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|name         = Kugashin class Laboratory Ship
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The [[Kugashin class Laboratory Ship]] is an upgraded version of the venerable [[Lavalier class Laboratory Ship]].  Using a 400-ton [[hull]], the Kugashin class (also called the Type L) is a mobile research and development station used for routine commercial experimentation. It is an ordinarily unarmed [[civilian ship]].
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== Description ==
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The [[lab ship]] is built as a ring structure which is rotated to provide centrifugal gravity simulation. Although the standard [[Gravity control technology|grav plates]] and [[inertial compensator]]s are installed, they may be turned off and centrifugal force used instead in order to remove grav forces as a variable in experiments.
  
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The Kugashin is an upgraded version of the venerable [[Lavalier class]] [[Laboratory Ship]]. Using a 400-ton hull, the Kugashin class (also called the Type L) is a mobile research and development station used for routine commercial experimentation. It has a performance of Jump-2 and 1.2-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage for 90 [[ton]]s, sufficient to supply the power plant and one Jump-2. There are twenty staterooms and 1 low berth. One turret is installed, but no weaponry; two tons of space have been reserved for later installation of fire control equipment for the ship's two hardpoints. The ship carries one 40-ton fuel skimmer and two air/rafts. Cargo capacity is 31 tons. The ship comes equipped with 10 laboratory modules, of types specified by the purchaser. The ship is unstreamlined.
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=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
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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 [[subcraft]]) carried on the [[ship]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (...thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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! No.
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! Category
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! Remarks
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| 1.
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
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| 400 tons. The ship is [[unstreamlined]].
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| 2.
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| [[Crew]]
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| x10 crew. The lab ship requires a crew of ten: captain, pilot, small-craft pilot, navigator, medic, and three engineers. Gunners may be added to the crew if the ship is armed. Additional crew are carried to execute the research functions.
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| 3.
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| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
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| It has a performance of Jump-2 and 1.2-G acceleration. There is [[fuel tank]]age for 90 [[ton]]s, sufficient to supply the power plant and one Jump-2.  
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| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| A [[computer]] [[Model/2]] with [[software package]] is installed adjacent to the [[bridge]].
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| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| x2 [[hardpoint]]s (x4 possible). Two drive pods are mounted on the rings and contain [[drive]]s and the [[power plant]]; on the forward face of the pods are [[hardpoint]]s for the [[turret]] [[weapon]]ry if called for.
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| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
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| One [[turret]] is installed, but no weaponry; two tons of space have been reserved for later installation of fire control equipment for the ship's two [[hardpoint]]s.
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| There are no standard defenses equipped.
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| 8.
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| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| The ship carries one 40-ton [[fuel skimmer]] and two [[air/raft]]s. Two [[air/raft]]s are carried in compartments on the [[ring hull]]. They provide access to world surfaces, both for specimen gathering and for routine errands. The 40-ton [[fuel skimmer]] is carried at the end of a central spoke, making mating easy even if the ring is rotating.
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| 9.
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| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| ''Refueling:'' Since the lab ship is unstreamlined, and cannot skim fuel itself, this task falls to the 40-ton [[fuel skimmer]]. It is assigned the routine of skimming fuel from a [[gas giant]] and ferrying it to the ship. On [[world]]s with refined fuel available, the [[skimmer]] ferries the [[fuel]] from the [[starport]] to the lab ship.
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| The ship costs [[MCr]]72.8.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| It takes 16 months to construct.
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| Comments
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| ''Other Equipment:''
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Cargo capacity is 31 [[ton]]s.  
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* The ship comes equipped with 10 laboratory modules, of types specified by the purchaser. There are twenty [[stateroom]]s and 1 [[low berth]].
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* [[Spin Habitat]]
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The lab ship requires a crew of ten: captain, pilot, small-craft pilot, navigator, medic, and three engineers. Gunners may be added to the crew if the ship is armed. Additional crew are carried to execute the research functions. The ship costs MCr72.8.
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== History & Background ==
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Typically, a lab ship will be purchased (or chartered) and assigned to a specific system or world for a series of research projects. After jumping to the system, the ship takes up orbit and begins its regimen of experiments. Lab ships are capable of moving great distances, but generally take up station and remain in one place for long periods of time. The air/rafts are used for routine transport while the fuel skimmer is used for heavier work or missions requiring greater speed. The ship itself has minor thrusters positioned along the ring allowing for rotation as desired.
  
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The lab ship is built as a ring structure which is rotated to provide centrifugal gravity simulation. Although the standard [[Gravity control technology|grav plates]] and inertial compensators are installed, they may be turned off and centrifugal force used instead in order to remove grav forces as a variable in experiments. Two drive pods are mounted on the rings and contain drives and the power plant; on the forward face of the pods are hardpoints for the turret weaponry if called for.
 
  
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Two air/rafts are carried in compartments on the ring hull. They provide access to world surfaces, both for specimen gathering and for routine errands. The 40-ton fuel skimmer is carried at the end of a central spoke, making mating easy even if the ring is rotating.
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Laboratory Ship|tdes=SK|class1=Civilian Ship|class2=Science Ship|class3=Lab Ship}}
  
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'''Operations:''' Typically, a lab ship will be purchased (or chartered) and assigned to a specific system or world for a series of research projects. After jumping to the system, the ship takes up orbit and begins its regimen of experiments. Lab ships are capable of moving great distances, but generally take up station and remain in one place for long periods of time. The air/rafts are used for routine transport while the fuel skimmer is used for heavier work or missions requiring greater speed. The ship itself has minor thrusters positioned along the ring allowing for rotation as desired.
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== References ==
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{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=GURPS Traveller Core Rules|page=145}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Starships|version=GURPS Traveller|page=93-95}}
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'''Refueling:''' Since the lab ship is unstreamlined, and cannot skim fuel itself, this task falls to the 40-ton fuel skimmer. It is assigned the routine of skimming fuel from a gas giant and ferrying it to the ship. On worlds with refined fuel available, the skimmer ferries the fuel from the starport to the lab ship.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 15 January 2024

Kugashin class Laboratory Ship
Lavalier class.jpg
Type: SK Laboratory Ship
Category ACS
Size 400 Tons
Hull Configuration Close Structure Hull
Streamlining Unstreamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–12
Engineering
Computer Model/2
Jump J-2
Maneuver 1.3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 20
Low Berths 1
Personnel
Crew 21
    Pilots 1
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 31 Tons
Fuel tank 80 Tons
Carried craft 1 40t pinnace
Special features 10 dTons lab
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr72.8
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer Marc Miller
Design System GURPS Traveller
Era 1120
Reference GURPS Traveller Core Rules 145.

The Kugashin class Laboratory Ship is an upgraded version of the venerable Lavalier class Laboratory Ship. Using a 400-ton hull, the Kugashin class (also called the Type L) is a mobile research and development station used for routine commercial experimentation. It is an ordinarily unarmed civilian ship.

Description[edit]

The lab ship is built as a ring structure which is rotated to provide centrifugal gravity simulation. Although the standard grav plates and inertial compensators are installed, they may be turned off and centrifugal force used instead in order to remove grav forces as a variable in experiments.

Basic Ship Characteristics[edit]

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 subcraft) 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 / Hull 400 tons. The ship is unstreamlined.
2. Crew x10 crew. The lab ship requires a crew of ten: captain, pilot, small-craft pilot, navigator, medic, and three engineers. Gunners may be added to the crew if the ship is armed. Additional crew are carried to execute the research functions.
3. Performance It has a performance of Jump-2 and 1.2-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage for 90 tons, sufficient to supply the power plant and one Jump-2.
4. Electronics A computer Model/2 with software package is installed adjacent to the bridge.
5. Hardpoints x2 hardpoints (x4 possible). Two drive pods are mounted on the rings and contain drives and the power plant; on the forward face of the pods are hardpoints for the turret weaponry if called for.
6. Armament One turret is installed, but no weaponry; two tons of space have been reserved for later installation of fire control equipment for the ship's two hardpoints.
7. Defenses There are no standard defenses equipped.
8. Craft The ship carries one 40-ton fuel skimmer and two air/rafts. Two air/rafts are carried in compartments on the ring hull. They provide access to world surfaces, both for specimen gathering and for routine errands. The 40-ton fuel skimmer is carried at the end of a central spoke, making mating easy even if the ring is rotating.
9. Fuel Treatment Refueling: Since the lab ship is unstreamlined, and cannot skim fuel itself, this task falls to the 40-ton fuel skimmer. It is assigned the routine of skimming fuel from a gas giant and ferrying it to the ship. On worlds with refined fuel available, the skimmer ferries the fuel from the starport to the lab ship.
10. Cost The ship costs MCr72.8.
11. Construction Time It takes 16 months to construct.
12. Comments Other Equipment:

History & Background[edit]

Typically, a lab ship will be purchased (or chartered) and assigned to a specific system or world for a series of research projects. After jumping to the system, the ship takes up orbit and begins its regimen of experiments. Lab ships are capable of moving great distances, but generally take up station and remain in one place for long periods of time. The air/rafts are used for routine transport while the fuel skimmer is used for heavier work or missions requiring greater speed. The ship itself has minor thrusters positioned along the ring allowing for rotation as desired.


Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

15 Representative Laboratory Ship (SK) Classes[edit]

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Civilian Ship - Science Ship - Lab Ship - Type SK Laboratory Ship


References[edit]

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