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| Type A class Free Trader | |
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 Type A class Free Trader | |
| Type: MLJ Trader | |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| 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 | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCrMCr37.08 |
| Architect fee | MCrCanon publication design. |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| 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]
- It is most commonly known as a "Free Trader" although other ships also share the designation.
- The Type A Free Trader is a 200-ton cargo vessel equipped to handle both freight and passengers. [2]
- It is a civilian ship and an Free Trader.
- The Type A class Free Trader is one of the most common starships found within Charted Space. Many variant classes exist of this type.
- Far Trader variants
- Free Trader variants
Basic Ship Synopsis
A Free Trader. 200 tons. Jump-1. 1-G. 30 tons fuel. Model/1. 10 staterooms. 20 low. 2 hardpoints. 82 tons cargo. Streamlined. 4 crew. MCr37.08: 11 months. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [6]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 200 tons. The hull is streamlined. |
| 2. | Crew | 4 crew. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners may be carried if the ship is armed. |
| 3. | Performance | J-1, 1-G acceleration |
| 4. | Electronics | Computer Model/1 |
| 5. | Hardpoints | 2 hardpoints |
| 6. | Armament | No turrets or weaponry are normally installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. Capacity for two turrets. |
| 7. | Defenses | Not generally equipped. Sandcasters common on multi-turrets |
| 8. | Craft | There are no ship's vehicles. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Yes. Scoops and purification. There is fuel tankage for 30 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one jump-1. |
| 10. | Cost | The ship costs MCr37.08. |
| 11. | Construction Time | It typically takes eleven months to build. |
| 12. | Comments | The Type A becomes the cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 epoch. |
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. A great number of variant classes of the Type A have been manufactured over the millennia.
Selected Type A Variant Ships
- Type A class Free Trader
- Type A-J2 class Free Trader
- Type A-P class Free Trader
- Type A1 class Far Trader
- Type A2 class Far Trader
- Type A2L class Far Trader
- Type A3 class Fast Trader AKA Type A3 class Far Trader
- Type A3L class Far Trader
- Type AA class Armored Merchant
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 24.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Starships and Spacecraft
- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- Michael Johnson. Type A Free Trader (Moon Toad Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Type-A Free Trader (Mongoose Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- 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. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.