I'm creating a small ship universe, and I want to use what I've got, the classic designs as the mainstay of my universe, with extras culled from the great internet or my own designs.
To maximise the potential of the classic Book 2 and Supplement 7 designs I'm looking at mapping out all of the official and the unofficial varients. I like to see starships as aircraft really, rather than maritime vessels, and I can use aviation terminology to chart these designations.
So the Type R Subsidized Merchant runs like this. Designation, Aerodyne Challenger R-3 (manufacturer for MTU, name of type likely based on a famous example or actual CT class name, and HG designation with series number, in order that it was listed in CT or S7).
R-3A Book 2 design, uneconomical, used by governments to supply colonies
R-3B Smaller engines more cargo space, a viable speculator, revised upper deck layout
R-3C Uprated D engines, less cargo space, a military variant, Gyro Cadiz type
R-3D As R-3B but launch replaced with external cargo pod for more economic viability
LR-3A Research variant ie. Shaarin Challenger
TR-3C Military tanker variant, with demountable tanks
AR-3C Armed and armoured military variant used to drop RORO vehicles in assault missions.
R-3E Stretched 500 ton, by Ken Pick
R-3F Stretched 600 ton by Ken Pick
R-3G R-3F with jump 2, 2G drives
HR-3C Medical response variant, passengers are medical team, lower deck divded into surgery, ward lab, and intensive care
The Volturnus gas-giant flyer makes a great manufacturers variant for the Type A Free Trader, the Nortinghouse A-2. The X-Boat Tender also has a couple of variants listed.
So, can you recommend any neat variations on the classics, or point me to any? Deckplans are great but not required!
To maximise the potential of the classic Book 2 and Supplement 7 designs I'm looking at mapping out all of the official and the unofficial varients. I like to see starships as aircraft really, rather than maritime vessels, and I can use aviation terminology to chart these designations.
So the Type R Subsidized Merchant runs like this. Designation, Aerodyne Challenger R-3 (manufacturer for MTU, name of type likely based on a famous example or actual CT class name, and HG designation with series number, in order that it was listed in CT or S7).
R-3A Book 2 design, uneconomical, used by governments to supply colonies
R-3B Smaller engines more cargo space, a viable speculator, revised upper deck layout
R-3C Uprated D engines, less cargo space, a military variant, Gyro Cadiz type
R-3D As R-3B but launch replaced with external cargo pod for more economic viability
LR-3A Research variant ie. Shaarin Challenger
TR-3C Military tanker variant, with demountable tanks
AR-3C Armed and armoured military variant used to drop RORO vehicles in assault missions.
R-3E Stretched 500 ton, by Ken Pick
R-3F Stretched 600 ton by Ken Pick
R-3G R-3F with jump 2, 2G drives
HR-3C Medical response variant, passengers are medical team, lower deck divded into surgery, ward lab, and intensive care
The Volturnus gas-giant flyer makes a great manufacturers variant for the Type A Free Trader, the Nortinghouse A-2. The X-Boat Tender also has a couple of variants listed.
So, can you recommend any neat variations on the classics, or point me to any? Deckplans are great but not required!
