Rapid class Fleet Courier
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| Rapid class Fleet Courier | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: XU Fleet Courier | |
| Category | [[ACS]] |
| Size | 500 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–15 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/TBD |
| Jump | J-6 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 5 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 9 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 5.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Darrian Confederation |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr367.54 Qty: MCr 294.032 |
| Architect fee | MCrRonald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Communications Vessel |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Rapid class Fleet Courier is a communications starship.
- It is a paramilitary ship and a Courier Vessel.
Description (Specifications)
- Using a #-ton hull, the Name-class is Ship Type. It mounts a jump drive-#, maneuver drive-#, and power plant-#, giving a performance of Jump-# and #-G acceleration. Fuel tankage for #.0 tons supports the power plant and Jump-# (...additional fuel #.0 tons). Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/# TBD. There are # staterooms and # low berths.
- The ship has # hard points and # tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hard points are # turrets armed with TBD.
- There are # ship's vehicles: TBD. Cargo capacity is #.0 tons. The hull is not streamlined. There are # tons of waste space. Special features include TBD.
- The ship requires a crew of #: TBD. The ship can carry # passengers and # low berth passengers. The ship costs MCr# (...including discounts and fees). It takes # months to build and takes # months if built in quantity.
Image Repository
No information yet available.
General Description & Deck Plans
No information yet available.
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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | TBD tons. |
| 2. | Crew | xTBD crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/TBD fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | xTBD hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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| 7. | Defenses | Defensive Equipment:
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| 8. | Craft / Drones | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | MCrTBD. |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment: |
History & Background (Dossier)
It is a cutting edge courier ship used for only the most valuable of VIPs.
- The courier presents yet another 500 ton can (cyclinder). Many a frustrated sword world commander has been confronted with this sensor shell game. Until you open them up it is hard to tell the 500 ton TL–16 relics from the TL–12 patrol craft.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian ship - Communication Vessel - Packet Ship:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Book 5 High Guard GDW 1980 (Design Sequence Used)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.