Rule of Man class Gunboat

Rule of Man class Gunboat
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: EG Gunboat
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	No information yet available.
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	4
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	14
Officers	2
Enlisted	12
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	4 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Rule of Man
Year Operational	No information yet available.
Price
Cost	MCr491.934 (base) MCr393.547 (qty)
Architect fee	MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr.
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	No information yet available.
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard Shipyard v1.13 written by Andrea Vallance.

The Rule of Man class Gunboat is a warship.

• It is a paramilitary ship and a Gunboat.

Description (Specifications)

Rule of Man class Gunboats were common Terran vessels that saw service towards the end of the Second Imperium. They were small warships mainly used on patrol, military, and anti-corsair missions. The few surviving examples of the class are historical artifacts housed in museums or kept in private collections.

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 craft) 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	The design is constructed using a 400 Ton hull built in a squat Cone configuration. The hull is fully streamlined, giving good atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. There are 3 airlocks located around the vessel. The cargo hold is accessed by large doors and has a loading ramp. The design is a tail-lander. The vessel has sturdy fixed legs, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	x14 personnel. 2 Officers. 12 Enlisted. Accommodations There are 7 Staterooms. All quarters are double occupancy. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are multiple emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-6 drive, and a Power Plant-8, giving performance of Jump-2 and 6-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 6. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration. The engineering section has a main control room. Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/4fib computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a standard sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command. It is equipped with a sophisticated ECM package.
5.	Hardpoints	x4 hardpoints.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for the class is: x1 triple Beam Laser turret, forming its own battery. x1 dual Plasma Gun turret, forming its own battery. x1 triple Missile turret, forming its own battery.
7.	Defenses	The hull is plated, structurally reinforced, and built with secure bulkheads and compartments that give it a High Guard armor rating of 2. x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	Vehicles 4-Ton Air/Raft The Air/Raft hanger can be sealed and has a volume of 4.0 Tons.
9.	Fuel Treatment	The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 112 Tons. The hull is fitted with fuel scoops. The vessel is equipped with a fuel purification plant that can refine all onboard fuel in a few hours: the plant is operated and maintained by the engineering crew.
10.	Cost	The basic cost of the vessel is MCr491.934 Architects Fee: MCr4.919
11.	Construction Time	64 weeks (15 months) as standard. Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12.	Comments	Standard cargo capacity amounts to 4 Tons. The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.

History & Background (Dossier)

Rule of Man class Gunboats were common Terran vessels that saw service towards the end of the Second Imperium. It was a typical starship of its period, with an armored hull, over-engineered Jump-2 drives and powerful 6-G maneuver drives. The rugged little ships were popular and saw service long into the Long Night. Hundreds of examples of the vessel still exist, though most are derelict, skeletal hulks that populate "mothball fleet" graveyards dating to the Rule of Man. A few examples have been restored.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Vessel - Escort - Military Corvette:

1. Type EG class Military Corvette
   1. Antarian class Corvette
   2. Banya class Light Fleet Corvette
   3. Berka class Heavy Fleet Corvette
   4. Fiery class Gunned Escort
   5. Flare class Gunboat
   6. Foxtrot class Corvette
   7. Gunbuster class Corvette
   8. Kalaron class Corvette
   9. KE7 Virulent class Corvette
   10. Kodan class Corvette
   11. Lakr class Corvette
   12. Lawful Means class Corvette
   13. Menace class Corvette
   14. Ming class Corvette
   15. Oegveng class Gunned Corvette
   16. Polaris class Corvette
   17. Rule of Man class Gunboat
   18. TC8 Nedric class Corvette
   19. Type RG class Assault Gunship
   20. Ueghzgi class Corvette

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 Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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