Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser
| Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: CY Mercenary Cruiser | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 800 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Sphere Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/3 fib |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 3 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 8 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 12 |
| Officers | 4 |
| Enlisted | 8 |
| Marines | 72 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 20.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr493.938 Qty: MCr. 395.15 |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Cruiser - Type C class Mercenary Cruiser |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Designer | Ronald B. Kline Jr. |
| 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 Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser is a very light Cruiser.
- It is a paramilitary ship and a Mercenary Cruiser.
Description (Specifications)
It is a vessel with 3-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined sphere hull. Built at Byrna (world) using an 800-ton partially streamlined sphere configuration hull, is built for small-scale troop transport and combat operations. Fuel tankage of 184 tons supports the power plant and provides two jumps. Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/3 fib.
- It carries significant armament and a potent defensive suite. The ship has eight hard points and eight tons allocated to fire control. Eight triple turrets are installed. The ship mounts four triple missile turrets as one battery and four triple beam laser turrets.
- It ordinarily carries several subcraft and drones when needed. The ship carries two 50-ton Cutters, two 10-ton All Terrain Vehicles, and a four-ton Air/Raft.
- It has a 12 sophont crew and 72 marines. The cruiser crew includes: a captain/pilot, navigator, five engineers, a medic, two gunners, two flight and vehicle crew, and seventy two marines. There are 42 staterooms, and 26 low berths.
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]
History & Background (Dossier)
The Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser is a mercenary warship that hasn't achieved the popularity of the better known Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser. Some of these were deployed to Wapiti (Di 0913) (world) for a mercenary contract.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Paramilitary Ship - Warship - Mercenary Cruiser:
- Type CY class Mercenary Cruiser
- Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser
- Ares Dragon class Mercenary Cruiser
- Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser
- Duke Boris class Mercenary Cruiser
- Longsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser
- Tethys class Mercenary Transport
- Tleiatre class Battle Leader
- Type C class Mercenary Cruiser
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.