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|name= Fringian Fast Shuttle
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|name     = Fast Shuttle
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  |tdes=U
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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  |type=Auxiliary#U{{!}}Civilian Smallcraft
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|alsosee = [[Fringian Shuttle|Shuttle]]
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|origin=Distant Fringe
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|architect= Ade Stewart
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|size=90
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|blueprint= No
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|TL=8
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|caption = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|jump=0
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|cargo    = 30
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|g=3
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|crew    = 6
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|hp=1
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|cost    = 49.260 (base)<br>[[MCr]]39.408 (qty)
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|cargo=30
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|IOC      = No information yet available.
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|crew=6
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|enlisted = 5
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|hpass=40
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|Book 5 High Guard]]
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|lpass=0  
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|g       = 3
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  |cost= 49.260 (base)<br>MCr39.408 (discounted)
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|hp       = 1
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|hpass    = 40
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|hull    = [[Conical Hull]]
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|image    = Distant Fringe Logo.gif
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|jump    = 0
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|lpass   = 0
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|marines = 0
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|model    = Model/1
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|officers = 1
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|origin  = Distant Fringe
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|QSP      = U-9A30
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|ref      = Ade Alagoric Stewart
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|size    = 90
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|tdes    = U
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|TL      = 8
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|type    = Smallcraft
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|usp      = QY–0203310–030000–00000-0
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|manufacturer= Various
 
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The [[Fringian Fast Shuttle|Fast Shuttle]] is a [[smallcraft]].
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* It is a [[Civilian Ship]] and an [[Auxiliary]].
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* Please also see: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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This is a generic class of [[smallcraft]].
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
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The Shuttle is a low-tech vessel designed to ferry cargo and passengers between locations. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled.
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The Fast Shuttle is a multi-role craft used in a variety of circumstances. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled.
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* The vessel is a [[TL-7]] design.
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* The vessel is a TL 8 design.
 
  
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=== Hull ===
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=== Image Repository ===
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The Fast Shuttle is constructed using a 90-dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined.
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''Shuttle''. <br> [[File:J0 90dT Fast Shuttle.jpg]]
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* Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
 
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* The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.
 
  
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=== Engineering ===
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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The vessel mounts a maneuver-3 drive and a power plant 3, giving performance of 3G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 3. There is fuel tankage of 3 dTons, giving the power plant 5 weeks duration.
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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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (thousands of tons) when necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|-
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! No.
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! Category
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! Remarks
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|-
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| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| The Fast Shuttle is constructed using a 90 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a generally [[Cone Hull|cone-shaped]] configuration. The [[hull]] is fully [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]] and has airfoil surfaces, giving improved [[Atmosphere|atmospheric]] performance that is further enhanced by its onboard [[Gravity Control Technology|gravitic]] systems.
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* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
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* The vessel has an [[airlock]].
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* The vessel has a sturdy retractable [[Landing Gear|wheeled undercarriage]], allowing surface landings.
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|-
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| 2.
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| [[Crew]]
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| Total Crew Complement: 2
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* x1 pilot and x1 steward. If the vessel is carried as a [[subcraft]], these individuals serve as service crew aboard the parent vessel when not required for flight duties.
  
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=== Main Section ===
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''Accommodations''
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The vessel is equipped with a computer model/1 and a pilot’s acceleration couch: there is an additional cockpit couch. There are fourty passenger acceleration couches and eight small staterooms: six of these are designated as crew quarters, while the remaining two serve as a kitchen and a fresher respectively. Cargo capacity amounts to 30 dTons.
 
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* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and an avionics suite.
 
  
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==== Crew ====
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There are 8 small [[stateroom]]s.
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The Fast Shuttle requires 6 crew: a Pilot and 5x Passenger Stewards
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* [[Middle Passage|Passenger]]s enjoy a premier steward service.
  
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=== Weapons ===
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There are x40 [[Middle Passage|passenger]] [[acceleration couch]]es.
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The ship has one triple sandcaster turret.
 
  
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=== Subcraft ===
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Accessible areas of the [[hull]] are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s. The vessel has full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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None.
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* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
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* There are multiple small [[emergency locker]]s.
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=== Cost ===
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|-
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The basic cost of the vessel is MCr49.260.
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| 3.
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
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| The vessel mounts a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-3 drive and a [[Power Plant]]-3, giving performance of 3-G acceleration and producing 2.7 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 3. The internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] is sufficient to give the [[power plant]] approximately 4 [[week]]s duration.
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* The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. Access to the machinery can be gained via a sealable hatch.
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|-
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| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| The cockpit area contains x2 [[acceleration couch]]es and [[Control Panel|control equipment]]. The vessel is fitted with a [[Model/1]] [[computer]]: no backup computer is installed.
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* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications Equipment#Shipboard Communications|communications equipment]], a basic [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]], and has an [[Avionics]] suite.
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* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
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|-
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| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| x1 [[hardpoint]].
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|-
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| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
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| The Fast Shuttle is generally unarmed.
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|-
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| The [[hull]] is [[Heavy Armor|unarmored]].
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* x1 triple [[Sandcaster]] [[turret]], forming its own battery.
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* The vessel is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
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|-
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| 8.
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| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| The vessel carries no [[subcraft]].
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|-
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| 9.
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| The vessel has internal [[Fuel Tank|fuel tankage]] of 2.7 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
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* The [[hull]] is fitted with intrinsic [[fuel scoop]]s. These are routed via pumps into the [[Cargo Hold|cargo hold]], allowing storage tanks or [[Fuel Tank|collapsible fuel bladders]] to be filled.
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* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
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|-
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| 10.
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| The basic cost of the vessel is [[MCr]]49.260.
 
* The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
 
* The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
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* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr39.408.
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* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price of each unit to [[MCr]]39.408.
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|-
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| 11.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| 36 [[week]]s (9 months) as standard.
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* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
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|-
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| 12.
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| Comments
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| [[Cargo Hold|Cargo capacity]] amounts to 30 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
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|-
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|}
  
 
== History / Background ==
 
== History / Background ==
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A relatively low-tech design used throughout the [[Distant Fringe]]. Its speed and the quality of onboard services make it a popular choice as an interface craft. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
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A relatively low-tech design used throughout the [[Distant Fringe]]. Its good speed makes it a popular choice as an interface craft and interplanetary courier. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and the fit out of internal spaces.
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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Different examples of the design are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities.
  
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''See also'': [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Smallcraft]]:''
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* [[Auxiliary|Shuttle]]
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** [[Excellence class Fast Shuttle]]
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= CT Book 5 [[High_Guard_(book)|"High Guard",]] GDW, 1980.
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 17:16, 16 February 2019

Fast Shuttle
Distant Fringe Logo.gif
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: U Smallcraft
Size 90 Tons
Hull Configuration [[Conical Hull]]
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–8
Engineering
Computer Model/1
Jump J-0
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 6
    Officers 1
    Enlisted 5
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 30 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Distant Fringe
Year Operational No information yet available.
Price
Cost MCr49.260 (base)
MCr39.408 (qty)
Architect fee MCrAde Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile U-9A30
Images
Blueprint No
Source
Also see Shuttle
Canon Unpublished, fan design
Reference Ade Alagoric Stewart
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Book 5 High Guard

The Fast Shuttle is a smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)

This is a generic class of smallcraft.

The Shuttle is a low-tech vessel designed to ferry cargo and passengers between locations. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

  • The vessel is a TL-7 design.

Image Repository

Shuttle.
J0 90dT Fast Shuttle.jpg

Basic Ship Characteristics

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) when necessary. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage The Fast Shuttle is constructed using a 90 dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has airfoil surfaces, giving improved atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems.
2. Crew Total Crew Complement: 2
  • x1 pilot and x1 steward. If the vessel is carried as a subcraft, these individuals serve as service crew aboard the parent vessel when not required for flight duties.

Accommodations

There are 8 small staterooms.

There are x40 passenger acceleration couches.

Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators. The vessel has full life support and environmental systems.

  • There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
  • There are multiple small emergency lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a Maneuver-3 drive and a Power Plant-3, giving performance of 3-G acceleration and producing 2.7 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 3. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient to give the power plant approximately 4 weeks duration.
  • The engineering section is controlled from the cockpit. Access to the machinery can be gained via a sealable hatch.
4. Electronics The cockpit area contains x2 acceleration couches and control equipment. The vessel is fitted with a Model/1 computer: no backup computer is installed.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoint.
6. Armament The Fast Shuttle is generally unarmed.
7. Defenses The hull is unarmored.
  • x1 triple Sandcaster turret, forming its own battery.
  • The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8. Craft The vessel carries no subcraft.
9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 2.7 dTons.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel is MCr49.260.
  • The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
  • If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price of each unit to MCr39.408.
11. Construction Time 36 weeks (9 months) as standard.
  • Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12. Comments Cargo capacity amounts to 30 dTons.

History / Background

A relatively low-tech design used throughout the Distant Fringe. Its good speed makes it a popular choice as an interface craft and interplanetary courier. The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Different examples of the design are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Smallcraft:

References & Contributors (Sources)

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