RCES Clipper

[robject]

Never having owned TNE, I'm intensely curious about the Clipper's standard designs. Can someone give me the basic characteristics of this signature ship?

In particular, I'm interested in:

Bridge
Sensors
Armor
Weapons
Defenses
Carried Craft
Jump Rating
Maneuver (?) Rating
Power Plant Volume, Output, etc.

Plus any distinctive I should be aware of.

Heck, I'm interested in learning a bit about all of the prominent TNE ships.

 

[Jame]

The RCES Clipper was a modular ship with three standard sizes, a 600 ton, 1000 ton and 2000 ton. There were several types of modules, ranging from 25 ton to 400 ton, for a variety of purposes (fighter-carrying, barracks, quarters and such). The 1000 and 2000 ton versions were going to be used for warships. Oh yes, it had three small craft, typically: a 50 ton cutter, 30 ton ship's boat and a fueller (don't remember the tonnage right now).

I'd have to go take another look at it to describe it more (e.g. crew, jump, etc), but it is in FFS, which I don't have (and don't understand from looking at what's in what I have), but I remember that it had an overlarge crew, like the rest of TNE vessels IMNHO.

 

[far-trader]

Never having owned TNE, I'm intensely curious about the Clipper's standard designs. Can someone give me the basic characteristics of this signature ship?

I recalled it being here on CotI somewhere and found this thread that probably answers all you want robject:

http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=4065

Heck, I'm interested in learning a bit about all of the prominent TNE ships.

Check out the BARD SARA pages here:

http://www.downport.com/bard/

BARD is the front page, the link you want for ships is SARA in the list

 

[robject]

Dan: thanks for the references.

it is in FFS

Ah ok. I have FFS, so will check it out for additional detail.


First Glance

It looks like an ACS version of the Ghalalk modular Cruiser, doesn't it? I like that. And I like those deckplans, Dan.

I'm officially moving this discussion back to the original thread.

 

[Gadrin]

Star Vikings/Personalities of the Reformation Coalition has a clipper detailed in it.

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[mbrinkhues]

Manta class fueller was a 400dton craft

 

[Gadrin]

Here's a 200 dpi of the Thunderchild from the Star Vikings book. You can download
it then magnify it using your favorite software to read it better.

It's fairly clear with good contrast, and magnifies nicely in GIMP.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Gadrin77/Spacecraft/thunderchild001.png

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[robject]

Here's a 200 dpi of the Thunderchild from the Star Vikings book. You can download
it then magnify it using your favorite software to read it better.

It's fairly clear with good contrast, and magnifies nicely in GIMP.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Gadrin77/Spacecraft/thunderchild001.png

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AWESOME. Thank you.

 

[jfetters]

Rob - PM me on my gmail address - I did a LOT of looking into this a couple years back (as the thread indicates) and may have some other useful info for you...