Talk:Fearless class Fighter
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{{InfoboxShip
|name = Fearless class Fighter
|alsosee =
|architect= Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
|caption = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.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
}}
[[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 that is enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
* 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. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient to give 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:
* fixed 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 [[subcraft]].
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 4 [[Ton]]s.
* The hull is fitted with fuel scoops.
* The vessel is not equipped 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, officially at least, each have their own small stateroom for comfort on long system patrols. The vessel serves with the [[The Democratic People's Defense Forces]].
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Metadata}}
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{{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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