Tequila class Free Trader
Type R class Subsidized Merchant | |
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TBD | |
Type: R1 Subsidized Merchant | |
Category | ACS |
Size | 400 Tons |
Hull Configuration | Cone Hull |
Streamlining | Streamlined Hull |
Tech Level | TL–10 |
Engineering | |
Computer | Model/1 |
Jump | J-1 |
Maneuver | 1 G |
Armaments | |
Hardpoints | 2 |
Accommodations | |
Staterooms | 0 |
Personnel | |
Crew | 5 |
Officers | 3 |
Enlisted | 2 |
High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
Payload | |
Cargo | 200.0 Tons |
Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
Construction | |
Origin | Third Imperium |
End of Service | Still in active service. |
Price | |
Cost | MCr101.03 |
Architect fee | MCrLeo Knight |
Statistics | |
Quick Ship Profile | R1-AS11 |
Images | |
Blueprint | No |
Illustration | Yes |
Source | |
Also see | Tramp Vessel |
Canon | Published, fan design |
Era | 1105 |
Reference | Fan: Leo Knight |
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. |
The TBD class Battleship is a heavy warship.
- It is a civilian ship and a Subsidized Merchant.
- It is more commonly known as a Fat Trader.
Basic Ship Synopsis
R Subsidized Merchant. 400 tons. Jump-1. 1-G. 50 tons fuel. Model/1. 13 staterooms. 9 low. 2 hardpoints. Launch. 200 tons cargo. Streamlined. 5 crew. MCr101.03; 14 months. [1]
Description (Specifications)
It has jump drive-C, maneuver drive-C, and power plant-C, giving 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/1. There are thirteen staterooms and nine low berths. [2]
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 200.0 tons. The ship is streamlined. [3]
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 typically takes fourteen months to build. [4]
Subsidized Merchant (Type R): Constructed using the type 400 hull, the subsidized merchant is equipped with class C drives capable of producing Jump-1, 1-G acceleration, and Power plant-1. Fuel tankage is 50 tons, sufficient for one jump, plus some maneuver. Fuel scoops are integral with the hull, and a fuel purification plant allows use of unrefined fuel. The rather ordinary bridge is complemented with a Model/1 computer and two tons of fire control for the ship's two turrets. The ship has thirteen staterooms (five for the crew; eight for high or middle passengers); there are nine low berths. The crew consists of a captain/pilot, navigator, medic, steward, and engineer. There exists the potential for two gunners as crew members if weaponry is installed. The ship carries a 20-ton launch for passenger shuttling and minor errands; it is piloted by the navigator or an engineer. Cargo capacity is 200.0 tons. [5]
The subsidized merchant costs MCr100.035, including discounts for volume production. This ship is a standard design, and there are no architect's fees. [6]
Image Repository
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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. [7]
SUBSIDIZED MERCHANT | ||
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Basic Ship Characteristics [8] | ||
#. | Category | Remarks |
1. | Tonnage / Hull | Tonnage: 400 tons (standard). 5,600 cubic meters. [9]
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2. | Crew | Crew: Five. Captain/pilot, navigator, medic, steward, and engineer. Gunners optional. Staterooms for each. [11] |
3. | Performance | Performance:
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4. | Electronics | Electronics: Model/1 computer with entertainment consoles, navigation screens, and automatic life safety interlocks. [13] |
5. | Hardpoints | x4 hardpoints. |
6. | Armament | No standard armament is equipped although the capacity for it exists. |
7. | Defenses | No defensive equipment is equipped although the capacity for it exists. |
8. | Craft | Ship's Boat: Launch mounted dorsally with integral lifeboat capability, the launch is also used for errands and transfers. Launch mounts for the boat are located on dorsal surface of merchant dismounts for errands and transfers. Maneuver Drives are mounted underneath the fuselage of the Ship’s Boat. [14] |
9. | Fuel Treatment | Fuel scoops are integral with the hull, and a fuel purification plant allows use of unrefined fuel. |
10. | Cost | MCr101.03 |
11. | Construction Time | x14 months. |
12. | Comments | Capacity: 200.0 tons cargo (...generally in standard modules), eight passengers. Nine low berths. [15] |
History & Background (Dossier)
The Fat Trader is encountered nearly as often as the Free Trader and carries a larger cargo than many smaller ships. It is one of a number of smaller ships that form the backbone of the interstellar economy. Their flexibility can adjust to the rapidly changing variables of interstellar commerce. [16]
The Type R is a venerated design that dates well back to the early TL-9 Vilani Imperium and the Ziru Sirka. As such, it has gone through a tremendous number of cosmetic and physical changes over the more than 1,000 years of its operation. Newer designs and models have made significant advances over the earliest TL-9 variants. The shape and exact form of the fuselage has changed little over this time leaving room for the repair of earlier, lower technology, and thus bulkier ship components. Some current ships have hulls that have been repaired and overhauled dozens upon dozens of time over the centuries with a mix of higher and lower technology components. [17]
Class Naming Practice/s & Peculariarities
Peculiarities: With such a design, no regular naming scheme for hulls has ever taken. Earlier Vilani designs were often named after Vilani flowers. Later Solomani editions were often named after characters and story elements from Greek Mythology. Third Imperium models are often named after planetary governors. The mix of names from foreign and domestic users can be bewilderingly diverse. [18]
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Some of the best known and most widely produced versions of this ship include:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant:
Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Subsidized Merchant - Fat Trader:
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- Dave Sering. Starships and Spacecraft (Judges Guild, 1979), TBD.Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Twilight's Peak (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), TBD. (Classic Traveller Adventure 3)
- Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. The Traveller Adventure (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), TBD.
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), TBD.
- Marc Miller. Aramis (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- Ian Stead, Paul Elliott. Type R Subsidised Merchant Operators Manual (Moon Toad Publishing, 2014), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Type-R Subsidised Merchant (Mongoose Publishing, 2015), TBD.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Type R2, RL, and RL2 Subsidized Merchants by Ken Pick
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 19.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 19.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Traders and Gunboats (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 21.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak