Editing Sydkai class Cruiser

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Sydkai class Cruiser
|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]] 
|agility  = 3
|alsosee  = [[Cruiser]]
|architect= George MacLure, Rob Prior, Charles Kalina.
|blueprint= No
|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design.
|caption  = [[Domain of Deneb]] vessel.
|cargo    = 475.0
|cost     = 1,312.004 (base) <br>[[MCr]]1,049.603 (qty)
|crew     = 27 +14 [[Frozen Watch]] <br>46 [[Marine]]s 
|enlisted = 18
|EOS      = Still in active service.
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
|g        = 3
|hp       = 20
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = Wedge Hull
|illustration= Yes
|image    = Domain of Deneb Logo.gif
|IOC      = TBD
|jump     = 3
|lpass    = <br>14
|marines  = 46
|model    = [[Model/9]] [[fib]]
|officers = 9
|origin   = Domain of Deneb
|QSP      = CC-VS33
|ref      = [[MegaTraveller Journal 03]]
|size     = 2,000
|size-cat = ACS
|tdes     = CVL
|TL       = 15
|type     = Cruiser
|usp      = CC-B1333J2-000000-40003-0
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Sydkai class Cruiser]] is a [[warship]].
* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Cruiser]].
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
This [[vessel]] was designed, built and deployed “[[behind the claw]],” its mission is long-term detached patrols of the frontier section. With the increasing boldness and potency of [[Vargr]] raiders along the Domain's frontier, these anti-piracy patrols have become increasingly important to the survival of the Domain."

The [[Flying Bridge]] of the vessel is located on the stern wing and the primary [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensors]] are mounted directly below it. While this arrangement offers excellent visibility for [[small craft]] operations and holds the [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensors]] clear of the [[hull]], the exposed position is seen as a potential Achilles heel within the design: the vessel can effectively be decapitated with a single powerful hit.

For this reason, the stern wing flying bridge is only used under non-combat conditions. The secure [[bridge]] is located within the [[hull]] in a  shielded location.

=== Image Repository ===
# A ''Sydkai-class'' under spaceflight with a [[smallcraft]] about to dock. <br> [[File: Sydkai-class-Thomas-Peters 10-May-2019a.jpg|600px]] <br>
# A computer-generated schematic of a specific [[hull]] of the ''Sydkai-class.'' <br> [[File:Sydkai-class-Cruiser- Kurt-Feltenberger 14-May-2019a text modified.jpg|600px]]

=== 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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| 2000 [[Ton]]s. [[Streamlined Hull|Streamlined]] [[Wedge Hull|wedge]] configuration.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| Total Crew Complement: x27 (+14).
* x9 Officers, x11 NCOs, x7 Enlisted.
** x3 Command, x2 Bridge, x6 [[Engineer]]ing, x6 [[Gunner]]y, x6 Flight, x2 Medical, x2 [[Steward]]s.
* x14 [[frozen watch]].

Total Marine Complement: x46.
* x2 Officers, x12 NCOs, x32 Enlisted.

''Accommodations:''
* x45 [[Stateroom]]s.
* x14 [[Low Berth]]s.
* x2 [[Emergency Low Berth|Medical Low Berth]]s.
Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and [[Ship Environmental Control|environmental systems]].
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| ''Propulsion:''
* [[Jump]]-3.
* 3-G [[Maneuver|acceleration]].
* [[Power Plant]]-3, producing x60 [[EP]]s.
* Agility-1 / Emergency Agility-3.
* Sufficient onboard [[Fuel Tank|fuel]] for one [[jump]]-3 and to support the [[power plant]] for 4 [[week]]s.
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| The vessel has a flying [[bridge]] mounted on the stern wing. [[Model/9]] [[fib [[Ship Computer]], x2 backup [[Model/9]] [[fib]] [[Ship Computer]]s.
* The primary [[bridge]] is located in a secure position within the [[hull]].
* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications_Equipment#Shipboard_Communications|communications equipment]], a [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], [[ECM]], and has an [[Avionics|avionics suite]].
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x20 [[hardpoint]]s.
* The suggested battery groupings bring the vessel into line with [[High Guard (book)|''High Guard'']] and tally closely with the listed [[gunner]]y [[crew]]. Alternative battery groupings may be designated for specific missions.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for a ''Sydkai'' class is:

x4 triple [[Beam Laser]] [[turret]]s.
* Suggested grouping: two batteries each of 2 linked [[turret]]s.

x16 triple [[Missile Turret]]s.
* Each [[missile rack]] mounts x3 standard [[Anti-Shipping Missile]]s.
* Suggested grouping: two batteries each of 8 linked [[turret]]s.
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| The [[hull]] is [[Heavy Armor|unarmored]].

The [[vessel]] is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| ''Flight:''
x1 50-[[Ton]] ''[[Garrag class Modular Cutter|Garrag'' class Modular Cutter]]. <br>
x1 50-[[Ton]] ''[[Lushina class Fast Cutter|Lushina'' class Fast Cutter]].

''Vehicles'' <br>
x4 10-[[Ton]] [[Astrin Grav APC|''Astrin'' class APC]]s.

''Drop Capsules:'' <br>
x18 [[Drop Capsule]] launch tubes.
* x64 Advanced Combat Assault [[Drop Capsule|Capsule]]s.
* x8 Decoy [[Drop Capsule|Capsule]]s.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]].
| [[Fuel Tank]]age: 660 [[Ton]]s.
* [[Fuel Scoop]]s and onboard [[Fuel Purification]].
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]1,312.004. <br>[[MCr]]1,049.603 in quantity.
* Architects Fee: [[MCr]]13.120.
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 32.5 months or 130 [[week]]s.
|-
| 12.
| Comments
| [[Cargo Hold]]: 475.0 [[Ton]]s.
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
The ''Sydkai class Cruiser'' is a relatively new vessel in the service of the [[Domain of Deneb]]. 

The [[bridge]] of the vessel is located on the stern wing and the primary [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensors]] are mounted directly below it. While this arrangement offers excellent visibility for [[small craft]] operations and holds the [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensors]] clear of the [[hull]], the exposed position is seen as a potential Achilles heel within the design: the vessel can effectively be decapitated with a single powerful hit.

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
All ships in the class take their names from capital or significant cities throughout the [[Domain of Deneb]].

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
{{:Referral-Tree-Type-CVL-Very-Light-Cruiser}}

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller Journal 3 |page= 44-46 |article= Starship in Detail }}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Deneb Sector |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
|S4= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]]
}}
 

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