Editing Launch

{{InfoboxShip
 |name         = Launch 
 |image        = Launch-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-34 03-July-2018a.jpg
 |caption      = 
 |tdes         = A
 |type         = Tradker
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 |size-cat    = Smallcraft
 |size        = 20
 |hull        = Cylinder Hull
 |aerodynam   = Streamlined Hull
 |TL          = 8
 | 
 |model       = None
 |jump        = 0
 |g           = 1
 |fuelTreatment =  
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 |hp          = 0
 |weapons     =
 |screens     = 
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 |staterooms  = 0
 |bunks       = 
 |seats       = 
 |lowberths   = 
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 |crew        = 2
 |officers    =
 |enlisted    =
 |pilots      =
 |marines     =
 |frozenwatch =
 |passengers  = 0
 |steerage    = 
 |Lpass       = 
 | 
 |cargo       = 13
 |fuel        = 1
 |craft       =
 |features    =
 |reserved    = 
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 |construction = 6
 |origin      = Third Imperium 
 |manufacturer = 
 |IOC         =
 |EOS         = 
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 |cost        = 14
 |architect   = 
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 |QSP         = A-2S10
 |USP         =
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 |blueprint   = No
 |illustration = No 
 | 
 |alsosee     =
 |canon       = Yes
 |designer    = Loren Wiseman
 |designSystem = High Guard
 |era         = 1105
 |ref         = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
 |footnote    = 
}}
A [[Launch]] (...also called [[Lifeboat]]) uses a 20-ton [[hull]], is capable of 1-G acceleration, carries one ton of [[Ship Fuel|fuel tankage]], and has a [[crew]] of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S18}}

It is also known as the ''Type U class'' Utility Craft. It typically comes in a 20 ton [[smallcraft]] variation, but other variations are possible including larger [[bigcraft]].

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
A launch may mount [[missile rack]]s and [[sandcaster]]s; it may not mount [[laser]]s as [[weapon]]s. The craft has thirteen [[ton]]s excess space available for custom use, and typically cost [[MCr]]14. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}

=== Image Repository ===
# A stock [[Launch]] image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Launch-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-34 03-July-2018a.jpg|250px]]

=== 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. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
| 20 [[ton]]s.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x2 [[crew]].
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| ''Propulsion:''
* Jump-0 [[Boat]]
* 1-G acceleration
* [[Power Plant]]-1
* 1-[[EP]]s
* Agility-1
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| [[Model/1]] [[flt]] [[ship computer]].
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x1 [[hardpoint]]s.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]] / [[Weapon]]ry
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
* [[Laser]]s: None
* [[Energy Weapon]]s: None
* [[Particle Accelerator]]s: None
* [[Meson Gun]]s: None
* [[Missile Rack|Missile]]s: None
* Other: None
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| ''[[Ship's Defense|Defensive Equipment:]]''
* [[Ship Armor]]s: None
* [[Meson Screen]]s: None
* [[Nuclear Damper]]s: None
* [[Repulsor]]s: None
* Other: None
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| None.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| None.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]14.
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 6 months to build, 4 months in quantity.
|-
| 12.
| Remarks
| ''[[Ship Equipment|Other Equipment]]:''
* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 13.0 [[ton]]s.
* [[Ship's Locker]]
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
Even the smallest ships carry ''[[Lifeboat]]s'' or ''[[Launch]]es.'' 

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
{{Ship referral tree|name=Launch|tdes=AK|  class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Trader| class3=Smallcraft}}

== References ==
{{Metadata}}
{{CT-Ship-Design}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches Campaign |page= TBD}} 
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |page=78}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 46 |article=Technical Booklet}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=8|version=Marc Miller's Traveller}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page=TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page=TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Archaic Small Craft, Shuttles, and Gigs |page=TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= 20-ton Launch Deckplans |page=TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rulebook|version=Mongoose Traveller|page= 132}}
 }}

[[Category: Smallcraft]]
[[Category: Third Imperium Ship]]
{{LE|Ships|Ship type definitions‎}}