Kao Chu class Medium Escort

Kao Chu class Medium Escort
TBD
Type: EM Light Escort
Category	ACS
Size	1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	TBD Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	10
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	42
Officers	X
Enlisted	X
Marines	X
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr1,292.4
Architect fee	MCrRobert Dean
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Escort
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Imperial Glisten Navy Ship

The Kao Chu class Medium Escort is a light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Light Escort.

Description (Specifications)

The Kao Chu class Medium Escort vessels of the Imperial Glisten Navy were officially referred to as destroyers when constructed, despite the fact that vessels in their displacement class are more typically rated as light escorts or close escorts. This peculiarity in IGN nomenclature was adjusted to match Imperial norms after the Fifth Frontier War, and the survivors of the initial class of 300 were re-designated as 'light escorts'. As the Type 1107 destroyers became available after the war, the Chus were placed in mothballs at Glisten, and several of the ships which had been severely damaged during the war and hastily repaired were scrapped. At the time of the Emperor's assassination, the Naval Department at Glisten was considering transferring some of the mothballed ships to local planetary navies, or selling some with weapons packages removed as couriers. There was little public interest in the latter concept, and the former was shelved when the Aslan advance made it necessary to reactivate the ships to support the Imperial Navy in the Trojan Reach sector.

Following the war, most of the active vessels were re-equipped with Type-1112 class Landing Boats in place of their original pinnaces. The statistics shown below reflect this change. The vessel typically operates at 26% power, enough for life support and 1-G maneuver, allowing up to 60 days per fuel load.

Image Repository

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General Description & Deck Plans

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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	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	xTBD crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
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: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Medium Escort:

1. Type EM class Medium Escort
   1. Border Prowler class Provincial Cruiser
   2. Cyclone class War Corvette
   3. Halaheike class Pocket Warship
   4. Kao Chu class Medium Escort

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Author & Contributor: Robert Dean of the HIWG