KE7b Virulent class Corvette

KE7b Virulent class Corvette
Korsumug Empire vessel.
Type: EG Escort
Category	ACS
Size	700 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dispersed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	2x Model/4 Fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	7
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	44
Officers	8
Enlisted	24
Marines	12
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3 Tons
Fuel tank	182 Tons
Construction
Origin	Korsumug Empire
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr684.0 (base) MCr547.2 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrAde Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	EG-GU62
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Destroyer
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard.

The KE7b Virulent class Corvette is a light warship.

It is a military ship and a Corvette.
It is a development of the earlier KE7 Virulent class Corvette.

Description (Specifications)

The Virulent class is a combat vessel of the Korsumug Empire.

The vessel is a Jansa design.
It is typically crewed by Jaibok.
It is a TL–11 design.

Image Repository

KE7b Virulent class Corvette.

KF2a Hostility class Fighter.

General Description

The Virulent class is a capable combat vessel with 4-G and J-3 performance. Its primary armament is a huge missile bay, able to land a devastating blow against almost any opponent. It has an unconventional shape, consisting of two separate hull pods joined by a series of solid struts.

It carries a squadron of seven Hostility class Fighters.

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	The KE12c Sarash class Destroyer is constructed using a 1,200 dTon hull built in a dispersed structure configuration, consisting of two large offset pods connected by thick struts. The hull is unstreamlined and is not capable of wilderness refueling. The vessel has three airlocks.
2.	Crew	x81 personnel. x7 command, x4 engineering, x6 gunnery, x31 flight, x3 service, x30 marines. The command crew consists of the Captain, the Executive Officer, two electronics officers (commo and sensor ops), two pilot/navigators, and a medical officer. Each crew section has a senior officer. Accommodations There are 52 Staterooms. Staterooms are configured to what the Jaibok consider to be comfort. All Staterooms are given over to the crew. 12 are single occupancy and are set aside for command personnel and the marine officer: the remaining 40 are either double occupancy or turned over to other uses. 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. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-3 drive, a Maneuver-4 drive, and a fusion Power Plant-4, giving performance of Jump-3 and 4-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 3 and an emergency agility of 4. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for One Jump-3 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive utilizes a hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4 fib computer. A backup Model/4 fib is installed in engineering. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and a sophisticated sensor array.
5.	Hardpoints	x12 hardpoints. The listed weapons systems are typical for the class.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Sarash class is: x1 100-ton Bay mounting heavy Missile launchers. Each launcher mounts standard Anti-Shipping Missiles. x2 triple Beam Laser turrets, typically grouped into a single battery of 2 linked turrets.
7.	Defenses	None.
8.	Craft	The intrinsic subcraft or visiting smallcraft attach to the hull exterior and docking tubes join to the cockpit or airlock, allowing crew or passengers to transfer between them without the need for vacc suits. Flight Section: x10 10 dTon Vendetta class fighters. Each fighter has two crew. Vehicles: x2 9-dTon Jaibok class Gcarriers
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 408 Tons. The hull is not fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is not equipped with a fuel purification plant.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr899.0 Architects Fee: MCr8.99 If multiple examples of the design are ordered all vessels in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr719.2 The price does not include the cost of subcraft or vehicles: x10 Vendetta class Fighters cost MCr161.68 (including a bulk order discount). x2 Jaibok class Gcarriers cost MCr6.75 (no discounts apply). With a full complement of subcraft, a discounted Sarash class costs MCr887.63
11.	Construction Time	132 weeks as standard, 106 weeks in bulk. 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	The vessel has no cargo capacity. The vessel has adequate onboard storage space for supplies and equipment.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Sarash class destroyer is an ubiquitous type of warship used by the Korsumug Empire, typically serving as a major component in a patrol force. Early low-jump examples of the class served on the Korsumug Main, where their powerful missile battery gained them a reputation for punching far above their weight.

It was designed by the Jansa, a minor race closely allied with the Jaibok.

A number of redesigns with more powerful drives were fielded as the Korsumug Empire began to venture to worlds further from the Main. This ultimately resulted in the KE12c variant, equipped with a Jump-3 drive.

Examples of the Sarash class can be encountered throughout Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: The vessel is entirely reliant on support craft (such as tankers) for refuelling. As such, they are most commonly deployed in a defensive role.

Sarash class vessels rarely serve as raiders.

Class Naming Practice/s: Vessels of the Korsumug Empire are given alphanumeric designations and callsigns by other interstellar states. KE refers to Korsumug Empire (a designation applied to all Korsumug combat units), 12 is a multiple of hundreds of tons of displacement and also indicates at a glance the number of weapons mounts, and 'c' refers to the version of the vessel, relating to its construction tech level and bracketing its maximum jump potential.

'Sarash' is an ancient Terran nickname given to someone who is always complaining about unfair rules.

Individual vessels are generally named by their crews.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship- Very Light Destroyer:

Type DVL class Very Light Destroyer

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

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) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS

↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[1] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[2] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

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