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A [[Far Trader]] is a small [[starship]] commonly used for [[interstellar trade]] and commerce that is capable of [[jump drive|Jump]]-2.
 
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* Please see the [[AAB]] entry for the [[Beowulf class Free Trader]] to get representative performance characteristics for this broad [[supraclass]] of [[merchant vessel]]s.
 
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* It is a [[ship]] [[Supraclass]].
 
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* The [[Supraclass]] designation is also known as [[Ship Mission]], [[Ship Mission Code]], Mission, or [[Ship Hull Designation]].
 
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
 
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'''[[Starship]]:'''
 
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* [[Ship Classification|Starship User Types]]
 
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** [[Civilian Ship]]
 
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** [[Paramilitary Ship]]
 
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** [[Military Ship]]
 
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* [[Ship Classification|Ships by Function]]
 
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** [[Bigcraft]]
 
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** [[Boat]]
 
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** [[Non-starship]]
 
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** [[Smallcraft]]
 
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** [[Spaceship]]
 
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** [[Starship]]
 
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** [[Subcraft]]
 
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** [[Warship]]
 
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* [[Ship Classification|Advanced Ship Classification]]s
 
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** [[Ship Mission Code]] / [[Supraclass]]
 
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** [[Ship Type Code]] / [[Superclass]]
 
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** [[Ship Class Code]] / [[Class]]
 
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** Model ([[TL]])
 
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** Bloc (Lot)
 
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* [[Ship Classification|Basic Ship Classifications]]
 
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** [[Adventure Class Ship]]
 
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** [[Battle Class Ship]]
 
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** [[Fleet Class Ship]]
 
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** [[Size-Role Classification]]
 
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** [[QSP]]
 
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** [[USP]]
 
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** [[World Class Ship]]
 
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* [[Drive|Speed of Travel]]
 
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** [[FTL]]
 
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** [[NAFAL]] ([[STL]])
 
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
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Fat Trader is a disparaging term used to describe a [[Subsidised Merchant]]. This is a 400-ton merchant starship of ubiquitous design, generally run under the auspices of a [[World-State|world government]] (with a subsidy). Only capable of Jump-1, the vessel has a much higher cargo capacity than its independent cousins. Even so, many independent merchants look on these ships with disdain, because they believe that receipt of the subsidy makes their captains and crew lazy. The [[Craft Type Code]] assigned to this class is R.
 
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Using a 200-[[ton]] {{TL|10}} [[streamlined hull]], the far trader ranges far and wide, and deals with every world it finds. Even [[amber zone]]s and [[red zone]]s are not considered off limits by its captains, provided there is profit to be made and the risk of being caught is slight. It has drives capable of Jump-2 and 1-G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports Jump-2 and two months of operation, and the ship incorporates [[fuel scoop]]s and fuel intakes for wilderness refuelling. The
 
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[[bridge]] is standard and has a [[Ship's Computer|computer Model/1 bis]] and a basic sensor suite.There are six [[hardpoint]]s, but no [[weapon]]s are mounted.
 
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Like the [[free trader]], the far trader is built around its [[cargo bay]], in this case 78.0 tons, plus passenger [[stateroom]]s. A single [[air/raft]] is carried for various ship duties. The ship is [[Streamlined Hull|streamlined]], and can land on uneven terrain. The far trader requires a [[crew]] of four: x1 [[pilot]]/[[astrogator]], x2 [[engineer]]s, and x1 [[steward]].
 
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=== Image Repository ===
 
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=== Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine) ===
 
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=== Supraclass Roles ===
 
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''TBD''s typically serve the following roles:
 
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* TBD
 
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=== Supraclass Archtypes ===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="4"| Far Trader Supraclass Archtypes
 
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
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Hundreds of variants exist. The typical size equals 200 [[ton|tons]]. A shorter ranged version called a [[Free Trader]].
 
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''Basic Supraclass Definition:'' ''THE FAR TRADER:'' The basic ship involved in free trade is called the [[free trader]]. Variations on the basic ship have resulted in variations in the name. The [[subsidized merchant]], partly because of its size, and partly because of its subsidy, is called the [[fat trader]]. Some well-equipped high-G traders employed beyond the [[Imperial Fringe|Imperial border]] are called [[fast trader]]s. The type A2 far trader derives its name from its jump capability: its drives are capable of Jump-2, twice what the standard [[free trader]] can do. The [[far trader]] can be encountered anywhere in the Imperium. It ranges far and wide, and deals with every world it finds. Even [[amber zone]]s and [[red zone]]s are not considered off limits by its captains, provided there is profit to be made and the risk of being caught is slight. {{Page cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= 23 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
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'''[[Merchant Vessel]] - [[Tramp Liner]]:''' <br>
 
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{{:Referral-Tree-Type-A-Merchant-Vessel-Tramp-Liner}}
 
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=== Ship Summary List ===
 
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{{Ship summary list|name= Far Trader |tdes= A2}}
 
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= [[Twilight's Peak (book)]] ({{CT}} [[Adventure 3]])
 
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|S2= [[Merchant Prince (book)]] ({{CT}} [[Book 7]])
 
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=81}}
 
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Traveller: The New Era|page=361}}
 
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Megatraveller Journal 4 |page=TBD |article=Starship Deck Plans: The Far Trader}}
 
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances|page=20}}
 
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=30-31}}
 
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Far Trader |page=TBD}}
 
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|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 3: Empress Marava-class Far Trader |page=TBD}}
 
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|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page=320}}
 
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|S11= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S12= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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[[Category: Ship Organization]]
 
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[[Category: Ship type definitions]]
 
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[[Category: Supraclass]]
 
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{{LE|}}
 

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