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| − | + | '''Required Starship Components:''' [[Starship]]s are constructed on the foundation of a [[hull]], into which are fitted the | |
| + | drives and [[power plant]]s, the [[Ship’s Fuel|fuel tankage]], life support equipment, [[computer]]s, controls, [[armament]]s, and other fittings that adapt it to its intended function. The total tonnage of the installed fittings cannot exceed the tonnage of the hull. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=13|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
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| + | '''[[Hull|The Hull]]:''' Hulls are identified by their mass displacement, expressed in tons. As a rough guide, one ton equals fourteen cubic meters (the volume of one ton of liquid hydrogen and its tank structure). When hulls are constructed, they are divided into an engineering section for the drives and the main compartment for everything else. All drives and [[power plant]]s must be located in the engineering section, and only drives and [[power plant]]s may be placed in that section. All other ship components, including [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], cargo hold, living space, and [[computer]] must be located in the main compartment. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=13|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
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| + | There are six standard hulls which are available at reduced prices and construction times. Any other hull must be produced on a custom basis at a cost of MCr0.1 per ton with a minimum price MCr20. Construction (or build) times for custom hulls can often be much longer than standard hull construction. Hulls vary in their requirements for drives and power plants based on tonnage. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=13|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
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| + | Any specific drive will be less efficient as the tonnage it must drive increases. There are twenty-four standard drive types, identified by the letters A through Z (omitting I and O to avoid confusion). Also listed are various tonnage levels for hulls; any tonnage which exceeds a listed level should be read at the next higher level. Correlating hull size with drive letter indicates drive potential. For [[maneuver drive]]s, this potential is the G’s of acceleration available. For [[jump drive]]s, the potential is the jump number (Jn), or jump range in [[parsec]]s. For [[power plant]]s, it is power plant rating (Pn). For example, a 200-ton hull equipped with maneuver drive-A can produce 1-G acceleration; an 800-ton hull equipped with jump drive-K can produce jump-2. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=13|version=Classic Traveller}} | ||
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| + | A ship’s hull is broadly composed of two sections: | ||
| + | # Engineering Compartment / Section | ||
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- It is a kind of Ship Equipment.
Description (Specifications)
Required Starship Components: Starships are constructed on the foundation of a hull, into which are fitted the drives and power plants, the fuel tankage, life support equipment, computers, controls, armaments, and other fittings that adapt it to its intended function. The total tonnage of the installed fittings cannot exceed the tonnage of the hull. [1]
The Hull: Hulls are identified by their mass displacement, expressed in tons. As a rough guide, one ton equals fourteen cubic meters (the volume of one ton of liquid hydrogen and its tank structure). When hulls are constructed, they are divided into an engineering section for the drives and the main compartment for everything else. All drives and power plants must be located in the engineering section, and only drives and power plants may be placed in that section. All other ship components, including fuel, cargo hold, living space, and computer must be located in the main compartment. [2]
There are six standard hulls which are available at reduced prices and construction times. Any other hull must be produced on a custom basis at a cost of MCr0.1 per ton with a minimum price MCr20. Construction (or build) times for custom hulls can often be much longer than standard hull construction. Hulls vary in their requirements for drives and power plants based on tonnage. [3]
Any specific drive will be less efficient as the tonnage it must drive increases. There are twenty-four standard drive types, identified by the letters A through Z (omitting I and O to avoid confusion). Also listed are various tonnage levels for hulls; any tonnage which exceeds a listed level should be read at the next higher level. Correlating hull size with drive letter indicates drive potential. For maneuver drives, this potential is the G’s of acceleration available. For jump drives, the potential is the jump number (Jn), or jump range in parsecs. For power plants, it is power plant rating (Pn). For example, a 200-ton hull equipped with maneuver drive-A can produce 1-G acceleration; an 800-ton hull equipped with jump drive-K can produce jump-2. [4]
A ship’s hull is broadly composed of two sections:
- Engineering Compartment / Section
- Main Compartment / Section
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 13.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 13.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 13.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 13.