Arrghonz class Dreadnought

Arrghonz class Dreadnought
TBD
Type: BH Dreadnought
Category	BCS
Size	384,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Streamlined
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	Model/6
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	0
Accommodations
Staterooms	1,236
Personnel
Crew	2,670
Officers	36
Enlisted	2,634
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	1,000 Tons
Fuel tank	145,152 Tons
Construction
Origin	Vargr Extents
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr144,000
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	BH-6VYS63
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Battleship - Vargr Navy
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Era	1105
Reference	The Spinward Marches Campaign 33.
Starships are designed with the Traveller5 format, using ACS.

The Arrghonz class Dreadnought is a heavy warship.

• It is a military ship and a Dreadnought.

Description (Specifications)

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General Description

Using a 384,000-ton, TL14 hull, the Arrghonz Class Battle Cruiser mounts jump drive-Z240, maneuver drive-Z480, and power plant-Z480, giving a performance of jump-3 and 6G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 3 parsec jump, at 34560t per parsec, and 2 months of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/6. There are 36 officer suites, 300 staterooms, 450 spacer niches, 450 spacer bunks, and no low berths. Gunnery barracks hold up to 1400 gunnery crew.

Installed weaponry include a Factor-T Meson Spine, 100 LBay Missiles, 100 LBay Particle Accelerators, 100 LBay Pulse Lasers, and 100 LBay Sandcasters. The ship has 6 layers of kinetic charged armor (AV 168), and mounts a meson screen, nuclear damper, and magnetic scrambler for defense. Cargo capacity is 1000 tons. The ship has a streamlined hull.

The ship carries 30 Fast Fighters (30 tons each). The ship has 2,670 crew, split into three shifts.

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.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	384,000 tons.
2.	Crew	2670 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-3 6-G acceleration 145152 tons of fuel. Power Plant-6 Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/6 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	400+ hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Pulse Lasers: 100 LBays Particle Accelerators: 100 Long-Ranged LBays Meson Guns: Factor T Spine Missiles: 100 Long-Ranged LBays Sandcasters: 100 LBays
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: 6 Layers, charged kinetic, AV 168. Meson Screens: yes (LBay) Nuclear Dampers: yes (LBay) Magnetic Scramblers: yes (LBay)
8.	Craft	3 squadrons of 30 ton Fast-Fighters.
9.	Fuel Treatment	None needed (military craft can run on unrefined fuel).
10.	Cost	MCr144,000.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: 1000 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

Fifth Frontier War: Damage to the 1 st and 3rd Riders, incurred during a battle with the Arrghonz class Dreadnoughts of Ekhlle Ksafi Battle Squadron 8, forced the squadron to withdraw to Paya (2509) for repairs.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Heavy Battleship:

1. Type BH class Heavy Battleship
   1. Aedekho class Dreadnought
   2. Arrghonz class Dreadnought
   3. Charming class Battleship
   4. Cheveldi class Battleship
   5. Chiqrr class Battleship
   6. Concord class Battleship
   7. Dirqral class Battleship
   8. Dominator class Battleship
   9. Formidable class Dreadnought
   10. Grendal class Dreadnought
   11. Kirunika'rra class Battleship
   12. Jotvobl class Battleship
   13. Khurkish class Dreadnought
   14. Mastigo class Battleship
   15. Mother of War class Battleship
   16. Mukusi class Strike Battleship
   17. Oblivion class Battleship
   18. Okedi class Battleship
   19. Pride of Talokan class Battleship
   20. Prince John III class Battleship
   21. Prince Stuart IV class Battleship
   22. Retribution class Battleship
   23. Shianzpla class Battleship
   24. Staklen class Frontier Battleship
   25. Triumph class Battleship
   26. Usan class Dreadnought
   27. Wavel class Battleship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 33.