s, forming 8 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s.
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* [[Plasma Gun]]s: x40 dual [[turret]]s forming 4 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s.
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* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: x10 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s.
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* [[Meson Gun]]s: x1 [[Spinal Weapon]]
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* [[Anti-Shipping Missile|Missile]]s: x40 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s.
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|-
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
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* [[Heavy Armor]]: factor 11
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* [[Repulsor]]s: x10 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s.
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* [[Sandcaster]]s: x100 triple [[turret]]s forming 10 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s.
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The vessel is not equipped with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems
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|-
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| 8.
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| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
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| x10 20-[[ton]] ''Nymph'' class [[Fighter]]s
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* The [[fighter]]s are launched from [[hangar]]s.
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x4 [[Combat Transport|Assault Boat]]s
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x10 [[Drop Capsule]] launch tubes
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* x100 [[Drop Capsule]]s (x10 held in tubes, x90 held in dedicated storage).
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|-
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| 9.
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| [[Fuel Tank]]age: 20,700 [[ton]]s
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* [[Fuel Scoop]]s
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* [[Fuel Purification Plant]]
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|-
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| 10.
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| [[MCr]]1,094.788
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* [[MCr]]87,583.035 in quantity
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|-
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| 11.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| 51 months to build.
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|-
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| 12.
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| Remarks
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| ''Other Equipment:''
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 78.0 [[ton]]s.
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|-
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|}
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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No information yet available.  
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''Vessel Peculiarities:'' No information yet available.
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''Class Naming Practice/s:'' No information yet available.
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
 
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]

Latest revision as of 03:32, 2 October 2019

Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
Sword World Symbol Small.png
Symbol of the Sword Worlds
Type: CH Battlecruiser
Category BCS
Size 90,000 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer Model/5 fib computer
Jump J-2
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 900
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 767
    Officers 81
    Enlisted 586
    Marines 100
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 78 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Sword Worlds
Year Operational Unknown
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr109,478.793 (base)
MCr87,583.035 (qty)
Architect fee MCrFee: MCr1,094.788
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile BC-0JS32
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Cruiser
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Gauntlet class Battlecruiser is a warship.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It is a vessel with 3-G and J-2 performance with a streamlined wedge hull. This class is as well armed and armored as Sword Worlds Confederation technology can manage. It carries the best meson spinal mount. It lacks speed and agility as a result.

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A fictional chit in the style of Fifth Frontier War representing a squadron of Gauntlet class Battlecruisers. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the Sword Worlds Confederation.
    Cruiser Fictional-FFW-Chit Sworld Worlds-J2 30-Sept-2019.png

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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 90,000 tons. Streamlined wedge configuration.
2. Crew 767 crew.
  • x81 Officers, x586 Enlisted.
  • x100 Marines.

x384 staterooms.

3. Performance Propulsion:
4. Electronics Bridge. x2 Model/5 fib computers.
5. Hardpoints x900 hardpoints.
6. Armament / Weaponry The normal weapons fit-out for the Gauntlet class is:
7. Defenses Defensive Equipment:

The vessel is not equipped with screens or other passive defensive systems

8. Craft / Drones x10 20-ton Nymph class Fighters

x4 Assault Boats

x10 Drop Capsule launch tubes

  • x100 Drop Capsules (x10 held in tubes, x90 held in dedicated storage).
9. Fuel Treatment Fuel Tankage: 20,700 tons
10. Cost MCr1,094.788
  • MCr87,583.035 in quantity
11. Construction Time 51 months to build.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Military Ship - Warship - Heavy Cruiser:

  1. Type CH class Heavy Cruiser
    1. Arakoine class Strike Cruiser
    2. Atlantic class Heavy Cruiser
    3. Aubaka class Battle Cruiser
    4. Bastion class Battle Cruiser
    5. Blake class Heavy Cruiser
    6. Canton class Control Cruiser
    7. Chazhdr class Light Cruiser
    8. Conquest class Heavy Cruiser
    9. Cynical Son class Battlecruiser
    10. Dacrows Mire class Battlecruiser
    11. Dadiat class Heavy Cruiser
    12. Dauntless class Heavy Cruiser
    13. Effendi class Heavy Cruiser
    14. Elaezoe class Cruiser
    15. Elfen Lied class Heavy Cruiser
    16. Eurisko class Heavy Cruiser
    17. Fulcrum class Battlecruiser
    18. Gateway class Heavy Cruiser
    19. Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
    20. Glenaurian class Heavy Cruiser
    21. Gridlow class Heavy Cruiser
    22. Halsey Keats class Heavy Cruiser
    23. Honre class Asteroid Battle Cruiser
    24. Hu Gi Singh class Battlecruiser
    25. Iridium Vow class Battlecruiser
    26. Joker class Battle Cruiser
    27. Kagori class Battlecruiser
    28. Kalradin class Battlecruiser
    29. Kas'Drak class Strike Cruiser
    30. Kirov class Cruiser
    31. Mercury class Heavy Cruiser
    32. Minsk class Heavy Cruiser
    33. Mongol Risen class Cruiser
    34. Narmo class Heavy Cruiser
    35. Neivrdlalh class Heavy Cruiser
    36. Nightrim class Heavy Cruiser
    37. Nordica class Battlecruiser
    38. Normandy class Heavy Cruiser
    39. Panjiach class Heavy Cruiser
    40. Planet class Heavy Cruiser
    41. Pukushik class Cruiser
    42. Refined class Heavy Cruiser
    43. Regal class Battlecruiser
    44. Repulse class Heavy Cruiser
    45. Rugiceps class Light Cruiser
    46. Scapa class Heavy Frigate
    47. Sentinel class Heavy Cruiser
    48. SH70K class Heavy Cruiser
    49. Shtiaba class Light Cruiser
    50. Tash class Heavy Cruiser
    51. Tliabazhdrinzh class Heavy Cruiser
    52. Trend class Support Cruiser
    53. Umbra class Battlecruiser
    54. Viatoris class Heavy Cruiser
    55. Vieblazhdr class Heavy Cruiser
    56. Vonk class Cruiser
    57. Vrapkenchkinj class Light Battlecruiser
    58. Windhorst class Heavy Cruiser
    59. Xing!kir class Light Cruiser
    60. Xundar class Heavy Cruiser

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