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Astrosynthesis Sector File		 Tampopo Class Merchant

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MASS: 86
NPV: 201
Classification: Merchant (MV)
Crew: 30; 6 Officers, 24 Ratings, plus up to 25 3rd Class Passengers
Crew Factor: 2
Hull Integrity: 12 (3/3/3/3)
Armor: 0
Main Drive Thrust: 2 (3.2 TW)
Drive Auto-Detection Range: 2.395 AU
∆V (Combat): 29.212 km/sec
∆V (Cruise): 584.232 km/sec
Thrust Points: 58 (1522 tons propellant)
Propellant Tanks: 2
Thrust Points per Tank: 29
FTL: Yes (Short Jump - 3.3 parsec range)
Auxiliary Systems: 4-MASS Hangar Bay; 30-MASS Cargo Hold; 2-MASS Passenger Bay; 0.6 G Spin habitat for 55
Combat Systems: None
Weapons: 1x Point Defense Battery
 Tampopo
The Tampopo (Dandelion) class merchant is a Japanese merchant starship designed and used almost exclusively by the Sakura Consortium megacorporation.  The Tampopo is a combined cargo and passenger hauler, allowing it to serve a variety of routes including those off the beaten path of trade.  The freighter has relatively long legs for a merchant, with 140 km/sec more delta vee than the Connestoga, allowing it to reduce transit times when carrying passengers, or else make three jump point transits between refueling as opposed to the typical two transits of most other merchant ships.  This allows the Tampopo to spend more time earning money hauling cargo then waiting its turn in orbit for the next refueling tender.  The Tampopo is a popular design with its crews, with relatively spacious accommodations in the spin habitat, which itself provides more effective gravity than most commercial freight haulers.  There are currently eleven Tampopo freighters in Sagittarius, all under the flag of the Sakura Consortium.

Ships of the class
Vessel Name
 Hull Number
 Laid Down
 Commissioned
 Status
Mamahei Maru
 AMC-168
 3 October 2356
 11 February 2357
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Hatsumomo Maru
 AMC-169
 27 May 2358
 2 September 2357
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Sayuri Maru
 AMC-170
 13 April 2358
 8 August 2358
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Fuyuko Maru
 AMC-189
 25 September 2358
 7 January 2359
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Himeko Maru
 AMC-197
 10 February 2360
 13 July 2360
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Akane Maru
 AMC-198
 13 February 2360 19 July 2360
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Yoko Maru
 AMC-199
 19 February 2360 22 July 2360
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Hitomi Maru
 AMC-203
 16 January 2361
 6 June 2361
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Asako Maru
 AMC-204
 20 January 2361 8 June 2361
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Chikaze Maru
 AMC-205
 23 January 2361 10 June 2361
 Active with Sakura Consortium
Fujie Maru
 AMC-206
 29 January 2361 15 June 2361
 Active with Sakura Consortium

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