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  |name=Arachnae class
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|name     = Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender
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  |image=|caption=
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|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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  |tdes=TB|type=SDB Tender
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|agility  = 4
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  |TL=14
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|alsosee  = [[Defensive Ship]] - [[Tender]]
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  |size=5,000
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|architect= [[James Kundert]]
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  |jump=1
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|blueprint= No
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  |g=1
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
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  |hp=50
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|caption  = Homegrown subsector navy [[subcraft carrier]].
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  |cargo=302.1
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|cargo    = 302.1
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  |crew=81
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|cost    = 1,267.13<br />Qty: [[MCr]]1,013.7
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  |hpass=0|lpass=0
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|crew    = 81
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   |cost=1267.13, Qty: MCr1013.7
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|enlisted = 70
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  |footnote=
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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|era      = 1105
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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|g       = 2
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|hp       = 50
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|hpass    = 0
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|hull    = Cylinder Hull
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|illustration= No
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|image    = Wiki Navy.png
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|IOC      = [[974]]
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|jump    = 1
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|lpass   = 0
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|marines  = 12
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|model    = [[Model/2]]
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|officers = 11
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|QSP      = VT-05U21
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|ref      = Fan: [[James Kundert]]
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|size    = 5,000
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|size-cat = BCS
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|tdes    = VTD
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|TL      = 14
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|type    = System Defense Boat Tender
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|usp      = TBD
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|manufacturer= Various
 
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'''''Arachnae'' class SDB Tender''' was designed on {{WorldS|Inar|Deneb|1213}} as a transport and resupply point for the [[Caryatid class|Caryatid]] [[SDB]] (which was not designed on Inar, being somewhat older), the '''''Arachnea''''' can carry four of these 500-[[ton]] SDBs through a [[Jump Drive|jump]] and have them ready for instant action when they arrive.
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The [[Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender]] is a defensive [[warship]].
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* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[System Defense Boat Tender]].
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* It can carry four 500-[[ton]] [[SDB]]'s through a [[Jump Drive|jump]] and have them ready for instant action when they arrive.
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* It functions as part of the [[Inar SysDefCom]].
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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It is a vessel with 2-G and J-1 performance with a [[streamlined]] [[cylinder hull]].
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* It carries significant armament and a defensive suite.
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* It ordinarily carries several large [[subcraft]] and a few [[drone]]s.
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* It has a 81 [[sophont]] [[crew]] and 12 [[marine]]s.
  
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The '''''Arachnea''''' is a tail-sitter, with its decks perpendicular to the direction of thrust. The central hull is a tall cylinder sitting on a cubical drive compartment. Above the engines and attached to the main hull are four huge irregular cones pointed down, their bases perpendicular to thrust (like the decks). The cone arrangement is repeated just below the nose of the ship, but the cones point the other way, and are broken by smaller bullet shapes emerging from their sloped forward faces (the [[lifeboat]]s), and (on two opposing cones) two 12-meter spheres (the fuel [[shuttle]]s). The faces of the cones are just far enough apart to hold a Caryatid class SDB between them, and the face of the central cylinder is contoured to nest the SDBs close enough to allow an airlock match.
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The ''Arachnea'' is a [[tail-sitter]], with its decks perpendicular to the direction of thrust. The central hull is a [[Cylinder Hull|tall cylinder]] sitting on a cubical [[drive compartment]]. Above the engines and attached to the main hull are four huge irregular cones pointed down, their bases perpendicular to thrust (...like the decks). The cone arrangement is repeated just below the nose of the ship, but the cones point the other way, and are broken by smaller bullet shapes emerging from their sloped forward faces (the [[lifeboat]]s), and (...on two opposing cones) two 12-meter spheres (...the fuel [[shuttle]]s). The faces of the cones are just far enough apart to hold a [[Caryatid class System Defense Boat]] between them, and the face of the central cylinder is contoured to nest the [[SDB]]s close enough to allow an [[airlock]] match.
  
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The '''''Arachnea''''' has a large cargo capacity, allowing it to totally resupply the SDBs it serves. Its quick deployment ability requires that it be unstreamlined, however. For its own activities, the fuel shuttles it carries are capable of refueling it often enough. The '''''Arachnea''''' is handicapped if required to jump very often, unless it uses carried SDBs as [[auxiliaries|auxiliary]] fuel shuttles. The listed cost and weight does not include any of its carried craft.
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The ''Arachnea'' has a large cargo capacity, allowing it to totally resupply the [[SDB]]s it serves. Its quick deployment ability requires that it be [[unstreamlined]], however. For its own activities, the [[fuel shuttle]]s it carries are capable of refueling it often enough. The ''Arachnea'' is handicapped if required to jump very often, unless it uses carried [[SDB]]s as [[auxiliaries|auxiliary]] [[fuel shuttle]]s. The listed cost and weight does not include any of its carried craft.
  
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=== Image Repository ===
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No information yet available.
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=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
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No information yet available.
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The [[Duchy of Inar]] based out of [[Inar (world)]] has a vibrant [[TL-14]] or [[TL-E]] ship building industry, known for innovative designs and clever [[Naval Architecture]]. They are best known for their [[unstreamlined]] [[cylinder hull]] [[tail-sitter]] [[ship]] designs and [[sphere hull]]ed [[smallcraft]] specialized for [[star system]] defense. They also build some of the finest [[fusion gun]]s and [[ECM]] systems in [[Imperial Space]].
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The ''Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender'' was designed on {{WorldS|Inar|Deneb|1213}} as a transport and resupply point for the [[Caryatid class System Defense Boat]] (...which was not designed on Inar, being somewhat older).
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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''Vessel Peculiarities:'' No information yet available.
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''Class Naming Practice/s:'' No information yet available.
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-VTD-Defense-Tender}}
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Metadata}}
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{{MT-Ship-Design}}
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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  |S1=[http://members.aol.com/gypsycomet/ShipsInar.html#Arachnae GypsyComet's Shipyard] — Design by [[James Kundert]]
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
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|S2= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://members.aol.com/gypsycomet/ShipsInar.html#Arachnae GypsyComet's Shipyard]  
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|S4= Author & Contributor: [[James Kundert]]
 
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[[Category: Third Imperium]]
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[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
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{{LEN|Ship}}

Latest revision as of 15:20, 21 April 2023

Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender
Wiki Navy.png
Homegrown subsector navy subcraft carrier.
Type: VTD System Defense Boat Tender
Category BCS
Size 5,000 Tons
Hull Configuration Cylinder Hull
Streamlining Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–14
Engineering
Computer Model/2
Jump J-1
Maneuver 2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 50
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 81
    Officers 11
    Enlisted 70
    Marines 12
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 302.1 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Year Operational 974
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr1,267.13
Qty: MCr1,013.7
Architect fee MCrJames Kundert
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile VT-05U21
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration No
Source
Also see Defensive Ship - Tender
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Fan: James Kundert
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender is a defensive warship.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It is a vessel with 2-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined cylinder hull.

The Arachnea is a tail-sitter, with its decks perpendicular to the direction of thrust. The central hull is a tall cylinder sitting on a cubical drive compartment. Above the engines and attached to the main hull are four huge irregular cones pointed down, their bases perpendicular to thrust (...like the decks). The cone arrangement is repeated just below the nose of the ship, but the cones point the other way, and are broken by smaller bullet shapes emerging from their sloped forward faces (the lifeboats), and (...on two opposing cones) two 12-meter spheres (...the fuel shuttles). The faces of the cones are just far enough apart to hold a Caryatid class System Defense Boat between them, and the face of the central cylinder is contoured to nest the SDBs close enough to allow an airlock match.

The Arachnea has a large cargo capacity, allowing it to totally resupply the SDBs it serves. Its quick deployment ability requires that it be unstreamlined, however. For its own activities, the fuel shuttles it carries are capable of refueling it often enough. The Arachnea is handicapped if required to jump very often, unless it uses carried SDBs as auxiliary fuel shuttles. The listed cost and weight does not include any of its carried craft.

Image Repository[edit]

No information yet available.

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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]

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Duchy of Inar based out of Inar (world) has a vibrant TL-14 or TL-E ship building industry, known for innovative designs and clever Naval Architecture. They are best known for their unstreamlined cylinder hull tail-sitter ship designs and sphere hulled smallcraft specialized for star system defense. They also build some of the finest fusion guns and ECM systems in Imperial Space.

The Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender was designed on Inar (Deneb 1213) as a transport and resupply point for the Caryatid class System Defense Boat (...which was not designed on Inar, being somewhat older).

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Military Ship - Warship - Defense Tender:

  1. Type VTD class Defense Tender
    1. Arachnae class System Defense Boat Tender
    2. Swarm Master class Fleet Tender

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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