Asia class Scout

Asia class Scout
Type: SN Naval Scout
Category	ACS
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Airframe Hull
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	Model/5
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	4 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Offensive	3 triple laser turrets
Accommodations
Staterooms	4
Personnel
Crew	7
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	5 Tons
Fuel tank	141 Tons
Construction
Construction Time	13 Months
Origin	Daprolix Juncture of Suns
Price
Cost	MCr335.084
Architect fee	MCr3.351
Statistics
Universal Ship Profile	SN-3124751-000000-40000-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Designer	Ronald B. Kline Jr.
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Ronald B. Kline Jr.

The Asia class Scout is armed scouting starship. While the mission profile of this design is similar to the Imperial Type S, it does not meet the specifications of the Type S.

Description

Asia class Scouts serve with the navy of the Daprolix Juncture of Suns, a polity lying to rimward of the Solomani Confederation. They are charged with border patrols and scouting and undertake search and rescue missions. The class are also used as light escorts.

• It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
• It has a crew of 7.

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	The Asia class is constructed using a 300 Ton hull built in a Needle configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. The vessel has 2 airlocks. The cargo hold is accessed by a large door. The vessel has a sturdy retractable undercarriage, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	7 personnel. 2 command, 2 engineering, 2 gunnery, and 1 service. Accommodations There are 3.5 staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. 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-2 drive, a Maneuver-4 drive, and a Power Plant-7, giving performance of Jump-2 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 two consecutive Jump-2s and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5 computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x3 hardpoints. The listed battery groupings are standard configurations for the class. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for an Asia class is: x3 triple Beam Laser turrets, typically grouped into a single battery.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	The vessel carries no subcraft.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 141 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr335.084 Architects Fee: MCr3.351
11.	Construction Time	56 weeks (13 months) as standard. 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	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 5.0 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Asia class Scouts serve with the navy of the Daprolix Juncture of Suns. The vessels are domestically produced apart from their Jump Drive units, which are purchased from the Malorn Union. They operate from Scout Bases located on Asia (Malorn 3126 C746445-6) and Darious (Malorn 3125).

Selected Variant Types & Classes

30 Representative Naval Scout (SN) Classes

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Military Ship - Type SN Naval Scout

A

• Adlerstein class Fleet Courier
• Asia class Scout

B

• Barnett class Fleet Courier

C

• C-7 class Scout
• Caliphate class Scout
• Chercheur class Fleet Dispatch Courier

D

• Dark Spirit class Intelligence Vessel
• Dewclaw class Fleet Scout
• Dunkle class Fleet Scout

H

• Hunter class Armored Scout

• Huntress class Bounty Hunter

I

• Imperial Intruder class Scout

K

• KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout

L

• Last Line class Fleet Courier

M

• Marathon class Fleet Courier
• Militia class Military Scout

P

• Phidippides class Fast Courier
• Prata class Attack Scout
• Protective class Scout

S

• Saladin class Fleet Scout

• SH02A class Fleet Scout
• Skela class Attack Scout
• Starfarer class Scout
• Stayaow class Combat Scout
• Swift class Fleet Courier
• Switch Black class Intruder Scout

T

• Talon class Scout

V

• Vanguard class Attack Scout

W

• Wasp class Fleet Scout
• Wiesbaden class Military Scout

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS