Kia class Heavy Fighter

Kia class Heavy Fighter
A single Kia class Heavy Fighter survivor escaping a dangerous planetary strike.
Type: FH Heavy Fighter
Category	Smallcraft
Size	50 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	Model/1 Flt
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2
Officers	2
Enlisted	X
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	X Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Zhodani Consulate
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCrX
Architect fee	MCrCraig Johnson, Scott Walschlager, Ross Babcock, Jordan Weisman
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	FH-5S60
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Fighter
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 13-14.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Kia class Heavy Fighter is a combatant smallcraft.

• It is a military ship and a Heavy Fighter.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 6-G and J-0 performance with a streamlined needle hull.

• It carries light armament and a defensive suite.
• It ordinarily carries no subcraft nor drones.
• It has a 2 sophont crew and no marines.

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Comments: A common sight in Zhodani war fleets, the Kia heavy fighter is a potent weapon against most system defense boats under 500 tons. Operating in squadrons of ten, the heavy fighter is designed to engage enemy fighters, as well as attack and overwhelm destroyer escorts.

The craft is fast and agile, and with the combination of missiles and fusion gun can fight at both long and short ranges. The heavy fighter is most effective at short range, though, with its fusion gun and missiles both in range. The heavy fighter is also designed to withstand hits and is provided with a heavily armored hull.

Image Repository

1. Two Kia class Heavy Fighters approaching target on a coordinated strike mission.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

1. A simple deck plan diagram from a technical dossier for a Kia class Heavy Fighter.
   

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.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage / Hull	TBD tons.
2.	Crew	xTBD crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-TBD TBD-G acceleration Power Plant-TBD TBD-EPs Agility-TBD
4.	Main Section / 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	Fueling Equipment: #.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops Fuel Treatment Plant
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. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

The Kia class Heavy Fighter is a ship serving with the Zhodani Navy.

• Because the Zhodani Kia heavy fighter costs less than a standard Imperial heavy fighter, more can be built on the game budget and the overall loss of a fighter is felt less.
• The Kia class fighter is also commonly employed aboard the Stedlas class System Defense Boat.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: The Zhodani Kia heavy fighter is designed to fit most 50-ton or larger launch tubes.

Class Naming Practice/s: Most Zhodani heavy fighters carry the markings of the mother ship, the parent squadron and a Zhodani Navy serial number, to which it is officially referred. No exact figures are available as to how many Zhodani heavy fighters exist, but most estimates place the number at approximately two to seven hundred thousand.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Smallcraft - Fighter:

1. Type FH class Heavy Fighter
   1. Kia class Heavy Fighter

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Jordan Weisman. Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 (FASA, 1982), 13-14.
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), TBD.
• Ken Burnside. Squadron Strike: Traveller (Ad Astra Games, 2018), TBD.
• 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 of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science