Military ships and crew

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

Sure. Knock yourself out providing basic passage.

You missed the point. It is a one man ship. No passengers, maximum cargo. The owner/operate lives in the single ton of barracks during flight.

One thing I didn't mention is the fuel tank only includes fuel for J-1 but the other half is in a mountable 20 dton fuel tank so it can be operated as a Far Trader with 124 tons of cargo or a Free Trader with 144 tons if the tank is removed.

 

[rinku]

No, I did see that as well, and commented on it.

The operator is deliberately subjecting themselves to what amounts to a prison cell for their living space. But as I also mentioned, they might find it tolerable if they basically live on the bridge... unless you've gone with a Small Bridge as well. That would end up something like being locked in a sleeper cab for a week, repeatedly, with only a couple of day's respite every fortnight. Unpleasant, but I guess doable.

 

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

No, I did see that as well, and commented on it.

You also said:

Knock yourself out providing basic passage. But last time I checked basic passengers are less profitable than freight, once you take into account life support requirements (Cr500 per ton of Barracks plus 1k general life support cost per person actually on board

When it is only 1 ton of barracks, no passengers at all.

 

[rinku]

I was just covering all bases and checking my numbers. But don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's wrong or that you shouldn't do it. Just pointing out why it's probably not a popular starship design in general.

But I could see it being more tolerable and common for short to medium haul system craft. A couple of days in flight from one inner system planet to another. Very much like a long haul trucker.