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{{InfoboxShip|name=Range Carrier
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|tdes=TB|type=Transport#TB{{!}}Commercial Mercantile Ships
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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|origin=[[Distant Fringe]]
 
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|size=75000
 
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|crew=378
 
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|cost=30319.826 (base)<br>MCr24255.861 (discounted)
 
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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.
 
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=== Hull ===
 
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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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=== Engineering ===
 
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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. There is fuel tankage of 16500 dTons, sufficient for one jump-2 and giving the power plant four weeks duration.
 
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=== Main Section ===
 
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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 Range Carrier requires 378 crew: 38x command, 83x engineering, 28x gunnery, and 225x service, of which 36 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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The ship has 4 missile bays and 160 turrets, grouped into ten batteries of 10 triple sandcasters and six batteries of 10 triple beam lasers. There are 550 unused hardpoints but no additional space is set aside for fire control.
 
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=== Subcraft ===
 
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The ship carries two 1200 dTon [[Fringian Heavy Lander|Heavy Landers]] and four 50 dTon [[Fringian Lifeboat|Lifeboats]], each housed in a designated berthing position.
 
  
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=== Cost ===
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The vessel, complete with all of its subcraft, costs MCr30319.826: all of the ships are standard designs and all qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the total price to MCr24255.861.
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== History / Background ==
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=== Selected Example Ships ===
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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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* [[Corporate class Range Carrier]]
  
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''See also'': [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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|S1= CT Book 5 [[High_Guard_(book)|"High Guard",]] GDW, 1980.
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| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 14 January 2024

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