Eakhau class Trader
Eakhau class Trader | |
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Type: AF Free Trader | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 400 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Close Structure Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–11 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/2 |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 1 G |
Fuel Treatment | Scoops,Purifier |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 4 |
Offensive | n/a |
Defensive | n/a |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 13 |
Low Berths | 16 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 5 |
High/Mid Passengers | 8 |
Low Passengers | 16 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 164 Tons |
Fuel tank | 84 Tons |
Carried craft | None |
Construction | |
Origin | Aslan Hierate |
Year Operational | Unknown |
Price | |
Cost | MCr124.26 |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | AF-DS12 |
Universal Ship Profile | AF-4221221-000000-00000-0 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Canon | Published, canon design |
Designer | J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman |
Design System | Book2, TNE, MTG-1, Traveller 5th |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Aslan 32. |
The Eakhau class Trader is an aslan merchant vessel.
Description[edit]
Using a 400-ton streamlined hull, the Eakhau class Trader is a basic interstellar merchant ship, carrying a mix of cargo and passengers. It is equipped with drives giving performance of Jump-2 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports the power plant and one jump-2. On the bridge is a computer Model/2. There are 13 staterooms and 16 low berths. There are no weapons mounted. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 164 tons. The ship has fuel scoops for gas giant refueling.
The trader requires a crew of five: pilot, astrogator, two engineers, and purser/steward. A medic and gunners are sometimes carried. It can carry up to eight high passengers and 16 low passengers.
Image Repository[edit]
- An Eakhau class Trader on route to destination with a crew of Aslan females.
- Eakhau class Traders are beautiful streamlined and sometimes attract attention at a downport.
Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]
Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
#. | Category | Remarks |
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1. | Tonnage | 400 tons. The ship is streamlined. |
2. | Crew | x5 crew. The trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, two engineers, and purser. A steward, medic. and up to four gunners are sometimes carried. |
3. | Performance | Fuel tankage of 100 tons support the power plant and one Jump-2. |
4. | Electronics | Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/2. |
5. | Hardpoints | There are four hardpoints and four tons set aside for fire control. |
6. | Armament | No weapons are mounted. |
7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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8. | Craft / Drones | None |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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10. | Cost | MCr124.26 |
11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
12. | Remarks | Other Equipment:
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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Aslan Trader is a very common ship, intended as an interstellar merchant. It is capable of carrying both passengers and cargo, and this coupled with its Jump-2 drives and four hardpoints make it a highly versatile ship. The Eakhau class Trader is a standard design, available throughout Aslan space, and thus includes a price discount of 10%. [3]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: Eakhau means day, in Trokh a period of time involving one revolution of a planet on its axis.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
56 Representative Free Trader (AF) Classes[edit]
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
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
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
V
W
References[edit]
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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This ship was originally designed using Traveller The New Era ship design rules. |
This ship was originally designed using Mongoose Traveller (1st Edition) ship design rules.
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This ship was originally designed using Traveller 5th edition ship design rules.
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- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 32.
- Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 02 (Galaxy Games, 1986), 6-7.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. "Technical Booklet." Brilliant Lances (1994): 31.
- Gareth Hanrahan. Aslan (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 33, 82.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Mike Jackson. Third Imperium 02 (Galaxy Games, 1986), 6-7.