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[[Mongoose Traveller: Type-A Free Trader]] is a [[Mongoose Publishing]] source book written for [[Mongoose Traveller]].
* It is a source book written for [[Classic Traveller]].
 
  
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
 
The [[Type A class Free Trader|Type-A Free Trader]] was developed long ago to provide efficient, low-cost transportation for small [[cargo]]es and a few passengers. It is an eminently useable design which has been adapted to many other roles, but ultimately is optimised for moving almost half its tonnage in cargo from one [[star system]] to another.
 
The [[Type A class Free Trader|Type-A Free Trader]] was developed long ago to provide efficient, low-cost transportation for small [[cargo]]es and a few passengers. It is an eminently useable design which has been adapted to many other roles, but ultimately is optimised for moving almost half its tonnage in cargo from one [[star system]] to another.
 
    
 
    
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If you are looking to flesh out the [[ship]] many players start with, look no further.   
 
If you are looking to flesh out the [[ship]] many players start with, look no further.   
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=== Credits ===
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; Author: [[Martin J. Dougherty]]
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; Editor: [[Matthew Sprange]]
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; Layout and Graphic Design: [[Will Chapman]], [[Amy Perrett]]
  
 
=== Table of Contents ===
 
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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|S2= 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 13:55, 16 January 2022

Type-A Free Trader
MGT-RefAid3 350.jpg
Referee's Aid 3
Author Martin Dougherty
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Version Mongoose Traveller
Format Book (PDF)
Language English
Pages 16
Year Published 2015
Canonical Yes
Available from DriveThru RPG, Mongoose
Also See Type A class Free Trader

Mongoose Traveller: Type-A Free Trader is a Mongoose Publishing source book written for Mongoose Traveller.

The Type-A Free Trader was developed long ago to provide efficient, low-cost transportation for small cargoes and a few passengers. It is an eminently useable design which has been adapted to many other roles, but ultimately is optimised for moving almost half its tonnage in cargo from one star system to another.

The Type-A is, more than anything else, cheap. Its sensor fit is basic and its flight controls are minimal. It does, however, have a large cargo area and reasonable passenger accommodation, and since these are the tools of its trade, not wasting tonnage or money on anything else can be considered a plus. As a result of its efficiency in the small-transport field, the Type-A is one of the commonest starships in Charted Space. It is primarily used by small shipping firms (many of them single-vessel outfits) but is also operated by many governments as a mail ship or even a naval auxiliary. Numerous owner-operators (as distinct from small shipping companies) also find this design effective.

Referee's Aid 3: Type-A Free Trader provides an in-depth look at one of the most common ships in Known Space, along with the A2 Far Trader variant. It walks you through every aspect of the Free Trader, with all new 3D deck plans, and provides specific vessels to be used in encounters.

If you are looking to flesh out the ship many players start with, look no further.

Credits[edit]

Author
Martin J. Dougherty
Editor
Matthew Sprange
Layout and Graphic Design
Will Chapman, Amy Perrett

Table of Contents[edit]

Mongoose Traveller: Type-A Free Trader
Section Page/s
Introduction 2
The Type-A Free Trader And Variants 5
Revenue And Overheads 7
The Type-A Free Trader 10
The Type-A2 Far Trader 12
Free Trader Encounters 14

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries


Selected Ships[edit]

  1. Type A class Free Trader
  2. Type A2 class Far Trader
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