Subsidized Merchant

Subsidized Merchant
Type: M Merchant
Size	400 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–10
Engineering
Computer
Jump	J-1
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	2
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	5
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	200 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr84
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design

Using a 400-ton hull, the Subsidized Merchant (nicknamed fat trader) is a trading vessel intended to meet the commercial needs of clusters of worlds. It has a performance of jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. There is fuel tankage of 50 tons, supporting the power plant and allowing one jump-1. Adjacent to the bridge is a computer Model-l. There are thirteen staterooms and nine low berths. No turrets or weaponry are installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. The ship has one 20-ton launch. Cargo capacity is 200 tons. The ship is streamlined.

The fat trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, engineer, medic, and steward. The pilot also operates the launch; gunners may be added to the crew list as required. The ship costs MCr101.03 and takes 14 months to build.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 82.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 374.
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• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 34-35.