Ghalalk class Armored Cruiser
| Ghalalk class Heavy Cruiser | |
|---|---|
![]() Published, canon design. | |
| Type: CA Heavy Cruiser | |
| Size | 50,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–15 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-4 |
| Maneuver | 5 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 74 (500) |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 62 officers, 183 ratings, 200 Imperial Marines |
| Officers | 62 |
| Enlisted | 183 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr34,919.84 Qty: MCr27,927.88 |
| Architect fee | MCrTimothy B. Brown |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Also see | Armored Cruiser |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Ghalalk class Heavy Cruiser is a heavy warship and a basic fleet workhorse.
- It is also known as the Ghalalk class Armored Cruiser.
- It is a military ship and an Armored Cruiser.
Description (Specifications)
Comments: The Ghalalk class armored cruiser is a basic fleet workhorse, undertaking a wide variety of duties in peace-time, and supporting the battle fleets in war. [1]
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. [2]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 50,000 tons (standard). 700,000 cubic meters. [4] |
| 2. | Crew | x62 officers, 183 ratings. [5] Total: 245 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Jump-4. 5-G. Power plant-9. 4,500-EP. Agility-5. [6] |
| 4. | Electronics | Model/9fib computer. [7] |
| 5. | Hardpoints | One spinal weapons mount. Forty 50-ton bays. Seventy-four hardpoints. [8] |
| 6. | Armament | One particle accelerator spinal mount (Factor-H). Forty 50-ton missile bays. Fifty triple beam laser turrets organized into five batteries. Ten dual fusion gun turrets organized into one battery. [9] |
| 7. | Defenses | Fourteen triple sandcaster turrets organized into two batteries. Nuclear damper (Factor-9). Meson screen (Factor-5). Armored hull (Factor-5). [10] |
| 8. | Craft | Four small craft (50 tons each). [11] |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | On-board fuel scoops and fuel purification plant. [12] |
| 10. | Cost | MCr34,919.84 standard. MCr27,927.88 in quantity. [13] |
| 11. | Construction Time | 48 months singly; 36 months in quantity. [14] |
| 12. | Comments | None. |
History & Background (Dossier)
The two hundred marines carried aboard the Ghalalk constitute a reinforced company, trained in protected forces operations, and capable of orbital assaults if called for. [15]
Selected Armored Cruiser Variant Classes
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 30.
