Enter the Terrans!

[Golan2072]

Now that I have detailed several Reticulan ships, here are us, the Terrans of the 23rd century, who threw off the Reticulan yoke! Long live the United Terran Republic!

Most of these ships are built by TAMI - Terran Arms & Military Industries.

Let's start with the TAMI "Bumblebee" Light Fighter, which is somewhat outdated. Better than the "Raven" Light Fighter [i.e. the one given in the Common Spacecraft part of the MGT2 book] in terms of thrust and electronics. Packs quite a punch with its missiles...

TL12. 10 tons.

Hull: 10 tons, streamlined, MCr0.5 x 1.2 = MCr0.6

Armour: 4 points Crystaliron, MCr0.12, 0.5 tons

Basic Systems: require 2 Power

Manoeuvre Drive: 7-G, 2 tons, MCr4, requires 7 Power

Power Plant: TL12 Fusion, 1 tons, MCr1, 15 Power

Fuel: 1 ton, enough for 20 weeks of power plant operation

Cockpit: MCr0.01, 1.5 tons

Computer/20/fib, MCr10

Military Sensors, DM +0, MCr4.1, 2 tons, 2 power

Armament: Fixed Mount w/Missile Rack, MCr0.85

Crew: 1

Additional Components:
Fuel Scoop, MCr1

Cargo/Missile Magazine: 2 tons
Excess Power: 4

Base Cost: MCr21.68
Cost (w/10% discount as a standard design): MCr19.51

 

[Golan2072]

TAMI Bumblebee/M

Modernized late-war version of the venerable Bumblebee, boasting a modern TAMI MD-21 magneto-gravitic engine, a powerful new TAMI PP-15D power-plant and an upgraded sensor suite.

TL13. 10 tons.

Hull: 10 tons, streamlined, MCr0.5 x 1.2 = MCr0.6

Armour: 4 points Crystaliron, MCr0.12, 0.5 tons

Basic Systems: require 2 Power

Manoeuvre Drive: 9-G, 2 tons, MCr4, requires 9 Power

Power Plant: TL12 Fusion, 2 tons, MCr2, 30 Power

Fuel: 1 ton, enough for 20 weeks of power plant operation

Cockpit: MCr0.01, 1.5 tons

Computer/20/fib, MCr10

Improved Sensors, DM +1, MCr4.3, 3 tons, 4 power

Armament: Fixed Mount w/Missile Rack, MCr0.85

Crew: 1

Additional Components:
Fuel Scoop, MCr1

Cargo/Missile Magazine: 1 tons
Excess Power: 15

Base Cost: MCr22.88
Cost (w/10% discount as a standard design): MCr20.59

 

[Golan2072]

TAMI Dragonfly/R Gunboat

An iconic symbol of Terran military might, the four-winged Dragonfly is a heavy offensive small-craft capable of taking on the Reticulan Military Saucer in its own terms.

TL13. 30 tons.

Hull: 30 tons, streamlined, MCr1.5 x 1.2 = MCr1.8

Armour: 8 points Crystaliron, 3 tons, MCr0.72

Basic Systems: require 6 Power

Manoeuvre Drive: 9-G, 2.7 tons, MCr5.4, requires 27 Power

Power Plant: TL12 Fusion, 4 tons, MCr4, 60 Power

Fuel: 1.2 tons, enough for 12 weeks of power plant operation

Bridge: 3 tons, MCr0.5

Computer/20/fib, MCr10

Improved Sensors, DM +1, MCr4.3, 3 tons, 4 Power
Enhanced Signal Processing, MCr8, 2 tons
Countermeasure Suite, MCr4, 2 tons

Armament: Fixed Mount w/Missile Rack and Pulse Laser, MCr1.85, requires 4 Power

Crew: nominally 1, typically 2 (Pilot and Gunner/Sensor Operator)

Additional Components:
Fuel Scoop, MCr1

Cargo/Reconfigurable Space/Missile Magazine: 9.1 tons
Excess Power: 19

Base Cost: MCr31.57
Cost (w/10% discount as a standard design): MCr37.41

 

[Tenacious-Techhunter]

"Enter the Terrans"? What, is Traveller doing "Fantastic Voyage" stuff now? XD

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

I question the need for fuel scoops (and their MCr 1 pricetag) on a small fighter. Unless it is going to out there for a long time, which most of them are not designed for, they don't need the extra cost.

 

[Golan2072]

Good point - I do not recall why I decided to add them to the small craft. I'll remove them in the next draft.

 

[AndrewW]

I don't recall the iteration of the High Guard draft I wrote these with, and fuel scoops might have been free back then; if they'll cost money in the final HG version, I'll remove them from the small craft designs.

Fuel scoops come standard with a streamlined hull. For other configurations they have a cost, same as in the old one.

 

[Golan2072]

This is what I recalled after re-reading my above posts; indeed, for some reason I gave them to small craft despite the fact that they cost MCr1 each.

 

[NOLATrav]

On that same note, perhaps 20 weeks endurance is too long for ships with only a cockpit? ¼ ton of fuel would allow some space for personal-scale weaponry (VRF Gauss Gun?) and still give a quite a long range.

The Dragonfly is a sweet design, tho <thumbs up>

 

[Golan2072]

Thanks!