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Shuttling between planets, small non-starships run errands, make deliveries. and generally do much of the dirty work that larger craft can't or won't do. Small craft displace less than 100 dtons and are thus incapable of interstellar flight.
 
Shuttling between planets, small non-starships run errands, make deliveries. and generally do much of the dirty work that larger craft can't or won't do. Small craft displace less than 100 dtons and are thus incapable of interstellar flight.
  
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=== Smallcraft Types by Size  ===
 
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They are classified as starships are, by tonnage and acceleration, although minor variations can make identification difficult. By tradition, the following generalities are often, but not always accurate:
 
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* Launches are in the 10 dton range.
 
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* Gigs are in the 20 dton range.
 
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* Ship's Boats" are in the 30 dton range.
 
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* Pinnaces are in the 40-dton range.
 
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* Cutters are in the 5O-dton rdl'lge.
 
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* Shuttles may vary from 30 to lOO dtons.
 
  
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=== Smallcraft Types by Role ===
 
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* [[Assault Boat]]
 
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* [[Attack Shuttle]]
 
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* [[Cutter]]
 
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* The [[Fighter]] is an armed space vessel often carried on larger military craft.
 
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* [[Gig]]
 
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* [[Lander]]
 
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* The [[Launch]] is the smallest of the small craft. They often carried by larger vessels to serve as [[lifeboat]]s.
 
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* [[Lifeboat]]
 
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* [[Lighter]]
 
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* The [[Modular Cutter]] is designed to carry a 30-ton module. Available modules include an ATV cradle, a fuel skimmer, a passenger/cargo transport module, an [[Assault Boat]] module, a pressurised shelter, a weapons module, or even a fighter frame.
 
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* The [[Pinnace]] is a larger, farther-ranging vessel capable of holding passengers and small vehicles. Size is usually around 40 ship tons.
 
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* The [[Ship's Boat]] is designed to perform odd jobs and minor operations for a larger ship.
 
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* The [[Shuttle]] is the largest small craft, and is designed for long-duration interplanetary travel.
 
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* The [[Slow Boat]] is similar to the ship's boat, but is streamlined for atmospheric travel and slower in space.
 
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* The [[Slow Pinnace]] is similar to the pinnace, but slower because more space is allocated for passengers and cargo. Like the slow boat, it is streamlined for atmospheric travel.
 
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* [[Tanker]]
 
  
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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Smallcraft are where most early technology civilization begin their spaceflight porgrams. By the modern interstellar age, smallcraft are used as auxiliaries to larger [[starcraft]] and other interstellar [[FTL]] machines.
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
There are eight standard designs available; each design plan is available for [[Imperial Corrency|Cr100]]. All take approximately twelve months to build. All are streamlined, and can enter [[atmosphere]]s. All can operate with [[unrefined fuel]]; they have [[fuel scoop]]s which allow them to skim [[Ship’s Fuel|fuel]] from a [[gas giant]]. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=17|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
There are eight standard designs available; each design plan is available for [[Imperial Corrency|Cr100]]. All take approximately twelve months to build. All are streamlined, and can enter [[atmosphere]]s. All can operate with [[unrefined fuel]]; they have [[fuel scoop]]s which allow them to skim [[Ship’s Fuel|fuel]] from a [[gas giant]]. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=17|version=Classic Traveller}}
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Smallcraft are where most early technology civilization begin their spaceflight porgrams. By the modern interstellar age of [[TL:10-12]], smallcraft are used as auxiliaries to larger [[starcraft]] and other interstellar [[FTL]] machines.
  
 
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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Revision as of 00:11, 18 May 2018

Smallcraft are non-jump spacecraft under a 100 dTons in displacement.

  • Various standard types of small craft exist.

Description / Specifications

Shuttling between planets, small non-starships run errands, make deliveries. and generally do much of the dirty work that larger craft can't or won't do. Small craft displace less than 100 dtons and are thus incapable of interstellar flight.







Small Craft: Vessels under a hundred tons are considered to be small craft. [1]

Description (Specifications)

Each small craft design is intended to be as useful as possible. As a result, smallcraft descriptions cover the basic performance of the craft, and indicates price, crew, and other details. Each craft also has a feature called excess space: this interior tonnage may be used by the purchaser for a wide variety of purposes. In effect, when the craft is procured, it is customized by the purchaser for some specific use. Any fitting or combination of fittings available may be specified for a standard design small craft. The prices, however, are ignored, and are considered to be included in the standard design price. [2]

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

  1. Cutter (50-ton)
  2. Fighter (10-ton)
  3. Launch (20-ton)
  4. Pinnace (40-ton)
  5. Ship's Boat (30-ton)
  6. Shuttle (95-ton)
  7. Slow Boat (30-ton)
  8. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)

Smallcraft’s Larger Cousins: Bigcraft

Big Craft are ships that weight a 100 tons or more, designed to be carried within other ships.

History & Background (Dossier)

There are eight standard designs available; each design plan is available for Cr100. All take approximately twelve months to build. All are streamlined, and can enter atmospheres. All can operate with unrefined fuel; they have fuel scoops which allow them to skim fuel from a gas giant. [3]

Smallcraft are where most early technology civilization begin their spaceflight porgrams. By the modern interstellar age of TL:10-12, smallcraft are used as auxiliaries to larger starcraft and other interstellar FTL machines.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.
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