Tycoon Modular Trader

BARD PAPER: SARA7019

Tycoon Class Modular Trader

design by Franklin W. Cain

The Tycoon Trader normally carries several Gofer shuttles

. The Tycoon can also carry standard clipper modules, such as the missile modules.

Tycoon Modular Trader

General Data

Displacement: 100/300 tons	Hull Armor: 14
Length: 35 meters	Volume: 1400/4200 m³
Price: 53.944 MCr	Target Size: S
Configuration: Close USL	Tech Level: 12/11
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 1,247.381/1,208.181

Engineering Data

Power Plant: TL-11/12 80 MW Fusion plant (7.063 MW surplus; 40 MW/hit), one-half year duration

Jump Performance: Performance varies according to displacement (see below)

G-Rating: 1 G/HEPlaR (1 G at all displacements due to design restrictions; see below for power & fuel use); no Contra-Grav Lifters

G-Turns: Varies according to displacement (see below)

Fuel Tankage: 560 m^3

Maint: 50

Electronics

Computer: 3x TL-12 Model Standard (0.4 MW each)

Commo: 1x TL-12 30,000 km Radio (1 hx; 1 MW)
1x TL-12 1,000 AU Laser-Comm (inf.; 0.3 MW)
1x TL-12 1,000 AU Maser-Comm (inf.; 0.6 MW)

Avionics: TL-10+

Sensors: 1x TL-12 30,000 km Active EMS (1 hx; 11 MW)
1x TL-12 120,000 km Passive EMS, fixed array (4 hx; 0.15 MW)

ECM/ECCM: None

Controls: Flight deck with 3x workstations, plus 1x other workstation

Armament

Offensive None

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (0.28 MW)

Grav Compensation: 3 Gs, 7 MW

Crew: 4 (2x Maneuver; 1x Electronics; 1x Engineering)

Crew Accommodations: 4x Small Staterooms (0.0005 MW each)

Passenger Accomadation: 4x Small Staterooms (0.0005 MW each)

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 0 m³

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: 4x External Grapples (USL) for 50-ton Box SL Shuttle

Air Locks: 3

Notes

Values listed for Price and Mass do *not* include any Shuttles.

The exact performance (range) and fuel use of the jump drive, as well as the power and fuel use of the maneuver drive, vary according to the displacement tonnage, as shown below.

Tonnage	Jump Range & Fuel	Maneuver Power & Fuel
100 tons	3 pc.; 280 m^3 (93.333/pc.)	50 MW; 6.25 m^3/G-turn
150 tons	3 pc.; 420 m^3 (140/pc.)	75 MW; 9.375 m^3/G-turn
200 tons	2 pc.; 420 m^3 (210/pc.)	100 MW; 12.5 m^3/G-turn
250 tons	1 parsec; 350 m^3	125 MW; 15.625 m^3/G-turn
300 tons	1 parsec; 420 m^3	150 MW; 18.75 m^3/G-turn

Relic high-tech jump drives could be installed to improve range (and fuel economy; at 100 tons displacement) and mass. (Imagine salvaging TL-15 Jump-4 drives from the classic 100-ton Express Boat.)

Tech Level	Mass	Range	Fuel Use
TL-13	(-0)	4 parsecs	350 m^3 (87.5 m^3 per parsec)
TL-14	-42	5 parsecs	420 m^3 (84 m^3 per parsec)
TL-15	-84	5 parsecs	420 m^3 (84 m^3 per parsec)

Turret sockets on the Shuttles are treated as being at locations 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively, when docked; thus, they can all fire into arcs 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Damage Tables

Area    Surface                 Internal                Systems 
01      01-11: Antenna          01-04: Electronics      PP - 2H 
        12-19: ---              05-08: Shuttle #1       JD - 3H 
        20:    Airlock          09-12: Shuttle #2       MD - (3h) 
                                13-16: Shuttle #3       FPP - 2H 
                                17-20: Shuttle #4       LS - 2H 
02      ---                     Shuttle #1              ELS - 1H 
03      ---                     Shuttle #2              AG - 1H 
04      ---                     Shuttle #3              Grapple - 1H 
05      ---                     Shuttle #4                each 
06      ---                     01-18: Shuttle #1       All Others - 
                                19-20: Grapple #1         (1h) 
07      ---                     01-18: Shuttle #2 
                                19-20: Grapple #2 
08      ---                     01-18: Shuttle #3 
                                19-20: Grapple #3 
09      ---                     01-18: Shuttle #4 
                                19-20: Grapple #4 
10      ---                     01-10: Shuttle #1 
                                11-20: Shuttle #2 
11      ---                     01-10: Shuttle #3 
                                11-20: Shuttle #4 
12      ---                     01-15: Shuttle #1 
                                16-20: Grapple #1 
13      ---                     01-15: Shuttle #2 
                                16-20: Grapple #2 
14      ---                     01-15: Shuttle #3 
                                16-20: Grapple #3 
15      ---                     01-15: Shuttle #4 
                                16-20: Grapple #4 
16-19   ---                     01:    Engineering 
                                02-14: Fuel 
                                15-20: Quarters 
20      01:    Airlock          01-17: Engineering 
        02-20: ---              18-20: Fuel