Type VA class Trader
| Farrou class Far Trader | |
|---|---|
 Published, canon starship design. | |
| Type: VA | |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | [[Streamlined Hull]] |
| Streamlining | Unstreamlined Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/1bis |
| Jump | J-2` |
| Maneuver | G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | 2 |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 0 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 5 |
| Officers | `2 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 72 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Vargr Extents |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr69.174 |
| Statistics | |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Illustration | yes |
| Source | |
| Canon | Unpublished, fan design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard. | |
The Farrou class Far Trader is a Merchant.
Description (Specifications)
Using a 200-ton hull, the Vargr trader is an interstellar trading vessel typically in use within the Vargr Extents. It mounts jump drive-B, maneuver drive-B, and power plant-0, giving a performance of jump-2 and 2G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 60 tons supports the power plant and one jump-2. Adjacent to the bridge is a model 1 Ibis computer. There are 5 staterooms and no low berths. The ship has two hardpoints and two single turrets: each carries one beam laser. There are no ship's vehicles. Cargo capacity is 72 tons. The ship is streamlined. The Vargr trader requires a crew of five: pilot, navigator, engineer, medic, and gunner. The ship does not normally carry passengers. The ship costs MCr69.1749 (including architect's fees and discounts for this standard ship type), and takes 12 months to build.
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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. [1]
| Basic Ship Characteristics [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Category | Remarks |
| 1. | Tonnage / Hull
200tons. | |
| 2. | Crew | x5 crew. |
| 3. | Performance / Engineering | Propulsion:
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| 4. | Main Section / Electronics | Model/1 bis computer. |
| 5. | Hardpoints | x2hardpoints. |
| 6. | Armament / Weaponry | The normal weapons fit-out for it is:
The ship has two hardpoints and two single turrets: each carries one beam laser |
| 7. | Defenses | No information yet available. |
| 8. | Craft / Subcraft | TBD |
| 9. | Fuel Treatment | Sccops amd Purification plant |
| 10. | Cost | MCr69.174 |
| 11. | Construction Time | 12 months to build, TBD months in quantity. |
| 12. | Remarks | The ship does not normally carry passengers..
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History & Background (Dossier)
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Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Vargr (Alien Module) pg 13
- Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. The Traveller Adventure (Game Designers Workshop, 1983), 152. (Design Sequence Used)
- Author, Artist, & Contributor: Bleddyn Wilson
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
- ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.