Some alternative launch deckplans

[Brian Smaller]

Hi all

Needed a launch with a slightly different profile to the standard Traveller Launches I posted the other day.

Full scale plans are over at the Woolshed Small Ship Construction Array.

http://woolshedwargamer.com/2015/05/26/traveller-small-craft-new-launch-models/

Cheers
Brian

 

[martletsquire]

Really like them, reminds me of the Hunter's Launch from the Animal class Safari ship.

Miss the side cargo door, but the rear door does make more sense.

 

[Brian Smaller]

I decided to put an airlock on each side rather than a single lock and a side cargo door. I offset the engines slightly to give more room the back.

 

[Timerover51]

I decided to put an airlock on each side rather than a single lock and a side cargo door. I offset the engines slightly to give more room the back.

Are these officially sanctioned ships that will be part of the Official Traveller Universe?

 

[Brian Smaller]

Are these officially sanctioned ships that will be part of the Official Traveller Universe?

Apart from ships that have a Classic Traveller lineage (the Modular Cutter and Type S for example) these are for the most part, my designs.

 

[Xerxeskingofking]

cool. like it very much. proves that you can do quite a bit with a given hull shape and tonnage.

 

[samuelvss]

I like these. I always had a problem with the lack of efficiency in the cylindrical designs. They would be great for bulk cargo (e.g., liquids), but putting the squarish cargo container into the tubular space....

So I designed my own small craft based on rectangular shapes, but even with advanced materials and the like, the frustrated engineer in me kept wincing at the almost-square angles: your design is an elegant compromise. Good stuff.

 

[Patron Zero]

Nice job Brian ! The rear entry allows more flexibility for how the launch is berthed, I'm an advocate for docking 'slips' which allow a small craft to be 'snuggled-in' to a larger ship without the outlay and waste of a dedicated hanger.