Modular Cutter
| Generic Cutter | |
|---|---|
 Smallcraft: Generic Cutter | |
| Type: UL Utility | |
| Size | 50 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 2 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Officers | 2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 30 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr28 |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
The Cutter uses a 50-ton hull, is capable of 4-G, carries two tons of fuel, and has a crew of two. [1]
Description (Specifications)
It has 30 tons committed to special detachable modules; it has 2.5 tons of excess space available for weaponry, computer, and maybe a couch for a third crewmember. The cutter may mount up to two lasers; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. The cutter, without any modules, typically costs MCr28. [1]
The Cutter displaces 50 tons, carries up to 12 passengers, and is capable of accelerations of up to 4 Gs. Cargo hold capacity and fuel tankage each equal 15 tons. Standard armament is one beam laser.
Selected Cutter Modules
Three modules are routinely available for the cutter:
- The ATV Module, which includes either a wheeled or a tracked ATV, masses thirty tons. It can deposit an ATV on a world surface, as well as pick it up again later. The module can serve as an ATV storage location, if desired. It typically costs MCr1.8.
- The Fuel Module, with 30 tons of fuel tankage, serves as a fuel skimming vehicle and can be used to ferry fuel from point to point. It costs MCr1.
- The Open Module is a customizable frame with 30 tons of excess space which can be allocated to passenger couches, fuel, cargo, cabins or staterooms. It typically costs MCr2. [1]
History & Background (Dossier)
The Cutter was one of the first smallcraft to be purposefully built with modular components. This makes them easily repairable with spare parts and components widely available. It is purposefully built to accommodate parts of higher or lower technologies. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.
Selected Cutter Classes
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
- Loren Wiseman. "LSP Modular Cutter." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 05 (1980): 6-9.
- Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
- Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), 1.
- Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), 1.
- Loren Wiseman, Andy Akins. Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), 1.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.