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| − | # A fictional chit in the style of ''[[Fifth Frontier War (game)|Fifth Frontier War]]'' representing a squadron of ''Biter'' class | + | # A fictional chit in the style of ''[[Fifth Frontier War (game)|Fifth Frontier War]]'' representing a squadron of ''Biter'' class [[Close Escort]]s. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]]. <br>[[File:Close-Escort Fictional-FFW-Sword-Worlds-J2 02-Oct-2019.png]] |
=== General Description & Deck Plans === | === General Description & Deck Plans === | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 2 October 2019
| Biter class Close Escort | |
|---|---|
 Symbol of the Sword Worlds | |
| Type: EL Close Escort | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 500 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/TBD |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 5 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 18 |
| Officers | X |
| Enlisted | X |
| Marines | 8 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 17.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Sword Worlds Confederation |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr653.534 Qty: MCr 522.827 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Escort |
| 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 Biter class Close Escort is a light warship.
- It is a military ship and a Close Escort.
Description (Specifications)
Although this ship was designed as a close escort, it is slow. It saving grace is that it carries heavy armor and can withstand more massive punishments than most ships of its class.
Image Repository
- A fictional chit in the style of Fifth Frontier War representing a squadron of Biter class Close Escorts. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the Sword Worlds Confederation.
General Description & Deck Plans
It carries a squad of marines for boarding actions and an assault sled for ground attacks, which provides it with a more flexible mission profile.
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 | TBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | 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)
No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
References & Contributors (Sources)
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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.