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{{InfoboxShip
|name    = Interceptor
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|name    = Vigilance class Interceptor
 
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]  
 
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]  
|alsosee  =  
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|alsosee  = [[Interceptor]]
|architect= Ade Stewart
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|architect= Ade Stewart.
|blueprint= No
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|blueprint= No.
|caption  = Unpublished, non-canon smallcraft design.
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|canon    = No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|caption  = [[Distant Fringe]] vessel.
 
|cargo    = 0.0
 
|cargo    = 0.0
|cost    = 8.150 (base)<br>MCr6.520 (discounted)
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|cost    = 8.150 (base)<br>MCr6.520 (qty)
 
|crew    = 1
 
|crew    = 1
 
|enlisted = 0
 
|enlisted = 0
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|officers = 1
 
|officers = 1
 
|origin  = Distant Fringe
 
|origin  = Distant Fringe
|QSP      = Smallcraft
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|QSP      = PL-1A20
|ref      = -
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|ref      = Fan: [[Ade Stewart]]
 
|size    = 6
 
|size    = 6
|tdes    = PL
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|size-cat = [[Smallcraft]]
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|tdes    = FC
 
|TL      = 7
 
|TL      = 7
|type    = Light fighter
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|type    = Interceptor
 
|usp      = PL–02022R0–400000–00002-0
 
|usp      = PL–02022R0–400000–00002-0
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
The [[Fringian Interceptor|Interceptor]] is a combatant [[smallcraft]].
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The [[Vigilance class Interceptor]] is a combatant [[smallcraft]].
 
* It is a [[paramilitary ship]] and a [[fighter]].
 
* It is a [[paramilitary ship]] and a [[fighter]].
* Please also see: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]
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* This is a generic class of [[smallcraft]].
 
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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]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
The Interceptor is a cheap, reliable vessel designed to engage enemy units from close range. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled. It is defined as a microfighter due to its small size.
 
The Interceptor is a cheap, reliable vessel designed to engage enemy units from close range. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled. It is defined as a microfighter due to its small size.
 
* The vessel is a [[TL-7]] design.
 
* The vessel is a [[TL-7]] design.
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=== Image Repository ===
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[[File:J0 6dT Light Interceptor.jpg]] <br>A ''Vigilance'' class Interceptor (top) and a ''Granite'' class Interceptor (bottom).
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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| 1.
 
| 1.
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| The Interceptor is constructed using a 6 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Cone Hull|cone-shaped]] configuration. The hull is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]] and has airfoil surfaces, giving good [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance.
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| This [[Interceptor]] is constructed using a 6 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Cone Hull|cone-shaped]] configuration. The hull is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]] and has airfoil surfaces, giving good [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance. The vessel is not fitted with [[Gravity Control Technology|artificial gravity generation]] equipment but has thrust vectoring capability, giving it VTOL performance within [[atmosphere]]s and gravity wells.
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* Individual sections of the ship are divided into [[Bulkhead Wall|sealed compartment]]s.
 
* The vessel has a sturdy [[Landing Gear|retractable wheeled undercarriage]], allowing surface landings.
 
* The vessel has a sturdy [[Landing Gear|retractable wheeled undercarriage]], allowing surface landings.
* The vessel is not fitted with [[Gravity Control Technology|artificial gravity generation]] equipment but has thrust vectoring capability, giving it VTOL performance within [[atmosphere]]s and gravity wells.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| Total Crew Complement: 1
 
| Total Crew Complement: 1
* x1 pilot.
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* x1 [[pilot]]
 
 
''Accommodations''
 
  
The cockpit contains an [[acceleration couch]], [[Control Panel|control equipment]], and has full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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''Accommodations'' <br>
* It does not have an [[airlock]]: if the cockpit is opened [[Life Support|life support]] integrity is lost.
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* The [[cockpit]] is the only crew-accessible part of the ship: it does not have [[grav plate]]s or [[inertial compensator]]s. The vessel has full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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* The craft does not have an [[airlock]]: if the cockpit is opened [[Life Support|life support]] integrity is lost.
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* There are monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel.
 
* There is a small [[emergency locker]].
 
* There is a small [[emergency locker]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| The vessel mounts an extremely efficient [[Gravity Control Technology|non-gravitic]] [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-2 drive and a [[fission]] [[Power Plant]]-2, giving performance of 2-G acceleration and producing 50 [[Megawatt|Mw]]. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] is sufficient to give the [[power plant]] approximately 20 weeks duration.
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| The vessel mounts an extremely efficient reaction-based [[Rocket Drive|Maneuver]]-2 drive and a [[Fission]] [[Power Plant]]-2, giving performance of 2-G acceleration and producing 0.12 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel supply]] provides reaction mass for the [[Rocket Drive|Maneuver]] drive and is considered sufficient to support up to 20 [[week]]s of operations. Activity in significant gravity wells and [[atmosphere]]s exponentially reduces the vessel's [[maneuver]] endurance.
* The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. Access to the machinery can be gained via a sealable hatch.
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* The [[Power Plant]] includes inherent fuel, consisting of a heavily shielded pellet of [[Radioactive|fissionable material]].
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* The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. The onboard machinery is not accessible.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4.
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| The vessel is fitted with a Model/1 [[computer]]: no backup computer is installed.
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| The cockpit contains an [[acceleration couch]] and [[Control Panel|control equipment]]. The vessel is fitted with a [[Model/1 Computer|Model/1bis Computer]]: no backup [[computer]] is installed.
 
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications Equipment#Shipboard Communications|communications equipment]], a standard [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], and has an [[Avionics]] suite.
 
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications Equipment#Shipboard Communications|communications equipment]], a standard [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], and has an [[Avionics]] suite.
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* It is equipped with an [[ECM]] package.
 
* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
 
* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
* It is equipped with a sophisticated [[ECM]] package.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5.
 
| 5.
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| The normal weapons fit-out for an Interceptor is:
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for an Interceptor is:
 
* Fixed triple [[missile rack]]s.
 
* Fixed triple [[missile rack]]s.
** Each [[missile rack]] mounts x3 standard [[Missile]]s.
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** Each [[missile rack]] mounts x3 standard [[Anti-Shipping Missile]]s.
  
The Interceptor is equipped with a [[LMG|Light Machinegun]] in a fixed forward-facing mount.
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The Interceptor is equipped with a [[Light Machinegun|Light Machinegun]] in a fixed forward-facing mount.
* The [[LMG]] has a ROF of 200 rounds per minute: the vessel carries 400 rounds of ammunition.
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* The [[Light Machinegun|LMG]] has a ROF of 200 rounds per [[minute]]: the vessel carries 400 rounds of [[Cartridge|cartridge]] ammunition.
** The weapon is ineffective against [[spacecraft]] or [[starships]] but can be used to strafe light targets.
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** The weapon is ineffective against [[spacecraft]] or [[starships]] but can be used to strafe light targets and [[vehicle]]s.
 
** It is sometimes referred to as a "frustration weapon", serving to give the pilot a means of striking at a threat, however ineffectively, and thus providing them with a psychological release.
 
** It is sometimes referred to as a "frustration weapon", serving to give the pilot a means of striking at a threat, however ineffectively, and thus providing them with a psychological release.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 7.
 
| 7.
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is plated, braced and structurally reinforced. It has a High Guard [[armor]] rating of 4.
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| The [[hull]] is plated, braced and structurally reinforced, with an [[Heavy Armor|armor]] rating of 4.
 
* The vessel is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
 
* The vessel is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
 
|-
 
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| 9.
 
| 9.
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] of 1 [[Ton]].
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| The vessel has an internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tank]] containing 1 [[Ton|dTon]] of reaction mass for the [[Drive]]s.
* The [[hull]] is fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
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* The [[hull]] has intrinsic [[fuel scoop]]s.
 
* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
 
* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
 
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| 11.
 
| 11.
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 24 weeks (5.5 months) as standard.
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| 24 [[week]]s (5.5 months) as standard.
 
* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
 
* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
An ubiquitous design used throughout the [[Distant Fringe]], the Interceptor is cheap, durable and reliable. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems and onboard [[electronics]]. Despite their status as [[space fighter]]s, designs of this type have [[Airframe Hull|airframe]] features, augmenting their handling characteristics within planetary [[atmosphere]]s.
 
An ubiquitous design used throughout the [[Distant Fringe]], the Interceptor is cheap, durable and reliable. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems and onboard [[electronics]]. Despite their status as [[space fighter]]s, designs of this type have [[Airframe Hull|airframe]] features, augmenting their handling characteristics within planetary [[atmosphere]]s.
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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]] }}
  
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
Individual designs of Interceptor are named by [[Consumer goods, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, and Aerospace|companies]] but these organizations generally draw on traditional naming protocols.
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Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.
* Individual vessels are issued specific serial numbers but are generally named by their crews.
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* Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and [[Transponder|transponder]] codes.
* The ''Vigilance 3'' series of [[fighter]]s is named to imply constant readiness. They have relatively slender hulls characterized by bulky engine nacelles mounted on the upper rear fuselage and long thin wings. The design is known to have a slightly inferior [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor suite]] but has superior handling characteristics within planetary [[atmosphere]]s.
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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. Spacefarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".
* The ''Granite'' pattern hull is named to imply solidity and permanence. The design has rear mounted engines and swept wings located on the forward fuselage. The design is known for its reliability and is popular with crews.
 
** Many examples of ''Granite''s sport checkerboard patterns on their forward hull.
 
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
Interceptors are mass produced commercial [[Light Fighter|fighter]] craft, made from standardized components and assembled in class A and B starports of [[TL-7]] or greater across the region. A range of different hull shapes are available but two main variants have become standard:
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Interceptors are mass produced commercial [[Light Fighter|fighter]] craft, made from standardized components and assembled in class A and B starports of [[TL-7]] or greater across the [[Distant Fringe]] region. A range of different hull shapes are available but two main variants have become standard:
  
 
''[[Smallcraft]] - [[Fighter]]s:''
 
''[[Smallcraft]] - [[Fighter]]s:''
 
* [[Type PL class Light Fighter]]
 
* [[Type PL class Light Fighter]]
** [[Vigilance-3 class Interceptor]]
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** [[Granite class Interceptor]]
*** ''Vigilance 3'' class Interceptor.
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** [[Vigilance class Interceptor]]
** [[Vigilance-1 class Interceptor]]
 
*** ''Vigilance 1'' was an undergunned early production version, lacking the pilots [[LMG]] and fitted with dual [[missile rack]]s rather than the triple mountings seen on later models.
 
 
 
* [[Type PL class Light Fighter]]
 
** [[Granite Blue class Interceptor]]
 
*** ''Granite Blue'' class Interceptor.
 
** [[Granite Red class Interceptor]]
 
*** ''Granite Red'' was a prototype design with a limited production run. It is considered to be superior to the later ''Blue'' series and examples in good condition command premium prices.
 
 
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
# ''Interceptors''. <br> [[File:J0 6dT Light Interceptor.jpg]]
 
  
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
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|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)
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
}}
 
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[[Category: Smallcraft]]
 
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe Ship]]
 
[[Category: Distant Fringe Ship]]
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[[Category: Smallcraft]]
 
{{LEA|Ship|}}
 
{{LEA|Ship|}}

Latest revision as of 15:51, 10 November 2025

Vigilance class Interceptor
Distant Fringe Logo.gif
Distant Fringe vessel.
Type: FC Interceptor
Category [[Smallcraft]]
Size 6 Tons
Hull Configuration [[Cone Hull]]
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–7
Engineering
Computer 1
Jump J-0
Maneuver 2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 1
    Officers 1
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 0.0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Distant Fringe
Year Operational None
Price
Cost MCr8.150 (base)
MCr6.520 (qty)
Architect fee MCrAde Stewart.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile PL-1A20
Images
Blueprint No.
Illustration No
Source
Also see Interceptor
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Fan: Ade Stewart
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Vigilance class Interceptor is a combatant smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Interceptor is a cheap, reliable vessel designed to engage enemy units from close range. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled. It is defined as a microfighter due to its small size.

  • The vessel is a TL-7 design.

Image Repository[edit]

J0 6dT Light Interceptor.jpg
A Vigilance class Interceptor (top) and a Granite class Interceptor (bottom).

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) when necessary. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage This Interceptor is constructed using a 6 dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving good atmospheric performance. The vessel is not fitted with artificial gravity generation equipment but has thrust vectoring capability, giving it VTOL performance within atmospheres and gravity wells.
2. Crew Total Crew Complement: 1

Accommodations

3. Performance The vessel mounts an extremely efficient reaction-based Maneuver-2 drive and a Fission Power Plant-2, giving performance of 2-G acceleration and producing 0.12 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal fuel supply provides reaction mass for the Maneuver drive and is considered sufficient to support up to 20 weeks of operations. Activity in significant gravity wells and atmospheres exponentially reduces the vessel's maneuver endurance.
  • The Power Plant includes inherent fuel, consisting of a heavily shielded pellet of fissionable material.
  • The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. The onboard machinery is not accessible.
4. Electronics The cockpit contains an acceleration couch and control equipment. The vessel is fitted with a Model/1bis Computer: no backup computer is installed.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoint.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for an Interceptor is:

The Interceptor is equipped with a Light Machinegun in a fixed forward-facing mount.

  • The LMG has a ROF of 200 rounds per minute: the vessel carries 400 rounds of cartridge ammunition.
    • The weapon is ineffective against spacecraft or starships but can be used to strafe light targets and vehicles.
    • It is sometimes referred to as a "frustration weapon", serving to give the pilot a means of striking at a threat, however ineffectively, and thus providing them with a psychological release.
7. Defenses The hull is plated, braced and structurally reinforced, with an armor rating of 4.
  • The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8. Craft The vessel carries no subcraft.
9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has an internal fuel tank containing 1 dTon of reaction mass for the Drives.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel is MCr8.150.
  • The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
  • If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price of each unit to MCr6.520.
11. Construction Time 24 weeks (5.5 months) as standard.
  • Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12. Comments The vessel has no internal cargo capacity.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

An ubiquitous design used throughout the Distant Fringe, the Interceptor is cheap, durable and reliable. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems and onboard electronics. Despite their status as space fighters, designs of this type have airframe features, augmenting their handling characteristics within planetary atmospheres.

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]

Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.

  • 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. Spacefarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Interceptors are mass produced commercial fighter craft, made from standardized components and assembled in class A and B starports of TL-7 or greater across the Distant Fringe region. A range of different hull shapes are available but two main variants have become standard:

Smallcraft - Fighters:

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