Freelance Traveller design request

[snrdg121408]

For anyone interested and not a member of the TML the editor of the Freelance Traveller e-magazine has made the following request and MgT both 1e and 2e can be used.

From: "Freelance Traveller"
To: "The Traveller Mailing List" <tml@simplelists.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:32:52 PM
Subject: [TML] Solicitation: J3 Merchants

This design is to be a companion piece to an adventure I'm putting
together. The design will be for a small fleet owned by an interface
line operating between the Imperium in Old Expanses, and Ral Ranta in
the Hinterworlds.

Requirements: Hull rate 600-1000t, J3, M1 or M2, power and supplies for
60 days instead of the normal 30, exclusive of Jump. The ship should be
lightly armed, enough to discourage a single corsair, but probably not
two operating in concert (they need the armament because they also carry
mail). Two designs are of interest: an all-cargo (no passengers) design,
and a mixed-use design. System: Classic-compatible, including Cepheus
Engine. (See the Submission Guidelines, inside back cover of the Nov/Dec
2016 issue, for how we define 'Classic-compatible'.)

Deck plans would be nice, but not required. Please tell more about the
ship than just the stat sheet. The one I like best gets used for the
adventures; other good ones will be saved and used for future Shipyard
articles.

This is intended to appear in the January/February 2017 issue of
Freelance Traveller, so please send it to editor@freelancetraveller.com
or submissions@freelancetraveller.com or freetrav@gmail.com before
December 1, 2016.

--
Jeff Zeitlin, Editor
Freelance Traveller
The Electronic Fan-Supported
Traveller® Fanzine and Resource

http://freelancetraveller.downport.com/

 

[AnotherDilbert]

Here's a design outline if someone wants to write up a story...

600 dT, J-3, M-2, TL12, MCr 179
Partially streamlined, scoops, purifier (48 h).
Power constrained with battery backup. Uses batteries for Jump power. Emergence power backup system. Extensible solar panel to extend duration on station.
Two laser turrets, four missile fixed mounts. No dedicated gunners.
Decent sensors: Military Sensors, Signal Processor, DM +2
Crew: 8. Captain, Pilot, Astrogator, Sensor Op, 2 Engineers, Maintenance, Service.
One high stateroom (6 dT) plus seven regular staterooms. 6,8 dT Common Area. Two low berths.
16 escape capsules.
2 dT biosphere (hydroponic garden)
240 dT cargo, cargo crane, loading belt, 180 dT collapsible tanks.
5 dT locked compartment for mail.
600 dT external cargo mount. Drive performance reduced to J-1, M-1 if used.

TL 12                    Hull  240                        179,8       
                    Desired    ∆TL    Rat    #    dTon    Cost    Power    HardP
Hull                    600                        600             120        6
Config  Close Structure   4            4                   19,5        
Hull strength  Light      1            1                    
                                    
JumpD      Standard       3            3     1      50,0   75,0    180,0    
ManœuvreD  Very Advanced  2     3      2     1       9,6   24,0    120,0    
PowerP  (TL8) High Technology   3            1      18,0   13,5    257,1    
    Emergency Power       1                  1       1,8    1,4        
Solar Panel               1                  1       1,8    0,2       
Batteries                 3                  3       3,0    0,6        
                                    
Fuel, Jump                3            3     1     180,0            
Fuel, Power               6          6 w     1       3,0            
Fuel Purification      48 h         48 h     1       4,5    0,2      4,5    
Scoop                                                       1,0        
                                    
Bridge                    1                  1      20,0    3,0        
Holographic               1                  1              0,8        
Comp           m/15       3           15     1       2,0        
Backup Comp    m/10/bis   2     1     10     1       0,2        
                                    
Sensors        Military   2            2     1       2,0    4,1      2,0    
Signal Process Improved   1            1     1       1,0    4,0      1,0    
                                    
Staterooms, High          1                  1       6,0    0,8        
Staterooms             100%            8     7      28,0    3,5        
Escape Capsules           1                 16       8,0    0,3        
Hydroponic Garden         2                  2       2,0    0,4      2,0    
Common Areas            20%          20%     1       6,8    0,7        
Low Berths                2            2     1       1,0    0,1      1,0    
Armoury                  15                  5       5,0    1,3        
Cargo                                              240,0            
Collapsible Tanks       200                200       2,0    0,0        
Cargo Crane               1                  1       3,5    3,5        
Loading Belt              1                  1       1,0    0,0      1,0 
External cargo mount                       600              0,6
                                    
Turret                                    
Pulse Laser  Very Advan   2     2   TL11     2       2,0    9,5     26,0      2

Fixed Mount                                    
Missile                   4          TL7     4              9,4               4
                                    
                                    
                                    
Software                                                    0,3        
Jump Control/3                        15                    0,3       
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
Crew                 8                            
    Command          1                            
    Bridge           3    
        Pilot              1
        Astrogator         1
        Sensor & EW        1
    Engineer         3    
        Engineer           2
        Maintenance        0,6
    Service          1    
        Admin              0,3
        Medic              0,0525
        Steward            0
    Gunner        
    Flight        
    Troops           0

 

[wbnc]

I may have something cooked up for the design request..I have to do a bit of work on it.

 

[snrdg121408]

Hello AnotherDilbert and wbnc,

Thank you both for responding to submission request from Freelance Traveller.

One item that I forgot about is that the author's name must be included with submissions to Freelance Traveller. For anyone who fluffs out AnotherDilbert's design you both need to include your names and the submissions should be sent to editor@freelancetraveller.com or submissions@freelancetraveller.com or freetrav@gmail.com