Blade class Heavy Frigate
Blade class Heavy Frigate | |
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TBD | |
Type: EH Frigate | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 2,100 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Needle Wedge Hull |
Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–14 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/8 fib |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 6 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 21 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 37 |
Officers | 11 |
Enlisted | 26 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 6 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Vegan Polity |
Manufacturer | Vegan Fleet Systems |
Year Operational | Unknown |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr2,565.769 Qty: MCr 2,052.615 |
Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
Statistics | |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | No |
Source | |
Also see | Escort |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
VNS 12E |
- The Blade class Heavy Frigate is a light warship.
- It is a military ship and a Frigate.
- It is one of the most common starships found in Vegan Space.
Description (Specifications)
It is a vessel with 6-G and J-2 performance with a streamlined Needle Wedge hull.
- It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
- It ordinarily carries a 30T Ship's Boat subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones when needed.
- It has a 37 sophont crew and no marines.
It is popular with crews for its maneuver speed and agility, this nimble escort had thick armor as its sole defense. The main changes for the 12E model upgrades, were increasing the power plant size and output, and upgrading the computer which had been appallingly bad for a military design. This meant that some armor plating had to be shed to make room and the cargo capacity shrunk as well. The nuclear weapons pod, and a particle accelerator bay were the main offensive punch for this design. A pair of beam lasers provided feeble point defense versus missiles. Within the autonomous region the short Jump-2 range was not seen as a liability for a defensive design, within range of so many excellent, friendly harbors.
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] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | 2,100 tons. |
2. | Crew | x37 crew. |
3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/8 fib ship computer. |
5. | Hardpoints | x21 hardpoints. |
6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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8. | Craft / Drones | 30T Ship's Boat |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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10. | Cost | MCr2,565.769. |
11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)
The fleet command chose to update the Blade Class design and use it as the basis for local system defense squadrons.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Military Vessel - Escort - Heavy Escort:
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.