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{{InfoboxShip | {{InfoboxShip | ||
|name = Gauntlet class Battlecruiser | |name = Gauntlet class Battlecruiser | ||
| − | |alsosee = | + | |aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]] |
| − | |architect= | + | |agility = 1 |
| − | |caption = | + | |alsosee = [[Cruiser]] |
| + | |architect= Fee: [[MCr]]1,094.788 | ||
| + | |blueprint= No | ||
| + | |canon = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | ||
| + | |caption = [[Symbol]] of the [[Sword Worlds]] | ||
|cargo = 78 | |cargo = 78 | ||
| − | |crew = 767 | + | |crew = 767 |
| − | |cost = 109,478.793 | + | |cost = 109,478.793 (base) <br>[[MCr]]87,583.035 (qty) |
| − | | | + | |enlisted = 586 |
| − | | | + | |EOS = Still in active service. |
| + | |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 | ||
| − | |image = | + | |hull = Wedge Hull |
| + | |illustration= Yes | ||
| + | |image = Sword World Symbol Small.png | ||
| + | |IOC = Unknown | ||
|jump = 2 | |jump = 2 | ||
| − | |lpass = 0 | + | |lpass = <br>0 |
| − | |marines = | + | |marines = 100 |
| − | |model = | + | |model = [[Model/5]] [[fib]] [[computer]] |
| − | |officers = | + | |officers = 81 |
|origin = Sword Worlds | |origin = Sword Worlds | ||
| + | |QSP = BC-0JS32 | ||
| + | |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 | ||
| − | |type = | + | |type = Battlecruiser |
| − | |usp = | + | |usp = BC-Q1233E3-B90004-867B8-1 |
|manufacturer= Various | |manufacturer= Various | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | The [[Gauntlet class Battlecruiser]] is a [[warship]]. | |
| + | * It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Battlecruiser]]. | ||
| − | == Description (Specifications) == | + | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == |
| − | This class is as well armed and armored as [[Sword Worlds Confederation]] [[technology]] can manage. | + | 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. |
| − | + | * It carries heavy armament and a military [[defensive suite]]. | |
| − | It carries the best [[Meson Gun|meson]] [[spinal mount]], a company of marines and a squadron of [[fighter]]s. It | + | * 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. |
| + | * It has a 767 [[sophont]] [[crew]] and 100 [[marine]]s. | ||
=== Image Repository === | === Image Repository === | ||
| − | + | # 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]] | |
=== General Description & Deck Plans === | === General Description & Deck Plans === | ||
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| x900 [[hardpoint]]s. | | x900 [[hardpoint]]s. | ||
* x80 dedicated to [[spinal weapon]]ry | * x80 dedicated to [[spinal weapon]]ry | ||
| − | * | + | * x600 dedicated to 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s |
| − | * | + | * x220 dedicated to [[turret]]s |
|- | |- | ||
| 6. | | 6. | ||
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry | | [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry | ||
| − | | The normal weapons fit-out for | + | | The normal weapons fit-out for the ''Gauntlet'' class is: |
| − | * [[Laser]]s: | + | * [[Beam Laser]]s: x80 triple [[turret]]s, forming 8 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s. |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Plasma Gun]]s: x40 dual [[turret]]s forming 4 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s. |
| − | * [[Particle Accelerator]]s: | + | * [[Particle Accelerator]]s: x10 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s. |
| − | * [[Meson Gun]]s: | + | * [[Meson Gun]]s: x1 [[Spinal Weapon]] |
| − | * [[Missile | + | * [[Anti-Shipping Missile|Missile]]s: x40 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s. |
| − | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 7. | | 7. | ||
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| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]'' | | ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]'' | ||
* [[Heavy Armor]]: factor 11 | * [[Heavy Armor]]: factor 11 | ||
| + | * [[Repulsor]]s: x10 100-[[ton]] [[bay]]s. | ||
* [[Sandcaster]]s: x100 triple [[turret]]s forming 10 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s. | * [[Sandcaster]]s: x100 triple [[turret]]s forming 10 batteries of ten linked [[turret]]s. | ||
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| 8. | | 8. | ||
| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s | | [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s | ||
| − | | | + | | x10 20-[[ton]] ''Nymph'' class [[Fighter]]s |
| + | * The [[fighter]]s are launched from [[hangar]]s. | ||
| + | |||
| + | x4 [[Combat Transport|Assault Boat]]s | ||
| + | |||
| + | x10 [[Drop Capsule]] launch tubes | ||
| + | * x100 [[Drop Capsule]]s (x10 held in tubes, x90 held in dedicated storage). | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 9. | | 9. | ||
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]] | | [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]] | ||
| − | | | + | | [[Fuel Tank]]age: 20,700 [[ton]]s |
| + | * [[Fuel Scoop]]s | ||
| + | * [[Fuel Purification Plant]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 10. | | 10. | ||
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]] | | [[Imperial Currency|Cost]] | ||
| − | | [[MCr]] | + | | [[MCr]]1,094.788 |
| + | * [[MCr]]87,583.035 in quantity | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 11. | | 11. | ||
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]] | | [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 51 months to build. |
|- | |- | ||
| 12. | | 12. | ||
| Remarks | | Remarks | ||
| ''Other Equipment:'' | | ''Other Equipment:'' | ||
| − | * [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to | + | * [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 78.0 [[ton]]s. |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities === | === Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities === | ||
| − | No information yet available. | + | ''Vessel Peculiarities:'' No information yet available. |
| + | |||
| + | ''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]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | ||
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]] | [[Category: Ron Kline Design]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:32, 2 October 2019
| Gauntlet class Battlecruiser | |
|---|---|
 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.
- It is a military ship and a Battlecruiser.
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.
- It carries heavy armament and a military defensive suite.
- It ordinarily carries several subcraft, several ship's vehicles, and drones when needed. It carries a company of marines and a squadron of fighters.
- It has a 767 sophont crew and 100 marines.
Image Repository[edit]
- 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.
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.
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
x10 Drop Capsule launch tubes
|
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel Tankage: 20,700 tons |
| 10. | Cost | MCr1,094.788
|
| 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:
- Type CH class Heavy Cruiser
- Arakoine class Strike Cruiser
- Atlantic class Heavy Cruiser
- Aubaka class Battle Cruiser
- Bastion class Battle Cruiser
- Blake class Heavy Cruiser
- Canton class Control Cruiser
- Chazhdr class Light Cruiser
- Conquest class Heavy Cruiser
- Cynical Son class Battlecruiser
- Dacrows Mire class Battlecruiser
- Dadiat class Heavy Cruiser
- Dauntless class Heavy Cruiser
- Effendi class Heavy Cruiser
- Elaezoe class Cruiser
- Elfen Lied class Heavy Cruiser
- Eurisko class Heavy Cruiser
- Fulcrum class Battlecruiser
- Gateway class Heavy Cruiser
- Gauntlet class Battlecruiser
- Glenaurian class Heavy Cruiser
- Gridlow class Heavy Cruiser
- Halsey Keats class Heavy Cruiser
- Honre class Asteroid Battle Cruiser
- Hu Gi Singh class Battlecruiser
- Iridium Vow class Battlecruiser
- Joker class Battle Cruiser
- Kagori class Battlecruiser
- Kalradin class Battlecruiser
- Kas'Drak class Strike Cruiser
- Kirov class Cruiser
- Mercury class Heavy Cruiser
- Minsk class Heavy Cruiser
- Mongol Risen class Cruiser
- Narmo class Heavy Cruiser
- Neivrdlalh class Heavy Cruiser
- Nightrim class Heavy Cruiser
- Nordica class Battlecruiser
- Normandy class Heavy Cruiser
- Panjiach class Heavy Cruiser
- Planet class Heavy Cruiser
- Pukushik class Cruiser
- Refined class Heavy Cruiser
- Regal class Battlecruiser
- Repulse class Heavy Cruiser
- Rugiceps class Light Cruiser
- Scapa class Heavy Frigate
- Sentinel class Heavy Cruiser
- SH70K class Heavy Cruiser
- Shtiaba class Light Cruiser
- Tash class Heavy Cruiser
- Tliabazhdrinzh class Heavy Cruiser
- Trend class Support Cruiser
- Umbra class Battlecruiser
- Viatoris class Heavy Cruiser
- Vieblazhdr class Heavy Cruiser
- Vonk class Cruiser
- Vrapkenchkinj class Light Battlecruiser
- Windhorst class Heavy Cruiser
- Xing!kir class Light Cruiser
- Xundar class Heavy Cruiser
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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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, 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 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.