Star class Armored Merchant
| Star class Armored Merchant | |
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 A Star class Armored Merchant in orbit around a world on the Imperial Fringe. | |
| Type: AA Armored Merchant | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 300 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Cone Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–15 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/3 |
| Jump | J-3 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 3 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 8 |
| Officers | 3 |
| Enlisted | 5 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 50.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Manufacturer | [[Diversified Dynamics Design and Shipyards]] |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Unknown |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr135.36 |
| Architect fee | MCrWilliam H. Keith, Jr. |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | AA-CS13 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Also see | Tramp Vessel |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | High Passage 3 22-26. |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Star class Armored Merchant is a mercantile starship.
- It is a civilian ship and an Armored Merchant.
Description (Specifications)
It is a vessel with 1-G and J-3 performance with a streamlined cone hull.
- It carries very light armament and a commercial defensive suite.
- It ordinarily carries no subcraft, instead having ship's vehicles and drones only when needed.
- It has a 8 sophont crew and no marines.
The Star class Armored Merchant is a fairly uncommon merchant ship found throughout Charted Space.
Using a 300-ton flattened cone hull (to provide better stabilization during atmospheric flight), the Star class armored merchant is capable of Jump-3 and 1G maneuver. The fuel tank is 99 tons, providing unlimited maneuvering and a 100-day range. The ship has fuel scoops installed for skimming gas giants and a purification plant to refine the fuel. Both of these are mounted in two three meter tall pods, one to port and one to starboard of the main deck.
The Star class merchant is 42 meters long, with a width of 27 meters tapering to 3 meters at the bow. Inertial compensators and an adjustable 0G to 2G floor field are installed. The bridge has a Model/3 fib optic ship computer installed.
The Star class has 13 staterooms, five reserved for the crew, although if no gunners are carried two more staterooms may be available for passengers. Ten low berths also carry passengers. The crew consists of a pilot/captain, a navigator, an engineer, a chief steward, a medic (who may also double as a steward), a chief gunner, and two gunners, one of whom may double as steward instead of the medic.
A standard Air/Raft is carried for ground transport duties. Cargo capacity is 50.0 tons.
Standard weapon installation is two triple beam turrets installed on the same pods as the fuel scoops. A chin mounted triple missile launcher is armed from an ordnance locker located just above it.
Image Repository
- A view of the nose of a Star class Armored Merchant by a famous starcraft artist.
- A lit planetside tarmac with a Star class Armored Merchant engaging it's Z-drive while unloading cargo to an air/raft awaiting a grav truck.
- A Star class Armored Merchant passing far to close to a star flare for any captain's comfort.
- An inverted Star class Armored Merchant on a trade mission to a potentially hostile rich world.
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] | ||
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| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 300 tons. Streamlined Cone Hull. |
| 2. | Crew | x8 crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/3 fib ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x3 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 | A standard 4-ton Air/Raft. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Fueling Equipment:
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| 10. | Cost | MCr170.892: Total cost of subsequent ships in class = MCr135.36 |
| 11. | Construction Time | 56 weeks for "Star"; 46 weeks for all subsequent ships in class. |
| 12. | Remarks | Other Equipment:
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History & Background (Dossier)
Variants: The most notable variant of the Star class is a more specialized version. Dual fusion gun turrets replace the triple laser turrets. The computer is upgraded to a model/3 fib. This variation is commonly used in the squadron supply role.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
Vessel Peculiarities: No information yet available.
Class Naming Practice/s: Early ships in the Star class took the names of different types of stars like pulsar, neutron, red giant, and white dwarf. Later ships in the class were named after actual stars.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Jim Cunningham. High Passage 3 (FASA, 1982), 22-26.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Charles Hensly
- 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.