Biter class Close Escort
Biter class Close Escort | |
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Symbol of the Sword Worlds | |
Type: EL Close Escort | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 500 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Cone Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/6 fib |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 4 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 18 |
Officers | 3 |
Enlisted | 7 |
Marines | 8 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 17.0 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Sword Worlds Confederation |
Year Operational | Unknown |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr653.534 (base) MCr522.827 (qty) |
Architect fee | MCrMCr6.535 |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | CE-ES22 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | No |
Source | |
Also see | Escort |
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 Biter class Close Escort is a light warship.
- It is a military ship and a Close Escort.
Description (Specifications)
Although this ship was designed as a close escort, it is slow. It saving grace is that it carries heavy armor and can withstand more massive punishments than most ships of its class.
Image Repository
- A fictional chit in the style of Fifth Frontier War representing a squadron of Biter class Close Escorts. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the Sword Worlds Confederation.
General Description & Deck Plans
It carries a squad of marines for boarding actions and an assault sled for ground attacks, which provides it with a more flexible mission profile.
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] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | 500 tons. Streamlined cone configuration. |
2. | Crew | 18 crew.
Accommodations
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3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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4. | Electronics | Bridge. Model/6 fib computer. |
5. | Hardpoints | x5 hardpoints.
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6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for a Biter class is:
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7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
The vessel does not have screens or other passive defensive systems. |
8. | Craft / Drones | x1 4-ton Grav Sled. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel Tankage: 120 tons.
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10. | Cost | MCr653.534 |
11. | Construction Time | 20 months to build. |
12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)
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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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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.