Ebon Rapturious Deck Plans 400 dTon Frontier Trader Deck Plans by Ron Vutpakdi Designed by Roger(R_Kane) These deck plans are for the Ebon Rapturious, a 400 dTon Frontier Trader designed by Roger(R_Kane) for T20. The plans come in 4 different versions: - Small with text labels (JPEG) - Small with numeric labels (JPEG) - 15mm scale, 144 DPI with text labels (PDF) - 15mm scale, 144 DPI with numeric labels (PDF) The small versions are designed for on screen display. The latter two versions are designed to be printed and are about 24" square. The text label versions have minimal labels while the numeric labels version has numeric labels for almost every area of interest. I used Canvas from ACD Systems to create the deck plans. Please send comments to: Ron Vutpakdi vutpakdi@mac.com ============================================================================ Ship Background ============================================================================ Fifty years ago, in 943, the Ebon Rapturious was commissioned along with her 4 sister ships: Ebon Resplendent, Ebon Defiant, Ebon Intense, and Ebon Ascendant. The five ships were commissioned by Jeffers Killady-Stornhaven; a wildly successful trader who over the course of 20 years went from a single run-down free trader to running The Ebon Trading Concern with his newly commissioned fleet. The ships were designed to run the more out of the way routes, being armed and lightly armored, to increase their chances of surviving against pirates and other dangers. Unfortunately, the next 20 years were not as profitable and in the end, he had to sell off his fleet and assets to meet the demands of his many creditors. Before the Ebon fleet was liquidated, the Ebon Defiant and the Ebon Intense were lost to piracy and a mis-jump, respectively. The remaining 3 ships were sold to Mantarillion Shipping, who had to pump a few MCr into the ships in order to bring them up to an acceptable level of operation. About 5 years ago, Mantarillion Shipping sold off the ships to Ashenusharger-Ngonarz Mercantile Enterprises; a joint Vilani-Vargr merchant company, sometimes referred to as "Ash and Goner". Today the ships remain pale shadows of their initial glory. ============================================================================ Ship Description ============================================================================ The Ebon Rapturious and her sister ships were designed to run far off the beaten track. As such, they are well armed, slightly armored, and have more agility than one might expect a typical 400 dTon merchant ship. Physically, the outline is very similar to that of the standard 400 dTon subsidized merchants, and, from a distance, the Ebon Rapturious is often mistaken for a variant design of the ubiquitous fat traders. Unfortunately for the pirates who have made this mistake, the Ebon Rapturious is considerably better armed sporting a pair of triple laser turrets and a pair of triple missile turrets. The laser turrets are mounted on the port and starboard sides, and the missile turrets are mounted dorsally. This arrangement allows for the cargo deck to be fairly close to the ground upon landing, but does mean that none of the turrets can bear on targets approaching from the lower hemisphere, a fact that may have doomed the Ebon Defiant. The 100 dTon cargo bay is designed for easy roll on and roll off cargo loading on unimproved landing areas. The bridge and crew areas occupy the fore areas of the upper deck. Four berths are allocated for crew accomodations. There is a "swing cabin" amidships. The swing cabin can be used for either crew or passenger accomodations by adjusting the opening/closing of the iris valves appropriately. Typically, the steward will occupy this cabin if passengers are carried. The passenger lounge is fairly spacious with a couple of sitting areas/tables and a couple of vid panels for entertainment. A galley occupies the rear of the cabin. The sickbay, low berths, air-raft berths, and fire control stations occupy the aft portions of the upper deck. The low berths are arranged around the sickbay allowing the medic easy access to low berth passengers. Fuel is carried in the lifting body wings and in ventral tanks. Most of the fuel is carried in ventral conformal fuel tanks. ============================================================================ Ship Statistics ============================================================================ The statistics below represent the Ebon Rapturious as she was laid down. Ebon Rapturious (400ton Frontier Trader) Design by Roger (R_Kane) Class: Starship, type A2 EP Output: 27 (12.0 excess) Tech Level: 12 Agility: 3 (12.0 excess EP) Size: Medium (400 tons) Initiative: +3 (+3 agility) Streamlining: Streamlined AC: 13 (+3 agility, +0 size) Jump Range: 2 Ship Defenses Acceleration: 2-G Repulsors: None Fuel: 110 tons Nuclear Dampers: None Duration: 4 weeks Meson Screens: None Crew: 5 Black Globes: None Accommodations AR: 2 Staterooms: 10 SI: 145 Small Cabins: 0 Main Computer: Model/3 Bunks: 0 Sensor Range: Medium (Model/3) Couches: 0 Comm Range: Short (Model/2) Low Berths: 8 Cargo Space: 100.1 tons Cost: MCr 216.6882 (new) Atmospheric Speeds: NoE: 1175kph Cruising: 3525kph Maximum: 4700kph Other Equipment: Air/raft Triple Turret Triple Turret Pulse Lasers (x3) Pulse Lasers (x3) Attack Bonus +2 (+2 USP) Attack Bonus +2 (+2 USP) Damage: 2d10 Damage: 2d10 Triple Turret Triple Turret Missile Rack (x3) Missile Rack (x3) Attack Bonus +2 (+2 USP) Attack Bonus +2 (+2 USP) Damage: 2d6 Damage: 2d6 TL 12 Design Specifications Size EP Cost Notes 400ton hull +400 48.0 cone - s/l Bridge Controls - 20 - 1 2.0 Model/3 computer - 0.3 13.8 Flight avionics - 0.8 Cost Factor:1.8 Sensors - 0.9 Cost Factor:1.8 Communications - 0.4 Cost Factor:1.0 2-G Acceleration - 20 - 8 14.0 8 Drive Units TL9 Fusion power plant - 40.5 +27 121.5 27 Power Plant Units Fuel (power plant) - 30 4 week duration Jump-2 - 12 - 8 48.0 8 Drive Units Fuel (Jump engines) - 80 Fuel for one Jump Fuel Scoops 0.4 TL12 Purification Plant - 6 0.032 Refines 200 tons in 8 hours 4 Hardpoints 0.4 Triple Turret 1.0 Pulse Laser(x3) - 1 - 3 1.5 USP:+2 Triple Turret 1.0 Pulse Laser(x3) - 1 - 3 1.5 USP:+2 Triple Turret 1.0 Missile Rack(x3) - 1 2.25 USP:+2, each holds 3 missiles Triple Turret 1.0 Missile Rack(x3) - 1 2.25 USP:+2, each holds 3 missiles Missile Magazine - 1 0.1 holds 20 missiles Armor - 24 2.7 12 units; AR:2 Staterooms (x10) - 40 6.0 Low Berths (x8) - 4 0.4 Sickbay - 8 5.0 Airlock - 3 0.005 extra entry for passengers Air/raft - 5 0.2732 Cargo -100.1 =========================== 0.00 +15 MCr 274.1102 (MCr 219.2882 with 20%standard design discount) Agility = Extra EP * (100/Ship's tonnage) = 15.0 * (100/400) = 3.00 = 3 ============================================================================ The Ebon Rapturious in 993 ============================================================================ After 50 years of service, the Ebon Rapturious is a shadow of her former self. On the 50-year old Ebon Rapturious, the failing, port missile rack was removed and never replaced and the two beam laser turrets were sold off and replaced with cheaper, used pulse lasers. Over the years, the ship has developed a few quirks that have never been satisfyingly repaired. The port side laser turret has an occasional hitch causing the turret to jump slightly while tracking. The automatic missile feeding system jams on every fifth missile loaded for no discernible reason, requiring a manual override in the missile magazine. One stateroom, the aft port crew stateroom, is known as "The Freezer". During Jumps the room's temperature drops significantly, to around 10F (approx -12C). Outside of jump-space, the room's atmospheric control works perfectly normally. ------------------ Lower Deck Key ------------------ 01 - Forward Cargo Lock 7.5 dTons of cargo Communications and sensor gear are port and starboard. 02 - Main Cargo Bay 92.5 dTons of cargo 03 - Port Engineering Maneuver Drive, Power Plant, and Fuel Purification Jump Drive 04 - Starboard Engineering Jump Drive Maneuver Drive, Power Plant, and Fuel Purification 05 - Fuel ------------------ Upper Deck Key ------------------ 06 - Bridge Avionics and the ship's computer are also here. 07 - Crew airlock 08 - Ship's Locker 09 - Crew Lounge 10 - Crew Cabin 11 - Crew Cabin 12 - Crew Cabin 13 - Crew Cabin - ("The Freezer") 14 - Passenger Airlock 15 - Swing Cabin Can be used for either passengers or crew 16 - Passenger Lounge 17 - Passenger Cabin 18 - Passenger Cabin 19 - Passenger Cabin 20 - Passenger Cabin 21 - Passenger Cabin 22 - Galley 23 - Starboard Laser Turret Fire Control 24 - Port Laser Turret Fire Control 25 - Laundry 26 - Starboard Missile Turret Fire Control 27 - Missile Magazine 28 - Port Missile Turret Fire Control By 993, this area is gutted and used for cargo. 29 - Air Raft Berth 30 - Sickbay and Low Berths 8 Low Berths --- Ron Vutpakdi and Roger (R_Kane) Last Updated: 15 September 2003