Spider class Battle Cruiser

Spider class Battle Cruiser
Type: CB Battle Cruiser
Size	150,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	80
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1,939
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Ushran Navy
Price
Cost	MCr 164,004.476 Qty: MC 131,203.581
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

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Description (Specifications)

In many ways the pride of the fleet, this giant was nimble for its size. It was the size of a battleship, with the weapons of a Battleship, but without the armor typical of that class of warships. Designed with the philosophy that the best defense is a good offense, this enigmatic craft gave little thought to its own protection and sought only to destroy the enemy. Optimized to exploit the TL–12 jump 3 drives for strategic range, which was a significant advantage at the time, it traded jump fuel for armored hull plating. Its spinal mounted meson gun and vast missile arsenal could shred most contemporary opponents but this beauty spent much of the war in orbital ship yard repair docks, being rebuilt after each engagement. When not serving on the battle line it was more successful supporting its reinforced battalion of marines. Several companies of elite drop troops with assault capsules, a company of armor, a company of mechanized lift rifles, a battery of self propelled artillery and a squadron of heavy fighters could conduct lightning commando raids across planetary surfaces which many planets at the time were ill-equipped to cope with.

Spider class Battle Cruiser

BC-R1367F4-091106-888K9-1     MCr. 164,004.476	Tonnage:	150,000 Tons
Bearing            3      3 3331Y	Crew:	1,939
Batteries          4      4 4441Z	TL:	12
Cargo: 0 ton main hold   Fuel: 55,500   tons EP: 10,500	Agility:	5
Marines: 500 Drop Capsules: 50 (plus 246 Ready) Craft: 10 x 50T Cutters, 10 x 50T Heavy Fighters, 10 x 4T Grav Tanks, 10 x 4T Grav APCs, 8 x 4T SP Artillery Sleds, 8 x 4T Utility Carry Alls
Fuel Treatment: Fuel Scoops and On Board Fuel Purification
Backups: 1 x Model/6fib Computer
Substitutions: Y = 85 Z = 122
Architect's Fee: MCr 1,640.045     Cost in Quantity: MCr 131,203.581

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• 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