Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:09:21 -0700 From: Christopher_Griffen@dmcwave.com (Christopher Griffen) Subject: Gushiken-Class Vincenzi Free Trader Let's try this again. I sent a bunch of virus-speak last week when I tried to send this because I hadn't put it through the crucible of mailing it to myself first. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but I have to mail text stuff to myself, then cut and paste it into a new message to the TML. This seems to prevent any offending text from screwing up my message. At any rate, here's the ship... To accompany my Vincennes RICE paper, I've written up the following description of the Gushiken Free Trader, operated primarily out of Vincennes, which was mentioned in the RICE paper text. The ship uses the cube-bonded superdense armor (essentially a slight improvement on BSD armor) presented in the Univ. of Missouri Traveller web site. Gushiken-Class Free Trader GENERAL DATA Displacement: 300 tons Hull Armor: 10 Length: 55 meters Volume: 4,200 m3 Price: MCr82.05 (85.89 armed) Target Size: S Configuration: Wedge/SL Tech Level: 16 Mass (Loaded/Empty): 2603.10/583.43 tonnes 2762.30/743.83 tonnes (armed) ENGINEERING DATA Power Plant: 243 MW Fusion Power Plant (243 MW/hit), 1 year duration Jump Performance: 1 (420 m3 fuel) G-Rating: 1G (150 MW/G), Contra-Grav Lifters (30 MW) G-Turns: 48 (70.4 using jump fuel), 18.75 m3 each Maint: 17 (20 if armed) ELECTRONICS Computer: 3 x TL-16 Mod Std Computers (0.6 MW each) Commo: 300,000km radio (10 hexes; 10 MW), 1000AU maser (inf.; 0.6 MW) Avionics: TL-10 Flight Avionics Sensors: Passive EMS Fixed Array 30,000km (1 hex; 0.01 MW), Active EMS 3,000km (0 hexes; use long-range for task difficulty in same hex; 5 MW), if armed Active EMS 300,000 (10 hexes; 10 MW) ECM/ECCM: None Controls: Bridge with 3xbridge workstation plus 1 other workstation ARMAMENT 2 turret hardpoints, socket fitted (Locs: 8,9; Arcs: 1,2,3). When weapons package is fitted, characteristics are as follows: Offensive: 2xTL-16 250-Mj laser turrets (Loc: 8,9; Arcs: 1,2,3; 6.9 MW ea.; 1 crew ea.) Master Fire Directors: 1xTL-16 Beam MFD (6 Diff Mod; 10 hexes; 1.56 MW; 1 crew). MFD always installed, armed or not. Short Medium Long Extreme 250-Mj Laser Turret 10:1/13-40 20: 1/13-40 40: 1/13-40 80: 1/13-40 ACCOMMODATIONS Life Support: Extended (0.84 MW), Grav Compensators (7G; 21 MW) Crew: 4 (1xEngineering, 1xElectronics [doubles as Steward], 2xManeuver [Pilot or Astrogator doubles as Command], 0-2xGunnery, 0-1xMFD Gunner). Crew Accommodations: 3xSmall Stateroom (single-occupancy, double if armed; 0.0005 MW ea.), 1xLarge Stateroom (single-occupancy; 0.001 MW ea.) Passenger Accommodations: 10xSmall Stateroom (single-occupancy; 0.0005 MW ea.) Cargo: 1802.71 m3, 6 large cargo hatches Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 3-ton Enclosed Air/Raft with internal hangar (minimal) and launch port Air Locks: 3 NOTES The Gushiken-Class Free Trader was designed by Ling Standard Products for operation in the Vincennes Cluster. The Vincennes Trade and Commerce Commission (VTCC) sponsored the design for sale to traders who operate in the 11-system Vincenzi Jump-1 route. The VTCC has configured a network of far traders to operate as interface traders at Irumunu, Achemedon, HRD and Perez systems for shipment of goods beyond the reaches of the Vincennes Cluster. Most Gushiken-Class traders do not carry armament as the level of stability in the region does not warrant it. However, many traders travelling the HRD route, which approaches Usani Subsector and the frontier, choose to arm their ships against possible Vampire incursions or pirates. The Gushiken is designed for maximum cargo capacity for shipments of popular Vincenzi communications, computer and novelty technology to the other worlds of the Vincennes Cluster. Though the Jump-1 region is small by Regency standards, Gushiken traders frequently find they still don't have the space to accommodate the amount of cargo and freight available. Approximately a dozen Gushiken traders have converted their drives to Jump-2 for operation beyond the Vincennes Cluster. The reason for doing this is to cut the losses incurred by interface far trader freight costs. Most find, however, that the cost of refitting the ship and the lost cargo capacity do not justify the modification. Fuel Scoops, 47.1 min. to scoop jump and maneuver fuel. Fuel purification machinery (1.65 MW), 24 hours to refine 1320 m3 (92.4 tons) DAMAGE TABLES Area(1D20) Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems 1 1-5: Ant 1-6: Elec, 7-20: Qtrs AG-1H LT-1H 2-3 1-8: Ant Qtrs JD-2H LSR-1H 4-7 1: AL, 2-14: Ant Hold PP-1H LS-10H 8-9 1-10: CH 1-4: TS (or LT), 5-20: Hold CG-1H MD-(3h) 10-18 1-2: LP, 3-8: CH Hold ELS-1H MFD-(2h) 19 1-10: CH 1-2: Eng, 3-20: Hold FPP-1H SSR-(2h) 20 Eng Hangar-1H All others-(1h)