Taorl class Riftliner

Taorl class Riftliner
Type: RV Modular Freighter
Category	BCS
Size	20,000 Tons
Hull Configuration	Close Structure Hull
Streamlining	Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer	Model/3
Jump	J-3
Maneuver	1 G
Fuel Treatment	Scoops, Purifier
Armaments
Hardpoints	200
Accommodations
Staterooms	160
Low Berths	160
Personnel
Crew	140
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	0 Tons
Fuel tank	6,000 Tons
Carried craft	24 400T pods, 8 shuttles
Construction
Origin	Aslan Hierate
Price
Cost	MCr4,004.105
Images
Blueprint	No
Illustration	Yes
Source
Canon	Published, canon design
Designer	Andy Slack
Design System	GURPS Traveller
Era	1130
Reference	Alien Races 2 56,57.

The Taorl class Riftliner is an Aslan designed TL–10 modular carrier ship.

Description (Specifications)

The riftliner is a general-purpose clan vessel, manufactured throughout the Hierate in a number of variants by many different clans, but especially common along the edge of the Great Rift. It was originally designed to carry four hryo of 400-ton battleriders (equivalent to Dragon-class SDBs) but clans soon realized the possibilities of other payloads.

A range of 400-ton pods for cargo, passengers, and fuel were quickly produced, and the coreward clans then noted that fitting 10 fuel pods gave them a vessel capable of traversing the J-5 Route across the Great Rift while carrying up to 14 payload pods. The fuel pods rely on the mothership’s fuel processors to refine fuel at need, but wilderness refueling is slow as the vessel relies on its carried craft to scoop the fuel, so it normally refuels at local starports.

The riftliner is deliberately left unarmed to discourage its captain from engaging in combat, as it has neither the acceleration nor the armor to survive; in wartime, it will carry battleriders or SDBs for self-defense – the “conquer or die” tactics forced on battleriders and their tenders are well-suited to the Aslan psyche.

When encountered, the riftliner will be carrying a mixture of up to two dozen 400-ton payloads; these may be any type of pod, SDBs, Eakhau-class traders, or Hkiyrerao-class research ships, depending on its mission. With some ingenuity on the part of the crew larger (600- or 800-ton) or smaller (100- or 200-ton) vessels can also be carried.

The Cargo pod carries 400 tons of cargo. The Fuel pod carries 400 tons of fuel, with 10 pods capable of fueling a second jump. There is a "Low" pod, capable of carrying 3,072 passengers in Low Berths. And a Passenger pod which carries up to 64 noble passengers and the requisite 16 stewards in some comfort, or 160 troops and light personal gear in double occupancy.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

35 Representative Modular Freighter (RV) Classes

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Civilian Ship - Freighter - Modular Freighter - Type RV Modular Freighter

A

• Aurora class Multimission Clipper

B

• Brown class Jump Ship

C

• Clii Argu class Common Transport
• Conrad class Towing Vessel
• Corporate class Range Carrier

D

• Deneb class Modular Starship
• Distribution class Commercial Carrier
• Dwarf class Starport Lift Tug

E

• Endeavor class Ship Transporter

G

• Ghost Galleon class Carrier Liner

H

• Heyan Rose class Freight Tractor
• High Liner class Bulk Freighter

I

• Inthe class Modular Cutter

K

• K'Slice class Attacker Tender
• Kalaron class Assault Scout

L

• Leander class Space Tug

M

• Maggart class Clipper
• Marius class Ship Transporter
• Modular Cutter

N

• Nirvana class Modular Dropship

O

• Oukhaha class Bulk Hauler
• Owatarl class Tender

P

• Planetoid Hauler class Cargo Ship
• Purcell class Express Boat Tender

R

• Revolver class Modular Liner
• Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler

S

• Sagacity class Bulk Freighter
• Sao class Heavy Merchant
• Smeeppi class Carrier

T

• Taorl class Riftliner
• Three Sisters class Heavy Jump Transport

W

• Wingtruck class Interface Craft
• WP-768 class Jump Shuttle

Y

• Yedidah class Fleet Tender

Z

• Zahzicih class Q-ship

References

This ship was originally designed using GURPS Traveller ship design rules. Loren Wiseman. GURPS Traveller Core Rules (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 149-162. Thomas L. Bont, Robert Prior, Christopher Thrash. Starships (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 16-73.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Andy Slack, David Thomas, David L. Pulver. Alien Races 2 (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), .