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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 | + | | The ''Zulu'' class is constructed using a 2,000 [[Ton]] [[hull]] built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems. |
* There are 4 [[airlock]]s located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by a hatch and has a loading ramp. | * There are 4 [[airlock]]s 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. | * The vessel has sturdy retractable legs, allowing surface landings. | ||
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| [[Crew]] | | [[Crew]] | ||
| − | | 44 personnel. 11 command, 9 engineering, 13 gunnery, and 4 service. There are 4 | + | | 44 personnel. 11 command, 9 engineering, 13 gunnery, and 4 service. There are 4 Security personnel and 3 flight crew. |
* [[Stateroom]]s: 25 double occupancy. | * [[Stateroom]]s: 25 double occupancy. | ||
Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full life support and environmental systems. | Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full life support and environmental systems. | ||
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** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. | ** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. | ||
* It has a transponder unit that can be deactivaed on command. | * It has a transponder unit that can be deactivaed on command. | ||
| − | * It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package. | + | * It is equipped with a sophisticated [[ECM]] package. |
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]] | | [[Naval Architecture|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. | + | | 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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| Comments | | Comments | ||
| − | | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 7 [[Ton]]s. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems. | + | | 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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Revision as of 11:20, 15 September 2018
| Zulu class Battle Rider | |
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 Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | |
| 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 | 12 |
| Enlisted | 32 |
| 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.
- It is a military ship and a Battle Rider.
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]
| No. | Category | Remarks |
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| 1. | Tonnage | The Zulu class is constructed using a 2,000 Ton hull built in a Wedge configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
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| 2. | Crew | 44 personnel. 11 command, 9 engineering, 13 gunnery, and 4 service. There are 4 Security personnel and 3 flight crew.
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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| 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.
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| 4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/6fib: no backup computer is installed.
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| 5. | Hardpoints | 20 hardpoints.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel is MCr2,804.578
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| 11. | Construction Time | 149 weeks (34 months) as standard.
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| 12. | Comments | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 7 Tons.
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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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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Book 5 High Guard GDW 1980
- 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.