Difference between revisions of "Merchant"
Sarna News
- HEXTECH Review - Wave 3 Brings More Urban Options To Your Battlefield
- Your BattleTech News Round-Up For March, 2024
- Crashing 'Mechs With Jennifer Brozek, Author Of The Rogue Academy Trilogy
- Getting The Word Out With Rem Alternis, Catalyst Community & Marketing Director
- Bad 'Mechs - Yeoman
- Read more →
m (→Named Vessels: Spelling fix) |
m (Text replacement - "name was perfectly translated" to "name was translated") |
||
| (15 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{InfoBoxJumpShip | {{InfoBoxJumpShip | ||
| − | | image = Merchant. | + | | image = Merchant JS TRO3057r.png |
| − | | Name = Merchant | + | | Name = ''Merchant'' |
| − | | Manufacturer = [[Stellar Trek]] | + | | Manufacturer = |
| + | [[Stellar Trek]] | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | [[Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]] | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]] | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | [[Dover Shipyards]] | ||
| Use = Trade | | Use = Trade | ||
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | ||
| Line 10: | Line 17: | ||
| Length = 320 meters | | Length = 320 meters | ||
| Sail Diameter = 950 meters | | Sail Diameter = 950 meters | ||
| − | | Fuel = | + | | Fuel = 85 tons (425) |
| Burn Rate = 19.75 | | Burn Rate = 19.75 | ||
| Top Thrust = 0.1 Gs | | Top Thrust = 0.1 Gs | ||
| Line 19: | Line 26: | ||
| Armor= 30 tons | | Armor= 30 tons | ||
| DropShip Capacity = 2 | | DropShip Capacity = 2 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 4 Officers, 17 Enlisted, 10 Bay Personnel<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
| Grav Decks = 1 x 40 meters diameter | | Grav Decks = 1 x 40 meters diameter | ||
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 4/0 | | Escape Pods/Life Boats = 4/0 | ||
| Heat Sinks = 99 (single) | | Heat Sinks = 99 (single) | ||
| Structural Integrity = 1 | | Structural Integrity = 1 | ||
| − | | BV (1.0) = 496<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 94, "Merchant JumpShip Profile"</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 267</ref> | + | | BV (1.0) = 496<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 94, "''Merchant'' JumpShip Profile"</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 267</ref> |
| BV (2.0) = ??? | | BV (2.0) = ??? | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Description== | + | == Description == |
One of the anchors of interstellar freight shipping, the ''Merchant'' class of [[JumpShip]]s is seen at almost any commercial jump point. The craft is flexible and many are used as military craft. Due to modifications over the last 550 years since it was introduced, the crew size has shrunk from 40 to 21. While the initial impression is that the vessel would give more space to the crew, most of the recovered space became cargo storage.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | One of the anchors of interstellar freight shipping, the ''Merchant'' class of [[JumpShip]]s is seen at almost any commercial jump point. The craft is flexible and many are used as military craft. Due to modifications over the last 550 years since it was introduced, the crew size has shrunk from 40 to 21. While the initial impression is that the vessel would give more space to the crew, most of the recovered space became cargo storage.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | ||
Although the ship is a commonplace design, there seems to be an overall lack of spare parts for the engine power converter.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | Although the ship is a commonplace design, there seems to be an overall lack of spare parts for the engine power converter.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | ||
| − | ==Armament== | + | == Armament == |
| − | The ''Merchant'' rarely, if ever, has armaments installed. Equipment described as | + | The ''Merchant'' rarely, if ever, has armaments installed. Equipment described as "anti-meteor systems" could be considered weapons, but due to their inefficiency, they are unable to damage any other vessel.<ref name=TRO3057R/> |
| − | ==Cargo== | + | == Cargo == |
667 tons | 667 tons | ||
*Bay 1: 330 tons | *Bay 1: 330 tons | ||
| Line 42: | Line 49: | ||
*Bay 3: 327 tons | *Bay 3: 327 tons | ||
| − | + | In contrast to other legacy JumpShip designs that often do not accurately reflect the cargo capacity listed in their text fluff, the figures above can be viewed as being reasonably accurate depending on how much tonnage is relegated to other items such as fuel, food and water, and spare parts. | |
| − | |||
| − | == | + | == Variants == |
| − | + | There are at least two mentions of ''Merchant''-class vessels featuring three [[docking hardpoint]]s instead of only two: The ''[[Caliban (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Caliban]]'', and one unnamed ''Merchant'' that [[Wolf's Dragoons]] had rented to carry three ''[[Mule]]''s from [[Robinson]] to [[Crossing]] in [[3029]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 34</ref> This seems to suggest that a refit, if not a proper variant, exists that increases the ''Merchant'''s DropShip carrying capacity from two to three. | |
| − | |||
| − | + | It has been noted that, because many ''Merchant''-class vessels are privately owned, interior accommodations and equipment vary from ship-to-ship.<ref name=TRO3057R/> | |
| − | |||
| − | ==Merchant | + | == Named Vessels == |
| + | :''See also: [[:Category:Individual Merchant-class JumpShips|Individual ''Merchant''-class JumpShips]]'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Händler'''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Merchant.png|Original ''Merchant'' from ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' | |
| + | Merchant JS TRO3057r.png|''Merchant'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | ==References== | + | == References == |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | ==Bibliography== | + | == Bibliography == |
* ''[[AeroTech 2]]'' | * ''[[AeroTech 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | ||
| Line 68: | Line 79: | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' | * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Operation Excalibur]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout 3057]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | [[Category:JumpShip classes | + | [[Category:JumpShip classes]] |
| + | [[Category:German renamed units]] | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 6 July 2022
| |
| Merchant | |
|---|---|
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Stellar Trek
|
| Use | Trade |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 384,711,675 C-Bills |
| Introduced | 2503 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 120,000 tons |
| Length | 320 meters |
| Sail Diameter | 950 meters |
| Fuel | 85 tons (425) |
| Burn Rate | 19.75 |
| Top Thrust | 0.1 Gs |
| Sail Integrity | 3 |
| KF Drive Integrity | 3 |
| LF Battery | None |
| Armament | None |
| Armor | 30 tons |
| DropShip Capacity | 2 |
| Crew | 4 Officers, 17 Enlisted, 10 Bay Personnel[1] |
| Grav Decks | 1 x 40 meters diameter |
| Escape Pods/Life Boats | 4/0 |
| Heat Sinks | 99 (single) |
| Structural Integrity | 1 |
| BV (1.0) | 496[1][2] |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Contents
Description
One of the anchors of interstellar freight shipping, the Merchant class of JumpShips is seen at almost any commercial jump point. The craft is flexible and many are used as military craft. Due to modifications over the last 550 years since it was introduced, the crew size has shrunk from 40 to 21. While the initial impression is that the vessel would give more space to the crew, most of the recovered space became cargo storage.[1]
Although the ship is a commonplace design, there seems to be an overall lack of spare parts for the engine power converter.[1]
Armament
The Merchant rarely, if ever, has armaments installed. Equipment described as "anti-meteor systems" could be considered weapons, but due to their inefficiency, they are unable to damage any other vessel.[1]
Cargo
667 tons
- Bay 1: 330 tons
- Bay 2: 2 Small Craft
- Bay 3: 327 tons
In contrast to other legacy JumpShip designs that often do not accurately reflect the cargo capacity listed in their text fluff, the figures above can be viewed as being reasonably accurate depending on how much tonnage is relegated to other items such as fuel, food and water, and spare parts.
Variants
There are at least two mentions of Merchant-class vessels featuring three docking hardpoints instead of only two: The Caliban, and one unnamed Merchant that Wolf's Dragoons had rented to carry three Mules from Robinson to Crossing in 3029.[3] This seems to suggest that a refit, if not a proper variant, exists that increases the Merchant's DropShip carrying capacity from two to three.
It has been noted that, because many Merchant-class vessels are privately owned, interior accommodations and equipment vary from ship-to-ship.[1]
Named Vessels
- See also: Individual Merchant-class JumpShips
Notes
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Händler.
Gallery
Original Merchant from DropShips and JumpShips
Merchant from TRO:3057
References
Bibliography
- AeroTech 2
- AeroTech 2 Record Sheets
- Combat Operations
- DropShips and JumpShips
- Historical: Reunification War
- Mercenaries Supplemental
- Mercenary's Handbook 3055
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2
- Operation Excalibur (novel)
- Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition
- Technical Readout 3057
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised
- Warrior: En Garde (novel)