Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser
| Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: CY Mercenary Cruiser | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 1,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Close Structure Hull |
| Streamlining | Partially Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | 2 |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 10 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 227 |
| Marines | 159 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 80.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr355.331 Qty: MCr. 284.264 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Type C class Mercenary Cruiser |
| 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 Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser is a light warship.
- It is a military ship and a Mercenary Cruiser.
Description and Specifications
It uses a 1,000-ton close configuration hull, the partially streamlined cruiser is built for small-scale troop transport and combat operations.
Fuel tankage of 210 tons supports the power plant and provides two jumps. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model 2. There are 113.5 staterooms, and no low berths. The ship has ten hard points and ten tons allocated to fire control. Ten triple turrets are installed. The ship mounts six triple missile turrets as one battery, two triple beam laser turrets, one dual plasma gun turret firing as two batteries, and one triple sandcaster.
The ship carries two 20 ton recovery boats, one 10 ton assault lander, eight 1 ton land mates, three 3 ton grav tanks, four 3 ton MRLS artillery sleds, one 4 ton command sled, eight 0.5 ton grav cycles, and a 2 ton utility grav van.
The cruiser crew includes: a captain/pilot, navigator, two engineers, a medic, five gunners, 58 flight and vehicle crew, and 159 marines. There are ten assault capsule launchers with ready storage for 90 more.
The ship is inexpensive for its size and takes 27 months to build.
Image Repository
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General Description & Deck Plans
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Basic Ship Characteristics
Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown in the sidebar. 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. [1]
History & Background
The type is built at Madagast in Zarushagar Sector. Sascha's Maulers are a typical mercenary unit carried by this class.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Paramilitary Ship - Warship - Mercenary Cruiser:
- Type CY class Mercenary Cruiser
- Aositaoh class Mercenary Cruiser
- Ares Dragon class Mercenary Cruiser
- Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser
- Duke Boris class Mercenary Cruiser
- Longsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Mauler class Mercenary Cruiser
- Tethys class Mercenary Transport
- Tleiatre class Battle Leader
- Type C class Mercenary Cruiser
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.