Fringian Medium Freighter
| Medium Freighter | |
|---|---|
| Type: TB Commercial Mercantile Ships | |
| Size | 12,000 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–11 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 120 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 74 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 5,700 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | [[Distant Fringe]] |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr5,512.582 (individual) MCr4,410.066 (quantity) |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Description / Specifications
A generic class of civilian vessel, the Medium Freighter is a large commercial transport commonly encountered along Star Lanes within the Distant Fringe region. It is classified as a Bulk Cargo Carrier and is constructed as a conventional design.
- The vessel is a TL 11 design.
Hull
The Medium Freighter is constructed using a 12000 dTon hull built in a close structure configuration. The hull is sufficiently streamlined to allow gas giant refuelling: the ship is equipped with fuel scoops.
- Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls.
- The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators.
Engineering
The vessel mounts a DeVoss-type jump-2 drive, a maneuver-1 drive, and a power plant 2, giving performance of jump-2 and 1G acceleration. There is fuel tankage of 2640 dTons, sufficient for one jump-2 and giving the power plant four weeks duration. The vessel is fitted with a fuel purification plant.
- The jump drive is fitted with a jump governor.
Main Section
Adjacent to the bridge is a computer model/3: the vessel carries an additional backup computer model/3. There is a secure locker with a capacity of 5 dTons. There are 68 staterooms and 100 low berths, primarily used to transport livestock. Cargo capacity amounts to 5700 dTons. Double occupancy accommodations are required for all except the command crew. 23 staterooms are available to paying passengers.
- The vessel is fitted with communications equipment and a sensor suite.
Crew
The Medium Freighter requires 74 crew: 11x command, 10x engineering, 17x gunnery, and 36x service, of which 17 double up as flight crew for the subcraft as required. In addition, the vessel carries 3 passenger stewards and a medic.
Weapons
The ship is fitted with 2x 100 dTon missile bays and 100 turrets. These are grouped into:
- two missile batteries, each consisting of a single bay weapon
- six sandcaster batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
- four beam laser batteries, each consisting of 10 linked triple turrets
Subcraft
The ship carries a 1200 dTon Heavy Lander and a 40 dTon Ship’s Boat, each housed in a dedicated hanger.
Cost
The basic cost of the vessel, complete with its subcraft, is MCr5512.582. All the vessels are standard designs and all qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces the total price to MCr4410.066.
History / Background
The design is representative and a large number of variants exist, particularly with regard to the allotted weapons systems, onboard electronics, and the fit out of internal spaces.
See also: Ships of the Distant Fringe
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- CT Book 5 "High Guard", GDW, 1980.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science