Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider
| Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider | |
|---|---|
 Distant Fringe vessel. | |
| Type: BRV Battle Rider | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 6 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 10 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 16 |
| Officers | 4 |
| Enlisted | 8 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 24 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Sath Alliance |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr1,437.2 Qty: MCr 1,149.76 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | BRV-TBD |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No. |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Battle Rider |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider | |
The Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider is a warship.
- It is a military ship and a Battle Rider.
- Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
- Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)
The TL–11 hulls don't have jump drives and must be carried by various classes of fleet tenders and carriers to leave the system in which they were build. The Ch'kaahi (world) system defense fleet has one thousand in operation and more are planned as budgets allow. They carry a frozen watch and an emergency command and control bridge.
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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 | 1,000 tons (standard), 14,000 cubic meters. This design is a streamlined needle/wedge scoops and is capable of wilderness ocean refueling. The best maneuver drives and power plants are fitted. |
| 2. | Crew | 5 officers, 11 ratings. |
| 3. | Performance | No Jump
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| 4. | Electronics | (x2) Model/5 fib computer.
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| 5. | Hardpoints | One 100-ton missile bay, Factor-8. |
| 6. | Armament | The cavernous missile bay is equipped to deploy nuclear ordinance. The salvoes of warheads are sufficient to overwhelm most point defense systems. |
| 7. | Defenses | Armored hull (Factor-10). This design relies on its thick armored hull and its elusive agility to avoid weapon strikes. |
| 8. | Craft | No small craft. No subcraft are fitted to this design. The vehicle can land directly on planetary surfaces. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel scoops. No fuel purification plant. |
| 10. | Cost | MCr1,437.2 standard. MCr1,149.76 in quantity. |
| 11. | Construction Time | 120 weeks (30 months) standard. 96 weeks (24 months) in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | The crew berthing is spartan. |
History & Background (Dossier)
Designed and built for the Sath Alliance Military Forces. These ships operate within the Far Home Sector.
Distant Fringe Vessels
The Distant Fringe is said to be a far spinward-rimward area inhabited by colonists and refugees originating on Terra. The region is extremely isolated, separated from the rest of Charted Space by vast, almost uncrossable rifts that were once broached by a system of calibration Points and the use of tankers. Those few academics within Charted Space who have found references to the Distant Fringe regard it as little more than a tall tale. Likewise, many of the inhabitants of the Distant Fringe believe the existence of Charted Space to be mythical.[3]
Vessels originating within the Distant Fringe are very rarely encountered outside of the region. However, misjumps do occur and anomalies with bizarre spacetime and Jumpspace effects exist: as such, craft of this type are not entirely unknown within Charted Space.[4]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
Each vessel within the class is named by the government of the state that produces it. They generally draw on traditional naming protocols and it is not uncommon for a historical class name to be reused.
- Individual vessels within the class are issued specific serial numbers and transponder codes.
- Naming a ship is considered a serious affair and is generally accompanied by a traditional ceremony, usually pouring a local beverage over the bows of the craft. Starfarers tend to be superstitious folk and a ship with a frivolous name is considered "unlucky".
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Warship - Non-starship - Boat - Very Light Battle Rider:
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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- 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.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak