Type SN Scoutship

Hans Rancke writes:

> In White Dwarf #70 there is an article about bounty hunting as
> a career in Traveller. Included is the floor-plans of a variant
> scoutship especially equipped for bounty hunters. It's a very
> nice, very professionally looking floorplan labeled "TYPE H
> HUNTER (SN VARIANT)". The explanations, however, are in terms
> of the differences from the standard model, and I've never seen
> the plans for that! Does anyone know if these plans have been
> published anywhere?

As so often happens, there are many standards!  If they're referring to their
own "standard" Type S, I can't help.  But a type S scout/courier is one of the
ships listed in the supplement "Traders and Gunboats".  This version doesn't
work without some changes to the plans; I know, I've built one.  For one thing,
they've left out such minor details as the power plant and the computer.  For
another, where they have put the cargo bay, there isn't room, due to the
tapering of the hull.  I put the forward undercarriage leg there instead, and
put the cargo bay just to port of the main engines.  The power plant now sits
in a little compartment just under the main engines.  I also enlarged the
bridge, and the computer and ship's locker now fit in there.

Happy Christmas, everyone!

 "Keyboard? How quaint!" - M. Scott

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