Midlothian A5 class Dispatch

Midlothian A5 class Dispatch
TBD
Type: XUA Dispatch Ship
Category	[[ACS]]
Size	200 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–12
Engineering
Computer	Model/TBD
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	8
Officers	4
Enlisted	4
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.0 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Principality of Caledon
Manufacturer	[[Midlothian Yards]]
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr243.232
Architect fee	MCrMitchberg
Statistics
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	No
Source
Also see	Armed Packet Ship
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference	Fan: Mitchberg
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Midlothian A5 class Dispatch is a communications starship.

• It is a paramilitary ship and a Dispatch Ship.

Description (Specifications)

It is a 200 ton dispatch boat from the Midlothian Yards. The hull is streamlined, with a model/6 ship computer for mass data management and burst/relay transmission.

• There are two turrets; a triple beam laser turret and a pair of fusion guns.
• It carries an Air Raft in a fitted compartment in the hull.
• It carries 8 sophonts for crew.

Image Repository

No information yet available.

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. 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 #.0 tons of fuel. 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: No information yet available.
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: None Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
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)

In Service: 55.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Civilian ship - Communication Vessel - Packet Ship:

1. Type XUA class Armed Packet Ship
   1. Iris class Armored Packet
   2. Iyeliy class Messenger
   3. Midlothian A5 class Dispatch
   4. Xerxes class Armed Packet Ship

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Mitchberg
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science