Sulieman class Scout/Courier
| Sulieman class Scout/Courier | |
|---|---|
 A Sulieman class Scout/Courier surveying a planet. | |
| Type: SC Scout/Courier | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 100 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Wedge Hull |
| Streamlining | Lifting Body Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model 1/bis |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 2 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 1 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 4 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 2 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 3 Tons |
| Fuel tank | Tons |
| Carried craft | 1 4t air/raft |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr27.63 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | SC-AL22 |
| Universal Ship Profile | SC-C1822L-D |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Source | |
| Canon | Published, canon design |
| Designer | Marc Miller |
| Design System | Classic Traveller |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Starships and Spacecraft 19. |
The Sulieman class Scout/Courier is an exploratory starship. It is also commonly known as the Type S class Scout/Courier, and sometimes is spelled Suleiman.
Description
Sulieman class Scout/Courier: The official class name is Sulieman, after the Ottoman emperor with a reputation for strategy and diplomacy. One of the most common starships within the Imperium is the tested and tried Type S Scout/Courier. Originally produced to specification for the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service, this sleek and simple ship was intended for common courier duties within the Imperium, and simple survey and exploration duties beyond the Imperial borders.
Because the scout/courier is a standard design, the Scout Service has a large quantity of the vessels on hand, with the natural result that some are sold at surplus and find their ways into private or commercial hands, while others are scrapped. In addition, however, many are diverted to a scout program called detached duty. Under the direction of the Scout Service's Detached Duty Office, some former or retired scout personnel are provided with scout/couriers for their own use. The ships are too small for profitable commercial operations, but they do serve as a form of reasonable transport for those with wanderlust.
In addition, the Scout Service derives a reasonable intelligence return on its investment through the examination of the ships' logbooks when they are serviced, and through routine interrogation and debriefings of crews.
Finally, such detached duty scout/couriers are subject to recall and activation (with crew) in the event of a war scare or mobilization alert.
Image Repository
- A classic, long serving Sulieman class Scout/Courier.
- A Type-S in front of a nebula.
- A Type-S in front of a different nebula.
- A Type-S exploring an anomaly-nebula.
- A Sulieman class Scout/Courier under spaceflight orbiting a yellow star.
- A Suleiman over a lush garden world with space station in the background.
- A Sulieman class Scout/Courier by an orange star.
- A Sulieman class Scout/Courier surveying a planet.
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 subcraft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (...thousands of tons) where necessary. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull | 100 tons. The hull is streamlined. [3] |
| 2. | Crew | The scout/courier requires a crew of one, assuming the duties of pilot and engineer. [3] |
| 3. | Performance | It mounts jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving performance of jump-2 and 2-G acceleration. A 40-ton fuel tank provides fuel for the power plant and provides sufficient fuel for one Jump-2. [3]
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| 4. | Electronics | Adjacent to its bridge is a Model/1 bis computer. [3] |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x1 hardpoint. |
| 6. | Armament | x1 Double turret with its fire control is installed on the ship's hardpoint, but no weaponry is mounted. [3]
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| 7. | Defenses | When the turret is filled with weaponry, a sandcaster is typically fitted. |
| 8. | Craft | x1 Air/raft is carried in a specially fitted hangar within the ship. [3] |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | It is typically equipped with purification and fuel scoops. |
| 10. | Cost | The ship costs MCr 29.43. [3] |
| 11. | Construction Time | It typically takes nine months to build. [3] |
| 12. | Comments | Cargo: Three tons. [4]
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Ship Interior Details
Interior Details: The deck plan indicates the interior layout for the typical scout/courier. The staterooms (4, 5, 6, and 7) are large and spacious, an essential consideration when the crew may be forced to spend long hours together. The common area (8) contains recreation equipment, a galley, and eating facilities. The rear section (13) serves many purposes; on scouts, it carries laboratory and sensor equipment; on couriers, it carries communication equipment and data banks; on detached duty ships, it is cleared out and become a lounge for the crew. The forward cargo compartment (20) carries three tons of cargo, and is accessible from just behind the bridge, or from outside. The upper gallery contains the gunnery position (16), a storage area (18) much like an attic, and a forward sensor position (19). The void spaces within the hull (9) contain fuel, pumps, and other equipment. Two specific areas (10) contain the landing feet for the ship, including retraction equipment. [5]
Ship Weaponry
Weaponry: The actual weaponry carried on the scout/courier varies with the mission accorded the ship.
- Couriers generally mount a single laser and a single missile rack.
- Exploratory scouts mount two missile racks.
- Detached duty scout/ couriers are provided without weaponry, but the crew generally acquires some sort of firepower in a short time. [5]
Ship Costs
Costs: A new type S scout/courier, direct from the builder, costs MCr27.63. Using a standard financing arrangement, a down payment of MCr5.53 would be made, with monthly payments of Cr132,600 for 480 months following. Surplus scout/couriers can generally be had for MCr15 to MCr18, but those prices are for cash, and financing is difficult to obtain for such used vessels. [5]
History & Background (Dossier)
While the X-Boat system provides fast forwarding of messages and information along the major xboat routes within the Imperium, it falls to the Scout Service's fleet of scout/couriers to relay information from worlds along the routes to outlying fringe worlds. The Jump-2 capability of the scout/courier places nearly all such worlds within its range.
Beyond the Imperial borders (and in relatively unexplored regions within the Imperium) the scout/courier is pressed into service as an exploratory vessel. It can roam through most areas, refueling itself from Gas Giants or planetary oceans as necessary, checking up on local conditions, and filing reports when it returns from a mission. In some areas, an Exploratory Cruiser of perhaps 10,000 tons will carry a squadron of ten or more scout/couriers. As the cruiser passes through an area, individual scout/couriers will range ahead or to the flanks and perform actual data gathering missions.
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculariarities
Peculiarities: A major fault of some lower Sulieman-class varieties is the air system. Although of respectable quality for life support, it begins to smell after about three weeks of use. Thereafter, the smell becomes increasingly obnoxious, and most crew members find the smell intolerable after six weeks. The problem can be corrected by flushing the air system, which operation costs Cr1,000 for parts and components. Temporary respite may be obtained (for about a week) by replacing the system's air filters (...at Cr200). Both these processes also require a plentiful supply of breathable air. Instead, the entire air system may be replaced with a better model; it costs Cr70,000 and requires sacrificing one ton of cargo space. [5]
Selected Variant Types & Classes
27 Representative Courier (SC) Classes
References
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- Dave Sering. Starships and Spacecraft (Judges Guild, 1979), 19.
- Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 15-16.
- Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 11.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 80.
- Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), 58.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 366.
- Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 140.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Brilliant Lances (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 19.
- Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 24-25.
- Loren Wiseman. Deck Plan 5: Sulieman (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), .
- Martin Dougherty. Scout Ships (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), 7.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 320, 734, 738.
- Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), TBD.
- Robert Dean, The Dean Files
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 16.