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This page covers my efforts
to further define the Fleet Courier found in Supplement 9 (Fighting Ships) on
page 20. This ship held my interest for a long time, partly because this ship
was important in the MegaTraveller milieu (it carried news of Strephon's
assasination to the leaders around the Imperium). I have reworked the design for
almost all the Traveller ship design sequences available to me. The High Guard
version was done in about 1986, the MegaTraveller version in about 1994, the
Traveller: New Era version in about 1994, the Marc Miller's Traveller (T4 SSDS)
version in 2006, and the GURPS: Traveller version in 1999.
I have also included pictures I have drawn of this ship, and deckplans I worked out for the High Guard version. The deckplans were drawn in about 1986. The pictures were drawn over the period 1986 to 1996.
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Not all of the designs had the benefit of good checking via computer software, and the errata I applied has been somewhat spotty.
Original version (Supplement 9 p20)
High Guard v2 small craft stateroom version
MegaTraveller drop tank design
MegaTraveller evaluation with drop tanks
Traveller New Era drop tank design
Gashidda class Fleet Courier TL15, 400 tons, T4:SSDS
Gashidda class Fleet CourierGTL12, 400 tons, GURPS:Traveller
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I have drawn a number of pictures of the courier over the years, as well as deckplans for the High Guard versions.
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External views of courier, bow, stern, and starboard.
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Deckplans. Deck 3 at top-left, Bottom Airlock at top-right, Deck 2 at bottom-left, Deck 1 at bottom-right.
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Variant Deck 3 deckplan with World class boat in hangar.
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Starboard view of courier with approximate relationships between decks.
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Comparison of courier, scout, and modular cutter.
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Courier variant with light auxiliary docking, Scout in escort. Drop tanks fitted in this picture underneath the crew section and behind the main tankage.
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Courier lifting off a planet, wings in atmospheric flight configuration and landing gear down.
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Courier at rest on a landing pad. Wings in fully raised landing position. Steps leading down from port bottom airlock door.
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