Cutter Handling

The Broadsword class mercenary cruiser carries two 50 dton modular cutters and two spare modules for them.

Looking at the deck plans...

The cutter must be ventral surface in to accept a module from the storage area.  Likewise the modules must be oriented the same way.

The problem is the air locks on the cutters won't face in on C-deck.  Rotating the cutter in its tube 90˚ fixes the problem.  The large doors that access the module well also require the module be rotated to align.

It's just a detail that's accounted in the times given for module handling in Adventure 7: Broadsword.

Enter cutter well- five minutes.
Leave cutter well- five minutes.
Detach module in free space- two minutes.
Attach module in free space- five minutes.
Detach module in cutter well- two minutes.
Attach module in cutter well- two minutes.
Move cutter from orbit to world surface- twenty minutes.
Move cutter from world surface to orbit- twenty minutes.

The process is somewhat automated with a guide and alignment system that captures the cutter and pulls it into the well.  The same machinery will align the cutter with either the access hatches or module storage.

This machinery is controlled from the bridge of the Broadsword.

One neat thing about this machinery if the spare module is a small craft bay (GT: Modular Cutter p. 57) or fighter pod (GT: Modular Cutter p. 49) the module can be rotated so that the doors line up with the cutter well and the small craft or fighters contained in the pods can launch through the cutter wells.

Traveller Tuesday officially belongs to Erin, I'm just dangling from her coat tails on the idea.