Kaufman class Dual Environment Fighter
| Kaufman class Dual Environment Fighter | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: FH Heavy Fighter | |
| Size | 90 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Officers | 2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 0.2 missile magazine Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Caliphate of Estalia |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr143.06 in quantity 114.448 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Also see | Spaceplane |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Kaufman class Dual Environment Fighter is a combatant smallcraft.
- It is a military ship and an Heavy Fighter.
Description (Specifications)
This is a class of TL–10 Heavy Fighter with the best armor available to take heavy punishment. It has the best 4-G maneuver drive and an oversized fusion power plant for maximum evasive agility. It is armed with a pair of magazine fed 50kg missile racks. There is a squadron of ten of these flying submarines. They are equipped for action in the planets hydrosphere and armored to explore its greatest depths. They provide atmospheric and near space COACC. They can operate in space and are streamlined for ocean refueling. As yet they are reliant on the 800 ton Carrack class Transports for inter-system transport and redeployment. The crew includes a pilot/captain and a weapons officer.
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 | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | TBD |
| 3. | Performance | TBD |
| 4. | Electronics | TBD |
| 5. | Hardpoints | TBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | No information yet available.
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| 8. | Craft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | TBD
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History & Background (Dossier)
Build at Kaufman for the Caliphate of Estalia which lies in the Delhi Subsector of the Holowon Sector. The Caliphate of Estalia relies on this class to protect the Kaufman (Holowon 0122 B86A5D0-A) starport and native shipping in system it controls. They can also provide close gunship support for marine units.
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.