As'ah class Fleet Tender

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As'ah class Fleet Tender
Distant Fringe vessel.
Type: VTF Fleet Tender
Category	BCS
Size	6,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Dispersed Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fib
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	60
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	119
Officers	29
Enlisted	90
Marines	110
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	25.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Sath Alliance
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr2,618.442 (base) MCr2,094.754 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	VTF-06U12
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Fleet Tender
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 As'ah class Fleet Tender is an auxiliary warship.

It is a military ship and a Fleet Tender.
Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 1-G and J-2 performance with a unstreamlined dispersed structure hull. The TL–11 hulls carries enough internal fuel for two Range-2 Jumps. It is fitted with Jump-2 drop tanks as needed to cross larger rift zones. They have no wilderness refueling capacity, they must rely on their sub craft to scoop fuel for them. It carries a pair of model/5 fib ship computers. They are capable of 1G acceleration with no agility rating.

It carries significant armament and a military defensive suite. They are armed with fourteen triple sand caster turrets, a repulsor bay, eight triple pulse laser turrets, eight dual plasma gun turrets, a particle accelerator bay, and a missile bay.
It ordinarily carries several subcraft, several ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed. It is an inexpensive unstreamlined dispersed hull, and is equipped with one 1,000 dton Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider, four 20 dton Retrieval Boats, twenty 30 dton Sath class Medium Fighters in two squadrons, and ten 3 dton Sath Alliance Grav Tanks. They are equipped to transport two platoons of 40 jump troopers with drop capsules, and a company of Grav Armor.
It has a 119 sophont crew and 110 marines.

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	6,000 tons.
2.	Crew	229 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-2 1-G acceleration Power Plant-2 120-EPs Agility-0
4.	Electronics	(2)Model/5 fib ship computers.
5.	Hardpoints	x60 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: eight triple pulse laser turrets Energy Weapons: eight dual plasma gun turrets Particle Accelerators: one particle accelerator bay Meson Guns: None Missiles: one missile bay Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: one repulsor bay Other: 14 triple sand caster turrets
8.	Craft / Drones	1 x 1,000T Battlerider, 20 x 30T Fighters, 4 x 20T Retreival Boats, 10 x 3T Grav Tanks
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 2,520.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr2,618.442 (base) MCr2,094.754 (qty).
11.	Construction Time	152 weeks to build, 122 weeks in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 25.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

The As'ah class Fleet Tender was designed and built for the Sath Alliance Military Forces. These ships operate within the Far Home Sector.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Warship - Fleet Tender:

Type VTF class Fleet Tender

References & Contributors (Sources)

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Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy

↑ 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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