Gram class Troop Transport

Gram class Troop Transport
Symbol of the Sword Worlds
Type: IT Troop Transport
Category	BCS
Size	22,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/5 fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	40
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2,964
Officers	264
Enlisted	2,700
Marines	2,800
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	336.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Sword Worlds Confederation
Year Operational	-420
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr16,517.53
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	IT-0BS33
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Combat Transport
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 Gram class Troop Transport is an auxiliary warship.

It is a military ship and a Troop Transport.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 1-G and J-1 performance with a streamlined TBD hull.

It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed.
It has a # sophont crew and # marines.

In -420 this class was designed to carry a regiment of troops into harm's way. The size of a Light Cruiser the ship is usually accompanied by cargo carriers for resupply. A regimental combat team uses a large amount of supplies in the field.

Image Repository

A fictional chit in the style of Fifth Frontier War representing a squadron of Gram class Transports. The color of the counter indicates its allegiance to the Sword Worlds Confederation.

General Description & Deck Plans

No information yet available.

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]
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	0-99 tons.
2.	Crew	x1 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-0 NAFAL TBD-G acceleration #.0 tons of fuel. Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Electronics	Model/TBD fib ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	xTBD hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: None Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	None
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 tons.

History & Background (Dossier)

It is a Sword class Troop Transport, became famous for the transport of the Chernozem Expeditionary Force.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Military Auxiliary - Troop Transport:

Type IT class Troop Transport

References & Contributors (Sources)

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Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
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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.

[1] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

[2] Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.

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