Rapacious class Command Carrier
| Rapacious class Command Carrier | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: VC Command Carrier | |
| Category | FCS |
| Size | 400,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–15 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/TBD |
| Jump | J-4 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 4,000 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 4,123 |
| Officers | X |
| Enlisted | X |
| Marines | X |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 294 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr254,753.8 Qty: MCr 203,802.4 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Subcraft Carrier - Carrier |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance. | |
The Rapacious class Command Carrier is a specialized fighter-carrying warship.
- It is a military ship and a Command Carrier.
Description (Specifications)
This class serves with the 112th Fleet, among others. This vessel incorporates common imperial design features including the standard jump 4 requirement, 6 Gs acceleration, a large hold, and enough low berths for a low watch. A battalion of marines for planetary invasions, heavy shuttles, eight squadrons of each of the following; 50 ton heavy fighters, 30 ton medium fighters, and 20 ton light fighters. Twenty cutters, and 50 G-Carriers. There are two 50 ton capacity launch tubes. The close configuration hull is partially streamlined for gas giant refueling with fuel scoops and on board fuel purification. The hull is lightly armored, with excellent nuclear dampers and meson screens. There are back-ups in case of battle damage. There is a back-up bridge with a Model 9 fib computer. This flag bridge usually supervises flight operations. The weapons include a powerful spinal mounted meson gun.
Image Repository
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General Description & Deck Plans
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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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | xTBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/TBD fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft / Drones | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)
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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Military Ship - Warship - Carrier:
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.