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Scorpion class System Defense Boat
Three schematic views of a Scorpion class System Defense Boat.
Type: HSDB Heavy System Defense Boat
Category	ACS
Size	2,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle 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	28
Officers	9
Enlisted	19
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	200.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr2,365.42
Architect fee	MCr23.65 (Gary L. Thomas)
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	HSDB-VS60
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	System Defense Boat
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	The Travellers' Digest 07 30.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Scorpion class System Defense Boat is a defensive warship.

It is a paramilitary ship and a System Defense Boat.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It is a vessel with 6-G and J-0 performance with a streamlined needle hull. The quick and efficient scorpion has a very high radiated power signature. Heat management can present a problem, especially when trying to hide in ambush.

It carries heavy armament and a military defensive suite. The redundant systems, replacement crew and heavy armor ensure that it can take heavy punishment from larger vessels and still deliver its deadly payload of missiles.
It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed.
It has a 28 sophont crew and no marines.

Image Repository[edit]

The Scorpion class System Defense Boat was once a big seller to many a Planetary Navy.

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	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	xTBD crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-0 NAFAL TBD-G acceleration 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	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: #.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
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. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Vessel Peculiarities: The quick and efficient scorpion has a very high radiated power signature. Heat management can present a problem, especially when trying to hide in ambush.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Paramilitary Vessel - Defensive Vessel (D) - System Defense Boat (DB):
Type HS(B) class System Defense Boat

Type HSVL class Very Light System Defense Boat (SB/SBL)

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 07 (Digest Group Publications, 1986), 30.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[1] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[2] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

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 |name     = Scorpion class System Defense Boat
-|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
+|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
-|agility  = X
+|agility  = 6
 |alsosee  = [[System Defense Boat]]
-|architect= [[TBD]]
+|architect= 23.65 ([[Gary L. Thomas]])
 |blueprint= No
 |canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
-|caption  = TBD
+|caption  = Three [[schematic]] views of a [[Scorpion class System Defense Boat]].
-|cargo    = 12
+|cargo    = 200.0
-|crew     = 24
+|cost     = 2,365.42
-|cost     = 1679.55
+|crew     = 28
-|enlisted = TBD
+|enlisted = 19
 |EOS      = Still in active service.
 |era      = 1105
 |footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 |g        = 6
-|hp       = 10
+|hp       = 20
 |hpass    = 0
-|hull     = TBD Hull
+|hull     = Needle Hull
-|illustration= No
+|illustration= Yes
-|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
+|image    = Scorpion-CT-THUMB-TD-7-J-Fugate 14-Oct-2019c.jpg
 |IOC      = Unknown
 |jump     = 0
 |lpass    = 0
-|marines  = TBD
+|marines  = 0
-|model    = [[Model/TBD]]
+|model    = [[Model/9]] [[fib]]
-|officers = TBD
+|officers = 9
 |origin   = Third Imperium
-|QSP      = TBD
+|QSP      = HSDB-VS60
-|ref      = {{TDref|7}}
+|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= The Travellers' Digest 07 |page= 30}}
-|size     = 1,000
+|size     = 2,000
 |size-cat = ACS
-|tdes     = HSVL
+|tdes     = HSDB
 |TL       = 15
-|type     = System Defense Boat
+|type     = Heavy System Defense Boat
-|usp      = SDB-A106JJ2-F09900-00009-0
+|usp      = HSDB-A106JJ2-F09900-00009-0
 |manufacturer= Various
 }}
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 == Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
-The quick and efficient scorpion has a very high radiated power signature. Heat management can present a problem, especially when trying to hide in ambush. The redundant systems, replacement crew and heavy armor ensure that it can take heavy punishment from larger vessels and still deliver its deadly payload of missiles.
+It is a vessel with 6-G and J-0 performance with a [[streamlined]] [[needle hull]]. The quick and efficient scorpion has a very high radiated power signature. Heat management can present a problem, especially when trying to hide in ambush.
+* It carries heavy armament and a military [[defensive suite]]. The redundant systems, replacement crew and heavy armor ensure that it can take heavy punishment from larger vessels and still deliver its deadly payload of missiles.
+* It ordinarily carries no [[subcraft]], no [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s only when needed.
+* It has a 28 [[sophont]] [[crew]] and no [[marine]]s.
+=== Image Repository ===
+# The [[Scorpion class System Defense Boat]] was once a big seller to many a [[Planetary Navy]]. <br> [[file: Scorpion-CT-RESIZE-TD-7-J-Fugate 14-Oct-2019b.jpg]]
+=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
+No information yet available.
 === 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 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}}
+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}}
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
-|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 |-
-! #.
+!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
+|-
+! No.
 ! Category
 ! Remarks
 |-
 | 1.
-| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
+| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 | TBD [[ton]]s.
 |-
 | 2.
 | [[Crew]]
-| TBD.
+| x[[TBD]] [[crew]].
 |-
 | 3.
-| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
+| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]] / Engineering
-| TBD.
+| ''Propulsion:''
+* [[Jump Drive|Jump]]-0 [[NAFAL]]
+* TBD-G acceleration
+* [[Power Plant]]-TBD
+* TBD-[[EP]]s
+* [[Ship Agility|Agility]]-TBD
 |-
 | 4.
-| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
+| Main Section / [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
-| TBD.
+| [[Model/TBD]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
 |-
 | 5.
 | [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
-| TBD [[hardpoint]]s.
+| xTBD [[hardpoint]]s.
 |-
 | 6.
-| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
+| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
-| TBD.
+| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
+* [[Laser]]s: None
+* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
+* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
+* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
+* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: None
+* Other: None
 |-
 | 7.
 | [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
-| TBD.
+| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
+* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
+* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
+* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
+* [[Repulsor]]s: None
+* Other: None
 |-
 | 8.
-| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
+| [[Subcraft|Craft]] / [[Drone]]s
-| TBD.
+| None
 |-
 | 9.
 | [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
-| TBD.
+| ''[[Ship Equipment|Fueling Equipment]]:''
+* #.0 tons of [[fuel]].
+** [[Fuel Scoop]]s
+** [[Fuel Treatment Plant]]
 |-
 | 10.
 | [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 | [[MCr]]TBD.
 |-
 | 11.
 | [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
-| TBD months.
+| TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
 |-
 | 12.
-| Comments
+| Remarks
-| None.
+| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
+* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 [[ton]]s.
+* [[Ship's Locker]]
 |-
 |}
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 == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 No information yet available.
+=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
+''Vessel Peculiarities:'' The quick and efficient scorpion has a very high radiated power signature. Heat management can present a problem, especially when trying to hide in ambush.
+''Class Naming Practice/s:'' No information yet available.
 === Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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