Talk:Fearless class Fighter

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{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Fearless class Fighter
|alsosee  = 
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
|caption  = Non-canon fan design.
|cargo    = 0.2
|crew     = 2
|cost     = 99.80 (base)<br>MCr79.84 (discounted)
|IOC      = No information yet available.
|enlisted = 0
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
|g        = 5
|hp       = 1
|hpass    = 0
|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
|jump     = 0
|lpass    = 0
|marines  = No information yet available.
|model    = No information yet available.
|officers = 2
|origin   = Winston Democracy
|QSP      = No information yet available.
|size     = 80
|tdes     = PA
|TL       = 8
|type     = Fighters#PA{{!}}Heavy Fighter
|usp      = FH-0105521-700000-00001-0
|manufacturer= Various
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[[Fearless class Fighter]]s are large, expensive, and basic Heavy Fighters. 
* It is a [[military ship]] and a combatant [[smallcraft]].

== Description (Specifications) ==
''Fearless'' class Heavy Fighters are designed to operate from ''[[Stormbringer class Fleet Tender|Stormbringer]]'' class Fleet Tenders. They serve as part of [[The Democratic People's Defense Forces]], the military of the [[Winston Democracy]].

=== 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}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| The ''Fearless'' class is constructed using an 80 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving excellent atmospheric performance assisted by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems. It is equipped with fuel scoops.
* The vessel has a sturdy retractable undercarriage, allowing surface landings.
* The vessel is fitted with an airlock.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| 2 personnel. 1 command/pilot, 1 engineering/electronics.
* Two Small Craft Staterooms: officially they are single occupancy, but in practice one is typically fitted with two crew bunks while the second functions as a galley, a fresher and an office, depending on needs.
** Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. There is an emergency locker.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
| | The vessel mounts a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-5 drive and a [[Power Plant]]-5, giving performance of 5-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 5. There is fuel tankage of 4 [[Ton]]s, giving the [[power plant]] 4 weeks duration.
* The engineering section is controlled from the bridge. Access to the machinery can be gained via a sealable hatch.
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| Adjacent to the small craft bridge is a computer model/2: no backup computer is installed.
* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and an avionics suite.
* It has a transponder unit that can be deactivaed on command.
* It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x1 [[hardpoint]].
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for a ''Fearless'' class is:
* dual [[missile rack]]s, forming one battery.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 7.
* The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| The vessel carries no dedicated subcraft.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel is not fitted with fuel purification equipment.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| The basic cost of the vessel is MCr99.80
* Architects Fee: MCr0.998
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|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
| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.2 [[Ton]]s: it functions as a magazine for additional missiles.
|-
|}

== History & Background ==
''Fearless'' class Heavy Fighters are streamlined and for their size have a very heavily armored hull. They offer 5G acceleration, are agile and armed with a pair of missile racks. The two man crew each have their own small stateroom for comfort on long system patrols. They are part of the [[The Democratic People's Defense Forces]].

== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
|S4= Author & Contributor:  Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


[[Category: The Democratic People's Defense Forces]]
[[Category: The Democratic People's Defense Forces Ship]]
[[Category: Ron Kline Design]]
[[Category: Winston Democracy]]
[[Category: Winston Democracy Ship]]
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Alagoric (talk) 05:48, 3 September 2018 (EDT)