Editing Modular Cutter

{{InfoboxShip
 |name         = Modular Cutter
 |image        = Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg
 |caption      = A typical modular cutter design.
 |tdes         = RV
 |type         = Freighter
 | 
 |size-cat    = Smallcraft
 |size        = 50
 |hull        = Cylinder Hull
 |aerodynam   = Streamlined Hull
 |TL          =
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 |model       = Model 1/flt
 |jump        = 0
 |g           = 4
 |fuelTreatment = 
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 |hp          = 1
 |weapons     =
 |screens     = 
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 |staterooms  = 0
 |bunks       = 
 |seats       = 2
 |lowberths   = 
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 |crew        = 2
 |officers    =
 |enlisted    =
 |pilots      =
 |marines     =
 |frozenwatch =
 |passengers  = 0
 |steerage    = 
 |Lpass       = 
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 |cargo       = 30
 |fuel        = 2
 |craft       =
 |features    =
 |reserved    = 
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 |construction = 6
 |origin      = Third Imperium
 |manufacturer = Ling-Standard Products
 |IOC         =
 |EOS         = 
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 |cost        =  28
 |architect   = 
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 |QSP         =  UMC-5S40
 |USP         =
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 |blueprint   = Yes
 |illustration = Yes 
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 |alsosee     =
 |canon       = Yes
 |designer    = Marc Miller
 |designSystem = High Guard
 |era         = 1105
 |ref         = {{Ludography ref|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
 |footnote    = 
}}
The [[Modular Cutter]] uses a 50-ton [[hull]], is capable of 4-G, carries two tons of [[Ship Fuel|fuel]], and has a [[crew]] of two. {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=Starships18}} It carries as specialized cargo container known very generically as a [[Modular Cutter Module]].

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
It has 30 [[ton]]s committed to [[special detachable module]]s; it has 2.5 [[ton]]s of excess space available for [[weapon]]ry, [[computer]], and maybe a couch for a third crew member. The cutter may mount up to two [[laser]]s; remaining [[weapon]]s must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. The cutter, without any modules, typically costs [[MCr]]28. {{Page cite|citeName=Starships18}}

The [[Cutter]] displaces 50 [[ton]]s, carries up to 12 [[passenger]]s, and is capable of accelerations of up to 4-Gs. [[Cargo hold]] capacity and [[fuel tank]]age each equal 15.0 [[ton]]s. Standard armament is one [[Laser Weapon|beam laser]]. 

=== Image Repository ===
# A stock [[Modular Cutter]] image by a famous starcraft artist. <br> [[File: Mod-Cutter-WH-Keith-MT-Imp-Encyclo-Pg-35 03-July-2018a.jpg]]
# A [[Modular Cutter]] coming in for a docking to a mothership. <br> [[File: Type-C-Merc-Cruiser-WH-Keith-CT 14-May-2019a.jpg|300px]]
# A [[Modular Cutter]] exiting the [[hangar]] of a [[Type C class Mercenary Cruiser]]. <br> [[File: MODULAR-CUTTER-docking-CT-Fighting-Ships-Pg-21 06-Sept-2018b.jpg|300px]]
# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword-class'']] exiting an [[atmosphere]] with a [[modular cutter]]. <br> [[File: Broadsword-class SGK-03-Jae-Stewart 10-June-2019a.png|300px]]
# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser'']] with a [[Modular Cutter]] in [[orbit]] over a blue world. <br> [[File: Broadswordnear world by Shawn-Driscoll 01-May-2019a.png|300px]]
# A [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser|''Broadsword-class'']] deploying a [[Modular Cutter]] with a [[Modular Cutter Module|standard cargo module]]. <br> [[File: Broadsword-near world by shawndriscoll-dbbij3b (1).png|300px]]

=== General Description & Deck Plans ===
No information yet available. 

=== 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]]. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (thousands of tons) when necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!colspan="3"|'''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! No.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
| 50-[[ton]]s. [[Streamlined]] [[Cylinder Hull]] with [[Modular Ship]] technology.
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x2 [[crew]].
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneuver Drive|Performance]]
| ''Propulsion:''
* Jump-0 [[Smallcraft]]
* 4-G acceleration
* [[Power Plant]]-D
* 3-[[EP]]s
* Agility-4
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| [[Model/1]] [[fib]] [[ship computer]].
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x1 [[hardpoint]]s.
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
* A single [[beam laser]] is normally equipped. 
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| A small [[Electronic Warfare Suite|Electronics Defensive Suite]] is normally equipped.
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| None.
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| None.
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]28.02
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 6 months to build, 3 months in quantity.
|-
| 12.
| Remarks
| ''Other Equipment:''
* [[Cargo Bay]]: Standard cargo capacity amounts to 30.0 [[ton]]s.
* The [[cargo bay]] is especially built to accommodate [[Modular Cutter Module]]s, a specialized kind of [[cargo container]].
* [[Ship's Locker]]
|-
|}

=== Selected Cutter Modules ===
Three [[Modular Cutter Module|module]]s are routinely available for the cutter:
* The '''ATV Module''', which includes either a wheeled or a tracked ATV, masses thirty tons. It can deposit an [[ATV]] on a world surface, as well as pick it up again later. The module can serve as an ATV storage location, if desired. It typically costs MCr1.8. 
* The '''Fuel Module''', with 30 tons of fuel tankage, serves as a [[Fuel Scoop|fuel skimming vehicle]] and can be used to ferry [[Ship Fuel|fuel]] from point to point. It costs MCr1.
* The '''Open Module''' is a customizable frame with 30 tons of excess space which can be allocated to passenger couches, fuel, cargo, cabins or staterooms. It typically costs MCr2. {{Page cite|citeName=Starships18}}

=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
''[[Smallcraft]]:''
# [[Cutter|Cutter (50-ton)]]
# [[Fighter|Fighter (10-ton)]]
# [[Launch|Launch (20-ton)]]
# [[Pinnace|Pinnace (40-ton)]]
# [[Ship's Boat|Ship's Boat (30-ton)]]
# [[Shuttle|Shuttle (95-ton)]]
# [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
# [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
The ''Cutter'' was one of the first [[smallcraft]] to be purposefully built with [[Modular Cutter Module|modular component]]s. This makes them easily repairable with spare parts and [[Ship Equipment|components]] that are widely available. It is purposefully built to accommodate parts of higher or lower end [[technologies]]. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered [[smallcraft]] designs found within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}

The ''Modular Cutter'' is known more simply as the [[Cutter]] in many records. Before the [[First Civil War]], most [[cutter]]s lacked most of the [[Modular Ship|modular features]] now inherent to the contemporary [[modular cutter]]. [[Naval Architect]]s on the [[Imperial Fringe]] had begun create innovations on the basic design, which later resulted in today's [[Modular Cutter]]. By [[622]] [[IC]], the new "modular cutter" designs had spread throughout [[Imperial Space]] and beyond. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}

=== Cutter the Smallcraft vs. Cutter, the Escort ===
The term cutter has a lot of history... At one time in history, especially history, cutter meant a small ship, something that could be sailed across seas, a sort of analogue to a corvette or frigate. It also concurrently meant a small away craft, a sort of boat. In the [[Charted Space]] of contemporary times, cutter most often means a [[smallcraft]], which is to say a small vessel between one and ninety-nine [[ton]]s in displacement. However, occasionally the other meaning of the word is used for an [[Adventure Class Ship]] ([[ACS]]) between one hundred and 2,499 [[ton]]s in displacement. Rarely is a craft called a cutter that is larger.

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
In the [[Domain of Deneb]] this is referred to as the ''Garrag-class'' Modular Cutters. {{Page cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 3 | page=45}}

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
{{Ship referral tree|name=Modular Freighter|tdes=RV |class1=Civilian Ship | class2=Freighter}}

== References ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Wikipedia|Cutter_(boat)}}
{{Advanced}}
{{Sources
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|page=18|version=Classic Traveller}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 05|article=LSP Modular Cutter|page=6-9}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=81}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starship Operator's Manual |page=58 |version=MegaTraveller}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft |page= TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= SGS: Imperial Small Craft Vol. 2 |page= TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller Journal 3 | page=45}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide|page=142-145}} 
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Brilliant Lances |page= 47 |article=Technical Booklet}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Marc Miller's Traveller|page=18-19}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 2: Modular Cutter|page=1}} 
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Deck Plan 4: Assault Cutter|page=1}} 
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Modular Cutter|page=1-128}} 
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Scout Ships |page= TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name=Core Rulebook|version=Mongoose Traveller|page= 135}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}}
 | {{Ludography cite|name= Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society volume 3 |article=LSP Modular Cutter | page=87-96}}
}}

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