Star class Armored Merchant

Star class Armored Merchant
A Star-class in orbit around a world on the Imperial Fringe.
Type: AF Free Trader
Category	ACS
Size	300 Tons
Hull Configuration	Cone Hull
Streamlining	Streamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–15
Engineering
Computer	Model 3/Fib
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	2 G
Fuel Treatment	scoops, purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	3
Offensive	2 3x beam laser, 1 3x missile launcher
Accommodations
Staterooms	13
Low Berths	10
Personnel
Crew	8
Officers	3
Enlisted	5
High/Mid Passengers	8
Low Passengers	10
Payload
Cargo	50 Tons
Fuel tank	99 Tons
Carried craft	1 4t Air/raft
Construction
Construction Time	14 Months
Origin	Third Imperium
Manufacturer	Diversified Dynamics Design and Shipyards
Price
Cost	MCr135.36
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	AF-CS13
Universal Ship Profile	AF-3231381-6000000-40003-0
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, non-canon design
Designer	William H. Keith Jr.
Design System	High Guard
Era	1105
Reference	High Passage 3 22-26.

The Star class Armored Merchant is a TL–15 Armored Merchant.

Description

The Star class Armored Merchant is a fairly uncommon merchant ship found throughout Charted Space.

Using a 300-ton flattened cone hull (to provide better stabilization during atmospheric flight), the Star class armored merchant is capable of Jump-3 and 1G maneuver. The fuel tank is 99 tons, providing unlimited maneuvering and a 100-day range. The ship has fuel scoops installed for skimming gas giants and a purification plant to refine the fuel. Both of these are mounted in two three meter tall pods, one to port and one to starboard of the main deck.

The Star class merchant is 42 meters long, with a width of 27 meters tapering to 3 meters at the bow. Inertial compensators and an adjustable 0G to 2G floor field are installed. The bridge has a Model/3 fib optic ship computer installed.

The Star class has 13 staterooms, five reserved for the crew, although if no gunners are carried two more staterooms may be available for passengers. Ten low berths also carry passengers. The crew consists of a pilot/captain, a navigator, an engineer, a chief steward, a medic (who may also double as a steward), a chief gunner, and two gunners, one of whom may double as steward instead of the medic.

A standard Air/Raft is carried for ground transport duties. Cargo capacity is 50.0 tons.

Standard weapon installation is two triple beam turrets installed on the same pods as the fuel scoops. A chin mounted triple missile launcher is armed from an ordnance locker located just above it.

Image Repository

1. A view of the nose of a Star class Armored Merchant by a famous starcraft artist.
   
2. A lit planetside tarmac with a Star class Armored Merchant engaging it's Z-drive while unloading cargo to an air/raft awaiting a grav truck.
   
3. A Star class Armored Merchant passing far to close to a star flare for any captain's comfort.
   
4. An inverted Star class Armored Merchant on a trade mission to a potentially hostile rich world.
   

History & Background (Dossier)

Variants: The most notable variant of the Star class is a more specialized version. Dual fusion gun turrets replace the triple laser turrets. The computer is upgraded to a model/3 fib. This variation is commonly used in the squadron supply role.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.

Class Naming Practice/s: Early ships in the Star class took the names of different types of stars like pulsar, neutron, red giant, and white dwarf. Later ships in the class were named after actual stars.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

56 Representative Free Trader (AF) Classes

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Trader - Type AF Free Trader

A

• Akkigish class Far Trader
• Alexandria class Free Trader
• Anjou class Freighter
• Aoa'iw class Light Trader
• April Hare class Far Trader
• Athelstan class Merchant
• Avian class Far Trader

B

• Basil class Merchant
• Beowulf class Free Trader
• Bremen class Caravel
• Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner

C

• Caroline class Heavy Pinnace
• Ciigusna class Pinnace
• ColonyCord class Fast Trader
• Consul class Provincial Trader
• Coriander class Free Trader

E

• Eakhau class Trader
• Empress Marava class Far Trader

F

• Fanzhhienz class Far Trader

• Farrou class Far Trader
• Fat Cat class Far Trader

G

• Garu class Far Trader
• Gizicih class General Trader

H

• Hero class Far Trader
• Hnneshant class Trade Boat

I

• Independent Hauler class Far Trader

J

• Jayhawk class Far Trader
• Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader

K

• Khershwan class Trader

L

• Lanthium Petal class Speculative Trader

M

• Maada class Fast Trader
• Manta class Small Merchant
• Moraine class Free Trader

N

• Narva class Pinnace
• Noql class Free Trader
• Nye class Caravel
• Nymph class Provincial Merchant

P

• Paya class Light Freighter

• Perseus class Free Trader
• Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader

R

• Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader

S

• Salamander class Far Trader
• Sleeper class Fast Trader
• Soho class Light Freighter
• Stage class Far Trader
• Star class Armored Merchant
• Sundowner class Free Trader

T

• Tachyon class Light Trader
• Tequila class Free Trader
• Treader class Free Trader
• Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
• Type Aj class Free Trader
• Type HR class Trader

U

• Unholy Exile class Trader

V

• Vanguard class Shuttle

W

• Wulf class Free Trader

References

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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules: Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 12-23. Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-36.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Jim Cunningham. High Passage 3 (FASA, 1982), 22-26.
• Contributor: Charles Hensly