Gallant class Assault Shuttle
Gallant class Assault Shuttle | |
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Distant Fringe Vessel | |
Type: MN Naval Transport | |
Category | Smallcraft |
Size | 80 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-0 |
Maneuver | 5 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 1 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 1 |
Seats | 30 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 2 |
High/Mid Passengers | 30 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 4 Tons |
Fuel tank | 1 Tons |
Construction | |
Construction Time | 8.5 Months |
Origin | Distant Fringe |
Price | |
Cost | MCr104.550 |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | MN-8A50 |
Universal Ship Profile | MN–0105820–600000–20001-0 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Design System | High Guard |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Fan: Ade Stewart |
The Gallant class Assault Shuttle is a TL–11 combat Assault Shuttle.
- Please also see AAB article: Ships of the Distant Fringe.
- Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.
Description (Specifications)
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Image Repository
- A side view of a Gallant class Assault Shuttle smallcraft.
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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) when necessary. [1]
Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
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No. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | This Assault Shuttle is constructed using an 80 dTon hull built in a generally wedge-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving improved atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
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2. | Crew | Total Crew Complement: 2
Accommodations
Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators. The vessel has full life support and environmental systems.
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3. | Performance | The vessel mounts a Maneuver-5 drive and a Power Plant-8, giving performance of 5-G acceleration and producing 6.4 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 5. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient to give the power plant approximately 4 weeks duration.
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4. | Electronics | The cockpit area contains x2 acceleration couches and control equipment. The vessel is fitted with a Model/2 Computer: no backup computer is installed.
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5. | Hardpoints | x1 hardpoint. |
6. | Armament | x1 mixed triple turret holding x2 Beam Lasers and x1 Missile Rack.
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7. | Defenses | The hull is plated, braced and structurally reinforced, with an armor rating of 6.
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8. | Craft | The vessel carries no subcraft. |
9. | Fuel Treatment | The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 6.4 dTons.
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10. | Cost | The basic cost of the vessel is MCr104.550.
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11. | Construction Time | 32 weeks (8.5 months) as standard.
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12. | Comments | Cargo capacity amounts to 4 dTons. |
History & Background (Dossier)
An ubiquitous design used throughout the Distant Fringe, the Assault Shuttle is durable and reliable. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
11 Representative Transport (MN) Classes
References
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.