Editing Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
|agility  = 4 
|alsosee  = [[Vanguard Cruiser]]
|architect= [[Timothy B. Brown]]
|blueprint= Yes
|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
|caption  = TBD
|cargo    = 30.0
|crew     = 45 
|cost     = 1,079.99 in quantity
|enlisted = 34
|EOS      = Still in active service.
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Classic Traveller]] core ship design.
|g        = 4
|hp       = 12
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = Wedge Hull
|illustration= Yes
|image    = Trav-Adv1-Kinunir.PNG
|IOC      = [[932]] [[IC]]
|jump     = 4 
|lpass    = 0
|marines  = 35
|model    = [[Model/7]] [[Fib]]
|officers = 11
|origin   = Third Imperium
|QSP      = EF-MU44
|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= The Kinunir |page=10-11,17-29}}
|size     = 1,200
|size-cat = ACS
|tdes     = EF
|TL       = 15
|type     = Vanguard Cruiser 
|usp      = EF-A2447G2-000510-50202-0
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser]] did not have a huge production run, but has ended up being one of the best known [[warship]]s within [[Charted Space]] regardless.
* The [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser]] is a light [[warship]].
* It is also known as the [[Kinunir class Colonial Cruiser]]. 
* It is a [[military ship]] and performs numerous roles including [[Battle Cruiser]], [[Colonial Cruiser]], [[Vanguard Cruiser]], and others. It is probably more properly an [[escort]] by size and capability. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
''Comments:'' The Kinunir class colonial cruiser (also known by a variety of designations: [[vanguard cruiser]], [[battlecruiser]], and [[vanguard escort]]) is not a true cruiser, being more properly termed an [[escort]]. This particular ship is an ill-fated model discontinued after a production run of only twenty examples. Several have been lost in action, and one has been converted to an orbital prison. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}} 

The '''Kinunir''' (BC-9514) was eventually located by an independent [[corporation]] in [[1110]]. The corporate team succeeded in disarming the [[AI]] [[computer]] that had killed the [[crew]] and took the ship secretly to the [[Old Islands Subsector]], using [[deep-space cache]]s for refueling. Once in the [[New Home (world)|New Home system]] the [[corporation]] found the [[ship]] very useful for protecting its assets in the area.

The ''Kinunir Class'' was designed by [[Chief-engineer]] [[Paleth Ruck]]. Ruck partially copied the design from an experimental [[Zhodani]] project obtained after a Navy's secret operation in the [[Zhodani]] capital.

=== Image Repository ===
# A line drawing of a [[Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser]]. <br> [[File: Trav-Adv1-Kinunir.PNG|300px]]

=== 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 [[subcraft]]) carried on the [[ship]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| 1,250 [[ton]]s (standard). 17,500 cubic meters. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x11 [[officer]]s, x34 [[rating]]s, x35 [[marine]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}} Total: 80 crew.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
| Jump-4. 
* 4-G. 
* [[Power plant]]-7. 
* 87.5-[[EP]]s. 
* Agility-1. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship’s Computer|Electronics]]
| [[Model/7]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship’s Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| 12 [[hardpoint]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship’s Weapons|Armament]]
| Eight dual [[laser]] [[turret]]s organized into two batteries. Two single [[particle accelerator]] [[turret]]s organized into two batteries. Two triple [[missile turret]]s organized into two batteries. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship’s Defenses|Defenses]]
| [[Nuclear damper]] (Factor-5). Force field ([[black globe]]) generator (Factor-1). {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| One 35-[[ton]] [[pinnace]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| [[Fuel scoop]]s and on-board [[fuel purification plant]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]1,349.99 standard; [[MCr]]1,079.99 in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 11.
| [[Ship Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 30 months singly; 21 months in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 12.
| Remarks
| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 30.0 [[ton]]s.
* Several [[Ship's Locker]]s
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
Originally conceived as vanguard cruisers, the [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] succession of [[1071]] (and the associated policy changes) resulted in their conversion to [[Colonial Cruiser|colonial cruisers]] (euphemistically called battle cruisers). Of the 24 authorized units, 20 were completed prior to project cancellation. Fifteen remain in Imperial service, two having been lost in action in [[1084]], one missing (presumed lost), one scrapped,one transferred to the [[Vegan Autonomous District]], and one paid off. In Service: 15, KIA: 2, MIA: 1, Transferred: 1, Paid Off: 1, Scrapped: 1.

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
''Vessel Peculiarities:'' The vessels often made use of high-powered, experimental [[ship computer]]s, some with [[AI]].

''Class Naming Practice/s:'' The Kinunir class is named for the first vessel of its type to fly. Although both Shulgi and Zaggisi were laid down before Kinunir, [[General Products]] rushed their ships to completion, recording flight three days before their competitors. While most of the vessels remain in service in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]], some few have been lost, disposed of, or otherwise taken from service. 

==== Selected Class Members ====
* Disappeared:
** Kinunir (BC-9514): Disappeared without a trace while on routine patrol sometime on mid-[[1088]]. A subsector-wide search failed to locate the ship, and its fate remains unknown.
* Lost in Action:
** Allamu (BC-9516): Caught in the van at the [[Battle of Two Suns]], 1084, it withstood over four hours of steady attack before suffering screen failure and was lost with all hands. On 117-[[1085]], the Emperor personally memorialized the name Allamu, which will henceforth be assigned to [[dreadnought]]-class ships and above. To date, no ship bearing the name has been constructed.
** Ninkur Sagga (BC-9521):  Suffered either a spontaneous missile detonation or a freak globe screen failure (accounts differ) while engaged on the port dorsal flank at the [[Battle of Two Suns]], 1084. Lost with all hands.
* Transferred:
** Regal Splendor (BC-9518): (ex-Shuruppak)(with ventral turrets reduced from missile rack to dual laser) Presented by [[Iolanthe Alkhalikoi|Empress lolanthe]] to the [[Vegan Autonomous District]], 118-[[1092]], as a gesture of solidarity and goodwill. The ship has served primarily in the insurrection suppression role since.
* Paid Off:
** Gaesh (BC-9528): barely passed trials in [[1087]]. Never attained greater than jump 3 in actual use. Paid off 090-[[1098]] and converted to the uncrewed orbital [[Gaesh Prison Hulk]] 254-1098, currently at [[Pixie (world)|Pixie]]. Drive rooms gutted and converted to detention cells. Ship is currently incapable of jump or maneuver.
* Scrapped:
** Adda Dubsar (BC-9532): One of four ill-fated ships of General manufacture, was scrapped on the ways 208-[[1089]] after a Navy decision to discontinue production.

==== Currently In Service ====
* Zaggisi (BC-9512): Suffered minor damage in the [[Battle of Two Suns]]. Served most of the [[Fifth Frontier War]] involved in convoy duty.
* Shulgi (BC-9513): Involved in numerous small actions in the [[Fourth Frontier War]] and the [[Fifth Frontier War]].
* Sun Tzu (BC-9515):  Credited with killing two Zhodani escorts during the [[Fourth Frontier War]]. Sat most of the [[Fifth Frontier War]] in reserve status.
* Wuzi (BC-9517): Spent most of [[Fourth Frontier War]] involved in rear area security. Spent the [[Fifth Frontier War]] in strategic reserve.
* Sun Boling (BC-9519): Damaged in the defense of {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}} during the [[Fourth Frontier War]]. Participated in various small actions during the war. Spent the [[Fifth Frontier War]] providing escort support and is credited with killing two raiders and damaging numerous others.
* Queen Seondeok (BC-9520): Heavily damaged in the probing actions leading up to the [[Battle of Two Suns]].  Damaged again during Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108, but was repaired in time to participate in the taking of {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}}.  Took light damage during the skirmishes proceeding the end of the [[Fifth Frontier War]]. Credited with the destruction of a stealthed command ship during the final days of the war.
* Trajan (BC-9522): Damaged during Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108. Credited with the destruction of four close escorts later in the war. 
* Probus (BC-9523): Performed well in the actions around {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}} during the [[Fifth Frontier War]].  Credited with damaging a number of enemy vessels.
* Lucullus (BC-9524): Heavily damaged during Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108.  Did not get back into action before the war's end.
* Aurelian (BC-9525): Damaged during Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108.  Returned the favor by participating in several raids on Zhodani outposts.  Credited with twelve SBD kills and the destruction of a number of small outposts.
* Dexagoridas (BC-9526): Suffered minor damage during the Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108.  Credited with kill a escort and several fighters in the actions around {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}} during the [[Fifth Frontier War]].
* Mnasippus (BC-9527): Performed rear area security duties and pirate suppression duties during the [[Fifth Frontier War]].  Credited with destroying two pirates, and capturing a third.
* Cimon (BC-9529): Involved in actions around {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}} during the [[Fifth Frontier War]].  Heavily damaged during final fleet actions against Zhodani fleet at {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}}.  Credited with damaging a Zhodani light cruiser.
* Xanthippus (BC-9530): Credited with damaging Zhodani screening elements during the Zhodani raid on {{WorldS|Inthe (SM 2410)|Spinward Marches|2410}} in 1108.  Spent the rest of the war in providing frontier security.
* Adamdun (BC-9531): Destroyed a heavily damaged Zhodani battlecruiser during the Zhodani retreat of {{World|Esalin|Spinward Marches|Jewell|1004}} in 1110. Damaged in actions with Zhodani fleet rearguard screen elements.

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= The Kinunir |page=10-11,17-29}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 19 |version= Classic Traveller}} ({{CT}} [[Supplement 9]])
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Battle Rider |page= Chit }}
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 38 |article=Technical Booklet}}
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Power Projection: Escort |page= TBD}}
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Power Projection: Fleet |page= TBD}}
|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Secret of the Ancients |page= 7 |version= Mongoose Traveller |edition= 1st}}
|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Secret of the Ancients |page= 7 |version= Mongoose Traveller |edition= 2nd}}
|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Deneb Sector |page= 37}}
|S10= Novel: [[Fate of the Kinunir: A Story of the Spinward Marches]]
|S11= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S12= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
}}


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