Fat Cat class Far Trader
| Fat Cat class Far Trader | |
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 Courier, merchant, packet... or smuggler, of course. | |
| Type: A2 Far Trader | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 300 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Lift Body Hull |
| Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–14 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/1bis |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Fuel Treatment | SP |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 3 |
| Offensive | none |
| Defensive | none |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 9 |
| Bunk Rooms | 3 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Pilots | 2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 16 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 100 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 59 Tons |
| Carried craft | V1 |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Year Operational | Unknown |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr106.5 |
| Architect fee | MCrDavid Blalock |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | A2-CL22 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | no |
| Illustration | no |
| Source | |
| Also see | Far Trader |
| Canon | Published, canon design |
| Designer | David Blalock |
| Design System | Traveller5 |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Starships 19. |
| Starship was designed with the Classic Traveller format, using Traveller5. | |
The Fat Cat class Far Trader is a civilian Far Trader.
Description
Using a 300-ton, TL14 hull, the Fat Cat-class Far Trader mounts C-class drives, giving a performance of jump-2 and 2G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 2 parsec jump, at 24t per parsec, and 2 months of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1bis. There is a crew suite and barracks, and 8 double passenger staterooms. No weapons are mounted. Cargo capacity is 100 tons. The ship has a lifting body hull, with scoops for frontier refueling. It is slightly undertonned, giving it 3G acceleration in atmosphere 2+.
The ship carries 1 Air/Raft (in cargo). The ship has 4 to 8 crew, and can carry 16 passengers.
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General Description & Deck Plans
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History & Background (Dossier)
Built by the trillium Industrial Group, the TPT-133 logistics transport is a common sight in the Versis Principalities. Their stylish, functional, lines combined with the outstanding quality and craftsmanship displayed in their constriction, makes them popular throughout Foreven and the surrounding sectors, even after decades of service.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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This ship was originally designed using Traveller 5th edition ship design rules.
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- Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick, John Harshman. High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 20-37. (Design Sequence Used)
- David Blalock. "Fat Cat" Far Trader (D.B. Game Design, 2014), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science