Tlatl class Fighter

Tlatl class Fighter
The Tlatl class Fighter, a common Zhodani light fighter.
Type: FL Fighter
Category	Smallcraft
Size	8 or 10 Tons
Hull Configuration	Needle Hull
Streamlining	Airframe Hull
Tech Level	TL–13
Engineering
Computer	Model/2 Flt
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	6 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
Officers	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0.125 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Zhodani Consulate
Year Operational	Unknown
End of Service	Still in active service.
Price
Cost	MCr12.213
Architect fee	MCrDon McKinney
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	FL-1A60
Images
Blueprint	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Source
Also see	Fighter
Canon	Published, fan design
Era	1105
Reference
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Tlatl class Fighter is a combatant smallcraft.

• It is a military ship and a Fighter.
• It is also known as the Tlatl class Missile Fighter.

Description (Specifications)

It is a vessel with 6-G and J-0 performance with a airframe needle hull. The Tlatl (‘throwing blade’) is a light anti-shipping fighter originally designed to be carried aboard Shivva-class patrol frigates. Because of its size and cost, it has become very common in the light fighter role along the borders.

• It carries very light armament and a military defensive suite.
• It ordinarily carries no subcraft, no ship's vehicles, and drones only when needed.
• It has a one sophont crew and no marines.

Image Repository

1. A sleek and deadly Tlatl class Fighter.
   

General Description & Deck Plans

1. A three-point schematic of a Tlatl class Fighter.
   
2. A top down deck plan view from a technical dossier for a Tlatl class Fighter.
   

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) when necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics
No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	10 tons. Airframe Needle Hull.
2.	Crew	1 crew.
3.	Performance	Propulsion: Jump-0 NAFAL 6-G acceleration Power Plant-C EP-6 Agility-6
4.	Electronics	Model/2 Flt ship computer. Cockpit for 1
5.	Hardpoints	One hardpoints.
6.	Armament / Weaponry	The normal weapons fit-out for it is: Lasers: None Energy Weapons: None Particle Accelerators: None Meson Guns: None Missiles: Triple missile rack with a 12 smart missile payload Other: None
7.	Defenses	Defensive Equipment: Ship Armors: Crystaliron ship armor Meson Screens: None Nuclear Dampers: None Repulsors: None Other: None
8.	Craft	None
9.	Fuel Treatment	Fueling Equipment: 1.04 tons of fuel (One day operation). Fuel Scoops No Fuel Treatment Plant
10.	Cost	MCr12.213.
11.	Construction Time	8 months to build, 6 months in quantity.
12.	Remarks	Other Equipment: Cargo Bay: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 0.125 tons. Ship's Locker

History & Background (Dossier)

The Tlatl class Fighter is a small craft serving with the Zhodani Navy.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Military Ship - Smallcraft - Light Fighter:

1. Type FL class Light Fighter
   1. Tlatl class Fighter

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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 ship was originally designed using Mongoose Traveller (1st Edition) ship design rules. Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 105-114. Gareth Hanrahan, Dom Mooney. High Guard (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 41-72. This category also features designs published in the Mongoose books, but first designed with earlier systems.

This was originally designed using Squadron Strike: Traveller (SST) ship design rules. This category also features designs used in the SST game, but first designed with earlier systems.

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• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Bob McWilliams. Leviathan (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
• Marc Miller. Expedition to Zhodane (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD.
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 103-104.
• Ken Burnside. Squadron Strike: Traveller (Ad Astra Games, 2018), TBD.
• 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