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{{InfoboxShip
 
|name    = Punisher class Light Battle Rider
 
|name    = Punisher class Light Battle Rider
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
 
|alsosee  =  
 
|alsosee  =  
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|architect= [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
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|architect= 13.813
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|caption  = Non-canon fan design.
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|blueprint= No
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|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|caption  = TBD
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|cargo    =
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|crew    =
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|cost    =
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|enlisted = TBD
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|era      = 1105
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
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|g        =
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|hp      =
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|hpass    =
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|hull    = [[Needle Hull]]
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|illustration= No
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|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
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|IOC      = TBD
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|jump    =
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|lpass    =
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|marines  = TBD
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|model    = [[Model/6]] fib
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|officers = TBD
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|origin  = Third Imperium
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|QSP      = BRV-TBD
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|ref      = Fan: [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]]
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|size    =
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|size-cat = ACS
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|tdes    = BRV
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|TL      =
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|type    =
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|usp      = BR-A1066F2-C01100-00009-0
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|manufacturer= Various
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|name    = Punisher class Light Battle Rider
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|alsosee  = [[Battle Rider]]
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|architect= 13.813
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|blueprint= No
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|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
 
|cargo    = 6
 
|cargo    = 6
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|cost    = 1,381.25 and MCr. 1,105 in quantity
 
|crew    = 24
 
|crew    = 24
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|cost    = 1,381.25 and MCr. 1,105 in quantity
 
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|IOC      = TBD
 
 
|enlisted = 19
 
|enlisted = 19
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|era      = 1105
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|g        = 6
 
|g        = 6
 
|hp      = 10
 
|hp      = 10
 
|hpass    = 0
 
|hpass    = 0
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|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
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|hull    = Needle Hull
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|illustration= No
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|image    = Distant Fringe Logo.gif
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|IOC      = TBD
 
|jump    = 0
 
|jump    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
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|marines  = TBD
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|marines  = 0
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|model    = TBD
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|model    = 6 fib
 
|officers = 5
 
|officers = 5
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|origin  = Ras Tennol Forces
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|origin  = Ras Tennol Force
 
|QSP      = TBD
 
|QSP      = TBD
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|ref      = TBD
 
|size    = 1,000
 
|size    = 1,000
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|tdes    = BR
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|TL      = 12
 
|TL      = 12
 
|type    = Battle Rider
 
|type    = Battle Rider
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|usp      = TBD
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|usp      = BR-A1066F2-C01100-00009-0
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
 
The [[Punisher class Light Battle Rider]] is a combatant [[warship]].
 
The [[Punisher class Light Battle Rider]] is a combatant [[warship]].
 
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Light Battle Rider]].  
 
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Light Battle Rider]].  
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Warships of the Distant Fringe]].
  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
The [[Ras Tennol Oni class Fleet Tender]] can carry five of these {{TL|12}} [[warship]]s.
 
The [[Ras Tennol Oni class Fleet Tender]] can carry five of these {{TL|12}} [[warship]]s.
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The [[Punisher class Light Battle Rider]] was designed to provide cover for the five, much larger [[Omega Supreme class Battle Rider]]s. These craft carry very thick armor, screens and a strong missile bay. They are fast and agile with a powerful computer.
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The [[Punisher class Light Battle Rider]] was designed to provide cover for the five, much larger [[Omega Supreme class Battle Rider]]s. These craft carry very thick armor, [[screen]]s, and a strong [[missile bay]]. They are fast and agile with a powerful [[ship computer]].
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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.  
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== 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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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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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|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 
| 1,000, streamlined needle wedge configuration.
 
| 1,000, streamlined needle wedge configuration.
 
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|-
 
| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
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| 24, Pilot, Navigator, 10 Engineers, 1 Medic, 10 Gunners with 12.5 double occupancy staterooms.  
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| x24, Pilot, Navigator, 10 Engineers, 1 Medic, 10 Gunners with 12.5 double occupancy staterooms.  
 
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| Comments
 
| Comments
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| There are currently five Punisher class Light Battle Riders
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| There are currently ten [[Punisher class Light Battle Rider]]s produced.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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Originally the design was intended to carry an additional computer, back up screens, and an auxiliary bridge to help absorb critical hits from battle damage. Once the final hull was fabricated, the freakish thickness of the armor precluded these design features. The larger power plant had to be scaled back as well, which limited the agility. These streamlined attack boats can be used to scoop fuel for the large fleet tender.  These were envisioned to be able to stand toe to toe with the likes of a [[Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider]], if need be, and to survive the encounter.
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During their time with the [[Ras Tennol Forces]], they have enjoyed some success in battle.  Originally the design was intended to carry an additional computer, back up screens, and an auxiliary bridge to help absorb critical hits from battle damage. Once the final hull was fabricated, the freakish thickness of the armor precluded these design features. The larger power plant had to be scaled back as well, which limited the agility. These streamlined attack boats can be used to scoop fuel for the large fleet tender.  These were envisioned to be able to stand toe to toe with the likes of a [[Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider]], if need be, and to survive the encounter.
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=== Distant Fringe Vessels ===
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The [[Distant Fringe]] is said to be a far [[trailing]]-[[rimward]] area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on [[Terra (world)|Terra]]. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of [[Charted Space]] by vast, almost uncrossable [[rift]]s that were once broached by a system of [[calibration Point]]s and the use of [[tanker]]s. Those few academics within [[Charted Space]] who have found references to the [[Distant Fringe]] regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the [[Distant Fringe]] believe the existence of [[Charted Space]] to be mythical.{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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[[Vessel]]s originating within the [[Distant Fringe]] are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, [[misjump]]s do occur and [[Astrographic Phenomenon|anomalies]] with bizarre [[spacetime]] and [[Jumpspace]] effects exist: as such, [[Vessel|craft]] of this type are not entirely unknown within [[Charted Space]].{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the [[polity|state]] that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
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* Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and [[Transponder|transponder]] codes.
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* Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-BRV-Very-Light-Battle-Rider}}
  
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
 
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
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[[Category: Distant Fringe]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe Ship]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe Ship]]
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[[Category: Ras Tennol Forces]]
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[[Category: Ras Tennol Force]]
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[[Category: Ras Tennol Forces Ship]]
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[[Category: Ras Tennol Force Ship]]
 
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
 
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
 
{{LEN|Ship}}
 
{{LEN|Ship}}

Latest revision as of 15:29, 10 November 2025

Punisher class Light Battle Rider
Distant Fringe Logo.gif
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: BRV Battle Rider
Category ACS
Size 1,000 Tons
Hull Configuration Needle Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–12
Engineering
Computer 6 fib
Jump J-0
Maneuver 6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 10
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 24
    Officers 5
    Enlisted 19
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 6 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Ras Tennol Force
Price
Cost MCr1,381.25 and MCr. 1,105 in quantity
Architect fee MCr13.813
Statistics
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration No
Source
Also see Battle Rider
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Punisher class Light Battle Rider is a combatant warship.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Ras Tennol Oni class Fleet Tender can carry five of these TL–12 warships. The Punisher class Light Battle Rider was designed to provide cover for the five, much larger Omega Supreme class Battle Riders. These craft carry very thick armor, screens, and a strong missile bay. They are fast and agile with a powerful ship computer.

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]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 1,000, streamlined needle wedge configuration.
2. Crew x24, Pilot, Navigator, 10 Engineers, 1 Medic, 10 Gunners with 12.5 double occupancy staterooms.
3. Performance 6-Gs acceleration, Power-6, 60-EP
4. Electronics Model 6 fib
5. Hardpoints 10
6. Armament One hundred ton heavy missile bay.
7. Defenses Factor-12 hull armor
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Treatment Fuel Scoops
10. Cost MCr1,381.25 and MCr1,105.00 in quantity
11. Construction Time 120 weeks standard. 96 weeks in quantity.
12. Comments There are currently ten Punisher class Light Battle Riders produced.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

During their time with the Ras Tennol Forces, they have enjoyed some success in battle. Originally the design was intended to carry an additional computer, back up screens, and an auxiliary bridge to help absorb critical hits from battle damage. Once the final hull was fabricated, the freakish thickness of the armor precluded these design features. The larger power plant had to be scaled back as well, which limited the agility. These streamlined attack boats can be used to scoop fuel for the large fleet tender. These were envisioned to be able to stand toe to toe with the likes of a Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider, if need be, and to survive the encounter.

Distant Fringe Vessels[edit]

The Distant Fringe is said to be a far trailing-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.[3]

Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.[4]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.

  • Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
  • Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Very Light Battle Rider:

  1. Type BRV class Very Light Battle Rider
    1. Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider
    2. Ferrer class Battle Rider
    3. Jack Knife class Light Battle Rider
    4. MalPal class Battle Rider
    5. Manticore class Battle Rider
    6. Murada class Battle Rider
    7. PartiCard class Battle Rider
    8. Punisher class Light Battle Rider
    9. Staban class Battle Rider
    10. Zulu class Battle Rider

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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  1. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  2. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  3. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  4. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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