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TL-1800 LIGHT FREIGHTER
AFFILIATION
Open market.
MANUFACTURER
Suwantek Systems.
CLASS
Light freighter.
ROLE
Transport.
COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
Length - 30 meters.CREW
1-2.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
7.
CARGO CAPACITY
110 standard tons.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.
CONSUMABLES
3 standard months.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The TL-1800 has a top speed of 50 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 2x medium laser turret, 1x port, 1x starboard.
EQUIPMENT
- 2x hyperdrive, 1x class 2 primary, 1x class 10 backup.
- 1x navicomputer.
- 1x medium deflector screen generator.
- 1x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
- 3x 3-being escape pod.
DESCRIPTION
The TL-1800 light freighter is a model of transport manufactured by Suwantek Systems, an Outer Rim-based corporation which mainly produces products for the independent and small fleet cargo market. Suwantek is notable for designing systems such as sublight drives and navigation computers in-house, often with mixed results; even so, the TL-1800 at least has been well received, and has managed to compete with the Corellian Engineering Corporation's ubiquitous YT series in one of its strongest markets, no mean feat.The TL-1800 is, overall, a solid little ship, with a crew of 2, accommodations for 7 passengers, 3 months of consumables and hold space for 110 tons of cargo. The ship is notable for having a backup class 10 hyperdrive, unusual for its price-point. Its primary hyperdrive is class 2, and is Suwantek's own StarBurn 4 design, which is famously reliable, needing major maintenance only once a standard year on average. Notably, however, early TL-1800s shipped with Suwantek's infamous Portal Delta navicomputer, which had serious reliability issues and was the subject of a major recall; most TL-1800s now use far more reliable Fabritech navicomputers, or have been converted to use an astromech droid instead.
Overall, TL-1800s are good light freighters, well liked by their owners and a success for their manufacturer. They are generally uncommon outside the Outer Rim, however, as larger companies hold sway in other markets.
LEGALITY
Legal. Light freighters such as the TL-1800 are considered innocuous enough under most jurisdictions, and are not restricted in most systems.INTENT
To bring a vessel from Legends into our site's fanon.