Gushiken-Class Vincenzi Free Trader

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)