Tequila class Free Trader

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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 mercantile starship.

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)

Using a 200-ton, TL-10 hull, the Tequila class Free Trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. It mounts jump drive-A, maneuver drive-A, and power plant-A, giving a performance of Jump-1 and 1G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 1 parsec jump, at 20t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/1 std. There are 9 staterooms, an owner's suite, and 20 low berths. There are two single turrets, but without weapons installed. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The ship has a streamlined hull, with scoops and intakes for frontier refueling.

The ship has four crew, and can carry six passengers and 20 low passengers.

Description: Using a 200-ton TL-9 streamlined hull, it is fitted with drives giving it Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports one Jump-1 and two months of power plant operations. Fuel scoops are included. Installed on the bridge is a computer Model/1 and the default sensor suite. Cargo capacity, the ship’s most important feature, is 82.0 tons, plus a mail vault. The hull is streamlined, and can land on uneven terrain. [2]

Crew Dossier: The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot/astrogator, engineer, medic, and steward. [3]

Image Repository

TBD

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. [4]

Basic Ship Characteristics [5]
No. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage / Hull 200 tons. The hull is streamlined.
2. Crew x4 crew. The free trader requires a crew of four: pilot, engineer, medic, and steward. Gunners may be carried if the ship is armed.
3. Performance Propulsion:
  • Jump-1
  • 1-G acceleration
  • Power Plant-A
  • TBD-EPs
  • Agility-TBD
4. Electronics Computer Model/1
5. Hardpoints x2 hardpoints
6. Armament No turrets or weaponry are normally installed, but there are two hardpoints and two tons are set aside for fire control. Capacity for two turrets.
7. Defenses Not generally equipped. Sandcasters common on multi-turrets
8. Craft There are no standard ship's vehicles.
9. Fuel Treatment Yes. Scoops and purification. There is fuel tankage for 30.0 tons, sufficient for the power plant and one Jump-1.
10. Cost The ship costs MCr37.08.
11. Construction Time It typically takes eleven months to build.
12. Remarks None

History & Background (Dossier)

Remarks: The free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. [6] The Type A becomes a popular cornerstone of interstellar commerce by the end of the TL:7-9 technological epoch in Vilani society. It is continually upgraded by the Vilani Bureaux. It is near ubiquitous throughout Vilani Space by the Vilani TL:10-12 tech epoch.

Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities

Most of these craft are named after heroes from various sophontic literature sources, particularly from Terran or Vilani literary heroes. [7]

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Vessel - Tramp Liners:
Merchant Vessel - (Free Trader / Tramp Liner):

  1. Type A class Free Trader
    1. Alexandria class Free Trader
    2. Basil class Merchant
    3. Beowulf class Free Trader
    4. Bremen class Caravel
    5. Carrack class Tramp Liner
    6. Coriander class Free Trader
    7. Lune class Freelancer
    8. March Harrier class Free Trader
    9. Moraine class Free Trader
    10. Nymph class Merchant
    11. Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader
    12. Tequila class Free Trader
    13. Type A1 class Free Trader
    14. Type A-J2 class Free Trader
    15. Type A-P class Free Trader
    16. Type TC(S) class Free Trader

Civilian Ship - Merchant Vessel - Far Trader:

  1. Type A2 class Far Trader
    1. Akkigish class Far Trader
    2. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
    3. April Hare class Far Trader
    4. Avian class Far Trader
    5. Empress Marava class Far Trader
    6. Fanzhienz class Far Trader
    7. Farrou class Far Trader
    8. Garu class Far Trader
    9. Gizicih class General Trader
    10. Hero class Far Trader
    11. Hnneshant class Trade Boat
    12. Hugin class Trader
    13. Independent Hauler class Far Trader
    14. Jayhawk class Far Trader
    15. Khershawn class Trader
    16. Maru class Merchant
    17. Nymph class Merchant
    18. Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader
    19. Salamander class Far Trader
    20. Soho class Light Freighter
    21. Solostar class Far Trader
    22. Stage class Far Trader
    23. Treader class Free Trader
    24. Type A2L class Far Trader
    25. Type HR class Trader
    26. Type VA class Trader
    27. Wulf class Free Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Deep Trader / Long Trader / Fast Trader):

  1. Type A3 class Fast Trader
    1. Fat Cat class Far Trader
    2. Swordfish class Merchant
    3. Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
    4. Type A3L class Far Trader

Merchant Vessel - (Armored Trader / Frontier Trader / Fast Trader):

  1. Type AA class Armored Merchant
    1. Jasper class Provincial Merchant
    2. Khoghue class Armed Junker
    3. Nguksu class Armoured Fast Trader
    4. Siyuihwye class Armored Trader
    5. Star class Armored Merchant
    6. Type RAX class Protected Merchant
    7. Venture class Frontier Trader

Merchant Vessel - Heavy Trader:

  1. Type AH class Heavy Trader
    1. Dakaar class Freighter
    2. Dakaar class Merchant Transport
    3. Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
    4. Type TI class Merchant
    5. Type TJ class Merchant

Merchant Vessel - Light Trader:

  1. Type AL class Light Trader
    1. Anjou class Freighter
    2. Aoa'iw class Light Trader
    3. Burning Sky class Merchant Schooner
    4. Consul class Provincial Trader
    5. Fortune class Merchant
    6. Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader
    7. Liz Zhorka class Light Trader
    8. Manta class Small Merchant
    9. Panga class Merchant
    10. Paya class Light Freighter
    11. Rhapsody class Merchant Trader
    12. Tachyon class Light Trader
    13. Unholy Exile class Trader

Merchant Vessel - Medium Trader:

  1. Type AM class Medium Trader
    1. Anhk class Merchant
    2. Bloodwell class Merchant
    3. Tyrfing class Freighter

References & Contributors (Sources)

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  1. ↑ Marc Miller. Starter Traveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 11.
  2. ↑ Marc Miller. "Starship Design and Construction." T5 Core Rules (2013): 358.
  3. ↑ Marc Miller. "Starship Design and Construction." T5 Core Rules (2013): 358.
  4. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  5. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  6. ↑ Marc Miller. "Starship Design and Construction." T5 Core Rules (2013): 358.
  7. ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
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