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|name     = Type A class Free Trader
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|name         = Type A class Free Trader
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|image        = Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|agility = 1
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|caption      = Type A class Free Trader
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|alsosee  = [[Free Trader]]
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  |tdes        = A
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|architect= [[Dave Sering]], [[Marc Miller]]
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|type        = Free Trader
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|blueprint= Yes
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|canon    = Yes. Canon starship design with a Keith illustration.
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|size-cat    = ACS
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|caption = Type A class [[Free Trader]]
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|size        = 200
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|cargo    = 82
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|hull        = Wedge Hull
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|crew    = 4
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|aerodynam  = Streamlined Hull
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|cost    = 37.08
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  |TL          = 12
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|enlisted = 2
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|model      = Model/1
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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|jump        = 1
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|era      = 1105
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|g          = 1
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|footnote = [[Classic Traveller]] core ship design.
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|fuelTreatment = Scoops/Purifier
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|g        = 1
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|hp       = 2
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|hp          = 2
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|hpass    = 6
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|weapons    =
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|hull    = Wedge Hull
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|screens    =  
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|illustration= Yes
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|image   = Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|staterooms  = 10
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|IOC     = Unknown
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|bunks      =  
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|jump     = 1
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|seats       =  
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|lpass   = 20
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|lowberths  = 20
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|marines = 0
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|model    = [[Model/1]]
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|crew        = 4
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|officers = 2
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|officers    = 2
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|enlisted   = 2
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|QSP     = A-BS11
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|pilots     =
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|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= Characters and Combat |page=24|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|marines     =
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|size     = 200
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|frozenwatch =
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|size-cat = ACS
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|passengers  = 6
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|tdes    = A1
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|steerage   =
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|TL      = 12
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|Lpass      = 20
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|type    = Free Trader
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|usp      = A1-TBD
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|cargo      = 82
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|manufacturer= Various
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  |fuel        = 30
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|construction = 11
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|origin     = Third Imperium
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|cost        = 37.08
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|blueprint  = Yes
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|illustration = Yes
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|alsosee     =
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|canon      = Yes
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|designer    = Dave Sering, Marc Miller
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|designSystem = Book 2
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|era        = 1105
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships |page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|footnote    = [[Classic Traveller]] core ship design.
 
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'''[[Type A class Free Trader|Free Trader (type A)]]:''' Using a 200-[[ton]] [[hull]], the [[free trader]] is an elementary interstellar [[merchant ship]] plying the [[space lanes]] carrying [[cargo]] and [[passenger]]s. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
'''[[Type A class Free Trader|Free Trader (type A)]]:''' Using a 200-[[ton]] [[hull]], the [[free trader]] is an elementary interstellar [[merchant ship]] plying the [[space lanes]] carrying [[cargo]] and [[passenger]]s. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
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* It is most commonly known as a "[[Free Trader]]" although other [[ship]]s also share the designation.
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The ''Type A Free Trader'' is a 200-ton [[cargo vessel]] equipped to handle both [[freight]] and [[passenger]]s. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=24|version=Classic Traveller}} The ''Type A class Free Trader'' is one of the most common types of [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]]. Many variant types and classes exist of this vessel.
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* The ''Type A Free Trader'' is a 200-ton [[cargo vessel]] equipped to handle both [[freight]] and [[passenger]]s. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=24|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
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* It is a [[civilian ship]] and a [[Free Trader]]. 
 
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* The ''Type A class Free Trader'' is one of the most common [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]]. Many variant types and classes exist of this vessel:
 
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** [[Far Trader]] variants
 
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** [[Free Trader]] variants
 
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** [[Deep Trader]] / [[Fast Trader]] variants
 
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** [[Armored Trader]] / [[Frontier Trader]] variants
 
  
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=== Basic Ship Synopsis ===
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== Description ==
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A [[Free Trader]]. 200 [[ton]]s. Jump-1. 1-G. 30 [[ton]]s [[fuel]]. [[Model/1]]. 10 [[stateroom]]s. 20 [[Low Berth|low]]. 2 [[hardpoint]]s. 82 [[ton]]s [[cargo]]. [[Streamlined]]. 4 [[crew]]. [[MCr]]37.08: 11 months. {{Page cite|name= Starter Traveller |page= 11 }}
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
 
It has [[Jump Drive|jump drive-A]], [[Maneuver Drive|maneuver drive-A]], and [[Power Plant|power plant-A]], giving performance of jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is [[Ship Fuel|fuel tankage]] for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one jump-1. Adjacent to the [[bridge]] is a [[Computer|computer Model/1]]. There are ten [[stateroom]]s and twenty [[low berth]]s. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
 
It has [[Jump Drive|jump drive-A]], [[Maneuver Drive|maneuver drive-A]], and [[Power Plant|power plant-A]], giving performance of jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is [[Ship Fuel|fuel tankage]] for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one jump-1. Adjacent to the [[bridge]] is a [[Computer|computer Model/1]]. There are ten [[stateroom]]s and twenty [[low berth]]s. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
  
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No [[turret]]s or [[weaponry]] are installed, but there are two [[hardpoint]]s and two tons are set aside for [[fire control]]. There are no ship's [[vehicle]]s. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The [[hull]] is streamlined. The [[free trader]] requires a [[crew]] of four: [[pilot]], [[engineer]], [[medic]], and [[steward]]. [[Gunner]]s may be carried if the ship is armed. The ship costs [[Imperial Currency|MCr37.08]] and typically takes eleven months to build. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
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No [[turret]]s or [[weaponry]] are installed, but there are two [[hardpoint]]s and two tons are set aside for [[fire control]]. There are no ship's [[vehicle]]s. Cargo capacity is 82 tons. The [[hull]] is streamlined. The free trader requires a [[crew]] of four: [[pilot]], [[engineer]], [[medic]], and [[steward]]. [[Gunner]]s may be carried if the ship is armed. The ship costs [[Imperial Currency|MCr]]37.08 and typically takes eleven months to build. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
  
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
=== Image Repository ===
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# An image of a [[Beowulf class Free Trader]]. <br> [[File: Free-Trader-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-358 25-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# An image of a [[Beowulf class Free Trader]], one of the most common Type A class Free Trader variants. <br> [[File: Free-Trader-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-358 25-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# An image of a variant [[Type A class Free Trader]]. <br> [[File: Type A Free Trader.jpeg|300px]]
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# An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader. <br> [[File: Type A Free Trader.jpeg|300px]]
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# An image of a variant [[Type A class Free Trader]]. <br> [[File: Type A Free Trader Alt.png|300px]]
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# An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader. <br> [[File: Type A Free Trader Alt.png|300px]]
  
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
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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. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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== History & Background ==
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|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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The ''Type A'' becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of {{TL|9}}. Numerous models of various [[tech level]]s and styles appear over a millennia to the present. The earliest ship models were believed to be from the [[Vilani Empire]] before the [[Ziru Sirka]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
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| 200 [[ton]]s. The [[hull]] is [[streamlined]].
 
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| [[Crew]]
 
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| x4 [[crew]]. The [[free trader]] requires a crew of four: [[pilot]], [[engineer]], [[medic]], and [[steward]]. [[Gunner]]s may be carried if the ship is armed.
 
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| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
 
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| ''Propulsion:''
 
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* Jump-1
 
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* 1-G acceleration
 
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* [[Power Plant]]-TBD
 
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* TBD-[[EP]]s
 
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* Agility-TBD
 
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
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| [[Computer]] [[Model/1]]
 
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
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| x2 [[hardpoint]]s
 
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
 
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| No [[turret]]s or [[weapon]]ry are normally installed, but there are two [[hardpoint]]s and two tons are set aside for [[fire control]]. Capacity for two [[turret]]s.
 
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| Not generally equipped. [[Sandcaster]]s common on multi-turrets
 
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| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
 
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| There are no [[ship's vehicle]]s.
 
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
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| Yes. [[Scoop]]s and [[purification]]. There is [[fuel tank]]age for 30 tons, sufficient for the [[power plant]] and one Jump-1.
 
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
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| The ship costs [[MCr]]37.08.
 
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
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| It typically takes eleven months to build.
 
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| Comments
 
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| The ''Type A'' becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the [[TL:7-9]] [[technological epoch]]. Numerous models of various [[tech level]]s and styles appear over a millennia to the present. The earliest ship models were believed to be [[Vilani]] from the [[Vilani Empire]] before the [[Ziru Sirka]], but many records were lost after the [[Rule of Man]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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=== Class Naming Practices & Peculiarities ===
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The ''Type A'' becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the [[TL:7-9]] [[tech epoch]]. It can operate under impromptu circumstances as a [[tramp liner]] and typically transports [[interstellar mail]] along all but the most frequented [[trade route]]s. A great number of variant classes of the ''Type A'' have been manufactured over the millennia. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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The ''Type A'' itself doesn't have a specific naming practice. However, it's many classes and subclasses do. The naming practice of the [[Beowulf class Free Trader]] are best known. They are named after the heroes of literature. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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== See also ==
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The ''Type A'' itself doesn't have a specific naming practice. However, it's many classes and subclasses do... The naming practice of the [[Beowulf class Free Trader]] are best known. They are named after the heroes of [[sophont]]ic literature. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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* [[Far Trader]] variants
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* [[Free Trader]] variants such as the [[Type Aj class Free Trader|Type Aj]] commonly found in the Gateway Domain.
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* [[Deep Trader]] / [[Fast Trader]] variants
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* [[Armored Trader]] / [[Frontier Trader]] variants
  
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Free Trader|tdes=A}}
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'''[[Merchant Vessel]] - [[Tramp Liner]]s:''' <br>
 
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-A-Merchant-Vessel-Tramp-Liner}}
 
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat |page=24|version=Classic Traveller}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Characters and Combat |page=24 |version=Classic Traveller}}  
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=19|version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=19 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page= 10-11}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page=TBD|version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starter Traveller |page= 35}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Starter Traveller |page= 11 }}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia | page=81}}
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Type A Free Trader |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}   
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller: The New Era | page=368}}
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Type A Free Trader |page= TBD |version= Scrying Eye Games}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Type A Free Trader (Deck Plan) |page= All |version= Mongoose Traveller}}  
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|S8= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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  | {{Ludography cite|name= Type-A Free Trader | page=}}
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|S9= Author & Contributor: [[User:FarScout275|FarScout275]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Type A Free Trader |page= All |version= Mongoose Traveller| publisher= Moon Toad Publishing}}  
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|S10= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships | version=Traveller 5th | page=35,44}}
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| Author: [[User:FarScout275|FarScout275]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 23 April 2022

Type A class Free Trader
Free-Trader-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-36 03-July-2018a.jpg
Type A class Free Trader
Type: A Free Trader
Category ACS
Size 200 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–12
Engineering
Computer Model/1
Jump J-1
Maneuver 1 G
Fuel Treatment Scoops/Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints 2
Accommodations
Staterooms 10
Low Berths 20
Personnel
Crew 4
    Officers 2
    Enlisted 2
High/Mid Passengers 6
Low Passengers 20
Payload
Cargo 82 Tons
Fuel tank 30 Tons
Construction
Construction Time 11 Months
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr37.08
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile A-BS11
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer Dave Sering, Marc Miller
Design System Book 2
Era 1105
Reference Starships 19.
Classic Traveller core ship design.

Free Trader (type A): Using a 200-ton hull, the free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. [1] The Type A Free Trader is a 200-ton cargo vessel equipped to handle both freight and passengers. [2] The Type A class Free Trader is one of the most common types of starships found within Charted Space. Many variant types and classes exist of this vessel.

Description[edit]

It has jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving performance of jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/1. There are ten staterooms and twenty low berths. [3]

No turrets or weaponry are installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 82 tons. The hull is streamlined. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners may be carried if the ship is armed. The ship costs MCr37.08 and typically takes eleven months to build. [4]

Image Repository[edit]

  1. An image of a Beowulf class Free Trader, one of the most common Type A class Free Trader variants.
    Free-Trader-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-358 25-July-2018a.jpg
  2. An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader.
    Type A Free Trader.jpeg
  3. An image of a variant Type A class Free Trader.
    Type A Free Trader Alt.png


History & Background[edit]

The Type A becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of TL–9. Numerous models of various tech levels and styles appear over a millennia to the present. The earliest ship models were believed to be from the Vilani Empire before the Ziru Sirka. [5]

Class Naming Practices & Peculiarities[edit]

The Type A itself doesn't have a specific naming practice. However, it's many classes and subclasses do. The naming practice of the Beowulf class Free Trader are best known. They are named after the heroes of literature. [6]

See also[edit]

16 Representative Free Trader (A) Classes[edit]

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

Type A Free Trader


References[edit]

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  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  2. ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
  3. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  4. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
  5. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  6. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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