Serpent class Scout/Courier

Serpent class Scout/Courier
Published, canon ship design.
Type: S Scout/Courier
Size	100 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–11
Engineering
Computer	No information yet available.
Jump	J-2
Maneuver	2 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	1
Officers	1
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	3 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Delta Research
Manufacturer	Delta Research Yards
Year Operational	No information yet available.
Price
Cost	MCr34.280
Architect fee	MCrDonald P Rapp, Paranoia Press 1,981
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile	No information yet available.
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Serpent class Scout/Courier is an exploratory starship.

• It is a paramilitary ship and a Scout/Courier.

Description / Specifications

The Serpent class Scout/Courier is produced by Delta Research, a Corporation based in Beyond Sector. Hundreds of examples have been produced and large numbers are in service with the IISS, particularly in those Sectors lying Behind the Claw.

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary.

Basic Ship Characteristics

No.	Category	Remarks
1.	Tonnage	The Serpent class is constructed using a 100 Ton hull built in a generally Conical configuration. The hull is fully streamlined and has a vee-tail and variable-sweep wings, giving excellent atmospheric performance that is further enhanced by its onboard gravitic systems. The vessel is fitted with an airlock. The vessel has a sturdy retractable undercarriage, allowing surface landings.
2.	Crew	1 Crew. 1 Pilot/Navigator. Accommodations There are 4 Staterooms. 1 Stateroom is given over to the crew. Up to 3 Passengers/Mission Specialists may be carried. Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with grav plates and inertial compensators and have full life support and environmental systems. There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Individual sections of the hull can be sealed off. There are four emergency lockers.
3.	Performance	The vessel mounts a Mannschenn Type R2-53 Jump-2 drive, Twin Delta Research TS 1410/V Maneuver-2 drives, and a Quadri-Dynamics J-4700/Mk III Fusion Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 2. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and one consecutive Jump-1 and gives the power plant 20 weeks duration. The jump drive utilizes a lanthanum hull grid. The jump drive is fitted with an LSP jump governor.
4.	Electronics	Adjacent to the bridge is a LHeP(Or) Series 12/136 Model/2bis computer: no backup computer is installed. There are multiple workstations and control points throughout the vessel. The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, an advanced sensor array, and has an avionics suite. It has a transponder unit that can be deactivated on command.
5.	Hardpoints	1 hardpoint. The listed weapons systems are typical for the class. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific missions.
6.	Armament	The normal weapons fit-out for a Serpent class is: 1 mixed double turret holding a Missile Rack and a Sandcaster.
7.	Defenses	The hull is unarmored. The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8.	Craft	TBD
9.	Fuel Treatment	TBD
10.	Cost	MCrTBD.
11.	Construction Time	TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
12.	Comments	TBD Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD tons.

History & Background / Dossier

Over seven hundred Delta Research Scout/Couriers are in active service with both the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service and the Comsentient Alliance Scout/Exploration Service.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Periodical: Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 02
• Scouts & Assassins
• Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science