Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
| Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: R2 Subsidized Merchant | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 600 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | TBD Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 2 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 6 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 390.0 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr227.5 |
| Architect fee | MCrKen Pick |
| Images | |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Liner |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant | |
The Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant is a relatively common modification of the stock Type R class Subsidized Merchant and can be found throughout Charted Space.
Description (Specifications)
Stretched Subsidized Merchant (Type RL2): Using a 600-ton hull, the Stretched Merchant is an enlarged version of the Type R Subsidized Merchant. It mounts jump drive-G, maneuver drive-G, and power plant-G, giving a performance of jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 140 tons supports the power plant and allows one jump-2. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model/2. There are 14 staterooms and ten low berths. The ship has two hardpoints and two tons allocated to fire control; no weapons are mounted. There is one ship's vehicle: a 20-ton launch. Cargo capacity is 280 tons; the cargo hold is plumbed for collapsible and demountable fuel tanks and may be subdivided for ship's vehicle bays. The hull is streamlined.
The Stretched Merchant requires a crew of six: pilot, navigator, two engineers, medic, and steward. The ship can carry eight high/middle passengers and ten low passengers; maximum life-support capacity is 28. The ship costs MCr 227.5 (not counting weapons) and takes 22 months to build at Tech Level 11.
History & Background (Dossier)
This is a "stretch" modification of the stock Type R class Subsidized Merchant into a larger and faster ship, assuming that the crew/passenger/bridge section (where most of the complex systems would be) is relatively standard and adding hull metal and standard engine pods is relatively easy.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Some of the best known and most widely produced versions of this ship include:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant - Far Liner:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- EXTERNAL LINK: http://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/shipyard/classic/ken-pick/rstretch.html by Ken Pick
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science