From: [email removed] (Stephen D Smith)
Organization: personal mailbox at The Next Challenge
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Scott is in the processing of moving so his access is
even more limited. His previously given address and
phone will be of dubious use, depending on the US Snail.
Anyone wishing to contact him should leave a message
with me and I'll forward it to him.
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Ballistic Missile Sub TL8 "Typhoon" Class "Red October" subclass
CraftID: Ballistic Missile Submarine, Type SSBN, TL8, MCr
1006.52445 (!*!Book version +52,000 Cr)
Hull: (1800/4500) Disp=2000, Config=3AF, Armor=46C,
Unload=19000.789t, Load=21600t, Dived=27000t,
SafeDepth=430m, CrushDepth=645m
Power: (20/26) (20/26) 392.5 Mw Fission*2, Dur=3yrs
Loco: (40/53) (40/53) Twin Screw, DiveTop=48Kph,
DiveCruise=36kph, Surface=37kph,
!*!Book (39/52) Ducted Hydrojet, DiveTop=28kph, DiveCruise=21kph,
!*!Movie (13/18) Magneto-Hydrodynamic, DiveTop=28kph,
DiveCruise=21kph
Commo: Radio=Cont*3, Reg*3, RadioJamm=Cont*3
Sensors: Active Audio*3, Passive Audio*40, Magnetic Sensor*3,
Radiation Sensor*10, Environmental Sensor*3,
AllWeatherRADAR=Cont*3, RDF*3, Image Enhancement*1,
Passive IR*1, AdvActive IR*1, Headlight*1, Video
Camera*1, RadarJamm=Cont*3
ActObjScn=Diff ActObjPin=Diff ActAudScn=Form
ActAudPin=Form PasAudScn=Form PasAudPin=Form
PasEngScn=Diff
Off: 533mm Torpedo Tubes*4
650mm Torpedo Tubes*4
Ballistic Missile Tubes*24
Max
Rnds Warhead Range Speed Hit% Dia
Torpedo C 8 300kg 15km 92kph 65% 533mm
Torpedo C Nuc 2 20kton 15km 65kph 533mm
SS-N-15 2 15kton 37km 2100kph
533mm
Type 65 8 500kg 100km 89Kph 65% 650mm
SS-N-16 4 Type E 93km 2100kph
650mm
(Type E - 150 8km 24kph 60% 450mm)
SS-N-20 24 9*300Kton 8300km
2.2m
The type C is a wire guided torpedo.
The SS-N-15 is a tube launched missile carried depth charge.
SS-N-15 Minimum range is 9km
The type 65 is a Wake homing torpedo with active sonar.
The SS-N-16 carries a Type E torpedo, SS-N-16 min range is 19km.
SS-N-20 is a MIRVed ballistic missile with up to 9 warheads.
Def: DefDM=+2 Clusterguard Anechoic coating,
Control: Computer=2fib*3, ElectronicLink=7391, Electronic Circuit
Protect,
Accom: Crew=150, SmallStateroom=25, Bunks=125, Env=Basic Env,
Basic is, Extend is, AirLock*2
Other: Fuel=3.14Kl Fissiles, 533mmMag=9Kl*2: 12 rnds,
650mmMag=18Kl*2: 12 rnds, MissileMag=1440Kl: 24 rnds,
Telescopicmasts*5, Electronic sensors mounted on masts,
Cargo=921.4484Kl (!*!+260Kl in movie version),
ObjSize=Lrg, EMlevel=Faint
Remarks: If you haven't read the book, READ IT! GOOD STUFF!
Honest! The above is meant to simulate either the book or movie
version. Where differences come up I have noted them. You have
your choice of either a ducted water jet, or a Magneto-Hydrodynamic
drive as the 'Caterpillar'. For those who don't know about MHD,
essentually, it works by passing a current through a tube of water
running through the ship and using magnetic fields to move the now
'magnetic' water. (Yes, I know that's not a very good explanation,
but that is my limited understanding of the process.) Both drives
are much quieter than normal propellers.
I threw this one together from Harpoon and "Modern Submarine
warfare" along with George Herbert's design notes. (TML-V1:19?).
For the different drives I used the following.
I got the speeds from Harpoon and used George's formula for sub
speed to calculate that 195 Mw would produce the desired speeds.
Ducted hydrojet: I simply doubled the requirements for the
screws.
For the MHD drive I took the weight, volume and cost of a tech
9 195Mw fusion plant and used that.
For the 650mm Torpedo tubes, I used the following, .5MW, 6Kl,
12 tons, 2MCr.
For the missile tubes I used .1MW, 60 tons, 80Kl, 10 MCr.
The 'Typhoon' has two interior hulls, these divide the
powerplant and screw drives up. The Torpedo rooms are similarly
divided with 2*533mm and 2*650mm per room.
In the Traveller universe, the 'Typhoon' class sub represents
a formidible system defence boat @ TL 8.
Scott Kellogg
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