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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | It is a vessel with 6-G and J-0 performance with a [[airframe]] [[needle hull]]. | + | 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 frigate]]s. 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 carries very light armament and a military [[defensive suite]]. | ||
* It ordinarily carries no [[subcraft]], no [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s only when needed. | * It ordinarily carries no [[subcraft]], no [[ship's vehicle]]s, and [[drone]]s only when needed. | ||
* It has a one [[sophont]] [[crew]] and no [[marine]]s. | * It has a one [[sophont]] [[crew]] and no [[marine]]s. | ||
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Revision as of 18:44, 4 November 2019
| Tlatl class Fighter | |
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 The Tlatl class Fighter, a common Zhodani light fighter. | |
| Type: FL Fighter | |
| Category | Smallcraft |
| Size | 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 | Zhodani 103-104. |
| 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
- A sleek and deadly Tlatl class Fighter.
General Description & Deck Plans
- A three-point schematic of a Tlatl class Fighter.
- 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. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
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| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage | 10 tons. Airframe Needle Hull. |
| 2. | Crew | 1 crew. |
| 3. | Performance | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/2 Flt ship computer.
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| 5. | Hardpoints | One hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft | None |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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| 10. | Cost | MCr12.213. |
| 11. | Construction Time | 8 months to build, 6 months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment:
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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:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This ship was originally designed using Mongoose Traveller (1st Edition) ship design rules.
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This was originally designed using Squadron Strike: Traveller (SST) ship design rules.
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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.
- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- 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
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.