Type VA class Trader
Type VA class Trader | |
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TBD | |
Type: A2 Merchant Vessel | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 200 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Cylinder Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–X |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/1 bis |
Jump | J-2 |
Maneuver | 2 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 2 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 5 |
Officers | 2 |
Enlisted | 3 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 72.0 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Vargr Extents |
Year Operational | Unknown |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr69.1749 |
Statistics | |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | No |
Source | |
Also see | TBD |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Vargr 13. |
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.
- The most common version of this vessel is the Farrou class Far Trader.
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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General Description & Deck Plans
No information yet available.
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] | ||
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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 Ship - Merchant Vessel - Far Trader:
- Type A2 class Far Trader
- Akkigish class Far Trader
- Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
- April Hare class Far Trader
- Avian class Far Trader
- Empress Marava class Far Trader
- Fanzhienz class Far Trader
- Farrou class Far Trader
- Garu class Far Trader
- Gizicih class General Trader
- Hero class Far Trader
- Hnneshant class Trade Boat
- Hugin class Trader
- Independent Hauler class Far Trader
- Jayhawk class Far Trader
- Khershawn class Trader
- Maru class Merchant
- Nymph class Merchant
- Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
- Salamander class Far Trader
- Soho class Light Freighter
- Solostar class Far Trader
- Stage class Far Trader
- Treader class Free Trader
- Type A2L class Far Trader
- Type HR class Trader
- Type VA class Trader
- Wulf class Free Trader
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 13.
- Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. The Traveller Adventure (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 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.