BattleLines

Just though i'd send this along, got the idea from the SemFed articles
in
Rag a few issues back.
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>The Star Knights Templar
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>This semi-religious order formed in the year 2165 to protect pilgrims
travelling to the sacred sites on the planet 'Canterbury'. The Star
Knights
utilised converted merchant ships and small numbers of fighters to deter
attacks on the many pilgrims travelling to worship at Canterbury, and
whilst
the major powers turned there attention to fighting the Third Solar War
the
Knights led a great crusade and succeeded in gaining control of Sector
151,
which at that time was claimed as part of the Islamic Federation. 
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>Fortunately for the Star Knights great mineral deposits were discovered
on
the planets in Sector 151 which funded the building of a more effective
space fleet. The SKT have fought off continued attempts by the IF to
retake
Sector 151, with huge loses on both sides. 
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>In the present year (2188) the SKT have started to rebuild there
depleated
forces in the wake of the 'holy' war with the Islamic Federation. Sector
151
is now closed to all non SKT ships, and all contact is conducted via the
fortress star bases located around the borders of SKT space. 
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>Technologically the SKT are on an equal footing with the other major
powers
in the FT universe. The SKT fleet was all but destroyed during the war
with
the IF and the process of rebuilding is still ongoing. SKT ships do not
use
Screens, but instead rely upon heavily armoured hulls for protection.
This
makes SKT ships very expensive to build, and so the largest ship
presently
available to the SKT navy is the Battlecruiser, which has now been
converted
to allow for the carrying of fighter groups.
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>Typical Templar Navy Ship outline -
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>Battlecruiser BC16 'Holy Pathway to the Stars'
>Hull: Mass 40
>Damage Points: 20
>Mass available for weapons/systems: 20
>Hull Cost: (Level 2 Armoured Hull) 120 points
>FTL: 40 points
>Drives (Thrust 4): 160 points
>2xFighter Bays: 40 points [12 mass]
>2xPDAF: 6 points [2 mass]
>'B' Battery (3 arcs): 9 points [3 mass]
>'C' Battery (3 arcs): 5 points [1 mass]
>Missile: 6 points [2 mass]
>Total Points Cost:- 386
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>Templar ships are used mainly in the defence of Sector 151, but fleets
are
now being sent to escort pilgrims and missionaries in the 'heathen
lands'
(basically anything outside of Sector 151). If vessels from the IF and
SKT
meet then conflict is almost inevitable, and neutral parties are advised
to
stand well off. 
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>regards
>gentloser
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