Type R class Subsidized Merchant
| Type R class Subsidized Merchant | |
|---|---|
 Fat Trader | |
| Type: MLS Subsidized Merchant | |
| Size | 400 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[{{{hull}}}]] |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | TBD |
| 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 | MCrMCr101.03 |
| Architect fee | MCrCanon publication design. |
| Statistics | |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Classic Traveller core ship design. | |
Subsidized Merchant (type R): 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. [1]
- It is more commonly known as a Fat Trader or Subsidized Merchant.
- It is a civilian ship.
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. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
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 craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [6]
| #. | Category | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tonnage | TBD |
| 2. | Crew | TBD |
| 3. | Performance | TBD |
| 4. | Electronics | TBD |
| 5. | Hardpoints | TBD |
| 6. | Armament | TBD |
| 7. | Defenses | TBD |
| 8. | Craft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | TBD |
| 10. | Cost | TBD |
| 11. | Construction Time | TBD |
| 12. | Comments | TBD |
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.
The Type R class Subsidized Merchant is one of the most common starships found within Charted Space.
- Many variant classes exist of this type.
Selected Variant Classes
- Type R class Subsidized Merchant AKA Fat Trader AKA Subsidized Merchant
- Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
- Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
- Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
- Type RQ class Subsidized Merchant
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- 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.
- 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
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 19.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 32.