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|name     = Generic Shuttle
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|name         = Generic Shuttle
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|alsosee  =  
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|image        = Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|architect= Published, canon design with Keith illustration.
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|caption      = A prototypical [[shuttle]] having left orbit and now on a slow burn to destination.
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|caption = Published, canon design.
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|tdes        = R
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|cargo   = 71
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  |type        = Freighter
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|crew    = 2
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|cost    = 33
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|size-cat   = Smallcraft
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|IOC      = TBD
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|size        = 95
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|enlisted = 30
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|hull        = Wedge Hull
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard]] generation.
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|aerodynam  = Airframe Hull
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|g       = 3
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|TL          = 8
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|hp      = 1
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|hpass   = 0
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|model      = Model/1
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|image   = Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|jump        = 0
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|g           = 3
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|lpass   = 0
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|marines = 0
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|model   = TBD
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|hp         = 1
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|officers = 2
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|weapons    =
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|screens    =
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|size    = 95
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|TL       = 8
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|manufacturer= Various
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|crew        = 2
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|pilots      =
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|passengers  = 0
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|cargo      = 71
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|fuel        = 2.85
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|craft      =
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|construction =  
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|origin     = Third Imperium
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|cost        = 33
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|blueprint  = No
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|illustration = Yes
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|alsosee     =
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|canon       = Yes
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|designer    = Marc Miller
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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The [[Shuttle]] uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a crew of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S18}}
 
The [[Shuttle]] uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a crew of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S18}}
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* Shuttles are a kind of [[Small Craft]], [[spacecraft]] not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.
 
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* It is also known as the [[Type U class Shuttle]]. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger [[bigcraft]].
 
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* It is a [[smallcraft]].
 
  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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Shuttles are a kind of [[Small Craft]], [[spacecraft]] not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.  
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It may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining weapons must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr33. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
 
  
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Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a [[vacuum]]. They have a mass displacement of 95 [[dTon]]s, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty passengers. They have a cargo hold capacity of 80 tons and a fuel capacity of 9 tons.
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It is also known as the [[Type UMS class Shuttle]] or [[Fast Shuttle]]. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation.
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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It may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining weapons must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs [[MCr]]33. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
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Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a [[vacuum]]. They have a mass displacement of 95 [[dTon]]s, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty [[passenger]]s. They have a [[cargo hold]] capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9.0 tons. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
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=== Image Repository ===
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# A Shuttle leaving [[orbit]] for a [[spaceport]]. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-32 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A Type 423 variant in flight <br>[[File:Type-423-CT-ORIGINAL-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019a.jpg|500px]]
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== 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 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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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|citeName=FS10}}
 
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
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| TBD [[ton]]s.
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| 95 [[ton]]s.
 
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| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
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| TBD [[crew]].
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| x2 [[crew]].
 
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| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| ''Propulsion:''
 
| ''Propulsion:''
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* Jump-TBD
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* Jump-0 [[Boat]]
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* TBD-G acceleration
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* 3-G acceleration
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* Power Plant-TBD
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* [[Power Plant]]-3
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* TBD-EPs
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* TBD-[[EP]]s
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* Agility-TBD
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* Agility-3
 
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| 4.
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Model TBD fib [[computer]].
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| [[Model/1]] [[flt]] [[ship computer]].
 
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| 5.
 
| 5.
 
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
 
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| xTBD [[hardpoint]]s.
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| x1 [[hardpoint]]s.
 
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| 6.
 
| 6.
 
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
 
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
 
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
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* No information yet available.
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* None.
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* No additional information yet available.
 
 
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| 7.
 
| 7.
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| No information yet available.
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| None.
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* No additional information yet available.
 
 
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| 8.
 
| 8.
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| TBD
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| None.
 
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| 9.
 
| 9.
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| TBD
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| ''[[Ship Equipment|Fueling Equipment]]:''
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* 9.0 tons of [[fuel]].
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** [[Fuel Scoop]]s
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** No [[Fuel Treatment Plant]]
 
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| 10.
 
| 10.
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| [[MCr]]TBD.
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| [[MCr]]33.
 
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| 11.
 
| 11.
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| TBD months to build, TBD months in quantity.
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| 6 months to build, 4 months in quantity.
 
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| 12.
 
| 12.
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| Comments
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| Remarks
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| TBD
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| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
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* Standard cargo capacity amounts to TBD.0 [[ton]]s.
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 71.0 [[ton]]s.
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* [[Ship's Locker]]
 
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=== Generalized Shuttle Missions ===
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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''Civilian''
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The standard ship’s ''Shuttle'' is one of the largest and highest performance [[smallcraft]] vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]]. Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a [[starport]], or which are carried by the [[starship]] itself.
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* [[Cargo Shuttle]]
 
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* Interface Transport
 
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''Military:''
 
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* [[Attack Shuttle]]
 
  
 
=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
 
=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
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# [[Cutter|Cutter (50-ton)]]
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# [[Lifepod|Type-QPL Small Pod/Lifepod (5-ton)]]
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# [[Fighter|Fighter (10-ton)]]
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## [[Lifepod|Type-QAL/QLS Lifepod (5-ton)]]
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# [[Launch|Launch (20-ton)]]
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# [[Fighter|Type-QF Fighter (10-ton)]]
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# [[Pinnace|Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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# [[Lifeboat|Type-QA Light Launch (10-ton)]]
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# [[Ship's Boat|Ship's Boat (30-ton)]]
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## [[Lifeboat|Lifeboat (10-ton)]]
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# [[Shuttle|Shuttle (95-ton)]]
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## [[Lifeboat|Cockboat (10-ton)]]
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# [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
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# [[Launch|Type-QL Launch (20-ton)]]  
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# [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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## [[Gig|Type-QG Gig (20-ton)]]  
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# [[Ship's Boat|Type-QB Boat (30-ton)]]
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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## [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
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The standard ship’s ''Shuttle'' is one of the largest and highest performance [[smallcraft]] vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]].
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## [[Ship's Boat|Fastboat (30-ton)]] '' ( »» [[Ship's Boat|Shipsboat (30-ton)]])''
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# [[Pinnace|Type-QN Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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## [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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## [[Fuel Skimmer|Fuel Skimmer (40-ton)]]
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# [[Cutter|Type-QC Cutter]]
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## [[Cutter|Modular Cutter (50-ton)]]
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## [[Cutter|Heavy Modular Cutter (Multicutter - 90 ton)]]
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# [[Shuttle|Type-QS Shuttle]]
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## [[Shuttle|Passenger Shuttle (90-ton)]]
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## [[Shuttle|Cargo Shuttle (95-ton)]]
  
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Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a [[starport]], or which are carried by the [[starship]] itself.
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=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Shuttle|tdes=R | class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Freighter}}
  
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=== Selected Shuttle Classes ===
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== References ==
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# [[TL-7 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-8 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-9 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-10 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-11 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-12 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-13 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-14 Shuttle]]
 
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# [[TL-15 Shuttle]]
 
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
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{{CT-Ship-Design}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=Amycus Probe|page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=80}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Amycus Probe |page=TBD}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name=Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=20-21}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SORAG |page=TBD}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name=Stellar Reaches 06|article=Starship Datasheet: Shuttle|page=24}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= 34}}
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|S6= [[SGS: Imperial Small Craft]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=80}}
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|S7= [[SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
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|S8= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= 101 Vehicles |page=TBD}}
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|S9= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=20-21}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Archaic small craft, shuttles, and gigs |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Stellar Reaches 06|article=Starship Datasheet: Shuttle|page=24}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rulebook|version=Mongoose Traveller|page= 133}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Cutters and Shuttles HERO Edition |page=TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Traders and Gunboats |page= TBD |version=Mongoose Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD }}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships and Spacecraft |page=TBD |version= Traveller 5th}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard: Deployment Shuttle |page=TBD}}
 
}}
 
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[[Category: Smallcraft]]
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[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
 
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{{LE|Ship|Ship type definitions‎|}}
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 27 November 2025

Generic Shuttle
Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
A prototypical shuttle having left orbit and now on a slow burn to destination.
Type: R Freighter
Category Smallcraft
Size 95 Tons
Hull Configuration Wedge Hull
Streamlining Airframe Hull
Tech Level TL–8
Engineering
Computer Model/1
Jump J-0
Maneuver 3 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms
Personnel
Crew 2
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 71 Tons
Fuel tank 2.85 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr33
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile A-9A30
Images
Blueprint No
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer Marc Miller
Reference Starships 18.

The Shuttle uses a 95-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries 2.85 tons of fuel, and has a crew of two. [1]

Shuttles are a kind of Small Craft, spacecraft not meant for interstellar travel. Almost all work in an interface role, carrying passengers and cargo from planet side to space side and back.

It is also known as the Type UMS class Shuttle or Fast Shuttle. It typically comes in a 95 ton smallcraft variation.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It may mount up to two lasers; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. It has 71 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr33. [1]

Shuttles are usually unarmed, and are capable of cargo transfer in a vacuum. They have a mass displacement of 95 dTons, are typically capable of three Gs of acceleration, and can carry up to thirty passengers. They have a cargo hold capacity of 80.0 tons and a fuel capacity of 9.0 tons. [1]

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
    Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-32 03-July-2018a.jpg
  2. A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist.
    Shuttle-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
  3. A Type 423 variant in flight
    Type-423-CT-ORIGINAL-Ken-Simpson-Doom-Singing-Star-pg-57 18-Oct-2019a.jpg

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. [2]

Basic Ship Characteristics [2]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 95 tons.
2. Crew x2 crew.
3. Performance Propulsion:
4. Electronics Model/1 flt ship computer.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoints.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
  • None.
7. Defenses None.
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Treatment Fueling Equipment:
10. Cost MCr33.
11. Construction Time 6 months to build, 4 months in quantity.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The standard ship’s Shuttle is one of the largest and highest performance smallcraft vessels at 95 tons. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space. Access to planetary surfaces by ships incapable of landing themselves is made using shuttles which are present at a starport, or which are carried by the starship itself.

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types[edit]

  1. Type-QPL Small Pod/Lifepod (5-ton)
    1. Type-QAL/QLS Lifepod (5-ton)
  2. Type-QF Fighter (10-ton)
  3. Type-QA Light Launch (10-ton)
    1. Lifeboat (10-ton)
    2. Cockboat (10-ton)
  4. Type-QL Launch (20-ton)
    1. Type-QG Gig (20-ton)
  5. Type-QB Boat (30-ton)
    1. Slow Boat (30-ton)
    2. Fastboat (30-ton) ( »» Shipsboat (30-ton))
  6. Type-QN Pinnace (40-ton)
    1. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)
    2. Fuel Skimmer (40-ton)
  7. Type-QC Cutter
    1. Modular Cutter (50-ton)
    2. Heavy Modular Cutter (Multicutter - 90 ton)
  8. Type-QS Shuttle
    1. Passenger Shuttle (90-ton)
    2. Cargo Shuttle (95-ton)

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

55 Representative Shuttle (R) Classes[edit]

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

Civilian Ship - Freighter - Type R Shuttle


References[edit]

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