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|name     = Generic Modular Cutter  
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|name         = Modular Cutter
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|aerodynam= [[Streamlined Hull]]
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|image        = Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|agility = X
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|caption      = A typical modular cutter design.
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|alsosee = [[Utility Craft]] - [[Smallcraft]] - [[Modular Ship]]
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|tdes        = RV
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|architect= TBD
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  |type        = Freighter
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|blueprint= Yes
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|  
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|canon    = Yes. Published, canon starship design with a Keith illustration.
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  |size-cat    = Smallcraft
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|caption = A typical modular cutter design.
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|size        = 50
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|cargo    = 30.0
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|hull        = Cylinder Hull
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|cost     = 28
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|aerodynam  = Streamlined Hull
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|crew     = 2
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|TL          =
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|enlisted = 0
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|  
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|EOS      = Still in active service.
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  |model      = Model 1/flt
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|era      = 1105
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|jump        = 0
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|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard]] generation.
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|g          = 4
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|g       = 4
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|fuelTreatment =
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|hp      = 2
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|hpass   = 0
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|hp          = 1
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|hull     = Cylinder Hull
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|weapons     =
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|illustration= Yes
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|screens     =  
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|image   = Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
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|
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|IOC      = Unknown
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|staterooms  = 0
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|jump    = 0
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|bunks      =  
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|lpass    = 0
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|seats      = 2
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|marines = 0
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|lowberths  =  
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|model   = [[Model/1]]
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|
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|officers = 2
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|crew       = 2
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|origin   = Third Imperium
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|officers    =
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|QSP     = UMC-5S40
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|enlisted   =
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|ref      = [[Book 2]] [[Starships]]
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|pilots      =
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|size    = 50
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|marines     =
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|size-cat = Smallcraft
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|frozenwatch =
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|tdes     = UMC
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|passengers  = 0
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|TL       = 12
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|steerage   =  
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|type    = Modular Cutter
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|Lpass      =  
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|usp      = TBD
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|manufacturer= Ling-Standard Products
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|cargo      = 30
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|fuel        = 2
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|craft      =
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  |features    =
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|reserved   =  
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|construction = 6
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|origin     = Third Imperium
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|manufacturer = Ling-Standard Products
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|IOC        =
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|EOS        =
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|cost        =  28
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|architect  =
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|QSP         = UMC-5S40
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|USP        =
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|blueprint  = Yes
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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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|designSystem = High Guard
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|era        = 1105
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|ref        = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|footnote    =  
 
}}
 
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The [[Modular Cutter]] uses a 50-ton [[hull]], is capable of 4-G, carries two tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a [[crew]] of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=Starships18}}
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The [[Modular Cutter]] uses a 50-ton [[hull]], is capable of 4-G, carries two tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a [[crew]] of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=Starships18}} It carries as specialized cargo container known very generically as a [[Modular Cutter Module]].
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* The ''Modular Cutter'' is known more simply as the [[Cutter]] in many records. {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
 
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* It is also known as the [[Type U class Modular Cutter]]. It typically comes in a 50 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger [[bigcraft]].
 
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* It is a [[civilian ship]] and a noncombatant [[smallcraft]].
 
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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It has 30 tons committed to [[special detachable module]]s; it has 2.5 tons of excess space available for [[weapon]]ry, [[computer]], and maybe a couch for a third crewmember. The cutter may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining [[weapon]]s must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. The cutter, without any modules, typically costs [[MCr]]28. {{Page cite|citeName=Starships18}}
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It has 30 [[ton]]s committed to [[special detachable module]]s; it has 2.5 [[ton]]s of excess space available for [[weapon]]ry, [[computer]], and maybe a couch for a third crew member. The cutter may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining [[weapon]]s must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. The cutter, without any modules, typically costs [[MCr]]28. {{Page cite|citeName=Starships18}}
  
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The [[Cutter]] displaces 50 [[ton]]s, carries up to 12 [[passenger]]s, and is capable of accelerations of up to 4-Gs. [[Cargo hold]] capacity and fuel tankage each equal 15.0 tons. Standard armament is one [[Laser Weapon|beam laser]].  
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The [[Cutter]] displaces 50 [[ton]]s, carries up to 12 [[passenger]]s, and is capable of accelerations of up to 4-Gs. [[Cargo hold]] capacity equal 30.0 tons. Standard armament is one [[Laser Weapon|beam laser]].  
  
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
=== Image Repository ===
 
# A stock [[Modular Cutter]] image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
 
# A stock [[Modular Cutter]] image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
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# A [[Modular Cutter]] coming in for a docking to a mothership. <br> [[File: Type-C-Merc-Cruiser-WH-Keith-CT 14-May-2019a.jpg|300px]]
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# A [[Modular Cutter]] exiting the [[hangar]] of a [[Type C class Mercenary Cruiser]]. <br> [[File: MODULAR-CUTTER-docking-CT-Fighting-Ships-Pg-21 06-Sept-2018b.jpg|300px]]
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# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword-class'']] exiting an [[atmosphere]] with a [[modular cutter]]. <br> [[File: Broadsword-class SGK-03-Jae-Stewart 10-June-2019a.png|300px]]
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# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser'']] with a [[Modular Cutter]] in [[orbit]] over a blue world. <br> [[File: Broadswordnear world by Shawn-Driscoll 01-May-2019a.png|300px]]
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# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword-class'']] deploying a [[Modular Cutter]] with a [[Modular Cutter Module|standard cargo module]]. <br> [[File: Broadsword-near world by shawndriscoll-dbbij3b (1).png|300px]]
  
 
=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
 
=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
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=== 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 [[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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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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (thousands of tons) when 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}}
 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
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| 50 [[ton]]s.
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| 50-[[ton]]s. [[Streamlined]] [[Cylinder Hull]] with [[Modular Ship]] technology.
 
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| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
 
| ''Propulsion:''
 
| ''Propulsion:''
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* Jump-0 [[Boat]] [[Smallcraft]]
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* Jump-0 [[Smallcraft]]
 
* 4-G acceleration
 
* 4-G acceleration
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* Power Plant-TBD
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* [[Power Plant]]-D
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* TBD-EPs
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* 3-[[EP]]s
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* Agility-TBD
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* Agility-4
 
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| 4.
 
| 4.
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
 
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| Model/1 fib [[computer]].
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| [[Model/1]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
 
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| [[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 weapons normally equipped.  
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* A single [[beam laser]] is normally equipped.  
 
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| 7.
 
| 7.
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
 
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| No defensive equipment normally equipped.
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| A small [[Electronic Warfare Suite|Electronics Defensive Suite]] is normally equipped.
 
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| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| [[MCr]]28.
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| [[MCr]]28.02
 
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| Comments
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| Remarks
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| Standard cargo capacity amounts to 15.0 [[ton]]s.
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| ''Other Equipment:''
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* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 30.0 [[ton]]s.
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* The [[cargo bay]] is especially built to accommodate [[Modular Cutter Module]]s, a specialized kind of [[cargo container]].
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* [[Ship's Locker]]
 
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=== Selected Cutter Modules ===
 
=== Selected Cutter Modules ===
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Three [[Modular Cutter Module|module]]s are routinely available for the cutter:
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'''Basic Cutter Modules:'''<br>
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* The '''ATV Module''', which includes either a wheeled or a tracked ATV, masses thirty tons. It can deposit an [[ATV]] on a world surface, as well as pick it up again later. The module can serve as an ATV storage location, if desired. It typically costs MCr1.8.  
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[[Modular Cutter Module#Basic Cutter Modules|Three basic modules]] are routinely available for the cutter:
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* The '''Fuel Module''', with 30 tons of fuel tankage, serves as a [[Fuel Scoop|fuel skimming vehicle]] and can be used to ferry [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] from point to point. It costs MCr1.
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# The '''ATV Module''', which includes either a wheeled or a tracked [[ATV]], masses thirty [[ton]]s. It can deposit an [[ATV]] on a world surface, as well as pick it up again later. The module can serve as an ATV storage location, if desired. It typically costs [[MCr]]1.8. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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* The '''Open Module''' is a customizable frame with 30 tons of excess space which can be allocated to passenger couches, fuel, cargo, cabins or staterooms. It typically costs MCr2. {{Page cite|citeName=Starships18}}
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# The '''Fuel Module''', with 30 tons of [[fuel tank]]age, the [[modular cutter]] serves as a [[fuel skimming vehicle]] and can be used to ferry [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] from point to point. It costs [[MCr]]1. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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# The '''Open Module / Standard Cargo Module''' is a customizable frame with 30 [[ton]]s of excess space which can be allocated to [[passenger couch]]es, [[fuel]], [[cargo]], [[cabin]]s, or [[stateroom]]s. It typically costs [[MCr]]2. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
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<br>
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[[Modular Cutter Module#Selected Other Kinds of Cutter Modules|Other cutter modules]] standardly available for modular carrier craft include the following:<br>
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:'''''Standard Cutter Modules:'''''
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# '''Class I (E) Starport Module:''' This single module can be left planetside to found the core of a [[Class E Starport]], a frontier starport. It includes a light control tower, adequate [[sensor suite]], and other related basic [[downport]] equipment. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 2}}
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## '''Class II (D) Starport Module:''' A six-module version, to form the core of a slightly more sophisticated [[Class D Starport]], also exists, also known as the [[Dee Six class Downport]]. It was designed to be carried by the six-module [[Revolver class Modular Liner]], but a one-module cutter (working from a transport carrying all six modules) can emplace and assemble it one module at a time. This is a more expensive but faster way to build up a world's capabilities. A [[Class C Starport]] or better would require enough modules to make this approach infeasible in most cases. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Adrian Tymes]] }}
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# '''Expandable Base Station Module:''' This can form a ground [[facility]] for a variety of purposes from civilian administration to paramilitary to military uses. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 3}}
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# '''Laboratory Module:''' The is a science module for conducting field research, usually of a planetological purpose. It contains a variety of scientific equipment. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 4}}
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# '''Long Range Passenger Module'''. {{Page cite|name= LSP Modular Starship|page= 16}}
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# '''Low Berth Module'''. {{Page cite|name= LSP Modular Starship|page= 17}}
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# '''Medical Module:''' This is a portable clinic for conducting medical missions. It  contains a  variety of state of the art medical equipment. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 5}}
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# '''Passenger Module:''' This module contains crash couches, a small galley, freshers, and accommodations for tourists making a planetary tour. It can also be used as an [[interface lander]] between a [[luxury liner]] and hotel accommodations. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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# '''Prison Transport Module:''' This module includes [[low berth]]s for transporting dangerous criminals. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 6}}
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# '''Safari Module:''' This module includes [[holding tank]]s for game, a lounge, equipment storage, a safari [[air/raft]], and [[stateroom]]s. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 7}}
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# '''Sescommcon (SCC) Module'''. {{Page cite|name= LSP Modular Starship|page= 24}}
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# '''Survey Module:''' This module includes a variety of [[sensor equipment]] including [[drone]]s and [[probe]]s. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter |page= Poster 8}}
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# '''Utility Module'''. {{Page cite|name= LSP Modular Starship|page= 20}}
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:'''''Military Assault Cutter Modules:'''''
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# '''Boarding Module:''' This module includes [[grappling arm]]s, [[fusion cutter]]s, and 48 [[marine]]s for boarding enemy vessels. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 2}}
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# '''ECM Module:''' This module includes an extensive and very powerful [[Electronic Warfare Suite]]. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 3}}
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# '''Field Hospital Module.'''{{Page cite|name= LSP Modular Starship|page= 14}}
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# '''Fighter Pod Module:''' This module contains a single [[light fighter]], supplies, control equipment, and all other equipment needed to conduct fighter operations. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 4}}
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# '''Marine Command Module:''' This module can coordinate marine combat operations across a planetary warfare campaign. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 5}}
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# '''Marine Firebase Module:''' This module can control a variety of deployed fire support equipment including a module-mounted [[ship turret]]. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 6}}
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# '''Medevac Module:''' This module is designed to conduct medical evacuation transport and light treatment of wounded personnel including [[autodoc]]s. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 7}}
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# '''Sensor Module:''' This module contains a powerful militarized [[Ship Sensor Suite]], much more powerful than the suites carried by most civil or paramilitary [[smallcraft]]. This makes it suitable for short-term [[picket ship]] duties, light patrol duties, and such. {{Page cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter |page= Poster 8}}
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# '''Vehicle Module:''' This module contains a [[vehicle garage]] for a [[ship's vehicle]], typically an [[AFV]], [[ATV]], [[grav tank]], or military utility [[gravcraft]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
 
=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
 
=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
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# [[Cutter|Cutter (50-ton)]]
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''[[Smallcraft]]:''
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# [[Fighter|Fighter (10-ton)]]
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# [[Lifepod|Type-QPL Small Pod/Lifepod (5-ton)]]
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# [[Launch|Launch (20-ton)]]
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## [[Lifepod|Type-QAL/QLS Lifepod (5-ton)]]
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# [[Pinnace|Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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# [[Fighter|Type-QF Fighter (10-ton)]]
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# [[Ship's Boat|Ship's Boat (30-ton)]]
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# [[Lifeboat|Type-QA Light Launch (10-ton)]]
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# [[Shuttle|Shuttle (95-ton)]]
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## [[Lifeboat|Lifeboat (10-ton)]]
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# [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
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## [[Lifeboat|Cockboat (10-ton)]]
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# [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]
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# [[Launch|Type-QL Launch (20-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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## [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
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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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## [[Modular 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)]]
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The ''Cutter'' was one of the first [[smallcraft]] to be purposefully built with [[Modular Cutter Module|modular component]]s. This makes them easily repairable with spare parts and [[Ship Equipment|components]] widely available. It is purposefully built to accommodate parts of higher or lower [[technologies]]. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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The ''Cutter'' was one of the first [[smallcraft]] to be purposefully built with [[Modular Cutter Module|modular component]]s. This makes them easily repairable with spare parts and [[Ship Equipment|components]] that are widely available. It is purposefully built to accommodate parts of higher or lower end [[technologies]]. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
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The ''Modular Cutter'' is known more simply as the [[Cutter]] in many records. Before the [[First Civil War]], most [[cutter]]s lacked most of the modular features now inherent to the [[modular cutter]]. Naval architects on the [[Imperial Fringe]] had begun create innovations on the basic design, which later resulted in today's [[Modular Cutter]]. By [[622]] [[IC]], the new "modular" cutter designs had spread throughout [[Imperial Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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The ''Modular Cutter'' is known more simply as the [[Cutter]] in many records. Before the [[First Civil War]], most [[cutter]]s lacked most of the [[Modular Ship|modular features]] now inherent to the contemporary [[modular cutter]]. [[Naval Architect]]s on the [[Imperial Fringe]] had begun create innovations on the basic design, which later resulted in today's [[Modular Cutter]]. By [[622]] [[IC]], the new "modular cutter" designs had spread throughout [[Imperial Space]] and beyond. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
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Some believe that [[Ling-Standard Products]] originated the designs although there isn't a consensus to this assertion. Regardless, [[LSP]] Modular Cutter designs remain popular on the [[smallcraft]] market. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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=== Cutter the Smallcraft vs. Cutter, the Escort ===
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The term cutter has a lot of history... Historically, the term Cutter meant a small ship, something that could be sailed across seas, a sort of analogue to a corvette or frigate. It also concurrently meant a small away craft, a sort of boat. In the [[Charted Space]] of contemporary times, cutter most often means a [[smallcraft]], which is to say a small vessel between one and ninety-nine [[ton]]s in displacement. However, occasionally the other meaning of the word is used for an [[Adventure Class Ship]] ([[ACS]]) between one hundred and 2,499 [[ton]]s in displacement. Rarely is a craft called a cutter that is larger. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
  
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
 
=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
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No information yet available. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}
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In the [[Domain of Deneb]] this is referred to as the ''Garrag-class'' Modular Cutters. {{Page cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 3 | page=45}}
  
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
 
=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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''[[Civilian Ship]] - [[Smallcraft]] - [[Utility Craft]] - [[Cutter]]:''
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{{Ship referral tree|name=Modular Freighter|tdes=RV |class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Freighter}}
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{{:Referral-Tree-UMC-Cutter}}
 
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
{{Metadata}}
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Wikipedia|Cutter_(boat)}}
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{{Advanced}}
 
{{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= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 05|article=LSP Modular Cutter|page=6-9}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 05|article=LSP Modular Cutter|page=6-9}}
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=81}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=81}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide|page=142-145}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page= TBD}}
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page= TBD}}
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=18-19}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller Journal 3 | page=45}}
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter|page=1}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide|page=142-145}}  
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|S9= {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter|page=1}}  
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
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|S10= {{Ludography cite|name= Modular Cutter|page=1-128}}  
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Modular Cutter
Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
A typical modular cutter design.
Type: RV Freighter
Category Smallcraft
Size 50 Tons
Hull Configuration Cylinder Hull
Streamlining Streamlined Hull
Tech Level TL–
Engineering
Computer Model 1/flt
Jump J-0
Maneuver 4 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 1
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Seats 2
Personnel
Crew 2
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 30 Tons
Fuel tank 2 Tons
Construction
Construction Time 6 Months
Origin Third Imperium
Manufacturer Ling-Standard Products
Price
Cost MCr28
Statistics
Quick Ship Profile UMC-5S40
Images
Blueprint Yes
Illustration Yes
Source
Canon Published, canon design
Designer Marc Miller
Design System High Guard
Era 1105
Reference Starships 18.

The Modular Cutter uses a 50-ton hull, is capable of 4-G, carries two tons of fuel, and has a crew of two. [1] It carries as specialized cargo container known very generically as a Modular Cutter Module.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

It has 30 tons committed to special detachable modules; it has 2.5 tons of excess space available for weaponry, computer, and maybe a couch for a third crew member. The cutter may mount up to two lasers; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. The cutter, without any modules, typically costs MCr28. [1]

The Cutter displaces 50 tons, carries up to 12 passengers, and is capable of accelerations of up to 4-Gs. Cargo hold capacity equal 30.0 tons. Standard armament is one beam laser.

Image Repository[edit]

  1. A stock Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
    Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
  2. A Modular Cutter coming in for a docking to a mothership.
    Type-C-Merc-Cruiser-WH-Keith-CT 14-May-2019a.jpg
  3. A Modular Cutter exiting the hangar of a Type C class Mercenary Cruiser.
    MODULAR-CUTTER-docking-CT-Fighting-Ships-Pg-21 06-Sept-2018b.jpg
  4. A Broadsword-class exiting an atmosphere with a modular cutter.
    Broadsword-class SGK-03-Jae-Stewart 10-June-2019a.png
  5. A Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser with a Modular Cutter in orbit over a blue world.
    Broadswordnear world by Shawn-Driscoll 01-May-2019a.png
  6. A Broadsword-class deploying a Modular Cutter with a standard cargo module.
    Broadsword-near world by shawndriscoll-dbbij3b (1).png

General Description & Deck Plans[edit]

No information yet available.

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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) when necessary. [2]

Basic Ship Characteristics [3]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 50-tons. Streamlined Cylinder Hull with Modular Ship technology.
2. Crew x2 crew.
3. Performance Propulsion:
4. Electronics Model/1 fib ship computer.
5. Hardpoints x1 hardpoints.
6. Armament The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
7. Defenses A small Electronics Defensive Suite is normally equipped.
8. Craft None.
9. Fuel Treatment None.
10. Cost MCr28.02
11. Construction Time 6 months to build, 3 months in quantity.
12. Remarks Other Equipment:

Selected Cutter Modules[edit]

Basic Cutter Modules:
Three basic modules are routinely available for the cutter:

  1. The ATV Module, which includes either a wheeled or a tracked ATV, masses thirty tons. It can deposit an ATV on a world surface, as well as pick it up again later. The module can serve as an ATV storage location, if desired. It typically costs MCr1.8. [4]
  2. The Fuel Module, with 30 tons of fuel tankage, the modular cutter serves as a fuel skimming vehicle and can be used to ferry fuel from point to point. It costs MCr1. [5]
  3. The Open Module / Standard Cargo Module is a customizable frame with 30 tons of excess space which can be allocated to passenger couches, fuel, cargo, cabins, or staterooms. It typically costs MCr2. [6]


Other cutter modules standardly available for modular carrier craft include the following:

Standard Cutter Modules:
  1. Class I (E) Starport Module: This single module can be left planetside to found the core of a Class E Starport, a frontier starport. It includes a light control tower, adequate sensor suite, and other related basic downport equipment. [7]
    1. Class II (D) Starport Module: A six-module version, to form the core of a slightly more sophisticated Class D Starport, also exists, also known as the Dee Six class Downport. It was designed to be carried by the six-module Revolver class Modular Liner, but a one-module cutter (working from a transport carrying all six modules) can emplace and assemble it one module at a time. This is a more expensive but faster way to build up a world's capabilities. A Class C Starport or better would require enough modules to make this approach infeasible in most cases. [8]
  2. Expandable Base Station Module: This can form a ground facility for a variety of purposes from civilian administration to paramilitary to military uses. [9]
  3. Laboratory Module: The is a science module for conducting field research, usually of a planetological purpose. It contains a variety of scientific equipment. [10]
  4. Long Range Passenger Module. [11]
  5. Low Berth Module. [12]
  6. Medical Module: This is a portable clinic for conducting medical missions. It contains a variety of state of the art medical equipment. [13]
  7. Passenger Module: This module contains crash couches, a small galley, freshers, and accommodations for tourists making a planetary tour. It can also be used as an interface lander between a luxury liner and hotel accommodations. [14]
  8. Prison Transport Module: This module includes low berths for transporting dangerous criminals. [15]
  9. Safari Module: This module includes holding tanks for game, a lounge, equipment storage, a safari air/raft, and staterooms. [16]
  10. Sescommcon (SCC) Module. [17]
  11. Survey Module: This module includes a variety of sensor equipment including drones and probes. [18]
  12. Utility Module. [19]


Military Assault Cutter Modules:
  1. Boarding Module: This module includes grappling arms, fusion cutters, and 48 marines for boarding enemy vessels. [20]
  2. ECM Module: This module includes an extensive and very powerful Electronic Warfare Suite. [21]
  3. Field Hospital Module.[22]
  4. Fighter Pod Module: This module contains a single light fighter, supplies, control equipment, and all other equipment needed to conduct fighter operations. [23]
  5. Marine Command Module: This module can coordinate marine combat operations across a planetary warfare campaign. [24]
  6. Marine Firebase Module: This module can control a variety of deployed fire support equipment including a module-mounted ship turret. [25]
  7. Medevac Module: This module is designed to conduct medical evacuation transport and light treatment of wounded personnel including autodocs. [26]
  8. Sensor Module: This module contains a powerful militarized Ship Sensor Suite, much more powerful than the suites carried by most civil or paramilitary smallcraft. This makes it suitable for short-term picket ship duties, light patrol duties, and such. [27]
  9. Vehicle Module: This module contains a vehicle garage for a ship's vehicle, typically an AFV, ATV, grav tank, or military utility gravcraft. [28]

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types[edit]

Smallcraft:

  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)

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Cutter was one of the first smallcraft to be purposefully built with modular components. This makes them easily repairable with spare parts and components that are widely available. It is purposefully built to accommodate parts of higher or lower end technologies. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space. [29]

The Modular Cutter is known more simply as the Cutter in many records. Before the First Civil War, most cutters lacked most of the modular features now inherent to the contemporary modular cutter. Naval Architects on the Imperial Fringe had begun create innovations on the basic design, which later resulted in today's Modular Cutter. By 622 IC, the new "modular cutter" designs had spread throughout Imperial Space and beyond. [30]

Cutter the Smallcraft vs. Cutter, the Escort[edit]

The term cutter has a lot of history... Historically, the term Cutter meant a small ship, something that could be sailed across seas, a sort of analogue to a corvette or frigate. It also concurrently meant a small away craft, a sort of boat. In the Charted Space of contemporary times, cutter most often means a smallcraft, which is to say a small vessel between one and ninety-nine tons in displacement. However, occasionally the other meaning of the word is used for an Adventure Class Ship (ACS) between one hundred and 2,499 tons in displacement. Rarely is a craft called a cutter that is larger. [31]

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities[edit]

In the Domain of Deneb this is referred to as the Garrag-class Modular Cutters. [32]

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

32 Representative Modular Freighter (RV) Classes[edit]

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

Civilian Ship - Freighter - Type RV Modular Freighter


References[edit]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
  2. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  3. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  4. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
  5. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
  6. ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
  7. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 2.
  8. ↑ Information provided to the library by Adrian Tymes
  9. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 3.
  10. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 4.
  11. ↑ Ron Vutpakdi, Michael Taylor. LSP Modular Starship (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 16.
  12. ↑ Ron Vutpakdi, Michael Taylor. LSP Modular Starship (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 17.
  13. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 5.
  14. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  15. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 6.
  16. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 7.
  17. ↑ Ron Vutpakdi, Michael Taylor. LSP Modular Starship (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 24.
  18. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 8.
  19. ↑ Ron Vutpakdi, Michael Taylor. LSP Modular Starship (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 20.
  20. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 2.
  21. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 3.
  22. ↑ Ron Vutpakdi, Michael Taylor. LSP Modular Starship (Avenger Enterprises, 2009), 14.
  23. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 4.
  24. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 5.
  25. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 6.
  26. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 7.
  27. ↑ Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), Poster 8.
  28. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  29. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  30. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  31. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
  32. ↑ Rob Caswell. MegaTraveller Journal 3 (Digest Group Publications, 1992), 45.
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