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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 passengers. {{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 passengers. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=19|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
| − | * The [[Type A class Free Trader| | + | * The [[Type A class Free Trader|Type A Free Trader]] is a 200-ton cargo vessel equipped to handle both freight and passengers. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat|page=24|version=Classic Traveller}} |
* The [[Type A class Free Trader]] is one of the most common [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]]. Many variant classes exist of this type. | * The [[Type A class Free Trader]] is one of the most common [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]]. Many variant classes exist of this type. | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 21 May 2018
| Type A class Free Trader | |
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 Free Trader | |
| Type: [[]] | |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL– |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-1 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 2 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 4 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 82 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | [[]] |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCrMCr37.08 |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Classic Traveller Core Ship | |
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 starships found within Charted Space. Many variant classes exist of this type.
Description (Specifications)
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]
History & Background (Dossier)
The Type A becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 epoch. It can operate under impromptu circumstances as a tramp liner and typically transports interstellar mail along all but the most frequented trade routes. Numbers specific classes of the Type A have been manufactured over the millennia.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
- Author & Contributor: FarScout275
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.