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|name= Fringian Range Carrier
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|name     = Range Carrier
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|tdes=TB
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|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
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  |type=Transport#TB{{!}}Commercial Mercantile Ships
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|alsosee =
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|image=|caption=
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|architect= Ade Stewart
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|origin=Distant Fringe
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|blueprint= No
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|size=75000
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|caption = Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
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|TL=11
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|cargo    = 44,000
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|jump=2
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|cost    = 30278.026 (base)<br>MCr24222.421 (qty)
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|g=1
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|crew    = 378
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|hp=750
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|enlisted = 156
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|cargo=44000
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|era      = 1105
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|crew=378
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
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|hpass=12
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|g       = 1
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|lpass=500   
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|hp       = 750
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|footnote=  
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|hpass    = 12
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|cost=30278.026 (base)<br>MCr24222.421 (discounted)
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|hull    = [[Dispersed Structure Hull]]
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|illustration= Yes
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|image    = Distant Fringe Logo.gif
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|IOC      = TBD
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|jump    = 2
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|lpass   = 500
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|marines = 0
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|model    = 5
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|officers = 76
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|origin  = Distant Fringe
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|QSP      = Not applicable
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|ref      = Ade Alagoric Stewart
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|size    = 75,000
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|tdes    = TB
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|TL      = 11
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|type    = Transport
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|usp      = MT–M721242–090000–80000-0
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|manufacturer= Various
 
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TBD
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The [[Fringian Range Carrier|Range Carrier]] is a mercantile [[starship]].
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* It is a [[civilian ship]] and a [[Transport]].
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* Please also see: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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A generic class of civilian vessel, the Range Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered along [[Star Lane]]s within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a [[Conventional Pattern Starships|conventional]] design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled.
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This is a generic class of [[Civilian Ship|civilian vessel]].
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* The vessel is a TL 11 design.
 
  
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=== Hull ===
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The Range Carrier is a large commercial [[transport]] commonly encountered along [[Star Lane]]s within the [[Distant Fringe]] region. It is classified as a [[Bulk Cargo Carrier]] and is constructed as a [[Conventional Pattern Starships|conventional]] design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled.
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The Range Carrier is constructed using a 75000 dTon hull built in a dispersed structure configuration. The hull is unstreamlined.
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* The vessel is a [[TL-11]] design.
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* Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
 
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* The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.
 
  
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=== Engineering ===
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=== Image Repository ===
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The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type jump-2 drive, a maneuver-1 drive, and a power plant 2, giving performance of jump-2 and 1G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. There is fuel tankage of 16500 dTons, sufficient for one jump-2 and giving the power plant four weeks duration.
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* The engineering section has a main control room.
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* The jump drive creates a jump bubble around the vessel.
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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* The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
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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. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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|-
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! No.
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! Category
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! Remarks
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|-
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| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| The Ship Transporter is constructed using a 75,000 [[Ton|dTon]] [[hull]] built in a [[Dispersed Structure Hull|dispersed structure]] configuration. The hull is [[Unstreamlined Hull|unstreamlined]] and has no capability to perform [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] operations.
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* Individual sections of the ship are divided by [[Bulkhead Wall|bulkhead wall]]s.
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* There are multiple [[airlock]]s located around the vessel.
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* The vessel is not capable of surface landings and risks catastrophic structural failure in significant gravity wells.
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|-
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| 2.
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| [[Crew]]
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| Total Crew Complement: 378
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* x38x Command, x83 Engineering, x28 Gunnery, and x225 Service, of which 34 double up as flight crew for the [[subcraft]] as required. In addition, the vessel carries 2x passenger stewards and 2x medics.
  
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=== Main Section ===
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''Accommodations''
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Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/5: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/5. There are 220 staterooms and 600 low berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Double occupancy accommodations are required for all except the command crew. 12 staterooms are available to paying passengers. Cargo capacity amounts to 44000 dTons.
 
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* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and a sensor suite.
 
  
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==== Overburden ====
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There are 220 [[Stateroom]]s.
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The Range Carrier is capable of carrying "overburden" cargos: a payload of up to 69,000 dTons. The load must be fully contained within the jump bubble. The overburden payload increases the ship's displacement tonnage correspondingly – to up to 100,000 dTons – but reduces its performance to jump-1 and 0.5G acceleration.
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* 108 Staterooms are given over to [[Crew Quarters|crew quarters]]. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy.
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* The major limiting factor on overburdening a vessel is the capability of the ship's model/5 computer. If the total displacement tonnage of the vessel is 100,000 dTons or more, the computer cannot perform the calculations necessary to initiate a jump transition.
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* 12 [[Stateroom]]s are available to [[High Passage|passengers]].
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* The practice of overburdening a ship places extreme stresses and strains on the internal equipment and dramatically increases the chances of a catastrophic failure.
 
  
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==== Crew ====
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There are 600 [[Cold sleep#Low berth|Low Berth]]s. These are tended by the vessel's medical staff.
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The Range Carrier requires 378 crew: 38x command, 83x engineering, 28x gunnery, and 225x service, of which 34 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as necessary. In addition, the vessel carries 2x passenger stewards and 2x medics.
 
  
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=== Weapons ===
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Accessible areas of the hull are fitted with [[grav plate]]s and [[inertial compensator]]s and have full [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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The ship is fitted with 4x 100 dTon bays and 160 turrets. These are grouped into:
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* There are internal monitoring and security systems throughout the vessel. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
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* four missile batteries, each consisting of a single bay weapon
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* There are multiple [[Emergency Locker]]s.
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* ten sandcaster batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
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* six beam laser batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
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| 3.
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
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| The vessel mounts a [[DeVoss Drive|DeVoss]]-type [[Jump]]-2 drive, a [[Maneuver Drive|Maneuver]]-1 drive, and a [[Power Plant]]-2, giving performance of Jump-2, 1-G acceleration, and producing 1,500 [[Energy Point]]s. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one [[Jumpspace|Jump]]-2 and gives the [[power plant]] 4 [[week]]s duration.
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* The engineering section has a main control room.
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** Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
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* The jump drive creates a [[jump bubble]] around the vessel.
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* The jump drive is fitted with a [[jump governor]].
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|-
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| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Adjacent to the [[bridge]] is a [[Model/5]] [[computer]]: the vessel has a backup [[Model/5]] [[computer]].
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* There are multiple [[workstation]]s and [[Control Panel|control points]] throughout the vessel.
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* The vessel is fitted with [[Communications_Equipment#Shipboard_Communications|communications equipment]] and a standard [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor array]].
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** It is fitted with backup commo and sensor systems.
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* It has a [[transponder]] unit that can be deactivated on command.
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|-
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| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| x750 [[hardpoint]]s.
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* The listed weapons systems are typical for the design. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific routes.
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* There are 550 unused [[hardpoint]]s but no additional [[Ton|tonnage]] is set aside for fire control.
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|-
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| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
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| The normal [[Starship Weapon|weapons]] fit-out for a Range Carrier is:
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* x4 100-[[Ton]] [[bay]]s, mounting [[Missile|Anti-Shipping Missile]]s.
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* x60 triple [[Beam Laser]] [[turret]]s, grouped into six batteries each of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
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|-
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| The [[hull]] is [[Heavy Armor|unarmored]].
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* x100 triple [[Sandcaster]] [[turret]]s, grouped into ten batteries each of 10 linked [[turret]]s.
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* The vessel is not fitted with [[screen]]s or other passive defensive systems.
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|-
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| 8.
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| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| ''Flight Section''
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* x2 1200-[[Ton|dTon]] [[Fringian Heavy Lander|Heavy Landers]]
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* x2 50-[[Ton|dTon]] [[Fringian Lifeboat|Lifeboats]].
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The [[subcraft]] are housed in dedicated interior [[hanger]]s located at strategic points around the vessel: the [[hanger]]s can be sealed and have a total volume of 3,250 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
  
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There are 550 unused hardpoints but no additional space is set aside for fire control.
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The vessel may also externally carry properly secured consignments of goods and freight: this cargo is in [[vacuum]] and must be protected accordingly.
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|-
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| 9.
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 16,500 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
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* The hull is not fitted with [[fuel scoop]]s.
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* The vessel is not equipped with [[fuel purification]] equipment.
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|-
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| 10.
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of [[subcraft]], is [[MCr]]30,278.026.
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* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to [[MCr]]24,222.421.
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* The vessel and its [[small craft|subcraft]] are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
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|-
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| 11.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| 167 [[Week|week]]s (42 months) as standard.
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* Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
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|-
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| 12.
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| Comments
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| Standard [[cargo hold|cargo capacity]] amounts to 44,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s.
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* The [[cargo hold]] can be sealed and has independent [[Life Support|life support]] and environmental systems.
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* Sections of the [[cargo Hold|hold]] may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.
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|-
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|}
  
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=== Subcraft ===
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The ship carries two 1200 dTon [[Fringian Heavy Lander|Heavy Landers]] and two 50 dTon [[Fringian Lifeboat|Lifeboats]], each housed in a designated berthing position.
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The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted [[Starship Weapon|weapons systems]], onboard [[electronics]], and the fit out of internal spaces.
  
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=== Cost ===
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==== Overburden ====
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The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr30278.026.
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The Range Carrier is capable of carrying "overburden" cargos: a payload of up to 69,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s. The major limiting factor on overburdening a vessel is the capability of the ship's [[model/5]] [[computer]]. If the total displacement tonnage of the vessel, including its overburden cargo, is 100,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s or more, the [[computer]] cannot perform the calculations necessary to initiate a jump transition.
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* All the craft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
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* The overburden payload increases the ship's displacement tonnage – to an upper limit of 100,000 [[Ton|dTon]]s – but any degree of overburdening reduces its performance to [[jump]]-1 and 0.5G acceleration.
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* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr24222.421.
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* The payload must be fully contained within the [[jump bubble]].
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* The practice of overburdening a ship places extreme stresses and strains on the internal equipment and dramatically increases the chances of a catastrophic failure.
  
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== History / Background ==
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=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
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Different examples of the design are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities.
  
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''See also'': [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Transport]]:''
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* [[Bulk Cargo Carrier]]
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** [[Corporate class Range Carrier|''Corporate'' class Range Carrier]]
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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Revision as of 13:55, 17 February 2019

Range Carrier
Distant Fringe Logo.gif
Unpublished, non-canon fan design.
Type: TB Transport
Size 75,000 Tons
Hull Configuration [[Dispersed Structure Hull]]
Streamlining Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–11
Engineering
Computer 5
Jump J-2
Maneuver 1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 750
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 378
    Officers 76
    Enlisted 156
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 44,000 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Distant Fringe
Price
Cost MCr30,278.026 (base)
MCr24,222.421 (qty)
Architect fee MCrAde Stewart
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile Not applicable
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Unpublished, fan design
Era 1105
Reference Ade Alagoric Stewart
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Range Carrier is a mercantile starship.

Description (Specifications)

This is a generic class of civilian vessel.

The Range Carrier is a large commercial transport commonly encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design. Similar designs have been in use from the time the Distant Fringe was first settled.

  • The vessel is a TL-11 design.

Image Repository

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. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage The Ship Transporter is constructed using a 75,000 dTon hull built in a dispersed structure configuration. The hull is unstreamlined and has no capability to perform atmospheric operations.
  • Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls.
  • There are multiple airlocks located around the vessel.
  • The vessel is not capable of surface landings and risks catastrophic structural failure in significant gravity wells.
2. Crew Total Crew Complement: 378
  • x38x Command, x83 Engineering, x28 Gunnery, and x225 Service, of which 34 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries 2x passenger stewards and 2x medics.

Accommodations

There are 220 Staterooms.

  • 108 Staterooms are given over to crew quarters. The command crew have individual cabins: all other quarters are double occupancy.
  • 12 Staterooms are available to passengers.

There are 600 Low Berths. These are tended by the vessel's medical staff.

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. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
  • There are multiple Emergency Lockers.
3. Performance The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type Jump-2 drive, a Maneuver-1 drive, and a Power Plant-2, giving performance of Jump-2, 1-G acceleration, and producing 1,500 Energy Points. The ship has an agility rating of 0 and an emergency agility of 1. The internal fuel tankage is sufficient for one Jump-2 and gives the power plant 4 weeks duration.
  • The engineering section has a main control room.
    • Ladders, gantries and platforms give access to the machinery.
  • The jump drive creates a jump bubble around the vessel.
  • The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
4. Electronics Adjacent to the bridge is a Model/5 computer: the vessel has a backup Model/5 computer.
5. Hardpoints x750 hardpoints.
  • The listed weapons systems are typical for the design. Alternative weaponry may be designated for specific routes.
  • There are 550 unused hardpoints but no additional tonnage is set aside for fire control.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for a Range Carrier is:
7. Defenses The hull is unarmored.
  • x100 triple Sandcaster turrets, grouped into ten batteries each of 10 linked turrets.
  • The vessel is not fitted with screens or other passive defensive systems.
8. Craft Flight Section

The subcraft are housed in dedicated interior hangers located at strategic points around the vessel: the hangers can be sealed and have a total volume of 3,250 dTons.

The vessel may also externally carry properly secured consignments of goods and freight: this cargo is in vacuum and must be protected accordingly.

9. Fuel Treatment The vessel has internal fuel tankage of 16,500 dTons.
10. Cost The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its complement of subcraft, is MCr30,278.026.
  • If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the price per unit to MCr24,222.421.
  • The vessel and its subcraft are standard designs. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
11. Construction Time 167 weeks (42 months) as standard.
  • Build times can be reduced by mass production and the efficiencies such processes generate, by increased financing, and by allotting additional yard resources and facilities to the construction contract.
12. Comments Standard cargo capacity amounts to 44,000 dTons.
  • The cargo hold can be sealed and has independent life support and environmental systems.
  • Sections of the hold may be isolated if desired and can be provided with specialized environmental conditions, typically refrigeration.

History & Background (Dossier)

The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.

Overburden

The Range Carrier is capable of carrying "overburden" cargos: a payload of up to 69,000 dTons. The major limiting factor on overburdening a vessel is the capability of the ship's model/5 computer. If the total displacement tonnage of the vessel, including its overburden cargo, is 100,000 dTons or more, the computer cannot perform the calculations necessary to initiate a jump transition.

  • The overburden payload increases the ship's displacement tonnage – to an upper limit of 100,000 dTons – but any degree of overburdening reduces its performance to jump-1 and 0.5G acceleration.
  • The payload must be fully contained within the jump bubble.
  • The practice of overburdening a ship places extreme stresses and strains on the internal equipment and dramatically increases the chances of a catastrophic failure.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Different examples of the design are known by many different names but all have very similar performance characteristics and capabilities.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Transport:

References & Contributors (Sources)

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