Type VA class Trader
| Type VA class Trader | |
|---|---|
 TBD | |
| Type: VA Merchant Vessel | |
| Size | Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[TBD Hull]] |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL– |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/TBD |
| Jump | J- |
| Maneuver | G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Vargr Extents |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Merchant Vessel |
| Canon | Published, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Type VA class Trader is a mercantile starship.
- It is a civilian ship and a Trader Vessel.
Description (Specifications)
Vargr Trader (Type VA): Using a 200-ton hull, the Vargr Trader is an interstellar trading vessel typically in use within the Vargr Extents. It mounts Jump drive-B, Maneuver drive-B, and Power plant-B, giving a performance of Jump-2 and 2G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 60.0 tons supports the power plant and one Jump-2. Adjacent to the bridge is a model/1 bis computer. There are five staterooms and no low berths. The ship has two hardpoints and two single turrets: Each carries one beam laser. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 72.0 tons. The ship is streamlined.
The Vargr Trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, engineer, medic, and gunner. The ship does not normally carry passengers. The ship costs MCr69.1749 (...including architect's fees and discounts for this standard ship type), and takes 12 months to build.
Image Repository
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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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 200tons. |
| 2. | Crew | x5 crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/1 bis computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x2hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
The ship has two hardpoints and two single turrets: each carries one beam laser |
| 7. | Defenses | No information yet available. |
| 8. | Craft / Subcraft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Sccops amd Purification plant |
| 10. | Cost | MCr69.174 |
| 11. | Construction Time | 12 months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | Standard cargo capacity amounts to 72.0 tons. |
History & Background (Dossier)
Type VAs are just a few of the many variants on the ubiquitous Far Trader (Empress Marava, Prince Ferren, etc.) providing Jump-2 capability compared to Free Traders (e.g. Beowulf Class)
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Vessel - Trader Vessel - Vargr Extents:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- Vargr (Alien Module) pgs. 13
- The Traveller Adventure pgs. 152-153
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Artist & Contributor: Bleddyn Wilson
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 12.