More from Scott Kellog, messages to him can be sent to me, (and
I'll pass them along), or direct. Oh yes, before I forget, I asked
and Scott had no objections to his various design being added to
the TML archives.
Scott Kellogg [phone removed] or [phone removed]
[address removed]
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Destroyer Escort TL15 "Tribal" Class
CraftID: Destroyer Escort, Type DD, TL15, MCr 2065.75
Hull: (2700/6750) Disp=3000, Config=6SL, Armor=43G,
Load=39743, Unload=37707
Power: (293/390) Fusion=52547MW, Dur=21/63
Loco: (689/918) Maneuver=6+, (203/270) Jump=4, NOE=190,
Cruise=750, Max=1000, Agility=0
Comm: Radio=System*3, Maser=System*3, RadioJam=System
Sensors: EMM, A-EMS(FOrb)*3, P-EMS(Interstel)*3, EMS-Jam(FOrb),
Neutrino=10kw*3, Densitometer=250m*3, ActObjScn=Rout,
ActObjPin=Rout, PasObjScn=Rout, PasObjPin=Rout,
PasEnScn=Simp, PasEnPin=Rout
Off: HPoints=30,
Missile=xA0, Batt=1, Bear=1,
Pulselaser=xx2, Batt=60, Bear=60
Def: DefDM+9, Nuc Damp-1
Control: Computer Mod9fib*3, 1*LrgHoloDisp, 5*HoloHUD,
5*HoloLink, Electronic Circuit Protection
Accom: Crew=25 (Command=3, Bridge=4, Engineer=5, Maintain=1,
Gunner=10, Medic=1) Stateroom=12, Env=basic env,
basic ls, extend ls, grav plate, inertial comp
Other: Fuel=23367kl(1 jump-4+21 days), Cargo=191,
Magazine=300kl(32b-r), Scoops, Fuel Pure=12hr,
ObjSize=Lrg, EmLevel=Faint
Remarks: Another design from the CAD of Dr. Hloch. The Tribal class
DD is primarily an escort for heavier ships. The multitude of pulse
laser batteries provides a good anti-missile screen for the vessel
escorted. This of course makes her a comaratively lightly armed
vessel, but The missile bay is capable of dealing heavy blows to
any attacker.
To provide her shield of covering fire, the Tribal must fly in
comparatively close formation. It was decided that though ship
captains don't like flying in visual range, it actually is only
nerve racking, not dangerous having such large ships flying only
kilometers apart. Because of the close manuvering needed, the
engines were designed oversize. They are capable for short busts of
extremely high speed, but long periods of such manuvers puts
excessive strain on the hull and drives.
Meson defensive shielding was thought unnecessary as the vessel
escorted is considered to draw the enemy fire and a meson screen
can only cover the vessel so equipped. Nuclear dampers are too
greatly handicapped to provide good defensive shielding for more
than one vessel. However at intercepting large numbers of missile
salvoes the Tribal has proved quite effective.
The Tribals first saw action in the fifth frontier war. Deployed
with the Imperial 214th fleet in the Glisten subsector, a front
devoid of action. The 214th moved spinward to attack the rimward
border of the Sword Worlds. At first they did not see much action
as escorts and were often pressed into the more traditional
destroyer role in which, in spite of their light armament, they
excelled. On 085-1109 the fleet struck taking Steel, Mithril,
Bronze and Iron. The operation lasted 60 days.
The first fleet battle where the Tribals were used in their
designed role as anti missile escort for battleships was in the
action off Sting which saw the Sacnoth fleet destroyed with light
Imperial casualties.
At the onset of the battle, it was then that Admiral N. Chester
under heavy missile bombardment from Sword World ships called for
his escorts. The destroyer squadrons were 3 hours away guarding
the fleets tankers. The reply from the squadron leader the then
Commander Charles Alburne aboard the Cossack has become legend:
"Under way at 6.5G!"
Admiral Chester's reply was addressed to '6.5G Alburne' and Admiral
6.5G Alburne has been known as that ever since.
A squadron of Tribals on loan to the Darrian Confederation also saw
action in the liberation of Entrope. Five Tribals took on two
"Overlord" class carriers. Three Tribals drew the fighers off
while two went in and took on the carriers. Without their fighter
cover the extremely large but lightly armed Overlords were shot
apart with missile salvoes but not before one of the Overlords
destroyed the Entrope Starport with its fusion rockets. Without
the carriers to operate from, the fighters were soon destroyed or
ran out of ordenance.
Partial list of ships in class: Cossack, Zulu, Matabele, Iroquois,
Nubian, Afridi, Gurkha, Mohawk, Ashanti, Bedouin, Eskimo, Mashona,
Punjabi, Sikh, Somali, Tartar, Arunta, Kurnai, Athabaskan, Cayuga,
Micmac, Nootka, Saxon, Norman, Kurd, Sunni, Slovak, Czech, Mongol,
Zhodani, Vilani, Solomani, and Loeskalth.
Enjoy, Scott Kellogg
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