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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
A slow boat may mount one [[Beam Laser|beam]] or [[pulse laser]]; remaining [[weapon]]s must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. The craft has 19.9 tons of excess space, and typically costs [[Imperial Currency|MCr15]]. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}} | A slow boat may mount one [[Beam Laser|beam]] or [[pulse laser]]; remaining [[weapon]]s must be [[missile rack]]s or [[sandcaster]]s. The craft has 19.9 tons of excess space, and typically costs [[Imperial Currency|MCr15]]. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}} | ||
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+ | === Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types === | ||
+ | # [[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) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == |
Revision as of 15:36, 8 July 2018
Generic Slow Boat | |
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Published, canon design. | |
Type: U Auxiliary | |
Size | 30 Tons |
Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
Tech Level | TL–9 |
Engineering | |
Computer | TBD |
Jump | J-0 |
Maneuver | 3 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 1 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 2 |
Officers | 2 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 19.9 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Third Imperium |
Price | |
Cost | MCr15 |
Architect fee | MCrPublished, canon design with Keith illustration. |
Statistics | |
Source | |
Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard generation. |
The Slow Boat uses a 30-ton hull, is capable of 3-G acceleration, carries one ton of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two. [1]
- It is also known as the Type U class Slow Boat. It typically comes in a 30 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger bigcraft.
- It is a smallcraft.
Description (Specifications)
A slow boat may mount one beam or pulse laser; remaining weapons must be missile racks or sandcasters. The craft has 19.9 tons of excess space, and typically costs MCr15. [1]
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)
The Slow Boat was developed as a more cost efficient version of the standard ship’s boat. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.
Selected Slow Boat Classes
- TL-7 Slow Boat
- TL-8 Slow Boat
- TL-9 Slow Boat
- TL-10 Slow Boat
- TL-11 Slow Boat
- TL-12 Slow Boat
- TL-13 Slow Boat
- TL-14 Slow Boat
- TL-15 Slow Boat
References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
- Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 12-13.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.