Patrol Carrier

[Ran Targas]

For you grogs and gearheads out there, I have a request:

I'm in need of a small general purpose warship capable of launching and supporting 6-12 fighter craft (just enough to patrol an outer solar system for pirates and smugglers).

Any takers? I'd appreciate some stats.

 

[far-trader]

UPDATED:

I may have just what you need, but I'm not sure where the stats are at the moment, except for the copy on the JTAS boards, which I don't have access to anymore. Maybe someone can fire Ran a copy of my winning entry for the JTAS Design contest #21*?

Meantime I'll have a quick look in the usual places. Maybe I'll be lucky

I even have some half (big surprise) done deckplans somewhere around here.

Edit, nope no luck Did find the half done deckplans though, for it and the Gnat fighter. Hmm, maybe I did post the design here on CotI under a different label, off for a quick look.

OK, found the fighter: Gnat class Fighter

But alas no cruiser

* JTAS contest #21 link announcement on CotI

 

[mike wightman]

Any particular version of Traveller?

Is there a jump drive minimum for the carrier?

Tech level?

A quick LBB2 version would be about the 1000t mark for a TL15 jump 4 ship, jump 3 could probably squeeze it down to TL 14 and 800t.

 

[Ran Targas]

Dan,

Appreciate the response and wish I had paid more attention to that contest! I'd like to see those plans if you still have them. BTW, that fighter is great and will be copying it soon , thanks!

Sigg,

I'm a CT purist so CT/MT stats/limits would be best for me. I was initially looking at a TL14 J2/M2 1000t mother ship w/ 12t fighters.

My first swag at plans have it a rounded rectangle with:

- first 0.75m of exterior hull is armor
- an armored repair bay large enough to service two fighters or three standard launches
- two dedicate workshops off the repair bay
- mess/lounge for crew and wardroom for officers leading off common galley
- six extended booms to dock the fighters (retractable(?) when not in use or in battle)
- berthing for two watch teams (crew x 2) plus two flight crews (battle manning)
- ten turrets (2 fwd arc, 2 port, 2 stbd, 2 aft arc, 2 360deg casters)

And amazingly, I still have room for J2/M2 fuel and machinery.

My intention is to use this ship as a base design for a 1000t troop ship, replacing the fighter compliment/support equipment with troop berthing and using the repair bay for landing craft.

 

[Jame]

Have you forgotten about the Type-L Carrer already?

 

[Pickles]

There's always the old Shivva class from Adv.6, if you don't mind going Zhodani ...

 

[vegascat]

Have you considered an old modified X-Boat Tender?
If you have a planetary government woking on a limited budget, it might be what you are looking for. Plus, an X-Boat Tender will not seem to be a threat until it's time to take down the pirate.

 

[ktaylor]

Originally posted by Jame:
Have you forgotten about the Type-L Carrer already?

Couldn't possibly have your Type L as a T20 design could I? Have you done the conversion? If not, I'll try and do it.
cheers

 

[Jame]

Originally posted by Eagle1:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Jame:
Have you forgotten about the Type-L Carrer already?

Couldn't possibly have your Type L as a T20 design could I? Have you done the conversion? If not, I'll try and do it.
cheers </font>[/QUOTE]Sorry, don't have T20. I've been thinking of doing a High Guard version, though.