Tin Guppy class Modular Cutter
| Tin Guppy class Modular Cutter | |
|---|---|
| Type: UMC Modular Cutter | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 15 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Cylinder Hull |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/1 |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Fuel Treatment | none |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 firmpoint |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 1 |
| High/Mid Passengers | |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 1.7 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 2.45 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Construction Time | 0.167 Months |
| Origin | unknown |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr5.5154 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | UMC-2U40 |
| Universal Ship Profile | UY-AF604U |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Modular Cutter |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Designer | 51er |
| Design System | Mongoose 2nd |
| Reference | Fan: 51er |
The Tin Guppy class Modular Cutter is a civilian smallcraft.
Description[edit]
The Tin Guppy class Modular Cutter is an uncomplicated workhorse. It is a routine sight at mid-TL highports, being both versatile and relatively cheap. Some describe it as a cut down Modular Cutter, but it can also be a tugboat for larger craft or a rapid response vessel. For longer duration missions, the cargo area can be converted into bunk space.
Many spacers who started their career with this vessel value its ability to carry a range of standard 30-ton modules, which are clamped to the central spine and accessible via the airlock at the back of the bridge.
As the Tin Guppy class Modular Cutter carries its modules externally, it can only carry modules designed to be carried this way (and not modules designed to rely on the shielding and structural support that being carried inside a Modular Cutter, or at least inside a hull, provides) - which is a wide range of modules, but such cuts in standards compliance inevitably cause issues in practice when those involved assume that just any module of the right size will work. Some ship design bureaus thus use this class as an example of why not to take such shortcuts, even if the result is more expensive.
Image Repository[edit]
Not available at this time.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
Not available at this time.
Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]
Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | Tonnage: 15 tons (standard). 202.5 cubic meters. Unstreamlined Cylinder Hull.
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| 2. | Crew | Crew: 1 Pilot. |
| 3. | Performance | Acceleration: 2-G maneuver drive and 2-G reaction drive installed.
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| 4. | Electronics | Model/1 ship computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | No hardpoints, 1 firmpoint. |
| 6. | Armament | None. |
| 7. | Defenses | None. |
| 8. | Craft | One 30-ton module (carried externally). Vacc suits required for EVA (extra-vehicle activity). Rescue Balls for crew escape normally carried. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | It is not typically equipped with a fuel purification plant or fuel scoops. |
| 10. | Cost | MCr5.5154 (no architect's fees, those having long since been paid). MCr4.96386 in quantity. |
| 11. | Construction Time | 6 days standard, 4 in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | A small variant of the Modular Cutter, which carries its module externally. |
History & Background[edit]
Not available at this time.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]
Ship Interior Details: Not available at this time.
Class Naming Practice/s: Being so common, most do not have names.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
1 Representative Modular Cutter (UMC) Classes[edit]
References[edit]
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This ship was designed using Mongoose 2nd ship design rules.
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- Author: 51er
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.