KE4b Horde class Sloop

The KE4b Horde class Sloop is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Patrol Boat.
• It is a development of the earlier KE4 Horde class Sloop.

Description (Specifications)

The Horde 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 Immortal Legion Fleet.

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KE4b Horde class Sloop

KU1a Fetch class Launch.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Horde class Sloop is a common type of ship used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as part of a patrol force. Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where they saw frequent active service. There are no exact records of the number that have been built.

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 ultimately resulted in the KE5c variant, equipped with a Jump-3 drive.

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

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities:
The vessel is a well-rounded, armored craft with a good reputation among its crews. They operate in a variety of roles.

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), 4 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: 'Horde' 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

Paramilitary Ship - Security Vessel - Patrol Vessel:

1. Type HT class Patrol Ship
   1. KE4b Horde class Sloop
   2. KE5c Cataclysm class Patrol Boat
   3. Voluspa class Patrol Escort

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