Difference between revisions of "Gunboat"

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Line Combatants (Primary - Capital)				Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital)				Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
A- Tramp	M- Freighter	R- Liner	T- Transport	G- Industrial	J- Prospector	K- Expedition	P- Corsair	U- Utility	L- Science	N- Medical	Y- Private	WB- Barge	WA- Satellite	WO- Space Station

EG-class Gunboats are a kind of close escort and are generally a light warship platform.

The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
It is a starship supraclass.

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

Starship User Types

Advanced Ship Classifications
- Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
- Ship Type Code / Superclass
- Ship Class Code / Class
- Model (TL)
- Bloc (Lot)

Basic Ship Classifications

Ships by Function
- Bigcraft
- Boat
- Capital Ship
- Largecraft
- Non-starship
- Smallcraft
- Spaceplane
- Spaceship
- Starship
- Subcapital Ship
- Subcraft
- System Craft
- Warship

Speed of Travel

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Ultimately, the distinction between ground, air, and spacecraft disappears for military vehicles, and a single type of vehicle assumes all these roles for system defense. Called gunboats, they are capable of extended operations in vacuum, atmosphere, and water.

Image Repository[edit]

A Fiery class Gunned Escort in colorful livery.

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]

Individual vessels are strongly armed, and can fight enemy ships while later supporting ground forces or attacking enemy installations. Further, they can continue resistance for long periods, hiding in oceans or gas giants, and coming out only when there is the prospect of enemy losses.

Supraclass Roles[edit]

Gunboats typically serve the following roles:

Supraclass Archtypes[edit]

Typically, gunboats are fast, well-armed, and well-armored. They are capable of a wide variety of military missions, and have a high survival potential. Mass displacement is generally in the order of 200 to 600 tons.

EG-class Gunboat Supraclass Archtypes
Archtype	Type Code	TL Range	Remarks
TBD	TBD	TBD	None

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Gunboat:

Type CE class Close Escort
1. TBD class Gunboat

Ship Summary List[edit]

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:

0 Representative Gunboat (EG) Classes
No results

1 Representative Gunship (PG) Classes

Class	Mission Code	TL	Tons	Jump	G	Origin	Canon	Quick ship profile
Class	Mission Code	TL	Tons	Jump	G	Origin	Canon	Quick ship profile
Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship	PG	13	325	3	6	Sindalian Empire	No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.	TBD

0 Representative Missile Boat (ECM) Classes
No results

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Library Data (A-M) (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 22. (Classic Traveller Supplement 8)
Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD. (Classic Traveller Supplement 9)
Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), TBD.
Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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-[[Gunboat]]s are a kind of [[close escort]] and are generally a light [[warship]] platform.
+[[Gunboat|EG-class Gunboat]]s are a kind of [[close escort]] and are generally a light [[warship]] platform.
+* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
 * It is a [[starship]] [[supraclass]].
+[[File: Wiki Navy.png|right]]
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 Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
 '''[[Starship]]:'''
-* [[Ship Classification|Starship User Types]]
+{{:Referral-Tree-Starship-User-Types}}
-** [[Civilian Ship]]
+{{:Referral-Tree-Advanced-Ship-Classifications}}
-** [[Paramilitary Ship]]
+{{:Referral-Tree-Basic-Ship-Classifications}}
-** [[Military Ship]]
+{{:Referral-Tree-Ships-by-Function}}
-* [[Ship Classification|Ships by Function]]
+{{:Referral-Tree-Speed-of-Travel}}
-** [[Bigcraft]]
-** [[Boat]]
-** [[Non-starship]]
-** [[Smallcraft]]
-** [[Spaceship]]
-** [[Starship]]
-** [[Subcraft]]
-** [[Warship]]
-* [[Ship Classification|Advanced Ship Classification]]s
-** [[Ship Mission Code]] / [[Supraclass]]
-** [[Ship Type Code]] / [[Superclass]]
-** [[Ship Class Code]] / [[Class]]
-** Model ([[TL]])
-** Bloc (Lot)
-* [[Ship Classification|Basic Ship Classifications]]
-** [[Adventure Class Ship]]
-** [[Battle Class Ship]]
-** [[Fleet Class Ship]]
-** [[Size-Role Classification]]
-** [[QSP]]
-** [[USP]]
-** [[World Class Ship]]
-* [[Drive|Speed of Travel]]
-** [[FTL]]
-** [[NAFAL]] ([[STL]])
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 == Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
-Ultimately, the distinction between ground, air, and spacecraft disappears for military vehicles, and a single type of vehicle assumes all these roles for system defense. Called gunboats, they are capable of extended operations in vacuum, atmosphere, and water.
+Ultimately, the distinction between ground, air, and spacecraft disappears for military vehicles, and a single type of vehicle assumes all these roles for system defense. Called gunboats, they are capable of extended operations in [[vacuum]], [[atmosphere]], and [[water]].
-=== Strategy & Tactics ===
+=== Image Repository ===
+# A [[Fiery class Gunned Escort]] in colorful livery. <br> [[File: Fiery-class-Ian-Stead-707683411 27-Jan-2019a.jpg|400px]]
+=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
 Individual vessels are strongly armed, and can fight enemy ships while later supporting ground forces or attacking enemy installations. Further, they can continue resistance for long periods, hiding in oceans or [[gas giant]]s, and coming out only when there is the prospect of enemy losses.
+=== Supraclass Roles ===
+''Gunboat''s typically serve the following roles:
+# [[Attack Boat]] (??)
+# [[Close Escort]] (ECE)
+# [[Corvette]] (EC)
+# [[Escort]] (E)
+# [[Frigate]] (EF)
+# [[Gunboat]] (??)
+# [[Gunship]] (??)
+# [[Light Attack Boat]] (??)
+# [[Missile Boat]] (ECM)
+# [[Missile Corvette]] (ECM)
+# [[Pursuit Ship]] (ECT)
+# [[Scout-Interceptor]] (??)
+# [[Sloop]] (ES)
+# [[System Defense Boat]] (HSB)
 === Supraclass Archtypes ===
 Typically, gunboats are fast, well-armed, and well-armored. They are capable of a wide variety of military missions, and have a high survival potential. Mass displacement is generally in the order of 200 to 600 [[ton]]s.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-=== Supraclass Roles ===
+!colspan="4"| EG-class Gunboat Supraclass Archtypes
-[[Gunboat]]s typically serve the following roles:
+|-
-* [[Close Escort]]s
+! Archtype
-* [[Corvette]]s
+! Type Code
-* [[Frigate]]s
+! TL Range
-* [[Gunboat]]s
+! Remarks
-* [[Gunship]]s
+|-
-* [[Light Attack Boat]]s
+| TBD
-* [[Missile Boat]]s
+| TBD
-* [[Missile Corvette]]s
+| TBD
-* [[Pursuit Ship]]s
+| None
-* [[Scout-Interceptor]]s
+|-
-* [[Sloop]]s
+|}
-* [[System Defense Boat]]s
 == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
-No information yet available.
-=== Image Repository ===
 No information yet available.
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 === Ship Summary List ===
-{{Ship summary list|name=Gunship|tdes=PG}}
+Some of the most commonly used [[vessel]]s in this role or these roles include:
-{{Ship summary list|name=Missile boat|tdes=PM}}
+{{Ship summary list|name= Gunboat |tdes= EG }}
+{{Ship summary list|name= Gunship |tdes= PG}}
+{{Ship summary list|name= Missile Boat |tdes= ECM }}
 == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==