Ninz class Scout

Ninz class Scout
A Ninz class Scout on a dangerous close-up reconnaissance mission.
Type: S Explorer
Category	ACS
Size	100 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Airframe Hull
Tech Level	TL–14
Engineering
Computer	Model/2
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Offensive	1 triple missile turret
Accommodations
Staterooms	5
Personnel
Crew	2
High/Mid Passengers	8
Payload
Cargo	6 Tons
Fuel tank	22 Tons
Carried craft	1 4t air/raft
Construction
Construction Time	10 Months
Origin	Zhodani Consulate
Price
Cost	MCr61.65
Architect fee	MCr0.617
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	SG-AL22
Universal Ship Profile	S-1122221-6000000-00003-0
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	Jordan Weisman
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 6, Poster.

The Ninz class Scout is a TL–14 armed Scout Vessel serving with the Zhodani Navy. It is also known as the Type ZS-class Scout.

Description

The Ninz-class Scout is an exploratory vessel, uses a 100-ton streamlined hull, and is primarily intended to be operated in times of war by the Zhodani Navy. It is used extensively for patrols, and it has an armored hull to prolong its life in battle.

The Ninz sports the Chiata A/2 jump drive, the Biafrchtev-mA/2 maneuver drive, and the Bonzhtlensh Chezzhdiakl-A power plant, and is capable of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. Fuel tankage of 22 tons supports 28 days of operations and one Jump-2. On the bridge is a computer Model/2. There are five staterooms and no low berths. The ship has a triple turret installed, bearing missile launchers. There is one ship's vehicle: an air/raft. Cargo capacity is 5.0 tons.

This Zhodani Scout Vessel requires a crew of two: pilot/astrogator/engineer, medic if passengers and a gunner if armed. The ship can carry up to eight additional personnel, depending on function and other requirements.

Image Repository

1. Two Ninz class Scouts approaching target on a strike mission.
   
2. A late model Ninz class Scout observing an astrographic phenomenon on a deep space mission.
   
3. A Ninz class Scout with passive sensors activated hiding in an asteroid field.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

1. A simple 3-view deck plan image of a Ninz class Scout.
   
2. A cut-away diagram of a Ninz class Scout.
   

Details: The bridge, with positions for two (only one is needed), is located in the bow. A sunken turret is just aft. The stateroom shared by the regular crew, featuring two single beds and a head, is located abaft the bridge on the starboard side of the ship. The airlock, including a ship's locker, and a double stateroom for passengers are also on the port side.

The starboard side holds the wardroom/galley and three more passenger staterooms. A corridor leads aft to the engineering spaces, which can be monitored from stand-up control consoles.

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	100 tons (standard). 1,400 cubic meters. Lifting Body Wedge Hull.
2.	Crew	x1 crew.
3.	Performance / Engineering	Propulsion: Jump-2 FTL 2-G acceleration Power Plant-2 2-EPs Agility-2
4.	Main Section / Electronics	Model/2 ship computer.
5.	Hardpoints	x1 hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: One triple missile turret. Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: Armored hull (Factor-6). Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft / Drones	One air/raft.
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 22.0 tons of fuel. Fuel Scoops No Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr61.65 standard. MCr43.455 in quantity.
11.	Construction Time	10 months singly. 8 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 5.0 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background

A recent version of a time-honored ship design, the Ninz class is equivalent to the Imperial Type S Scout in construction and employment. The Ninz was specifically designed for military scouting duties and is often encountered as part large battle fleets or, less frequently, attached to independent scout squadrons. Some are also found operating individually, engaged in passenger transfers, courier service, survey operations, or intelligence gathering missions. The ship is also used extensively in patrols, where excellent long-range armament and an armored hull enable the ship to survive long enough to escape and report back to the main body.

Exact figures are unavailable, but there are probably several thousand Type S equivalent scouts in Zhodani service, with the Ninz class accounting for perhaps 20% of that total.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: The Ninz class is a cramped, utilitarian vessel. Bunk beds in the passenger staterooms and the lack of any recreational space outside the tiny wardroom make it see even more crowded than it really is, especially with a full complement.

Class Naming Practice/s: Ships of the class appear to be named after famous admirals of the Zhodani Navy.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

40 Representative Explorer (S) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Type S Explorer

B

• Baso Rita class Small Survey Ship
• Brilliant class Scout

C

• Collective class Scout
• Covenanter class Scout Cruiser

E

• Elbing class Scout

F

• Fairmile Model G class Scout

G

• Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout

H

• Highlander class Exploratory Merchant
• Hive class Scout
• Hraye class Scout

I

• Inquiring Mind class Fleet Scout
• Ithilien class Scoutship

K

• Kach'k class Scout
• Kanllaz class Scout

• KE2d Zerp class Scout
• KE3d Korsu class Fast Scout
• Keyhole class Observatory Ship
• Kforuzeng class Scout
• Kr'ghrr class Courier

L

• Lake class Surveillance Vessel
• Last Armada class Scout

M

• Machii class Scout Cruiser
• Model 225 class Scout
• Mont-SC class Scout

N

• Ninz class Scout

P

• Pallad class Asteroid Scout
• Pathfinder class Fleet Scout

Q

• Qasar class Scout Cruiser

S

• S-223 Moon Raven class Covert Surveillance Scout
• Silver Spur class Scout
• Sixth Horizon class Fast Far Scout
• SLC2 Ahouhi class Scout

T

• TC3 Perx class Scout
• Telemon class Survey Scout
• Type JL class Espionage Vessel

V

• Void Camera class Deep Space Scout

W

• Wrathful class War Scout

X

• Xero class Scout

Y

• Yono class Scout

Z

• Zydmnar class Scout

References

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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.

• Jordan Weisman. Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 (FASA, 1982), 6, Poster.
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 40. (Type ZS class Scout)
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 40.
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 6, 54, 92.