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|cargo    = 7
 
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|crew    = 44
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|cost    = 2,804.578 (base)<br />Qty: 2,243.662 (discounted)
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|IOC      = TBD
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|IOC      = No information yet available.
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|enlisted = TBD
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|enlisted = Unknown
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard Shipyard]] v1.13 written by [[Andrea Vallance]].
 
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|origin  = Kostov Confederate Republic
 
|origin  = Kostov Confederate Republic
 
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|size    = 2,000
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|TL      = 12
 
|TL      = 12
 
|type    = Battleship#BR{{!}}Battle Rider
 
|type    = Battleship#BR{{!}}Battle Rider
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|usp      = BR-B1069F2-901100-00809-0
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
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The [[Zulu class Battle Rider]] is often used as a commerce raider.
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The [[Zulu class Battle Rider]] is a [[warship]].
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* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Battle Rider]].
  
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
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The 2,000 ton ''Zulu Class Battle Riders'' are armed with a particle accelerator and a heavy missile bay.  
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''Zulu'' class Battle Rider serve with the [[Kostov Confederate Navy|navy]] of the [[Kostov Confederate Republic]], a member state of the [[Solomani Confederation]]. They are heavily armored and  and have a balanced array of weaponry.
  
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=== Hull / Engineering ===
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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No information yet available.
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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}}
  
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=== Main Section ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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=== Armament ===
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! No.
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! Category
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! Remarks
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=== Defenses ===
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No information yet available.
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| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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=== Subcraft ===
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| The ''Zulu'' class is constructed using a 2,000 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving a good atmospheric performance assisted by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems. It is equipped with fuel scoops.
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No information yet available.
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* There are 4 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by a hatch and has a loading ramp.
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* The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
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| 2.
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| [[Crew]]
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| 44 personnel. XX command, XX engineering, XX gunnery, XX service, XX medical, and XX stewards. There are XX [Marines security personnel] and XX flight crew.
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* Staterooms: XX single double occupancy.
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Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems.
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* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel: individual sections of the hull can be sealed off.
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* There are multiple emergency lockers.
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| 3.
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
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| The vessel mounts a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-6 drive and a [[Power Plant]]-9, giving performance of 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 5 and an emergency agility of 6. There is fuel tankage of 180 [[Ton]]s, giving the [[power plant]] 4 weeks duration.
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* The engineering section has a main control room.
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** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
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| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Adjacent to the bridge is a [[computer]] model/6fib: no backup computer is installed.
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* There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel.
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* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and has an avionics suite.
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** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
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* It has a transponder unit that can be deactivaed on command.
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* It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
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| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| 20 [[hardpoint]]s.
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* The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
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| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
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| The normal weapons fit-out for a ''Zulu'' class is:
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* 1 100-[[Ton]] [[bay]], mounting a [[Particle Accelerator]].
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* 1 100-[[Ton]] [[bay]], mounting a Heavy [[Missile]] [[Launcher]].
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| The [[hull]] is heavily plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 9.
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* The vessel is fitted with a nuclear damper unit.
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* The vessel is fitted with a meson screen generator.
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| 8.
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| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| The vessel carries a 30 [[Ton]] [[Ship's Boat]].
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The Ship's Boat is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger is a sealable compartment with a volume of 39 [[Ton]]s.
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| 9.
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| The vessel is not fitted with fuel purification equipment.
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|-
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| 10.
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]2,804.578
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* Architects Fee: [[MCr]]28.046
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| 11.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| 149 weeks (34 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.
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| 12.
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| Comments
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| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 7 [[Ton]]s. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.
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|-
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|}
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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These are often found prowling within the atmospheric layers of [[gas giant]]s, waiting to ambush refueling merchant traffic during commerce raiding operations.
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''Zulu'' class Battle Rider serve with the [[Kostov Confederate Navy]] of the [[Kostov Confederate Republic]], a member state of the [[Solomani Confederation]]. 127 examples of the ''Zulu'' class are currently in service. They are often found prowling within the deep atmospheric layers of [[gas giant]]s, waiting to ambush refueling merchant traffic during commerce raiding operations.  
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There are 127 class members.
 
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==

Revision as of 15:36, 4 September 2018

Zulu class Battle Rider
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Zulu class Battle Rider
Type: BR Battle Rider
Size 2,000 Tons
Hull Configuration [[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level TL–12
Engineering
Computer No information yet available.
Jump J-0
Maneuver 6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 20
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 44
    Officers Unknown
    Enlisted Unknown
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 7 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Kostov Confederate Republic
Year Operational No information yet available.
Price
Cost MCr2,804.578 (base)
Qty: 2,243.662 (discounted)
Architect fee MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Source
Canon Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Zulu class Battle Rider is a warship.

Description (Specifications)

Zulu class Battle Rider serve with the navy of the Kostov Confederate Republic, a member state of the Solomani Confederation. They are heavily armored and and have a balanced array of weaponry.

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. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage The Zulu class is constructed using a 2,000 Ton hull built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving a good atmospheric performance assisted by its onboard gravitic systems. It is equipped with fuel scoops.
  • There are 4 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by a hatch and has a loading ramp.
  • The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings.
2. Crew 44 personnel. XX command, XX engineering, XX gunnery, XX service, XX medical, and XX stewards. There are XX [Marines security personnel] and XX flight crew.
  • Staterooms: XX single double occupancy.

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: individual sections of the hull can be sealed off.
  • There are multiple emergency lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a Maneuver-6 drive and a Power Plant-9, giving performance of 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 5 and an emergency agility of 6. There is fuel tankage of 180 Tons, giving the power plant 4 weeks duration.
  • The engineering section has a main control room.
    • Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
4. Electronics Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/6fib: no backup computer is installed.
  • There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel.
  • The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and has an avionics suite.
    • It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
  • It has a transponder unit that can be deactivaed on command.
  • It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5. Hardpoints 20 hardpoints.
  • The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for a Zulu class is:
7. Defenses The hull is heavily plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 9.
  • The vessel is fitted with a nuclear damper unit.
  • The vessel is fitted with a meson screen generator.
8. Craft The vessel carries a 30 Ton Ship's Boat.

The Ship's Boat is housed in a dedicated hanger: the hanger is a sealable compartment with a volume of 39 Tons.

9. Fuel Treatment The vessel is not fitted with fuel purification equipment.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel is MCr2,804.578
  • Architects Fee: MCr28.046
11. Construction Time 149 weeks (34 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 7 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Zulu class Battle Rider serve with the Kostov Confederate Navy of the Kostov Confederate Republic, a member state of the Solomani Confederation. 127 examples of the Zulu class are currently in service. They are often found prowling within the deep atmospheric layers of gas giants, waiting to ambush refueling merchant traffic during commerce raiding operations.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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