Quanah class Fighter

Quanah class Fighter
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Tech Level	TL–6
Mass	10 tons
Cost	724,321.37
Mode	Flight (Jet Aircraft- STOL)
Type	Air Superiority Craft
Speed	Maximum 1,080kph, cruise 810kph, minimum 88kph
Cargo	0
Crew	1
Passengers	0
Armament	TBD
Manufacturer	Various
Vehicles are designed with the Classic Traveller format.

The Quanah class Fighter is a combatant aircraft.

• It is a military vehicle, an aircraft, and a Fighter.

Description (Specifications)

This is a fighter which can operate off aircraft carriers. It serves as an escort for the Quanah Bomber squadrons. They must be vectored to their targets, as they lack sensors to find enemy planes.

This Quanah (world) designed plane has a crew of 1 pilot in a complex cockpit fitted with an ejection seat. The transonic airframe is locally manufactured with powered controls and is equipped for short take offs and landings.

Basic Vehicle Characteristics

Following the Imperial Army and IISS Universal Vehicle Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the vehicle when applicable. Tonnage on the universal vehicle profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Vehicle Characteristics

#.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	Total mass: 10 empty, 10.25 tons loaded. Vehicle Dimensions: 600 m3 ready for combat, 200 m3 packed for shipping.
2.	Crew	x1 pilot in a complex cockpit fitted with an ejection seat.
3.	Performance	Movement: Maximum 1,080kph, cruise 810kph, Minimum/stall speed 88kph. Movement effect on fire: less than half -4 EFP, more than half -4 FFP, no EFP Turns: 65/64 degrees empty/loaded Agility: 14/13 empty/loaded Power: 0.334 megawatt power plant consumes 1,503 liters of fuel per hour, fuel capacity 3,445.5 liters, enough for 2.29 hours. The high performance turbojet engines generate 0.9025 Gs from 10 tons of thrust.
4.	Electronics	Equipment: 5,000 power radio, radio direction finder.
5.	Hardpoints	1 central fuselage hardpoint.
6.	Armament	Weapons: There is a 250kg iron bomb with a 30cm HE warhead (33/5/5), which is included in the purchase price. The bomb hard point is on the center line under the fuselage. There are eight HMGs which can each engage 4 targets. They each have +2 signature. They are stabilized with an advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground gunsight. 6,400 rounds are carried, enough for 20 fire phases for each gun. Their direct fire characteristics are: Effective: Long: Extreme: 50(6) +3 100(5) +2 150 (3) +1
7.	Defenses	None.
8.	Craft	None. No drones either.
9.	Fuel	Petrochemical hydrocarbons.
10.	Cost	Production Cost: Cr. 724,321.37
11.	Construction Time	2 months.
12.	Comments	Maintenance: Vehicle: 12 Weapons: 0 Electronics: 2

History & Background (Dossier)

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• 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