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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| + | It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance with a [[streamlined]] [[TBD hull]]. | ||
| + | * It carries light armament and a [[defensive suite]]. | ||
| + | * It ordinarily carries no [[subcraft]], no [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s when needed. | ||
| + | * It has a # [[sophont]] [[crew]] and # [[marine]]s. | ||
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Used as a [[system defense boat]], this jump capable slab sided brick is used to monitor and patrol outcast systems. The hull is thickly plated and a single [[plasma gun]] [[bay]] is its only weapon system. Close with the enemy and blast away at close range is the preferred tactic, and hope they get the message that they are not welcome. | Used as a [[system defense boat]], this jump capable slab sided brick is used to monitor and patrol outcast systems. The hull is thickly plated and a single [[plasma gun]] [[bay]] is its only weapon system. Close with the enemy and blast away at close range is the preferred tactic, and hope they get the message that they are not welcome. | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 10 October 2019
| Grunt class System Defense Boat | |
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| Type: HSVL System Defense Boat | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 10 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 16 |
| Officers | 4 |
| Enlisted | 12 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 22 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Outcasts of the Whispering Sky |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr1,254.536 Qty: 1,003.629 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | System Defense Boat |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Grunt class System Defense Boat is a defensive warship.
- It is a paramilitary ship and an System Defense Boat.
- They are operated by the Outcasts of the Whispering Sky (Stalkers).
Description (Specifications)
It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined TBD hull.
- It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
- It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones when needed.
- It has a # sophont crew and # marines.
Used as a system defense boat, this jump capable slab sided brick is used to monitor and patrol outcast systems. The hull is thickly plated and a single plasma gun bay is its only weapon system. Close with the enemy and blast away at close range is the preferred tactic, and hope they get the message that they are not welcome.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 1,000 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | 16 |
| 3. | Performance | 6 |
| 4. | Electronics | TBD |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x10 hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
|
| 7. | Defenses | factor A armor. |
| 8. | Craft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | TBD
|
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Paramilitary Vessel - Defensive Vessel (D) - System Defense Boat (DB):
Type HS(B) class System Defense Boat
References & Contributors (Sources)
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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
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
