Das Reich class Very Light Carrier

Das Reich class Very Light Carrier
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Type: VE Light Carrier
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–9
Engineering
Computer	Model/3 fib
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	48
Officers	7
Enlisted	41
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	16.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Langemarck Coalition
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr874.281 (base) MCr699.425 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Subcraft Carrier - Carrier
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 Das Reich class Very Light Carrier is a warship.

• It is a military ship and a Light Carrier.
• The vessel is a TL-9 design.

Description (Specifications)

The Das Reich class Light Carrier is built for the Langemarck Royal Navy, the space arm of the military forces of the Langemarck Coalition in Vanguard Reaches Sector. The stumpy, generally wedge-shaped hull is small enough to be carried on a Fleet Tender, dramatically extending its strike range.

Image Repository

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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.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	The Das Reich class is constructed using a 1,000 Ton hull built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving fair atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x48 personnel. x7 Officers. x41 Enlisted, including 2 Security. Accommodations There are 24 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-1 drive, a Maneuver-5 drive, and a Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-1 and 5-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 5. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for two consecutive Jump-1s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive creates a jump bubble around the vessel. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/3 fib ship computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x10 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Das Reich class is: x3 triple Pulse Laser turrets, each forming an individual battery. x6 triple Missile turrets, typically grouped into one battery of 6 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Flight Section x24 10-Ton Gruenor Spike class Light Interceptors. The Fighters are housed in a series of dedicated hangers: the hangers can be sealed and have a total volume of 240 Tons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 260 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr874.281 Architects Fee: MCr8.743
11.	Construction Time	120 weeks (28 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 16 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Das Reich class Light Carriers are built for the Langemarck Royal Navy. They carry 24 Gruenor Spike class Light Interceptors and their crews. The fighters operate as two attack squadrons.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Subcraft Carrier - Escort Carrier:

1. Type VE class Escort Carrier
   1. Bengal class Carrier
   2. Cavern of Fangs class Escort Carrier
   3. Centaur class Mercenary Carrier
   4. Das Reich class Very Light Carrier
   5. Hyperion class Escort Carrier
   6. Nisina class Escort Carrier
   7. Ranger class Escort Carrier
   8. Sakhai class Assault Carrier

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• 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