Patron Zero
SOC-13
I've often wondered why on starships that have limited displacement for reasons of economy, specifically merchants and bonded couriers, that some have dedicated hangar bays rather than a less 'consumptive' docking slip ?
IMTU, particularly a starship I'm developing, the 200Ton Acinonyx Class Fast Courier has a docking 'slip' to accommodate small craft of the 20-30Ton range in-place of a dedicated hanger section. Said saved space better allocated to fuel, cargo or passenger usage for the vessel to be more profitable overall.
I can't see the need for a fully pressurized hangar for small craft on commercial-private sector ships as such generally are pressed to wring-out every usable bit of their displacement just for necessary-needed components.
One Classic Traveller starship in particular that begs for a more modest way to carry it's auxiliary craft is the 800Ton Broadsword Class Mercenary Ship, the two internal bays consume a lot of displacement that might better serve other purposes.
Given IMTU, Broadswords have found other work after refitting-renovation to passenger liners or bulk cargo haulers, the large internal 'silos' once housing modular cutters gone and arrangements for other small craft facilitated by docking slips or deployable docking collars located elsewhere.
A good example of a docking collar is on the 400Ton Type-L Lab Ship, simple and elegant in form and function. Such does the job of supporting a small craft at minimal cost to the ship's overall displacement.
All said, space saved is space earned, more so space saved is more profitable than space wasted.
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Gallery/images/8640/large/1_200Ton_Acinonyx_Class_Docking-slip.jpg
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=30591
IMTU, particularly a starship I'm developing, the 200Ton Acinonyx Class Fast Courier has a docking 'slip' to accommodate small craft of the 20-30Ton range in-place of a dedicated hanger section. Said saved space better allocated to fuel, cargo or passenger usage for the vessel to be more profitable overall.
I can't see the need for a fully pressurized hangar for small craft on commercial-private sector ships as such generally are pressed to wring-out every usable bit of their displacement just for necessary-needed components.
One Classic Traveller starship in particular that begs for a more modest way to carry it's auxiliary craft is the 800Ton Broadsword Class Mercenary Ship, the two internal bays consume a lot of displacement that might better serve other purposes.
Given IMTU, Broadswords have found other work after refitting-renovation to passenger liners or bulk cargo haulers, the large internal 'silos' once housing modular cutters gone and arrangements for other small craft facilitated by docking slips or deployable docking collars located elsewhere.
A good example of a docking collar is on the 400Ton Type-L Lab Ship, simple and elegant in form and function. Such does the job of supporting a small craft at minimal cost to the ship's overall displacement.
All said, space saved is space earned, more so space saved is more profitable than space wasted.
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Gallery/images/8640/large/1_200Ton_Acinonyx_Class_Docking-slip.jpg
http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=30591