Venters class Assault Ship

Venters class Assault Ship
A deployed Venters class Assault Ship viewed from the aft.
Type: IV Assault Ship
Category	ACS
Size	2,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Wedge Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model/9 fib
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	20
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	30
Officers	10
Enlisted	20
Marines	160
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	85.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr267.00
Architect fee	MCrMarc Miller, Adrian Ford
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	IV-VS60
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Combat Transport
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	The Spinward Marches Campaign Cover.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Venters class Assault Ship is a very light warship.

• It is a military ship and a Assault Ship.

Description (Specifications)

The Venters class Assault Ship (...named after Marines who have been awarded the Starburst for Extreme Heroism) is a 2,000 ton heavy armoured shuttle used to deliver up to four platoons of Imperial Marines from the 4518th Lift Infantry Regiment, an Imperial Marine Cadre that is formed from veteran Imperial Marines on detached duty. (A 4518th's platoon is smaller than a typical Marine Line Regiment platoon, only four g-carriers compared to a Typical Line Marine Platoon's 6) The Venter can carry (...16 G-carriers and 160 Marines) to a hostile world. Lacking jump drives, they are usually carried aboard Battle Tenders and form an integral part of the 154th Battle Rider Squadron.

Image Repository

1. A deployed Venters class Assault Ship of the 4518th Lift Infantry Regiment orbiting a gas giant on a patrol mission.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

1. Primary Blue Print for a Venters class Assault Ship.
   
2. Blue Print for deck A of a Venters class Assault Ship.
   
3. Blue Print for deck B of a Venters class Assault Ship.
   
4. Blue Print for deck C of a Venters class Assault Ship.
   
5. Blue Print for deck D of a Venters class Assault Ship.
   

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 eight G-Carriers 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	2,000 tons. Streamlined Wedge Hull.
2.	Crew	10 Officers and 20 Crew Barracks for 160 marines (...usually 32 G-carrier crew and 128 Marines) crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-0 (...relies on its Battle Tender to transport it between Star Systems) 6-G acceleration 200.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-A 200-EPs Agility-6
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/9 fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	20 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: Ten TL-13 triple beam lasers mounted as a single Factor-9 battery in a single oversized turret on the roof. Used for pinpoint orbital fire support when in orbit and for defence of the ship and landing zone when landed. Energy Weapons: Two dual fusion cannons mounted a single Factor-6 nose battery - used for destroying enemy ships and for anti missile fire on the approach to the target. Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: Four triple missile turrets mounted as two Factor-4 batteries. Used for destroying enemy ships, ground installations, for supporting the ground troops with long range fire support and for performing sensor sweeps. Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: Factor-15 bonded superdense armoured hull. Meson Screens: Factor-5, for defence against planetary defence deep meson guns. Nuclear Dampers: Factor-2, to protect the ship (and landing site) from battlefield nukes and californium munitions. Repulsors: None Sandcasters: Four triple sandcasters mounted as two Factor-5 batteries - used for anti missile and laser defence, as well as clearing a landing zone of hostile infantry.
8.	Craft / Drones	The ship normally carries a single Lift Infantry Company - sixteen 12 ton G-Carriers, two in each of the eight rapid launch bays. Each G-Carrier has a crew of two Marines and carries eight Lift Infantry inside (Marines in Grav Belt equipped Battledress). The Marines are usually armed with lasers and FGMP-14s, allowing them to recharge their gear from their G-Carrier's powerplant. Some troop carryingG-carriers are replaced with specialist versions; Command (replaces troops with enhanced comms and ECM) Artillery (G-Carrier armed with MRLs and Drone launchers) Fire Control (...uses to scout and co-ordinate artillery) Point Defence (...uses advanced sensors and VRF Gauss Guns to destroy incoming artillery munitions) Medical (Mobile surgery and Low Berths for wounded personel) Damper Vehicles (...mobile nuclear damper to protect the force from nuclear weapons and decontaminate radiated areas and equipment) Some ships replace the G-Carriers with 20 ton Grav Tanks (...usually Trepidas), with the remaining grav belt equipped Marines deploying out of the four airlocks. Some ships replace the G-Carriers with drop pod launchers, allowing the entire force of 160 Marine Commandos to be deployed quickly and stealthily for Covert Missions.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fuel scoops are fitted, to allow the ship to refuel on it's own, but usual procedure is for the ship to be fuelled from its' Battle Tender.
10.	Cost	MCrClassified. as this is a state of the art TL-15 ship, used exclusively by the Imperial Marines, it not available for sale on the open market. Estimated at MCr267.00
11.	Construction Time	Classified.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 80.0 tons, split between four small bays. The bays are used for carrying stores and munitions, Deadfall Ordnance, Communication or Spy Satellites, Combat Drones, airdroppable remote MRL launchers, regimental trophies, sports and recreation equipment or field Hospitals.

History & Background (Dossier)

As the Assault ships are carried by a Battle Tender, they have no need for a jump drive, instead using the Battle Tender to transport them between star systems. This has allowed the design (like a Battle Rider) to focus on speed, protection and firepower, to improve the ship's survivability so that it has a good chance of penetrating hostile planetary defences. The ship is a needle wedge configuration, as this was found to be difficult shape for Deep Meson gun sites to target and allows for a high speed if the ship needs to duck into the atmosphere. The typical approach to a target world is performed at high speed, with Battleriders and fighters from the Tender assisting in the suppression of ground batteries and hostile System Defence Craft. Once in low orbit, the ship launches it's sixteen g-carriers, which then deploy to their target areas. The ship usually stays in low orbit during an mission, ready to retrieve the ground troops if needed and helping to support the deployed forces with orbital fire support from its missiles, fusion and laser batteries. For longer occupations, the ship usually lands, acting as a field base and protecting the landing zone with it's weapons (point defence), meson screen and nuclear damper field.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: It's a gigantic 2,000 ton shuttle that is used to deliver an entire company of Imperial Lift Infantry through hostile planetary defences to the target zone. If you spot one on your scanners, be polite.

Class Naming Practice/s: The vessels are named after decorated Imperial Marines.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Military Auxiliary - Combat Vehicle Transport:

1. Type IV class Combat Vehicle Transport
   1. Fearless class Assault Transport
   2. McCrawley class Attack Transport
   3. Miranda class Military Transport
   4. Type 073 Yudao class Landing Ship
   5. Venters class Assault Ship
   6. Yoshvei class Assault Transport

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), Cover.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Adrian Ford (Blue Prints, Statistics, and even the Name!)
• Author & Contributor: David Jaques-Watson
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science