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|name     = Generic Shuttle
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|name         = Generic Shuttle
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|aerodynam= [[Airframe Hull]]
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|image        = Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|agility = 3
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|caption      = A prototypical [[shuttle]] having left orbit and now on a slow burn to destination.
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|alsosee = [[Utility Craft]]
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|tdes        = R
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|architect= [[Marc Miller]]
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  |type        = Freighter
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|blueprint= Yes
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon design with Keith illustration.
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|size-cat    = Smallcraft
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|caption = TBD
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  |size        = 95
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|cargo    = 71.0
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|hull        = Wedge Hull
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|cost     = 33
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|aerodynam  = Airframe Hull
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|crew     = 2
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|TL          = 8
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|enlisted = 0
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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  |model      = Model/1
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|era      = 1105
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|jump        = 0
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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|hpass   = 0
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|hp          = 1
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|hull     = Wedge Hull
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|illustration= Yes
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|screens     =  
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|image   = Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|jump    = 0
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|bunks      =  
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|lpass    = 0
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|seats      =  
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|marines = 0
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|model   = [[Model/1]] [[Flt]]
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|crew       = 2
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|QSP     = UMS-9S30
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|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|size     = 95
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|size-cat = Smallcraft
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|tdes    = UMS
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|passengers  = 0
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|TL      = 8
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|steerage   =  
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|type    = Shuttle
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|Lpass      =  
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|usp      = UMS-TBD
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|manufacturer= Various
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|cargo      = 71
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|fuel        = 2.85
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|designer    = Marc Miller
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The [[Shuttle]] uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a crew of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S18}}
 
The [[Shuttle]] uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a crew of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S18}}
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* Shuttles are a kind of [[Small Craft]], [[spacecraft]] not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.
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* It is also known as the [[Type UMS class Shuttle]]. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger [[bigcraft]].
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Shuttles are a kind of [[Small Craft]], [[spacecraft]] not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.  
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* The ''Shuttle'' is also sometimes known as the [[Fast Shuttle]].
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* It is a [[civilian ship]], a noncombatant [[smallcraft]], and a [[Utility Craft]].
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It is also known as the [[Type UMS class Shuttle]] or [[Fast Shuttle]]. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation.
 
    
 
    
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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It may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining weapons must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs [[MCr]]33. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
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It may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining weapons must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs [[MCr]]33. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18}}
  
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Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a [[vacuum]]. They have a mass displacement of 95 [[dTon]]s, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty [[passenger]]s. They have a [[cargo hold]] capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9 tons.
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Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a [[vacuum]]. They have a mass displacement of 95 [[dTon]]s, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty [[passenger]]s. They have a [[cargo hold]] capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9.0 tons. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18}}
  
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
=== Image Repository ===
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# A [[Shuttle]] leaving [[orbit]] for a [[spaceport]]. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-32 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A Shuttle leaving [[orbit]] for a [[spaceport]]. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-32 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A stock [[Shuttle]] image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A Type 423 variant in flight <br>[[File:Type-423-CT-ORIGINAL-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019a.jpg|500px]]
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=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
 
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No information yet available.  
 
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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| ''[[Ship Equipment|Fueling Equipment]]:''
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** [[Fuel Scoop]]s
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| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 71.0 [[ton]]s.
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| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 71.0 [[ton]]s.
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* [[Ship's Locker]]
 
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=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
 
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# [[Cutter|Cutter (50-ton)]]
 
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# [[Pinnace|Pinnace (40-ton)]]
 
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# [[Ship's Boat|Ship's Boat (30-ton)]]
 
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# [[Shuttle|Shuttle (95-ton)]]
 
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# [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
 
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# [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]
 
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The standard ship’s ''Shuttle'' is one of the largest and highest performance [[smallcraft]] vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]].
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The standard ship’s ''Shuttle'' is one of the largest and highest performance [[smallcraft]] vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]]. Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a [[starport]], or which are carried by the [[starship]] itself.  
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Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a [[starport]], or which are carried by the [[starship]] itself.
 
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
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No information yet available.  
 
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Civilian Ship]] - [[Smallcraft]] - [[Utility Craft]]:'' <br>
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Shuttle|tdes=R | class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Freighter}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-UMS-Shuttle}}
 
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
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{{CT-Ship-Design}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Amycus Probe |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Amycus Probe |page=TBD}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= SORAG |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SORAG |page=TBD}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= 34}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= 34}}  
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=80}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=80}}
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= 101 Vehicles |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= 101 Vehicles |page=TBD}}
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|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page=TBD}}
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|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page=TBD}}
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|S11= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
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|S12= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=20-21}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=20-21}}
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|S13= {{Ludography cite|name= Archaic small craft, shuttles, and gigs |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Archaic small craft, shuttles, and gigs |page=TBD}}
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|S14= {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles |page=TBD}}
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|S15= {{Ludography cite|name= Stellar Reaches 06|article=Starship Datasheet: Shuttle|page=24}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Stellar Reaches 06|article=Starship Datasheet: Shuttle|page=24}}
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|S16= {{Ludography cite|name= Mongoose Traveller Main Rulebook |page= 133}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rulebook|version=Mongoose Traveller|page= 133}}
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|S17= {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles HERO Edition |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles HERO Edition |page=TBD}}
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|S18= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= TBD |version=Mongoose Traveller}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= TBD |version=Mongoose Traveller}}  
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|S19= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD }}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD }}  
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|S20= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version= Traveller 5th}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version= Traveller 5th}}
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|S21= {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard: Deployment Shuttle |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard: Deployment Shuttle |page=TBD}}
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|S22= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S23= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 1 February 2024

Generic Shuttle
Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
A prototypical shuttle having left orbit and now on a slow burn to destination.
Type: R Freighter
Category Smallcraft
Size 95 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Airframe Hull
Tech Level TL–8
Engineering
Computer Model/1
Jump J-0
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms
Personnel
Crew 2
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 71 Tons
Fuel tank 2.85 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr33
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile A-9A30
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer Marc Miller
Reference Starships 18.

The Shuttle uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of fuel, and has a crew of two. [1]

Shuttles are a kind of Small Craft, spacecraft not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.

It is also known as the Type UMS class Shuttle or Fast Shuttle. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It may mount up to two lasers; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr33. [2]

Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a vacuum. They have a mass displacement of 95 dTons, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty passengers. They have a cargo hold capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9.0 tons. [3]

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
    Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-32 03-July-2018a.jpg
  2. A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist.
    Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
  3. A Type 423 variant in flight
    Type-423-CT-ORIGINAL-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019a.jpg

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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [4]

Basic Ship Characteristics [5]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 95 tons.
2. Crew x2 crew.
3. Performance Propulsion:
4. Electronics Model/1 flt ship computer.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoints.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
  • None.
7. Defenses None.
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Treatment Fueling Equipment:
10. Cost MCr33.
11. Construction Time 6 months to build, 4 months in quantity.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The standard ship’s Shuttle is one of the largest and highest performance smallcraft vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space. Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a starport, or which are carried by the starship itself.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

51 Representative Shuttle (R) Classes[edit]

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

Civilian Ship - Freighter - Type R Shuttle


References[edit]

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Classic Traveller This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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.
  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
  2. ↑ Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 18.Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 18.Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 18.
  3. ↑ Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 18.Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 18.Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 18.
  4. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  5. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
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