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A [[Fringian Fast Shuttle|Fast Shuttle]] is a type of [[smallcraft]] found operating within the [[Distant Fringe]] region.  
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* Please also see [[AAB]] article: [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]].
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Within the [[Distant Fringe]], a fast shuttle is usually identified as a general purpose utility [[smallcraft]] with a displacement of more than 60 [[Ton|dTon]]s and maneuver-3 drives or better. Frequently they are substantially larger and faster, averaging around 90 [[Ton|dTon]]s. Fast shuttles are most commonly encountered operating as in-[[system]] transports, ferrying personnel, supplies and equipment between outposts and settlements located on different [[world]]s within a [[system]].
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== Description / Specifications ==
 
The Fast Shuttle is a multi-role craft used in a variety of circumstances. Similar designs have been in use from the time the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled.
 
* The vessel is a TL 8 design.
 
 
 
=== Hull ===
 
The Fast Shuttle is constructed using a 90-dTon hull built in a generally cone-shaped configuration. The hull is fully streamlined.
 
* Individual sections of the ship are divided by bulkhead walls. Sections of the ship can be isolated in the event of an emergency.
 
* The hull includes internal grav plates and inertial compensators. All accessible sections of the hull have life support.
 
 
 
=== Engineering ===
 
The vessel mounts a maneuver-3 drive and a power plant 3, giving performance of 3G acceleration. The ship has an agility rating of 3. There is fuel tankage of 3 dTons, giving the power plant 5 weeks duration.
 
 
 
=== Main Section ===
 
The vessel is equipped with a computer model/1 and a pilot’s acceleration couch: there is an additional cockpit couch. There are fourty passenger acceleration couches and eight small staterooms: six of these are designated as crew quarters, while the remaining two serve as a kitchen and a fresher respectively. Cargo capacity amounts to 30 dTons.
 
* The vessel is fitted with communications equipment, a basic sensor array, and an avionics suite.
 
 
 
==== Crew ====
 
The Fast Shuttle requires 6 crew: a Pilot and 5x Passenger Stewards
 
 
 
=== Weapons ===
 
The ship has one triple sandcaster turret.
 
 
 
=== Subcraft ===
 
None.
 
  
=== Cost ===
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=== Selected Example Ships ===
The basic cost of the vessel is MCr49.260.
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''[[Smallcraft]]:''
* The ship is a standard design. Detailed architectural plans are widely available and no design fee is chargeable.
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* [[Type U class Auxiliary]]
* If multiple examples of the design are ordered all of the ships in the production run qualify for a 20% discount, which reduces their price to MCr39.408.
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** [[Apollo class Runabout|''Apollo'' class Runabout]]
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** [[Constance class Launch|''Constance'' class Launch]]
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** [[Excellence class Fast Shuttle|''Excellence'' class Fast Shuttle]]
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** [[Songbird class Ship's Boat|''Songbird'' class Ship's Boat]]
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** [[Vanguard class Shuttle|''Vanguard'' class Shuttle]]
  
== History / Background ==
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''[[Smallcraft]] - [[Gunboat]]:''
A relatively low-tech design used throughout the [[Distant Fringe]]. Its speed and the quality of onboard services make it a popular choice as an interface craft. 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.
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* [[Gunboat|Type PG class Gunship]]
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** [[Gallant class Assault Shuttle|''Gallant'' class Assault Shuttle]]
  
''See also'': [[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The convention of declaring a [[smallcraft]] of a certain [[Ton|displacement tonnage]] range as a shuttle is a matter of local tradition. In reality there is no discernible difference between a large [[Fringian Launch|launch]] and a small [[Fringian Shuttle|shuttle]].
  
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=== Image Repository ===
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[[File:Assorted Small Craft 2.jpg]] <br>A variety of larger [[smallcraft]] commonly encountered within the [[Distant Fringe]] region.
  
== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
|S1= CT Book 5 [[High_Guard_(book)|"High Guard",]] GDW, 1980.
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
 
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 1 November 2023

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A Fast Shuttle is a type of smallcraft found operating within the Distant Fringe region.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Within the Distant Fringe, a fast shuttle is usually identified as a general purpose utility smallcraft with a displacement of more than 60 dTons and maneuver-3 drives or better. Frequently they are substantially larger and faster, averaging around 90 dTons. Fast shuttles are most commonly encountered operating as in-system transports, ferrying personnel, supplies and equipment between outposts and settlements located on different worlds within a system.

Selected Example Ships[edit]

Smallcraft:

Smallcraft - Gunboat:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The convention of declaring a smallcraft of a certain displacement tonnage range as a shuttle is a matter of local tradition. In reality there is no discernible difference between a large launch and a small shuttle.

Image Repository[edit]

Assorted Small Craft 2.jpg
A variety of larger smallcraft commonly encountered within the Distant Fringe region.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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