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{{InfoboxShip
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|name    = Type P class Cordair
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|name    = Type P class Corsair
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|agility  = TBD
 
|alsosee  = [[Iron Fist class Corsair]] and [[Type XT class Express Boat Tender]]
 
|alsosee  = [[Iron Fist class Corsair]] and [[Type XT class Express Boat Tender]]
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|architect= Canon publication design. Author unknown.  
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|architect= TBD
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|caption  = Rearview of corsair with its large cargo area and clamshell doors.
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|blueprint= Yes
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|cargo    = 120
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design with a Keith illustration.
 +
|caption  = Rearview of corsair with its large cargo area and clamshell doors. This is a [[Nishemani class Corsair]]. <br> Canon starship design.
 +
|cargo    = 120.0
 +
|cost    = 138.74
 
|crew    = 11
 
|crew    = 11
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|cost    = 138.74
 
−
|IOC      = TBD
 
 
|enlisted = 3
 
|enlisted = 3
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|footnote = Type P class Cordair. [[Classic Traveller]] core ship design.
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
 +
|era      = 1105
 +
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
 
|g        = 3
 
|g        = 3
 
|hp      = 4
 
|hp      = 4
 
|hpass    = 0
 
|hpass    = 0
 +
|hull    = Wedge Hull
 +
|illustration= Yes
 
|image    = Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85-350.jpg
 
|image    = Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85-350.jpg
 +
|IOC      = Unknown
 
|jump    = 2
 
|jump    = 2
 
|lpass    = 5
 
|lpass    = 5
 
|marines  = 0
 
|marines  = 0
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|model    = [[Nishemani class Corsair]]
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|model    = [[Model/3]]
 
|officers = 8
 
|officers = 8
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
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|QSP      = TBD
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|QSP      = PP-DA42
 +
|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15, 30, 44 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|size    = 440
 
|size    = 440
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|tdes    = P
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|size-cat = ACS
 +
|tdes    = PP
 
|TL      = 15
 
|TL      = 15
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|type    = Corsair
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|type    = Corsair Vessel
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|usp      = TBD
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|usp      = PP-TBD
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
}}
 
The [[Type P class Corsair]] is unfortunately one of the most common [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]].  
 
The [[Type P class Corsair]] is unfortunately one of the most common [[starship]]s found within [[Charted Space]].  
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* While the design is most commonly used for piracy these days, it was originally designed as a [[gunboat]] for use as a [[close escort]] and [[privateer]]. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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* It is ordinarily a [[paramilitary ship]] used by pirates, or corsairs and is classified as a [[Corsair Vessel]].
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* Many variant classes exist of this type.
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* It is often a converted and customized [[starship]] rather than purpose built. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]}}
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* It is ordinarily a [[paramilitary ship]] used by pirates, or corsairs.
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* While the design is most commonly used for piracy these days, it was originally designed as a [[gunboat]] for use as a [[close escort]] and [[privateer]]. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]}}
 +
* Many variant classes exist of this type. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]}}
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
The corsair is an armed ship, most commonly used by pirates or privateers to raid [[merchant]] spacecraft. {{Page cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= 85 }}
 
The corsair is an armed ship, most commonly used by pirates or privateers to raid [[merchant]] spacecraft. {{Page cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= 85 }}
  
 
''Patrolling the Starlanes:'' With high levels of trade between the [[star]]s, both the [[ship]]s and the [[world]]s they call on become vulnerable to a variety of ills. [[Merchant]]s become the prey of pirates and corsairs. [[World]]s become the prey of smugglers and raiders. Huge [[warship]]s built for fleet actions are nearly useless in this sort of situation, and special ships — [[gunboat]]s — are designed and committed to the everyday patrols of the [[starlane]]s. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15 }}
 
''Patrolling the Starlanes:'' With high levels of trade between the [[star]]s, both the [[ship]]s and the [[world]]s they call on become vulnerable to a variety of ills. [[Merchant]]s become the prey of pirates and corsairs. [[World]]s become the prey of smugglers and raiders. Huge [[warship]]s built for fleet actions are nearly useless in this sort of situation, and special ships — [[gunboat]]s — are designed and committed to the everyday patrols of the [[starlane]]s. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15 }}
  
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Unfortunately, sometimes the [[gunboat]]s and [[merchant]]s that provide the life blood of interstellar economies, are captured and converted from [[gun boat]]s, [[close escort]]s, [[tender]]s, and [[trader]]s into corsairs and pirates. Almost any [[Civilian Ship|commercial]] or [[Military Ship|military craft]] can be converted into a corsair. However, the ''Type P class Corsair'', often encountered as the [[Nishemani class Corsair]], a purpose-built corsair, are as often encountered as converted monstrosities. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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Unfortunately, sometimes the [[gunboat]]s and [[merchant]]s that provide the life blood of interstellar economies, are captured and converted from [[gun boat]]s, [[close escort]]s, [[tender]]s, and [[trader]]s into corsairs and pirates. Almost any [[Civilian Ship|commercial]] or [[Military Ship|military craft]] can be converted into a corsair. However, the ''Type P class Corsair'', almost as often encountered as the [[Nishemani class Corsair]], a purpose-built corsair, are as often encountered as converted monstrosities. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]}}
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=== Image Repository ===
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# A typical [[Nishemani class Corsair]] viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an [[asteroid field]]. <br> [[File: Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85 03-July-2018a.jpg|250px]] 
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# The ubiquitous [[Rrazaaghz class Corsair]], common through the [[Vargr Extents]] and [[coreward]] [[Imperial Space]]. <br> [[File: Corsair-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-359 25-July-2018a.jpg|250px]]
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# A typical [[Nishemani class Corsair]] viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull. <br> [[File: Corsair-Ian-Stead-Unpublished-Pg-TBD 29-July-2018a.jpg|250px]]
 +
 
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=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
 +
No information yet available.
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== 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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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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
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|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|-
 
|-
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! #.
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! No.
 
! Category
 
! Category
 
! Remarks
 
! Remarks
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1.
 
| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 
| 440 [[ton]]s.  
 
| 440 [[ton]]s.  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
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| 11 crew (Bridge = 3, Engineer = 3, Gunnery = 3, Command = 1, Medical = 1).
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| TOTAL: x11 crew: (Bridge: x3, Engineer: x3, Gunnery: x3, Command: x1, Medical: x1).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3.
 
| 3.
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| 4.
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Model/3 [[Computer]]
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| x1 [[Model/3]] [[computer]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5.
 
| 5.
 
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| 4 [[hardpoint]]s.
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| x4 [[hardpoint]]s.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 6.
 
| 6.
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| 7.
 
| 7.
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| The ship is typically [[armor]]ed, but rarely carries [[screen]]s. Many equip it with [[sandcaster]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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| The ship is typically [[armor]]ed, and rarely carries [[screen]]s. Many equip it with [[sandcaster]]s. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
 
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|-
 
| 8.
 
| 8.
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| 11.
 
| 11.
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| Most shipyards can construct the design in 14 months or less. A few quicker ones can do it in 12 months or less. The very worst yards can do it in 36 months on average if they can do it at all. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
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| Most [[shipyard]]s can construct the design in 14 months or less. A few quicker ones can do it in 12 months or less. The very worst yards can do it in 36 months on average if they can do it at all. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 12.
 
| 12.
 
| Comments
 
| Comments
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| x5 emergency [[low berth]]s. Large numbers of additional crew and boarders are usually carried.  
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| 120.0 [[ton]]s of cargo.
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* x5 emergency [[low berth]]s. Large numbers of additional [[crew]] and boarders are typically carried.  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The origins of the ''Type P class Corsair'' go back all the way back to the [[Vilani Imperium]] and the [[Ziru Sirka]], in which a very similar design was once used by the [[Vilani]] as a [[close escort]]. Variations of the basic [[Vilani]] design have been encountered across [[Charted Space]], for several thousand years. Many modern vessel designs found within the [[Vargr Extents]] use some of its better engineering innovations. The Vilani prized it for its easy “roll on / roll off” cargo bay with big accessible clamshell doors, and it ease of maintenance, simple solid engineering, as well as solid performance. The most common of the current models can push 3-G’s make several Jump-2’s, and yet still maintain Agility-2 performance, not bad for a craft with so much cargo capability. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}  
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The origins of the ''Type P class Corsair'' go back all the way back to the [[Vilani Imperium]] and the [[Ziru Sirka]], in which a very similar design was once used by the [[Vilani]] as a [[close escort]]. Variations of the basic [[Vilani]] design have been encountered across [[Charted Space]], for several thousand years. Many modern vessel designs found within the [[Vargr Extents]] use some of its better engineering innovations. The Vilani prized it for its easy “roll on / roll off” cargo bay with big accessible clamshell doors, and it ease of maintenance, simple solid engineering, as well as solid performance. The most common of the current models can push 3-G’s make several Jump-2’s, and yet still maintain Agility-2 performance, not bad for a craft with so much cargo capability. {{Unpublished cite|author=[[Maksim-Smelchak]]}}  
  
 
Ships with large, accessible cargo bays make excellent corsairs, especially if upgunned. Typically, cargo ships easily converted to corsairs, will be surprised and hijacked by a band of thugs, often feigning shipwreck in order to attract the ship's attention. If they are lucky, such ships such as [[express boat tender]]s will come with a [[scout/courier]], a couple of [[xboat]]s, or several [[smallcraft]], which are then used to make the newly designated corsair look more realistic when it plies the [[space lane]]s. The large ship bay allows most smaller ships to be enveloped and then boarded at the pirate's leisure. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15 }}
 
Ships with large, accessible cargo bays make excellent corsairs, especially if upgunned. Typically, cargo ships easily converted to corsairs, will be surprised and hijacked by a band of thugs, often feigning shipwreck in order to attract the ship's attention. If they are lucky, such ships such as [[express boat tender]]s will come with a [[scout/courier]], a couple of [[xboat]]s, or several [[smallcraft]], which are then used to make the newly designated corsair look more realistic when it plies the [[space lane]]s. The large ship bay allows most smaller ships to be enveloped and then boarded at the pirate's leisure. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15 }}
  
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=== Distress Call Tactic ===
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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Distress calls often emanate from corsairs. They may be legitimate, or be decoys to lure a victim ship into a pirate or corsair; corsairs are often produced from common ship types [[Type SB class System Defense Boat|SB]], [[Type CE class Close Escort|CE]], or [[Type XT class Express Boat Tender|XT]]. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 44 }}
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''Distress Call Tactic:'' Distress calls often emanate from corsairs. They may be legitimate, or be decoys to lure a victim ship into a pirate or corsair; corsairs are often produced from common ship types [[Type SB class System Defense Boat|SB]], [[Type CE class Close Escort|CE]], or [[Type XT class Express Boat Tender|XT]]. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 44 }}
  
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=== [[Corporation|Known Manufacturers]] ===
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==== [[Corporation|Known Manufacturers]] ====
 
# Individual [[World-State]] [[Shipyard]]s throughout [[Charted Space]]
 
# Individual [[World-State]] [[Shipyard]]s throughout [[Charted Space]]
 
# [[General Products]]
 
# [[General Products]]
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# [[Relani & Wong]]
 
# [[Relani & Wong]]
 
# [[Tukera]]
 
# [[Tukera]]
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=== Selected Type P Variant Classes ===
 
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''[[Corsair]]:''
 
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# [[Type P class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Fang class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Guegha class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Harmony class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Iron Fist class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Kom class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Nishemani class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Rrazaaghz class Corsair]]
 
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## [[Ral Ranta class Corsair]]
 
  
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=== Image Repository ===
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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'''[[Paramilitary Vessel]] - [[Corsair Vessel]] - [[Charted Space]]:'''
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|+ Type P class Corsair  
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-P-class-Corsair-Vessel}}
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|-
 
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! #.
 
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! Image
 
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! Remarks
 
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|-
 
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| 1.
 
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| [[File: Corsair-Ian-Stead-Unpublished-Pg-TBD 29-July-2018a.jpg|400px]]
 
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| A typical [[Nishemani class Corsair]] viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull.
 
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|-
 
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|}
 
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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'''[[Paramilitary Vessel]] - [[Raider Vessel]]s:'''
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|+ Type P class Corsair
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-PR-class-Raider-Vessel}}
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|-
 
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! #.
 
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! Image
 
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! Remarks
 
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|-
 
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| 2.
 
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| [[File: Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85 03-July-2018a.jpg|400px]]
 
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| A typical [[Nishemani class Corsair]] viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an [[asteroid field]].
 
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|-
 
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|}
 
  
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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'''[[Paramilitary Vessel]] - [[Corsair Vessel]] - [[Vargr Extents]]:'''
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|+ Type P class Corsair <br> [[Rrazaaghz class Corsair]]
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-PV-class-Vargr-Corsair-Vessel}}
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|-
 
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! #.
 
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! Image
 
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! Remarks
 
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|-
 
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| 3.
 
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| [[File: Corsair-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-359 25-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
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| TBD
 
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|-
 
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|}
 
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Advanced}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15, 30, 44 }}  
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page= TBD  |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 2 |page= TBD }}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Citizens of the Imperium |page= TBD |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= 85 }}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 15, 30, 44 |version= Classic Traveller}}  
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|S4= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= High Passage 2 |page= TBD }}
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|S5= Author & Contributor: [[User:FarScout275|FarScout275]]
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Corsairs of the Turku Waste |page= TBD |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= TBD}}
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page= 85 }}
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page= TBD |version= Marc Miller's Traveller}}
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|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page= TBD |version= GURPS Traveller}}
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|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
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|S11= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://members.pcug.org.au/~davidjw/libdata/alphabet/c/corsair.htm?fbclid=IwAR0wC46jH2GDb6_07TofwlsZS9nzMfr2jd5InjrC1q1c-qC2wttHlvUDIMo David's Encyclopedia Page]
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|S12= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S13= Author & Contributor: [[User:FarScout275|FarScout275]]
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|S14= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 00:46, 19 October 2019

Type P class Corsair
Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85-350.jpg
Rearview of corsair with its large cargo area and clamshell doors. This is a Nishemani class Corsair.
Canon starship design.
Type: PP Corsair Vessel
Category ACS
Size 440 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–15
Engineering
Computer Model/3
Jump J-2
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 4
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 11
    Officers 8
    Enlisted 3
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 120.0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Year Operational Unknown
End of Service Still in active service.
Price
Cost MCr138.74
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile PP-DA42
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Also see Iron Fist class Corsair and Type XT class Express Boat Tender
Canon Published, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Traders and Gunboats 15, 30, 44.
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Type P class Corsair is unfortunately one of the most common starships found within Charted Space.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The corsair is an armed ship, most commonly used by pirates or privateers to raid merchant spacecraft. [4]

Patrolling the Starlanes: With high levels of trade between the stars, both the ships and the worlds they call on become vulnerable to a variety of ills. Merchants become the prey of pirates and corsairs. Worlds become the prey of smugglers and raiders. Huge warships built for fleet actions are nearly useless in this sort of situation, and special ships — gunboats — are designed and committed to the everyday patrols of the starlanes. [5]

Unfortunately, sometimes the gunboats and merchants that provide the life blood of interstellar economies, are captured and converted from gun boats, close escorts, tenders, and traders into corsairs and pirates. Almost any commercial or military craft can be converted into a corsair. However, the Type P class Corsair, almost as often encountered as the Nishemani class Corsair, a purpose-built corsair, are as often encountered as converted monstrosities. [6]

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the rear, exposing it's large cargo bay, lying in ambush in an asteroid field.
    Corsair-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-85 03-July-2018a.jpg
  2. The ubiquitous Rrazaaghz class Corsair, common through the Vargr Extents and coreward Imperial Space.
    Corsair-T5-Core-Rules-Pg-359 25-July-2018a.jpg
  3. A typical Nishemani class Corsair viewed from the side, showing off its expansive hull.
    Corsair-Ian-Stead-Unpublished-Pg-TBD 29-July-2018a.jpg

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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. [7]

Basic Ship Characteristics [8]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 440 tons.
2. Crew TOTAL: x11 crew: (Bridge: x3, Engineer: x3, Gunnery: x3, Command: x1, Medical: x1).
3. Performance Maneuver-3, Jump-2 & Agility-2.
  • Cruise= 2,135 kph (atmosphere only)
  • Top= 2,850 kph (atmosphere only)
4. Electronics x1 Model/3 computer
5. Hardpoints x4 hardpoints.
6. Armament x4 Beam Lasers.
7. Defenses The ship is typically armored, and rarely carries screens. Many equip it with sandcasters. [9]
8. Craft A variety of smallcraft can be carried in the cavernous cargo hold of the corsair. Although typically, no more than two or three smallcraft are carried. [10]
9. Fuel Treatment Yes. Scoops and fuel treatment equipment. [11]
10. Cost MCr138.74
11. Construction Time Most shipyards can construct the design in 14 months or less. A few quicker ones can do it in 12 months or less. The very worst yards can do it in 36 months on average if they can do it at all. [12]
12. Comments 120.0 tons of cargo.
  • x5 emergency low berths. Large numbers of additional crew and boarders are typically carried.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The origins of the Type P class Corsair go back all the way back to the Vilani Imperium and the Ziru Sirka, in which a very similar design was once used by the Vilani as a close escort. Variations of the basic Vilani design have been encountered across Charted Space, for several thousand years. Many modern vessel designs found within the Vargr Extents use some of its better engineering innovations. The Vilani prized it for its easy “roll on / roll off” cargo bay with big accessible clamshell doors, and it ease of maintenance, simple solid engineering, as well as solid performance. The most common of the current models can push 3-G’s make several Jump-2’s, and yet still maintain Agility-2 performance, not bad for a craft with so much cargo capability. [13]

Ships with large, accessible cargo bays make excellent corsairs, especially if upgunned. Typically, cargo ships easily converted to corsairs, will be surprised and hijacked by a band of thugs, often feigning shipwreck in order to attract the ship's attention. If they are lucky, such ships such as express boat tenders will come with a scout/courier, a couple of xboats, or several smallcraft, which are then used to make the newly designated corsair look more realistic when it plies the space lanes. The large ship bay allows most smaller ships to be enveloped and then boarded at the pirate's leisure. [14]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

Distress Call Tactic: Distress calls often emanate from corsairs. They may be legitimate, or be decoys to lure a victim ship into a pirate or corsair; corsairs are often produced from common ship types SB, CE, or XT. [15]

Known Manufacturers[edit]

  1. Individual World-State Shipyards throughout Charted Space
  2. General Products
  3. Makhidkarun
  4. Naasirka
  5. Relani & Wong
  6. Tukera

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Charted Space: Referral-Tree-Type-P-class-Corsair-Vessel

Paramilitary Vessel - Raider Vessels: Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Raider Vessels:

  1. Type PR class Raider
    1. Chameleon class Commerce Raider
    2. Habari class Raider
    3. Harrier class Commerce Raider
    4. Kaashik class Raider
    5. Kranz class Raider Escort
    6. K'Thunk class Raider Tender
    7. Shark class Raider
    8. Sokhkhun class Raider Q-Carrier
    9. Spul class Raider
    10. Viper class Scout Raider

Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents: Paramilitary Vessel - Corsair Vessel - Vargr Extents:

  1. Type VP class Corsair AKA Type PV class Vargr Corsair
    1. Aeogz class Corsair
    2. Fang class Corsair
    3. Guegha class Corsair
    4. Rrazaghz class Corsair
    5. Sorrgheg class Reaver
    6. Ueknou class Corsair
    7. Veng class Corsair
    8. Vengeance class Commerce Protection Vessel

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  1. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  2. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  3. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  4. ↑ Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 85.
  5. ↑ Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 15.Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 15.
  6. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  7. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  8. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  9. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  10. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  11. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  12. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  13. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  14. ↑ Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 15.Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 15.
  15. ↑ Bryan Steele. Traders and Gunboats (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 44.Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 44.
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