Damgarrii class Passenger Launch
| Damgarrii class Passenger Launch | |
|---|---|
 Published, canon smallcraft design with Keith illustration. | |
| Type: U Auxiliary | |
| Size | 20 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–9 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| Jump | J-0 |
| Maneuver | 1 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Officers | 2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 9 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Vilani Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr14 |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Also see | Launch |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard generation. | |
The Damgarrii class Passenger Launch is a venerated mercantile smallcraft
- It is a civilian ship, a smallcraft and a Launch.
- It is most commonly associated with the March class Subsidized Merchant or Type R class Subsidized Merchant.
Description (Specifications)
Ship's Boat: Launch mounted dorsally with integral lifeboat capability, the launch is also used for errands and transfers. Launch mounts for the boat are located on dorsal surface of merchant dismounts for errands and transfers. Maneuver Drives are mounted underneath the fuselage of the Ship’s Boat. [1]
A Launch (also called Lifeboat) uses a 20-ton hull, is capable of 1-G acceleration, carries one ton of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two. [2]
A launch may mount missile racks and sandcasters; it may not mount lasers as weapons. The craft has thirteen tons excess space available for custom use, and typically cost MCr14. [2]
Image Repository
- A Damgarrii class Passenger Launch approaching a lab ship. View from the aft.
Basic Ship Characteristics
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. [3]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | 20 tons. |
| 2. | Crew | x1 pilot. |
| 3. | Performance | 1-G, Power Plant-1, and Agility-1.
|
| 4. | Electronics | A standard paramilitary class smallcraft computer is equipped. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | 1 hardpoint. |
| 6. | Armament | No standard armament is equipped although fittings are available if armament is desired. |
| 7. | Defenses | Not standard defensive equipment other than evasion software is normally equipped. |
| 8. | Craft | None. |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | None. |
| 10. | Cost | 14. |
| 11. | Construction Time | 1 month or less in quantity. |
| 12. | Comments | The launch has provision for eight passengers in addition to the pilot. It can carry 9.0 tons of cargo. The launch can also serve as a life boat when necessary. [5] |
Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types
- Cutter (50-ton)
- Fighter (10-ton)
- Launch (20-ton)
- Pinnace (40-ton)
- Ship's Boat (30-ton)
- Shuttle (95-ton)
- Slow Boat (30-ton)
- Slow Pinnace (40-ton)
History & Background (Dossier)
Even the smallest ships carry Lifeboats or Launches. It is a common model of one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Ship - Smallcraft - Launch:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD.
- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
- Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 8.
- S.R. Greene. SGS: Imperial Small Craft (Seeker Gaming Systems, 1992), TBD.
- S.R. Greene. SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 (Seeker Gaming Systems, 1992), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 22.