KE7b Virulent class Corvette

KE7b Virulent class Corvette
Korsumug Empire vessel.
Type: EG Corvette
Category	ACS
Size	700 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dispersed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	2x Model/4 Fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	7
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	44
Officers	8 (+7 Pilots)
Enlisted	17
Marines	12
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3 Tons
Fuel tank	182 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr681.75 (base) MCr545.4 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrAde Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	EG-GU62
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
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 Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard.

The KE7b Virulent class Corvette is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Corvette.
• It is a development of the earlier KE7 Virulent class Corvette.

Description (Specifications)

The Virulent class is a combat vessel of the Korsumug Empire.

• The class is operated by the Imperial Korsumug Navy.
• The vessel is a Jansa design.
• It is typically crewed by Jaibok.
• It is a TL–11 design.

Examples of the class serve with the Glorious Triumph Fleet.

Human opponents have various nicknames for the class, including skeleton, in reference to its frame structure, and nest, referring to the swarm of fighters it carries.

Image Repository

KE7b Virulent class Corvette.

KF2a Hostility class Fighter.

General Description

The Virulent class is a fast, medium range combat vessel with 6-G and J-2 performance. It carries a mixture of weaponry and is able to hold its own in a firefight, though it tends to hang back and support its fighters rather than actively engage. It is a long open frame vessel with a large aft section and a smaller enclosed forward section.

• It carries a squadron of seven Hostility class Fighters.

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 KE7b Virulent class Corvette is constructed using a 700 dTon hull built in a dispersed structure configuration, consisting of two large pods connected by thick struts. The hull is unstreamlined and the vessel is not capable of wilderness refueling. Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. The vessel has two main airlocks. Docking tubes may be used as additional airlocks.
2.	Crew	x44 personnel. x6 command, x3 engineering, x6 gunnery, x15 flight, x2 service, x12 marines. The command crew consists of the Captain, the Executive Officer, an electronics officer (commo/sensor ops), two pilot/navigators, and a medical officer. Each crew section has a senior officer. Accommodations There are 26 Staterooms. Staterooms are configured to what the Jaibok consider to be comfort. All Staterooms are given over to the crew. 8 are single occupancy and are set aside for selected command personnel and the marine officer: the remaining 16 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-2 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a fusion Power Plant-6, giving performance of Jump-2 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 4 and an emergency agility of 6. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for One Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer. A backup Model/4 fib is installed in engineering. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and an advanced sensor array. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package and Jamming Equipment. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	x7 hardpoints. The listed weapons systems are typical for the class.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Virulent class is: x2 triple Missile turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. Each launcher mounts standard Anti-Shipping Missiles. x2 triple Beam Laser turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets. x2 dual Plasma Gun turrets, grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	The hull has no additional armor. x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	The intrinsic subcraft or visiting vessels attach to the hull exterior. Docking tubes join to the cockpit or airlock, forming a pressure-tight seal and allowing crew or passengers to transfer between the two vessels without the need for vacc suits. The docking tube must be released and retracted before launch. Flight Section: x7 13-dTon KF2a Hostility class Fighters. Vehicles: x1 9-dTon Jaibok class Gcarrier.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 182 Tons. The hull is not fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not equipped with a fuel purification plant.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr681.75 Architects Fee: MCr6.818 If multiple examples of the design are ordered all vessels in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr545.4 The price does not include the cost of subcraft or vehicles: x7 Hostility class Fighters cost MCr101.78 (including a bulk order discount). x1 Jaibok class Gcarrier costs MCr3.375 (no discounts apply). With a full complement of subcraft, a discounted Virulent class costs MCr650.555
11.	Construction Time	104 weeks as standard, 83 weeks in bulk. 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 3 dTons. The hold has independent life support and environmental systems. It can be sealed and isolated.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Virulent class corvette is an ubiquitous type of warship used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as a minor component in a patrol force or as the core element of a small raiding group. Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where they saw frequent active service.

The type was designed by the Jansa, a minor race closely allied with the Jaibok.

A number of redesigns with more powerful drives were fielded as the Korsumug Empire began to venture to worlds further from the Main. This resulted in the KE7b variant, equipped with a Jump-2 drive.

Examples of the Virulent class can be encountered throughout Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities:
The vessel is entirely reliant on support craft (such as tankers) for refuelling. As such, they are most commonly deployed in a defensive role.

• Virulent class vessels occasionally serve as raiders, acting as base ships for their fighters and covering support craft such as tankers.

Physiologically, neither Jaibok nor Jansa cope well with low berths and they are not routinely fitted to Korsumug vessels.

• Earlier variants of the class were fitted with low berths in order to transport prisoners, a feature that has been removed as internal space issues have become more pressing.

Class Naming Practice/s:
Vessels of the Korsumug Empire are given alphanumeric designations and callsigns by other interstellar states. KE refers to Korsumug Empire (a designation applied to all Korsumug combat units), 7 is a multiple of hundreds of tons of displacement and also indicates at a glance the number of weapons mounts, and 'b' refers to the version of the vessel, relating to its construction tech level and bracketing its maximum jump potential. Type codes will often repeat: 'Virulent' is an easy to remember name to identify the specific type of vessel.

• Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort (E) - Military Corvette (EG):

1. Type EEG class Military Corvette
   1. Antarian class Corvette
   2. Banya class Light Fleet Corvette
   3. Berka class Heavy Fleet Corvette
   4. Fiery class Gunned Escort
   5. Flare class Gunboat
   6. Foxtrot class Corvette
   7. Gunbuster class Corvette
   8. Kalaron class Corvette
   9. KE7 Virulent class Corvette
   10. Kodan class Corvette
   11. Lakr class Corvette
   12. Lawful Means class Corvette
   13. Menace class Corvette
   14. Ming class Corvette
   15. Oegveng class Gunned Corvette
   16. Polaris class Corvette
   17. Rule of Man class Gunboat
   18. TC8 Nedric class Corvette
   19. Type RG class Assault Gunship
   20. Ueghzgi class Corvette

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)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Julian Prietz