Since 1994 I have mailed at least one GURPS vehicle per week to the GURPSnet mailing list. This file contains the vehicles from Week 401 (July 1st, 2002) to Week 480 (January 5th, 2004). This file was compiled on January 3rd, 2004. Onno Meyer (currently onno.meyer@gmx.de) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IMV Thunderslug v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8-12) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Thunderslug, now registered on Iderati as a merchant and salvage vessel, started her remarkable career as an Imperial Battle Rider. In the Third Frontier War, she was abandoned in a decaying orbit around a gas giant after critical damage to most engine rooms. A group of Vargr scavengers boarded the wreck and started to repair her thrusters and power plants. When a Zhodani TankRon arrived in the system, the Vargr - who were unwilling to give up their prize - engaged the Zhodani escorts. In a desperate battle, they damaged two destroyers and delayed the tankers until Imperial forces returned once again. As a result of their heroic action, the Imperial authorities confirmed the rather questionable salvage claim by the Vargr. A few weeks later, the Vargr produced yet another surprise when they managed to adapt a jump drive from one of the Zhodani tankers to their new ship. With a single operational sublight thruster, she wasn't much good as a corsair, but there were many commercial opportunities for large, tough transports. The scavengers incorporated themselves as the Garal Ngekvol Thaeghz, or "Garal Trading Pack". Since the spinal mount of the Rider was damaged beyond repair, the Vargr decided to arm her with an equatorial particle accelerator made from fusion reactor parts. This large weapon and the low acceleration led to a new name for the ship - Thunderslug. Over the years, the Vargr mounted workshops and stores in most of the spaces left over by damaged weapons and drives. The Thunderslug travels the underdeveloped areas of the Spinward Marches in search of technical projects. Whether a world needs a life support system for an arcology, an offshore mining crawler or a car factory - Garal N.Th. can build it. The vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata] with rules from Traveller and Starports. It ranges from TL8 to TL12, with an average TL11. To a large degree, the Thunderslug built itself - the pricetag is used mostly for insurance purposes. Propulsion: Three TL10 10,000,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 4,000, 500,000 kW each). TL11 150,000,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thruster (Bo, HP 15,000, 7,500,000 kW). TL10 jump drive (Bo, jump-1 for a 50,000-dton ship, HP 15,000, 10,000,000 kW). Weaponry: Six TL10 Light 360 MJ Lasers/10 (BoF/B/R/L/T/U, concealed, HP 500 each). TL10 Non-Standard 240 GJ Particle Accelerator (BoF, HP 25,000). Weapon Accessories: TL10 full stabilization for Lasers (Bo, HP 100 each). TL10 full stabilization for Particle Accelerator (Bo, HP 5,000). TL10 cyberslave mounts for Lasers (Bo, HP 500 each). Instruments and Electronics: Four TL10 extreme range communicators (Bo, 5,000,000 miles, HP 18, 0.4 kW each), TL11 extreme range tight-beam radio (Bo, 50,000,000 miles, HP 60, 0.4 kW each), two TL10 extreme range laser communicators (Bo, 10,000,000 miles, HP 100, 4 kW each), TL9 LLTV (BoT, x1,000, stabilized for astronomy, +9/+18, HP 19), TL11 AESA (BoF, 50,000 miles, scan 39, HP 400, 12,500 kW), two TL10 AESAs (BoR/BoL, 20,000 miles, scan 37, HP 300, 5,000 kW each), two TL10 PESAs (BoT/BoU, 10,000 miles, scan 35, HP 250 each), TL11 radscanner (Bo, 100,000 miles, scan 41, HP 400), TL9 high-resolution planetary survey array (BoB, HP 75, 5 kW), TL10 flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), three sets of TL12 precision navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two TL10 IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), three TL11 inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), TL9 terrain-following radar (Bo, HP 1, 0.25 kW), TL10 deceptive jammer (Bo, jam rating 10, HP 16, 20 kW), four TL11 hardened macroframes (Bo, C9, HP 100, 10 kW each), ten TL9 terminals (Bo, HP 10 each), 13 TL10 terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), 157 TL11 terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), TL10 cartography (C4), TL11 damage control (C8, +8), TL11 database (C1, 370.55 GB manuals), TL11 datalink (C1), TL11 gunner (C8, skill 16 or +6), TL11 routine vehicle operation (C8, skill 18), TL11 targeting (C8, +9), TL11 transmission profiling (C4). Miscellaneous: 24 TL11 full fire suppression systems (Bo, HP 16 each), TL8 complete workshop (Bo, HP 800, 1 kW), six TL11 complete workshops (Bo, HP 800, 1 kW each), TL12 complete workshop (Bo, HP 800, 1 kW), TL9 factory module (Bo, HP 180,000, 20,000 kW), TL10 factory module (Bo, HP 180,000, 20,000 kW), TL8 operating room (Bo, HP 250, 0.5 kW), 12 TL10 automeds (Bo, HP 125, 0.1 kW each), TL12 bar (Bo, 3,050 sf, 305 persons, HP 6,500, 3.05 kW), ten TL11 airlocks (Bo, 20 persons, HP 600 each), two TL10 spacedocks (Bo, for 500 displacement tons of subcraft each, HP 40,000 each). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate controls at "Emergency Helm" station. Crew Stations: "Helm" operates maneuver controls and a terminal, 24 "Flight Crew" operate terminals, in TL11 roomy bridge-style crew stations on the bridge. "Emergency Helm" operates maneuver controls and a terminal, 14 "Flight Crew" operate terminals, in TL11 roomy bridge-style crew stations on the backup bridge. Occupancy: Long. Accommodations: 360 TL11 cabins. 10 TL12 luxury cabins. Crew: Four "Helmsmen", 76 "Flight Crew" and approx. 300 "Tech Crew". Environmental Systems: TL10 500 person total life system (Bo, HP 3,000, 5,000 kW). TL11 500 person full life system (Bo, HP 400, 50 kW). 117 TL10 grav units (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW each). 843 TL11 grav units (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW each). Power: One TL10 80,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 400) and one TL11 12,000,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 8,000) power all systems except for the weapons with 1,052,372 kW excess power. This recharges a Particle Accelerator shot every 456 seconds. 9,000 TL11 rE cells (Bo, 450,000 kWs, HP 2 each) provide power for 8 Particle Accelerator shots and 218 Laser shots. Each Particle Accelerator shot equals 500 Laser shots. Fuel: Ten TL9 5,000,000 gallon self-sealing tanks (Bo, fire -3, HP 50,000 each). 50,000,000 gallons hydrogen (fire on 10) last for three jumps. Space: Access Space: 606,800 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 3,750,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 1,324,476.8 cf (Bo). Volumes: Bo (25,000,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 510,000, total area and structural area 510,000. Structure: TL11 extra-heavy. Hit Points: Bo 3,060,000. Special Structural Option: TL11 total compartmentalization. Armor: TL11 expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 20,000. Surface Features: TL11 seal, TL11 radical emission cloaking, TL11 radical stealth, TL11 radiation shielding. Vision: No view from command deck, sensors are used instead. Details: Two hangar doors on right and left side, several airlock hatches, strong running lights. Statistics: Cheaply made. Empty weight 895,000,000 lbs. Fuel 29,000,000 lbs. Usual payload 76,000,000 lbs. Loaded weight 1,000,000,000 lbs. (500,000 tons). Volume 25,000,000 cf. Size modifier +13. Price $4,489,000,000. HT 6. Space Performance: sAccel 0.18 G. sMR 0.18. Jump-1. TL10 Light 360 MJ Laser/10 (v1.0, OM 1/02) The standard x-ray laser, reverse-engineered from GT157. Game mechanics: X-ray laser, 360,000 kJ, cyclic rate 1/2, extreme range. The design is compatible with the GURPS Traveller rules. Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt RoF Cost Power Ver. Imp. 6d*50(2) 30 32 360,000 1,080,000 13,000 1/2 $880k 480 MW TL10 Non-Standard 240 GJ Particle Accelerator (v1.0, OM 6/02) Game mechanics: Neutral particle beam, 240,000,000 kJ, cyclic rate 1/2, extreme range, cheap. The design is compatible with the GURPS Traveller rules. Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt RoF Cost Power Crit. Imp. 6d*2,604(2) 30 36 1,859k 5,577k 10M 1/2 $125M 240 GW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TTC N-Class Launch v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The N-class - with names like Narval, Nike or Numar - was designed as a short-range passenger craft. It can carry 36 passengers between ships in orbit, highports and downports. The front of the cylindrical hull holds the cockpit with workstations for two pilots and the avionics. Behind it comes an entry area with the airlock, seats for the flight attendants, a galley and the cabin with nine rows of seats. Cargo stowage is limited to large overhead bins in the cabin and a cubicle for oversized luggage. The TL10 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Subassemblies: Ten retractable wheels (Wh). Body Features: Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 40,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 100, 2,000 kW each). Two 160,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 9, 160 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Four very long range communicators (Bo, 500,000 miles, HP 4, 0.1 kW each), long range laser communicator (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 4, 0.4 kW), six LLTVs (BoF/BoB/BoR/BoL/BoT/BoU, x5, +2/+4, HP 1 each), radar (BoF, air search, 1,600 miles, scan 30, HP 40, 400 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 160 miles, scan 24, HP 9, 40 kW), radscanner (Bo, 5 miles, scan 15, HP 1), two flight recorders (Bo, HP 2 each), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two transponders (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C5, HP 5 each), two terminals (Bo, HP 4 each), damage control (C2, +2), database (C1, 2.25 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15). Miscellaneous: Compact fire suppression system (Bo, HP 6), airlock (Bo, four persons, HP 250). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, both from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 36. Accommodations: 38 roomy seats. Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot", two "Flight Attendants". Environmental Systems: Two 40x1 man-day limited life systems (Bo, HP 75, 20 kW each). Small galley (Bo, HP 100). Toilet (Bo, HP 60). Power: 5,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 100) powers all systems with 199.2 kW excess power. Eight rE cells (Bo, 360,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 10 minutes. Space: Access Space: 183.6 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 600 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 765.7302 cf (Bo). Volumes: Bo (5,000 cf). Wh (250 cf). Surface Area: Bo 2,000, Wh 250, total area and structural area 2,250. Structure: Cheap. Hit Points: Bo 3,000. Wh 75 each. Armor: Standard metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Wheels: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left side, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, codelock on cockpit door. Statistics: Empty weight 60,000 lbs. Usual payload 20,000 lbs. Loaded weight 80,000 lbs. (40 tons). Volume 5,000 cf (10 dtons). Size modifier +6. Price $960,000. HT 12. Ground Performance: Speed 395 mph. gAccel 20 mph/s. gDecel 10 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 5. Extremely high GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 400. Aquatic motive thrust 80,000 lbs. Top water speed 75 mph. wAccel 20 mph/s. wMR 0.5. wSR 7. wDecel 10(20) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 80,000 lbs. Drag 400. Top speed 1,225 mph. aAccel 20 mph/s. aMR 2.5. aSR 4. aDecel 10 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 1 G. sMR 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products GG-664 Gig v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The GG-664 is an armed utility craft, used by starships in frontier regions or by in-system customs and law enforcement agencies. The Gig is a jack of all trades and master of none. It has seats for four crewmembers and a squad of marines or customs inspectors. A small bunkroom will hold a backup crew or mechanics for longer flights, but maintenance is very difficult in the cramped engine compartments. With basic EW/ECM gear, a 360 MJ x-ray laser and a missile bay, the GG-664 can fight armed merchanters and the like, but it is less agile than a proper starfighter. The TL10 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 300,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 400, 15,000 kW each). Two 400,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 16, 400 kW each). Weaponry: Light 360 MJ Laser/10 (BoF, concealed due to streamlining, HP 500). Weapon Accessories: Full stabilization for Laser (Bo, HP 100), 20,000 lbs. weapon bay (Bo, HP 500). Instruments and Electronics: Two scrambled extreme range communicators (Bo, 5,000,000 miles, HP 18, 0.4 kW each), two very long range laser communicators (Bo, 1,000,000 miles, HP 18, 1 kW each), two LLTVs (BoF/BoB, x80, +6/+11, HP 2 each), AESA (BoF, 3,000 miles, scan 32, HP 100, 750 kW), AESA (BoB, 500 miles, scan 27, HP 24, 125 kW), two thermographs (BoR/BoL, 3,000 miles, scan 32, HP 60 each), radscanner (Bo, 500 miles, scan 27, HP 40), two flight recorders (Bo, HP 2 each), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), two terrain-following radars (Bo, HP 1, 0.25 kW each), four HUDWACs, laser optics detector (BoF, 25 miles, HP 2), deceptive jammer (Bo, jam rating 10, HP 16, 20 kW), 30 decoy dischargers (Bo, various loads, HP 6 each), three hardened microframes (Bo, C6, HP 13 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 4 each), damage control (C5, +5), database (C1, 3.55 GB manuals), datalink (C1), gunner (C5, skill 13 or +3), routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16), targeting (C6, +7), transmission profiling (C5). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), mini-workshop (Bo, mechanic, HP 175, 0.5 kW), cargo ramp (BoB), airlock (Bo, four persons, HP 250). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Commander" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Commander" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, "Gunner" and "Astrogator" control a terminal each, all from roomy bridge-style crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 16. Accommodations: 16 roomy seats. Four bunks. Crew: "Pilot", "Commander", "Gunner" and "Astrogator". Environmental Systems: Two 20 person full life systems (Bo, HP 150, 200 kW each). Grav unit (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW). Power: Two 20,000 kW fusion reactors (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 150 each) power all systems except for the laser with 6,901.2 kW excess power. This recharges a laser shot every 139 seconds. 80 rE cells (Bo, 360,000 kWs, HP 2 each) provide power for 30 laser shots. Space: Access Space: 1,148.4 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 1,800 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 283.1 cf (Bo). Volumes: Bo (10,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 3,000, total area and structural area 3,000. Structure: Cheap. Hit Points: Bo 4,500. Special Structural Option: Heavy compartmentalization. Armor: Advanced metal. Body: PD 4, DR 240. Surface Features: Seal, basic emission cloaking, basic sound baffling, basic stealth, basic chameleon, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left side, ramp in rear, strong landing lights, weak running lights, safety belts, codelocks on hatches. Statistics: Empty weight 160,000 lbs. Usual payload 40,000 lbs. Loaded weight 200,000 lbs. (100 tons). Volume 10,000 cf (20 dtons). Size modifier +6. Price $8,000,000. HT 10. Ground Performance: Speed 255 mph. gAccel 35 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 737. Aquatic motive thrust 600,000 lbs. Top water speed 125 mph. wAccel 60 mph/s. wMR 0.5. wSR 7. wDecel 10(40) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 600,000 lbs. Drag 600. Top speed 2,740 mph. aAccel 60 mph/s. aMR 2.5. aSR 5. aDecel 10 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 3 G. sMR 3. TL10 Light 360 MJ Laser/10 (v1.0, OM 1/02) The standard x-ray laser, reverse-engineered from GT157. Game mechanics: X-ray laser, 360,000 kJ, cyclic rate 1/2, extreme range. The design is compatible with the GURPS Traveller rules. Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max Wt RoF Cost Power Ver. Imp. 6d*50(2) 30 32 360,000 1,080,000 13,000 1/2 $880k 480 MW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado Da Santos-Class Cargo Boat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Specialized cargo haulers like the Da Santos-class are very efficient in their role, at the expense of flexibility. They are used as subcraft on small to medium unstreamlined freighters. The Da Santos is little more than a cargo hold with a tiny cockpit in front and a thruster pack under the floor plates. The standard model of the Da Santos is configured for palletized or containerized cargo, with a few folding seats for a backup crew or passengers along the bulkhead. The usual joke is that the seats - and their occupants - are there to protect the payload in the event of a crash. The TL10 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 150,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 250, 7,500 kW each). Two 300,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 13, 300 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two scrambled extreme range communicators (Bo, 5,000,000 miles, HP 18, 0.4 kW each), long range laser communicator (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 4, 0.4 kW), two LLTVs (BoF/BoU, x10, +3/+6, HP 1 each), two radars (BoF/BoB, air search, 500 miles, scan 27, HP 18, 125 kW each), radscanner (Bo, 6 miles, scan 15, HP 2), flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two transponders (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C5, HP 5 each), two terminals (Bo, HP 4 each), damage control (C2, +2), database (C1, 20.725 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), cargo ramp, airlock (Bo, four persons, HP 250). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal, both from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 18. Accommodations: 18 folding, cramped seats. Crew: "Pilot" and "Copilot". Environmental Systems: Two 20x2 man-day limited life systems (Bo, HP 75, 10 kW each). Small galley (Bo, HP 100). Toilet (Bo, HP 50). Power: 16,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 150) powers all systems with 128.8 kW excess power. 18 rE cells (Bo, 360,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 409 seconds. Space: Access Space: 560.4 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 10,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 56.05 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (15,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 4,000, total area and structural area 4,000. Structure: Very cheap. Hit Points: Bo 6,000. Special Structural Option: Heavy compartmentalization. Armor: Expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Poor. Details: Airlock on left side, cargo ramp in rear, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, laser keys. Statistics: Empty weight 96,000 lbs. Usual payload 204,000 lbs. Loaded weight 300,000 lbs. (150 tons). Volume 15,000 cf (30 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $1,600,000. HT 9. Ground Performance: Speed 150 mph. gAccel 20 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 965. Aquatic motive thrust 300,000 lbs. Top water speed 90 mph. wAccel 20 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(20) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 300,000 lbs. Drag 800. Top speed 1,675 mph. aAccel 20 mph/s. aMR 2. aSR 5. aDecel 8 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 1 G. sMR 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LSP/KT-40 Pinnace v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Ling Standard Products designed the KT-40 Pinnace as a high-capacity, medium range passenger transport. It can carry up to 200 passengers and crew, say between a planet and the moon or between asteroid habitats. The KT-40 has two cabins, one with six rows of ten seats and one with twelve rows, divided by the toilet compartments and seats for the cabin crew. Both ends of the passenger section hold airlocks and small galley units. The lack of bunks, the life support margins and the maintenance requirements give the Pinnace an endurance of about a day, which means that the range is about 0.3 AU. The TL10 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Subassemblies: 16 retractable wheels (Wh). Body Features: Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Three 200,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 300, 10,000 kW each). Two 400,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 16, 400 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two extreme range communicators (Bo, 5,000,000 miles, HP 18, 0.4 kW each), two very long range laser communicators (Bo, 1,000,000 miles, HP 18, 1 kW each), radar (BoF, air search, 3,000 miles, scan 32, HP 60, 750 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 300 miles, scan 26, HP 13, 75 kW), thermograph (BoF, 30 miles, scan 20, HP 3), radscanner (Bo, 48 miles, scan 21, HP 7), two flight recorders (Bo, HP 2 each), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened microframes (Bo, C6, HP 13 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 4 each), damage control (C5, +5), database (C1, 65.15 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), two airlocks (Bo, five persons, HP 250 each) with passage tubes (Bo, HP 75 each). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, "Navigator" and "Mechanic" control a terminal each, all from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: Around 180. Accommodations: 196 normal seats. Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot", "Navigator", "Mechanic" and around a dozen "Flight Attendants". Environmental Systems: Two 200x36 man-hour limited life systems (Bo, HP 300, 100 kW each). Five small galleys (Bo, HP 100 each). Four toilets (Bo, HP 60 each). Grav unit (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW). Power: 36,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 200) powers all systems with 3,172.2 kW excess power. 24 rE cells (Bo, 360,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 263 seconds. Space: Access Space: 1,092.4 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 1,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 4,005.2209 cf (Bo). Volumes: Bo (20,000 cf). Wh (1,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 5,000, Wh 600, total area and structural area 5,600. Structure: Cheap. Hit Points: Bo 7,500. Wh 113 each. Armor: Expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Wheels: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Both airlocks on left side, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, codelock on cockpit door. Statistics: Empty weight 180,000 lbs. Usual payload 60,000 lbs. Loaded weight 240,000 lbs. (120 tons). Volume 20,000 cf (40 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $3,200,000. HT 11. Ground Performance: Speed 620 mph. gAccel 30 mph/s. gDecel 10 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 5. Extremely high GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 832. Aquatic motive thrust 600,000 lbs. Top water speed 120 mph. wAccel 50 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(35) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 600,000 lbs. Drag 1,000. Top speed 2,120 mph. aAccel 50 mph/s. aMR 2. aSR 5. aDecel 8 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 2.5 G. sMR 2.5. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sternmetal Collier-Class Cutter v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Unlike the more common Modular Cutter, the Collier-class Cutter is a dedicated cargo craft. For many customers, the higher payload makes up for the loss in flexibility. The hull of the Collier is close enough to the LSP cutter to use the same docking bays, but there the similarity ends. The front section of the Cutter with the cockpit can swing sideways to load outsized cargo. Under earthlike conditions, the Collier can easily carry 1,000 metric tons. The TL10 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 500,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 500, 25,000 kW each). Two 2,000,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 50, 2,000 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Four very long range communicators (Bo, 500,000 miles, HP 4, 0.1 kW each), long range laser communicator (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 4, 0.4 kW), AESA (BoF, 1,600 miles, scan 30, HP 50, 400 kW), AESA (BoB, âir search, 160 miles, scan 24, HP 11, 40 kW), PESA (BoF, 5 miles, scan 15, HP 1), radscanner (Bo, 8 miles, scan 16, HP 2), flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C5, HP 5 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C5, +5), database (C1, 59.925 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), cargo ramp, airlock (Bo, four persons, HP 250). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, "Flight Engineer" and "Cargo Master" control a terminal each, all from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 16. Accommodations: 16 normal seats. Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot", "Flight Engineer", "Cargo Master". Environmental Systems: Two 20x30 man-hour limited life systems (Bo, HP 60, 10 kW each). Small galley (Bo, HP 100). Toilet (Bo, HP 50). Grav unit (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW). Power: Two 30,000 kW fusion reactors (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 200 each) power all systems with 4,539.2 kW excess power. Eight rE cells (Bo, 360,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 52 seconds. Space: Access Space: 1860.4 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 15,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 251.45 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (25,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 6,500, total area and structural area 6,500. Structure: Extra-heavy, very cheap. Hit Points: Bo 39,000. Special Structural Option: Total compartmentalization. Armor: Expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 120. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left side, cargo ramp in front, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, laser keys. Statistics: Empty weight 246,000 lbs. Usual payload 754,000 lbs. Loaded weight 1,000,000 lbs. (500 tons). Volume 25,000 cf (50 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $5,000,000. HT 12. Ground Performance: Speed 150 mph. gAccel 20 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. High GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 2,154. Aquatic motive thrust 1,000,000 lbs. Top water speed 100 mph. wAccel 20 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(20) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 1,000,000 lbs. Drag 1,300. Top speed 2,400 mph. aAccel 20 mph/s. aMR 2. aSR 5. aDecel 8 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 1 G. sMR 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado Multirole Legged Tractor v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Multirole Legged Tractor - generally known as the MULE - is used in the early stages of the settlement of a world. It can carry several hundred pounds of equipment across broken, roadless terrain. The MULE has no driver. It can be programmed to follow a human scout or another MULE and it can obey a few simple verbal commands. For more difficult jobs, it can be remotely controlled by radio. The standard model has a hitch to haul a cart, sled or plow and an open cargo hold. Common upgrades are spotlights, swamp overshoes and flotation aids. The vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles TL7 [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata]. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. Subassemblies: Four legs (Le1 to Le4). Propulsion: 1 kW leg drivetrain (Le1 to Le4, HP 4 each). Instruments and Electronics: Short range communicator (Bo, 3 miles, HP 1), passive IR (BoF, 0.25 miles, scan 7, HP 1), small robot brain (Bo, C1, HP 1), datalink (C1). Power: Two 0.5 kW fuel cells (Bo, use 0.075 gph H each, HP 2 each). 500 kWs advanced battery (Bo, HP 1). Fuel: 5 gallon tank (Bo, HP 5). 5 gallons of hydrogen (fire on 13) last for 33 hours 20 minutes. Space: Cargo Space: 10 cf open (Bo). 0.125 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 0.2 cf each (Le1 and Le2). Volume: Bo (6 cf). Le1 to Le4 (0.6 cf). Surface Area: Bo 20, Le1 to Le4 5 cf each, total area and structural area 40. Structure: Light. Hit Points: Bo 15. Le1 to Le4 4 each. Armor: Open-frame, standard metal. Body: PD 2, DR 4. Legs: PD 2, DR 4. Surface Feature: Tow hitch. Statistics: Empty weight 250 lbs. Usual payload 202.5 lbs. Loaded weight 455.4 lbs. (0.23 tons). Volume 8.4 cf. Size modifier +0. Price $9,583.5. HT 12. Ground Performance: Speed 25 mph. gAccel 8 mph/s. gDecel 20 mph/s. gMR 1.5. gSR 2. Very low GP, full off-road speed. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado Yori-Class Launch v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Yori is a common passenger transport in frontier areas like the Spinward Marches. It can carry fifty people to orbit and back. The Launch has a small cockpit with two crew seats and a cabin with 48 passenger seats in a dozen rows. Luggage can be stowed in overhead bins. Usually there are no flight attendants on the short-range craft, but a small galley was provided just in case. The TL9 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 10,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 100, 5,000 kW each). Two 160,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 9, 160 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Four very long range communicators (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 6, 0.1 kW each), two long range laser communicators (Bo, 20,000 miles, HP 6, 0.4 kW each), radar (BoF, air search, 1,500 miles, scan 30, HP 60, 375 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 150 miles, scan 24, HP 13, 37.5 kW), two flight recorders (Bo, HP 2 each), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two transponders (Bo, HP 1 each), inertial navigation system (Bo, HP 2), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C4, HP 7 each), two terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C4, +4), database (C1, 16.75 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 14). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), airlock (Bo, four persons, HP 250). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, both from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 48. Accommodations: 48 normal seats. Small galley (Bo, HP 100). Toilet (Bo, HP 50). Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot". Environmental Systems: 50x1 man-day limited life system (Bo, HP 150, 25 kW). 50x12 man-hour limited life system (Bo, HP 100, 25 kW). Power: 12,000 kW fission reactor (Bo, 2 years endurance, HP 250) powers all systems with 1,216.3 kW excess power. Ten rE cells (Bo, 270,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 250 seconds. Space: Access Space: 383.6 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 500 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 740.1 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (5,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 2,000, total area and structural area 2,000. Structure: Light, very cheap. Hit Points: Bo 1,500. Armor: Advanced metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left side, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, codelock on cockpit door. Statistics: Cheaply made. Empty weight 60,000 lbs. Usual payload 20,000 lbs. Loaded weight 80,000 lbs. (40 tons). Volume 5,000 cf (10 dtons). Size modifier +6. Price $1,000,000. HT 8. Ground Performance: Speed 75 mph. gAccel 10 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Very low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 400. Aquatic motive thrust 20,000 lbs. Top water speed 45 mph. wAccel 5 mph/s. wMR 0.5. wSR 7. wDecel 10(12.5) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 20,000 lbs. Drag 400. Top speed 610 mph. aAccel 5 mph/s. aMR 2. aSR 4. aDecel 8 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 0.25 G. sMR 0.25. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crown Industries Type 225 Gig v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Type 225 Gig is used as a cargo craft in the Federation of Arden and in the coreward parts of the Marches. For strategic reasons, the Federation decided to buy fusion-powered, locally made small craft. The Type 225 Gig allowed pilots, ground crew and technicians to gain experience with the new technology. It is more expensive than a comparable fission-powered design, which limited the commercial success. The TL9 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Very good streamlining with lifting body. Propulsion: Two 16,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 150, 8,000 kW each). Three 160,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 9, 160 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two very long range communicators (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 6, 0.1 kW each), two long range laser communicators (Bo, 20,000 miles, HP 6, 0.4 kW each), radar (BoF, air search, 1,600 miles, scan 30, HP 75, 400 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 160 miles, scan 24, HP 13, 40 kW), two flight recorders (Bo, HP 2 each), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two transponders (Bo, HP 1 each), inertial navigation system (Bo, HP 2), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C4, HP 7 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C4, +4), database (C1, 104.55 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 14). Miscellaneous: Compact fire suppression system (Bo, HP 6), airlock (Bo, two persons, HP 150), hangar bay (for 6 dtons of vehicles, HP 2,000). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Astrogator", "Engineer" and "Cargo Master" stations. Crew Stations: "Pilot", "Astrogator", "Engineer" and "Cargo Master" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, all from roomy bridge-style crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 16. Accommodations: 16 folding, cramped seats. Small galley (Bo, HP 100). Toilet (Bo, HP 50). Crew: "Pilot", "Astrogator", "Engineer" and "Cargo Master". Environmental Systems: Two 20x18 man-hour limited life system (Bo, HP 60, 10 kW each). Power: 18,000 kW fusion reactor (Bo, 200 years endurance, HP 600) powers all systems with 1,059 kW excess power. Five rE cells (Bo, 270,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 80 seconds. Space: Access Space: 957.4 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 503.3 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (10,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 3,000, total area and structural area 3,000. Structure: Medium. Hit Points: Bo 4,500. Armor: Advanced metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Feature: Seal. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left side, hangar door in rear, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, no locks. Statistics: Empty weight 96,000 lbs. Usual payload 64,000 lbs. Loaded weight 160,000 lbs. (80 tons). Volume 10,000 cf (20 dtons). Size modifier +6. Price $11,000,000. HT 11. Ground Performance: Speed 65 mph. gAccel 10 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 635. Aquatic motive thrust 32,000 lbs. Top water speed 45 mph. wAccel 4 mph/s. wMR 0.5. wSR 7. wDecel 10(12) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 32,000 lbs. Drag 600. Top speed 630 mph. aAccel 4 mph/s. aMR 2. aSR 5. aDecel 8 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 0.2 G. sMR 0.2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products RT-9100 Boat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The RT-9100 is used to carry passengers from the ground to orbit and on suborbital intercontinental flights. With a sleek arrowhead shape, the RT-9100 does not fit into standard Imperial boat bays. The passenger cabin is H-shaped, it encloses the cockpit in front and the reactor room in the rear. Along each side are the galleys, the toilets, the airlocks and small cargo holds. Usually the RT-9100 carries some 90 passengers, half a dozen stewards and four flight crew. The TL9 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Excellent streamlining. Propulsion: Four 20,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 150, 10,000 kW each). Two 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 18, 480 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two very long range communicators (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 6, 0.1 kW each), two long range laser communicators (Bo, 20,000 miles, HP 6, 0.4 kW each), radar (BoF, air search, 3,200 miles, scan 32, HP 100, 800 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 640 miles, scan 27, HP 40, 160 kW), radscanner (Bo, 16 miles, scan 18, HP 9), flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), three inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C4, HP 7 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C4, +4), database (C1, 160.4 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 14). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), two airlocks (Bo, four persons each, HP 250 each). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" and two "Engineer" stations. Crew Stations: "Pilot", "Copilot" and two "Engineers" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, all from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: Up to 96. Accommodations: 96 roomy seats. Two small galleys (Bo, HP 100 each). Two toilets (Bo, HP 75 each). Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot", two "Engineers", some "Stewards". Environmental Systems: Two 100x1 man-day limited life system (Bo, HP 250, 50 kW each). Grav unit (Bo, HP 60, 1,000 kW). Power: 45,000 kW fission reactor (Bo, 2 years endurance, HP 600) powers all systems with 1,979 kW excess power. 20 rE cells (Bo, 270,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 126 seconds. Space: Access Space: 1,410 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 1,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 2,182.7611 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (15,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 4,000, total area and structural area 4,000. Structure: Medium. Hit Points: Bo 6,000. Armor: Advanced metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Features: Seal, radiation shielding. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlocks on left and right sides, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, laser lock on cockpit door. Statistics: Empty weight 160,000 lbs. Usual payload 40,000 lbs. Loaded weight 200,000 lbs. (100 tons). Volume 15,000 cf (30 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $7,000,000. HT 11. Ground Performance: Speed 95 mph. gAccel 15 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 737. Aquatic motive thrust 80,000 lbs. Top water speed 65 mph. wAccel 8 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(14) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 80,000 lbs. Drag 200. Top speed 1,730 mph. aAccel 8 mph/s. aMR 1.5. aSR 6. aDecel 6 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 0.4 G. sMR 0.4. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kelso Starworks Farhauler v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Kelso Farhauler is carried by unstreamlined freighters as cargo craft. It is a simple and affordable pinnace. The Farhauler has a cockpit with two workstations and a small cabin for eighteen passengers - usually backup crews or deckhands. To leave the stern free for a cargo ramp, the engine room comes next. The only way to get into the cargo bay in flight is to crawl through a narrow access tube around the fission reactor. The TL9 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Lifting body with very good streamlining. Propulsion: Two 50,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 300, 25,000 kW each). Two 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 18, 480 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two very long range communicators (Bo, 100,000 miles, HP 6, 0.1 kW each), two long range laser communicators (Bo, 20,000 miles, HP 6, 0.4 kW each), radar (BoF, air search, 500 miles, scan 27, HP 30, 125 kW), radar (BoB, air search, 100 miles, scan 23, HP 10, 25 kW), flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), two sets of navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), three hardened minicomputers (Bo, C4, HP 7 each), two terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C4, +4), database (C1, 8 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 14). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), cargo ramp (BoB), airlock (Bo, three persons, HP 175). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, both from roomy crew stations. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: 18. Accommodations: 18 folding, cramped seats. Toilet (Bo, HP 50). Crew: "Pilot" and "Copilot". Environmental Systems: Two 20x1 man-day limited life system (Bo, HP 75, 10 kW each). Power: 52,000 kW fission reactor (Bo, 2 years endurance, HP 800) powers all systems with 869 kW excess power. Ten rE cells (Bo, 270,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 53 seconds. Space: Access Space: 1,670 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 10,000 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 1,940.25 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (20,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 5,000, total area and structural area 5,000. Structure: Very cheap. Hit Points: Bo 7,500. Armor: Expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Feature: Seal. Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left, ramp in the rear, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, no locks. Statistics: Cheaply made. Empty weight 196,000 lbs. Usual payload 204,000 lbs. Loaded weight 400,000 lbs. (200 tons). Volume 20,000 cf (40 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $3,050,000. HT 8. Ground Performance: Speed 75 mph. gAccel 10 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance: Drag 1,170. Aquatic motive thrust 100,000 lbs. Top water speed 60 mph. wAccel 5 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(12.5) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance: Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 100,000 lbs. Drag 1,000. Top speed 865 mph. aAccel 5 mph/s. aMR 1.5. aSR 5. aDecel 6 mph/s. Space Performance: sAccel 0.25 G. sMR 0.25. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado Voyager-Class Modular Cutter v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Most Modular Cutters are simply licensed copies of the original LSP design. The Voyager by Delgado is an exception - it is simplified for easy maintenance in underdeveloped frontier areas like the Marches. The module coupling of the Voyager can accept all standard modules, but with second-generation thrusters the Cutter should use only light modules. The Voyager can haul a Cargo module with 0.25 G accel and a Commuter module or a Fuel Skimmer module with about 0.4 G. There are some modules for the Voyager which mount extra thrusters. The TL9 vehicle uses GURPS Vehicles [second edition, first printing, July '01 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1, Traveller and Modular Cutter. Body Features: Underbelly skids. Lifting body with very good streamlining. Propulsion: Two 60,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters (Bo, HP 400, 30,000 kW each). Three 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators (Bo, HP 18, 480 kW each). Instruments and Electronics: Two extreme range communicators (Bo, 1,000,000 miles, HP 30, 0.4 kW each), very long range laser communicator (Bo, 200,000 miles, HP 30, 1 kW), AESA (BoF, air search, 3,000 miles, scan 32, HP 125, 750 kW), AESA (BoB, air search, 1,000 miles, scan 29, HP 60, 250 kW), thermograph (BoF, 1,000 miles, scan 29, HP 50), radscanner (Bo, 100 miles, scan 23, HP 30), flight recorder (Bo, HP 2), two sets of precision navigation instruments (Bo, HP 4 each), two IFF (Bo, HP 1 each), two inertial navigation systems (Bo, HP 2 each), two advanced radar/laser detectors (Bo, HP 3 each), three microframes (Bo, C5, HP 10 each), four terminals (Bo, HP 6 each), damage control (C4, +4), database (C1, 10.7 GB manuals), datalink (C1), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 14). Miscellaneous: Full fire suppression system (Bo, HP 16), airlock (Bo, two persons, HP 150). Controls: Computerized. Duplicate maneuver controls at "Copilot" station. Crew Stations: "Pilot" and "Copilot" control a set of maneuver controls and a terminal each, two "Engineers" control a terminal each, all from roomy bridge-style crew stations. Occupancy: Long. Passengers: None. Accommodations: Four bunks. Crew: "Pilot", "Copilot" and two "Engineers". Environmental Systems: 50 person full life system (Bo, HP 400, 500 kW). Power: 64,000 kW fission reactor (Bo, 2 years endurance, HP 800) powers all systems with 1,058.2 kW excess power. Four rE cells (Bo, 270,000 kWs, HP 2 each) power all systems for 17 seconds. Space: Access Space: 4,070 cf (Bo). Cargo Space: 60 cf (Bo). Empty Space: 147.45 cf (Bo). Volume: Bo (10,000 cf). Surface Area: Bo 3,000, total area and structural area 3,000. Structure: Cheap. Option: Total compartmentalization. Hit Points: Bo 4,500. Armor: Expensive metal. Body: PD 4, DR 100. Surface Feature: Seal, 360,000 lbs. intrinsic coupling (for a 30 dton Cutter module). Vision: Fair. Details: Airlock on left, hatches into the module, strong landing/running lights, safety belts, no locks. Statistics (with a loaded Cargo module): Cheaply made. Empty weight 190,000 lbs. Usual payload 290,000 lbs. Loaded weight 480,000 lbs. (240 tons). Volume 25,000 cf (50 dtons). Size modifier +7. Price $4,500,000. HT 6. Ground Performance (with a loaded Cargo module): Speed 75 mph. gAccel 10 mph/s. gDecel 5 mph/s. gMR 0.25. gSR 3. Low GP, no off-road performance. Water Performance (with a loaded Cargo module): Drag 1,321. Aquatic motive thrust 120,000 lbs. Top water speed 60 mph. wAccel 5 mph/s. wMR 0.25. wSR 7. wDecel 10(12.5) mph/s. Draft 0. Aerial Performance (with a loaded Cargo module): Stall speed 0. Aerial motive thrust 120,000 lbs. Drag 1,300. Top speed 830 mph. aAccel 5 mph/s. aMR 1.5. aSR 5. aDecel 6 mph/s. Space Performance (with a loaded Cargo module): sAccel 0.25 G. sMR 0.25. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado LifeFlyer-Class Launch v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL11) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Delgado LifeFlyer is a fast Launch with medical and rescue gear. It is used to provide flying doctor services on thinly settled worlds, medevac flights for up to ten patients in automeds and disaster relief with several tons of first aid supplies and advanced sensors to assess the situation. Optional extras include grapples and passage tubes for space operations. The LifeFlyer has a crew of a pilot, a copilot and four medics. It features a sealed body. The reactor provides 1,581.76 kW excess power. Subassemblies: Body +6. P&P: 15,000 kW fusion reactor with two 120,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and two 80,000 lbs. contragrav generators, fifteen 450,000 kWs rE cells. Occ: 6 bridge RCS. Cargo: 240 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Four 500,000-mile radios (scrambled); 50,000-mile cellular phone; two 100,000-mile laser communicators; 1-mile searchlight [Bod:U]; two 500-mile AESAs (scan 27) [Bod:F/B]; two 50-mile PESAs (scan 21) [Bod:T/U]; 10-mile geophone (scan 17); two 500-mile radscanners (scan 27); surveillance sound detector (rating 10); chemical sensor array; 4,000-yard laser chemscanner; flight recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; two global positioning systems; three Complexity 6 hardened minicomputers; six terminals; damage control (C4, +4); database (C1, 6 0.05 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16); full fire suppression system; ST 100 winch (1 ston); operating room (fully stabilized); emergency lights and siren; ten automeds; diagnosis table; airlock (six persons) with decontamination shower; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; toilet; small galley; two 20-person full life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 72'x12'x8' Payload: 4 tons Lwt: 24 tons Volume: 10 dtons Maint: 7.7 man-hours Price: MCr2.6 HT: 11 HP: 1,500 [Body] aSpeed: 6,000 aAccel: 100 aDecel: 12 aMR: 3 aSR: 5 sAccel: 5 Gs sMR: 5 Stall speed 0. CG lift 3.3 Gs. Design Notes The 5,000-cf body has a light, very cheap frame, underbelly skids and radical streamlining. It has 246 cf of access space and 824.3786 cf of empty space. The surface area is 2,000 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL11 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing], Vehicles Expansion 1 and 2 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products GT-42 Gig v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL11) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The GT-42 is a compact, affordable cargo craft. The spaceframe of the Gig is a rounded cylinder, not the wedge of the usual utility Gig. Most of the hull is taken by the cargo bay. Even the few passenger seats can be folded away to for stowage space. The cockpit is comfortable, with a small kitchen and fresher area for long flights next to the airlock. The GT-42 has a crew of a pilot and a copilot. It features a sealed body and heavy compartmentalization. The reactor provides 2,907.6 kW excess power. Subassemblies: Body +6. P&P: 30,000 kW fusion reactor with two 250,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and two 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators, ten 450,000 kWs rE cells. Occ: 2 RCS, 18 folding CS. Cargo: 6,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Four 500,000-mile radios; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; six 20-power LLTVs (+4/+8) [Bod:F/R/L/B/T/U]; 3,000-mile AESA (scan 32) [Bod:F]; 1,500-mile radar (scan 30) [Bod:B]; 1,500-mile radscanner (scan 30); two flight recorders; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; three Complexity 6 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C5, +5); database (C1, 94.2 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); full fire suppression system; cargo ramp; airlock (four persons) with passage tube; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; toilet; small galley; two 30-person full life systems. Statistics Size: 50'x16'x16' Payload: 62 tons Lwt: 100 tons Volume: 20 dtons Maint: 8.1 man-hours Price: MCr2.9 HT: 12 HP: 9,000 [Body] aSpeed: 2,500 aAccel: 50 aDecel: 12 aMR: 3 aSR: 5 sAccel: 2.5 Gs sMR: 2.5 Stall speed 0. CG lift 4.8 Gs. Design Notes The 10,000-cf body has a heavy, very cheap frame, underbelly skids, very good streamlining and a lifting body. It has 470 cf of access space and 184.1 cf of empty space. The surface area is 3,000 sf. The armor is standard metal. The TL11 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sternmetal Starcrane-Class Boat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL11) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer When Sternmetal sets up a new mine or refinery, it often has to bring in all necessary equipment. For large construction projects, Sternmetal designed the Starcrane, a 30 dton Boat with three powerful trusters and a winch. It has several miles of cable, which can be lowered into some places where contragrav modules simply do not fit, from mine shafts to ocean depths. In orbit, the Starcrane can be used as a tugboat. The Starcrane has a crew of a pilot, a copilot and three deckhands. It features a sealed body and heavy compartmentalization. The reactors provide 5,973.6 kW excess power. Subassemblies: Body +7. P&P: Two 50,000 kW fusion reactors with three 600,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and four 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators, forty 450,000 kWs rE cells. Occ: 5 bridge RCS, 5 RS. Cargo: 500 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Four 500,000-mile radios; two 1,000,000-mile laser communicators; two 1,600-mile AESAs (scan 30) [Bod:F/B]; six 5-mile PESAs (scan 15) [Bod:F/R/L/B/T/U]; two 1,600-mile radscanners (scan 30); two flight recorders; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; three Complexity 7 hardened microframes; five terminals; damage control (C6, +6); database (C1, 84.6 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16); full fire suppression system; ST 60,000 winch (600 stons); airlock (two persons); computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; toilet; small galley; two 20-person full life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 70'x21'x21' Payload: 6 tons Lwt: 150 tons Volume: 30 dtons Maint: 15 man-hours Price: MCr9.3 HT: 12 HP: 24,000 [Body] aSpeed: 4,110 aAccel: 120 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 6 Gs sMR: 6 Stall speed 0. CG lift 6.4 Gs. Design Notes The 15,000-cf body has an extra-heavy, very cheap frame, underbelly skids, very good streamlining and a lifting body. It has 1,340 cf of access space and 4,204.8 cf of empty space. The surface area is 4,000 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL11 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LSP/PM-40 Modular Pinnace v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL11) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer With a new thruster generation, Ling Standard Products tried again to build a smaller craft for the standard Cutter modules. The PM-40 is the result of the project. Like the Modular Cutter, the Modular Pinnace has a forward section, a drive section and the space for a 42' module. The connecting spine holds the couplings and an access tube. The PM-40 can enter a standard Cutter docking tube to swap modules, but the airlocks will not match and the Pinnace cannot be secured for acceleration. The Pinnace has a crew of a pilot, a copilot and up to three mission specialists. It features a sealed body, heavy compartmentalization and an intrinsic coupling for a 30-dton Cutter module weighing up to 180 stons. The reactor provides 4,315.2 kW excess power. Subassemblies: Body +6. P&P: 45,000 kW fusion reactor with two 360,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and four 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators, six 450,000 kWs rE cells. Occ: 5 bridge RCS, 4 bunks. Cargo: 50 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 5,000,000-mile radios; 10,000,000-mile laser communicator; 10,000-mile AESA (scan 35) [Bod:F]; 1,000-mile AESA (scan 29) [Bod:B]; 3,000-mile PESA (scan 32) [Bod:F]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); flight recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; two advanced radar/laser detectors; three Complexity 8 mainframes; five terminals; damage control (C8, +8); database (C1, 114.3 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C8, skill 18); full fire suppression system; airlock (two persons); computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two 50-person full life systems. Statistics (with a loaded Cargo module) Size: 90'x21'x21' Payload: 145 tons Lwt: 180 tons Volume: 40 dtons Maint: 12 man-hours Price: MCr6.4 HT: 8 HP: 6,000 [Body] aSpeed: 2,325 aAccel: 40 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 2 Gs sMR: 2 Stall speed 0. CG lift 5.3 Gs. Design Notes The 5,000-cf body has a heavy, very cheap frame, underbelly skids, very good streamlining and a lifting body. It has 1,344 cf of access space and 533.55 cf of empty space. The surface area is 2,000 sf. The armor is advanced metal. The TL11 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1, Traveller and Modular Cutter. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GSbAG Starbus-Class Cutter v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL11) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Starbus-class Cutter is a simple commuter craft. It has seats for 300 passengers (and standing room for 200 more, but that would violate the safety regulations). The Starbus is used for short flights from the surface to orbit, between orbital facilities or between nearby asteroid habitats. Only heavily populated systems or those with a strong orbital industry have enough traffic to keep a Starbus busy. The Starbus has a crew of a pilot, a copilot and some 18 stewards. It features a sealed body. The reactors provide 6,833.3 kW excess power. Subassemblies: Body +7. P&P: Two 30,000 kW fusion reactors with two 500,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and two 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators, 20 450,000 kWs rE cells. Occ: 2 RCS, 318 NS. Cargo: 1,500 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/125 4/125 4/125 4/125 4/125 Equipment Body: Two 500,000-mile radios; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; six 10-power LLTVs (+3/+6) [Bod:F/R/L/B/T/U]; 3,000-mile AESA (scan 32) [Bod:F]; 1,500-mile AESA (scan 30) [Bod:B]; 500-mile radscanner (scan 27); two flight recorders; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; three Complexity 6 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C5, +5); database (C1, 20.15 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); full fire suppression system; airlock (16 persons) with passage tube; small movie screen; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; ten toilets; ten small galleys; two 400-person full life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 72'x21'x21' Payload: 47 tons Lwt: 125 tons Volume: 50 dtons Maint: 11 man-hours Price: MCr5.5 HT: 12 HP: 9,750 [Body] aSpeed: 2,400 aAccel: 80 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 4 Gs sMR: 4 Stall speed 0. CG lift 3.84 Gs. Design Notes The 25,000-cf body has a very cheap frame, underbelly skids, very good streamlining and a lifting body. It has 930 cf of access space and 4,397.5 cf of empty space. The surface area is 6,500 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL11 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clarke-Class Deep Space Operations Vehicle v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer So far, the Clarke-class DSOV is only a computer simulation. It has been proposed as a replacement for the aging Shepards, but the use of antimatter technology in a civilian craft is highly controversial. The core of the cylinder is filled by a large hangar for TAVs, OTVs and workpods, cargo holds, the main bridge, fuel tanks and the drive. The outer sections, where rotation can provide 0.15 G, are taken by 40 cabins and the hydroponic gardens. In addition to fresh food and air, they provide living space and some room for privacy to the crew. The Clarke has a cylindrical hull, 100' by 250'. A typical payload are 1,104 tons, including 500 tons of subcraft. There are 4.9 spaces available for upgrades or mission-specific gear. Crew: Commander (Leadership, Piloting (Low-Performance Spacecraft); Navigator (Astrogation, Electronics Operation (Communications)); nine Mechanics (assorted Mechanic skills); Medic (Diagnosis, Physician, Surgery); two Hydroponics Techs (Agronomy); Cook (Cooking). Design: Cylinder (4,000 spaces, nanocomposite, heavy frame); cDR/cPF 1/1F, 1/1S, 1/1B (nanocomposite). Modules: New command bridge; new basic bridge; medium ladar; medium radar; two large PESA; 25 HI antimatter pulse drive; 1,250 ultralight tanks (nuclear pellets); antimatter bay (100 grams); two 2.5-MJ light laser towers; 40 cabins; two passenger seats; two light 2-space shelters (enclose command bridge and seats); two garden modules; two large entry modules; six labs; six minifacs; spacedock (100' long, 50' wide, 50' high, 500 spaces); five surgery; battery; 120 cargo. Statistics: EMass 3,897; CMass 12,501; LMass 20,001; Cost M$520; cHP 2,880; Size modifier +8/+10; HT 12; Maintenance interval 0.88 hours; RRA 12. Performance: sAccel 0.0096 G. Burn endurance: 1,250 hours. Burn Points: 43,200; Delta-V: 132 mps. The vessel uses Transhuman Space rules [June '02 errata]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ferret-Class Remote Survey Vehicle v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Ferret could be called micro-DSOV. It was designed to transport a small payload of prospector swarms and cybershells into the odd corners of the solar system, where a manned expedition is not cost-effective. The Ferret has a box-shaped hull, 40' by 40' by 50'. The typical payload are 2.5 tons of cargo. There are 7.85 spaces available for upgrades or mission-specific gear. Crew: Unmanned. Infomorph uses Astrogation, Electronics Operation (Commo), Electronics Operation (Sensors), Piloting (Low-Performance Spacecraft). Infomorph occupies a mainframe in the unmanned controls. Maintenance is performed by a cyberswarm. Design: Box (160 spaces, diamondoid, light frame); cDR/cPF 0.25/1F, 0.25/1S, 0.25/1B (diamondoid). Modules: New unmanned controls; small PESA; 1 compact HI fusion torch drive; 150 ultralight tanks (hydrogen); minifac workshop; small robot arm; 0.5 cargo. Statistics: EMass 47; CMass 125; LMass 200; Cost M$48; cHP 84; Size modifier +5/+6; HT 12; Maintenance interval 2.9 hours; RRA 0. Performance: sAccel 0.0048 G. Burn endurance: 2,500 hours. Burn Points: 43,200; Delta-V: 132 mps. The vessel uses Transhuman Space rules [June '02 errata]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spirit-Class Autonomous Kill Vehicle v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Spirit is obsolescent by the standards of the Great Powers, but it remains popular with smaller space habitats. Cracked plans for the AKV are available from the TSA Web and the production is relatively simple. The Spirit is designed for speed, both acceleration and delta-V, at the expense of armor and structural integrity. After a single kinetic kill munitions salvo, the AKV is supposed to ram the target. The Spirit is a cylinder, 60' long and 5' wide. The payload is 9.5 tons (one munitions pack). 0.1 spaces are available for upgrades. Crew: Unmanned. Infomorph uses Astrogation, Electronics Operation (Commo), Electronics Operation (Sensors), Gunner (Railgun), Piloting (High-Performance Spacecraft). Infomorph occupies a mainframe in the unmanned controls. Maintenance is performed by a cyberswarm. Design: Cylinder (2.4 spaces, carbon composite, heavy frame); cDR/cPF 18/5F, 0.6/1S, 0.6/1B (carbon composite). Modules: Old unmanned controls; small PESA; 1 compact HT fusion pulse drive; 0.5 ultralight tank (nuclear pellets); coilgun bay. Statistics: EMass 17; CMass 30; LMass 33; Cost M$6.5; cHP 30; Size modifier +1/+6; HT 12; Maintenance interval 7.8 hours; RRA 0. Performance: sAccel 0.4 G. Burn endurance: 2.08 hours. Burn Points: 3,000; Delta-V: 9 mps. The vessel uses Transhuman Space rules [June '02 errata]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mars Buggy v1.1 (TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Mars Buggy does not look very impressive. It is dark gray carbon composite box with four large balloon tires and two open seats. Behind the seats are an open stowage rack and a smaller enclosed box. A look at the design specs shows where all the money went. The buggy has an isotope battery which is good for more than a decade. It should be able to drive more than 100,000 miles without a serious mechanical breakdown. And all that for just 400 lbs. The buggy has a single driver. It features improved suspension and improved brakes, smartwheels, a sealed hull, puncture-resistant tires and a tow hitch. Subassemblies: Body +2; four off-road wheels +1. P&P: 5 kW RTG with 5 kW all-wheel drivetrain, two 27,000 kWs batteries. Occ: 1 XRCS, 1 XRS. Cargo: 4 cf enclosed, 16 cf open. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Two 1,000-mile radios; 10,000-mile tight-beam radio; two 10-power LLTVs (+3/+6) [Bod:F]; transponder; two global positioning systems; two Complexity 3 hardened, neural-net, small computers; terminal; computerized controls. Statistics Size: 8'x6'x4' Payload: 600 lbs. Lwt: 1,000 lbs. Volume: 80 cf Maint: 414 hours Price: $932,525 HT: 14 HP: 38 [Body] 9 [Wheels] [On Mars:] gSpeed: 55 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.5 gSR: 5 Very low GP. Off-road speed 2/3. Design Notes The 57.25-cf body has an extra-light, very expensive frame with 1.75 cf of access space. The 22.75-cf wheels have an extra-light, very expensive frame with 11.3 cf of empty space. The surface area is 150 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The seal protects the electronics, not the occupants. The vehicle is very finely made. The TL9 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and a house rule for TL9 batteries. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mars Crawler v1.0 (TL9) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Mars Crawler is a long-range expedition vehicle. It consists of two cylindrical modules with a flexible connecting tube and eight big balloon tires with independent electric motors. The front module contains the living and working areas for crew and passengers. It has the cockpit, the bunkroom, an airlock, two isotope batteries and the life support systems. The rear module is used for cargo or mission-specific equipment. It has a large ramp and data/power connectors for a lab or workshop. The crawler has two drivers. It features heavy compartmentalization, improved suspension and brakes, smartwheels, a sealed body, radiation shielding, puncture-resistant tires and a tow hitch. Subassemblies: Articulated body +6; eight off-road wheels +5. P&P: Two 75 kW RTGs with 90 kW all-wheel drivetrain, eight 27,000 kWs batteries. Occ: 2 RCS, 4 RS, 6 bunks. Cargo: 1,600 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/35 4/35 4/35 4/35 4/35 Wheels: 4/35 4/35 4/35 4/35 4/35 Equipment Body: Tire inflation system; two 1,000-mile radios; two 10,000-mile tight-beam radios; two 5-power LLTVs (+2/+4) [Bod:F]; chemical sensor array; 2,000-yard laser chemscanner; data recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two global positioning systems; two Complexity 4 hardened, neural-net minicomputers; two terminals; compact fire suppression system; ST 320 winch; cargo ramp; two-person airlock with decon shower; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two six-person full life system. Statistics Size: 45'x12'x10' Payload: 33,200 lbs. Lwt: 50,000 lbs. Volume: 4,500 cf Maint: 91 hours Price: $19,448,100 HT: 14 HP: 1,125 [Body] 150 [Wheels] [On Mars:] gSpeed: 35 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 7 Very low GP. Off-road speed 2/3. Design Notes The 3,300-cf body has a light, very expensive frame with 257.25 cf of empty space and 24.6 cf of access space. The 1,200-cf wheels have a light, very expensive frame with 540 cf of empty space. The surface area is 2,300 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The vehicle is very finely made. The TL9 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2 and a house rule for TL9 batteries. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Converted Naasirka StarCruiser Custom Special v2.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Once this large ground car belonged to a limo service on Jewell. With a noisy six-cylinder gasoline engine, genuine leather seats and lots of chrome, it appealed to some celebrity clients. During the post-war era, it was sold on to a dozen owners on half a dozen worlds. Somewhere along the line, the StarCruiser was rebuilt as a cab - with a taximeter, a sign on the roof and a datalink system - and converted to alcohol fuel. So far, careful maintenance has kept the car in good shape, but the frontier conditions on Utoland are beginning to take their toll. The car has a single driver. It features a styled hull. Subassemblies: Body +3; four wheels +1. P&P: 102 kW standard alcohol engine with a 100 kW wheeled drivetrain, 600 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 30-gallon tank with alcohol, 6.25 hours. Occ: 1 RCS, 3 RS. Cargo: 25 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: 30-mile radio; Complexity 1 dedicated computer with datalink program; 4-person environmental controls. Statistics Size: 15'x6'x5' Payload: 1,300 lbs. Lwt: 5,600 lbs. Volume: 330 cf Maint: 151 hours Price: $17,490 HT: 12 HP: 225 [Body] 23 [Wheels] gSpeed: 95 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 High GP. Off-road speed 1/6. Design Notes The 300-cf body has a light, very cheap frame with 77.78 cf of empty space and 16.1 cf of access space. The 30-cf wheels have a light, very cheap frame. The surface area is 360 sf. The armor is standard metal. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Converted Sarog Range Truck v2.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer Garal N.Th. produced only a few variants of the Sarog, many more were made by made by mechanics on dozens of worlds. This is an example from Utoland, a minibus based on the original range truck chassis. A wooden roof replaced the fabric top. Thinly padded benches provide seats for up to eight persons - none of them with seatbelts or the like. Since the raised center of gravity affects the stability, there are grab bars for most occupants ... The range truck can be operated by a single driver. Subassemblies: Body +2; superstructure +2; four off-road wheels +1. P&P: 34 kW alcohol engine with 34 kW all-wheel drivetrain, 600 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 10-gallon tank with alcohol, 6.25 hours. Occ: 1 CCS, 7 CS body/superstructure. Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Superstructure: 2/2 W 2/2 W 2/2 W 2/4 W Wheels: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Equipment Body: 30-mile radio; ST 25 winch. Statistics Size: 9'x6'x7' Payload: 1,600 lbs. Lwt: 4,200 lbs. Volume: 200 cf Maint: 147 hours Price: $4,637.5 HT: 9 HP: 113 [Body] 47 [Superstructure] 19 [Wheels] gSpeed: 65 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 3 High GP. Off-road speed 1/4. Design Notes The 100-cf body has a light, cheap frame with 2.58 cf of empty space and 6.66 cf of access space. The 80-cf superstructure has an extra- light, very cheap frame. The 20-cf wheels have a light, cheap frame. The surface area is 325 sf. The body and wheel armor is standard metal. The superstructure armor is expensive wood. The vehicle is cheaply made. It is unstable. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Garal N.Th. Sarog Range Truck v2.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer With just four seats, the Sarog is rather small for a range truck. It is cheap, easy to maintain and easy to transport. If the fabric top and the windscreen are folded, it stands just over 3' tall. The range truck mounts a compact four-cylinder alcohol-burning engine in front. A winch in the bumper can help to pull the Sarog out of sand, mud or swamps. The dashboard holds a CB radio and space for additional electronics, but no glove compartment. The range truck can be operated by a single driver. Subassemblies: Body +2; four off-road wheels +1. P&P: 34 kW alcohol engine with 34 kW all-wheel drivetrain, 600 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 10-gallon tank with alcohol, 6.25 hours. Occ: 1 XRCS, 1 XRS, 2 XNS. Cargo: 20 cf open. Armor F RL B T U Body: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Wheels: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Equipment Body: 30-mile radio; ST 25 winch; convertible ragtop. Statistics Size: 9'x6'x5' Payload: 1,200 lbs. Lwt: 3,200 lbs. Volume: 120 cf Maint: 152 hours Price: $4,325 HT: 11 HP: 113 [Body] 19 [Wheels] gSpeed: 75 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Moderate GP. Off-road speed 1/3. Design Notes The 100-cf body has a light, cheap frame with 2.58 cf of empty space and 6.66 cf of access space. The 20-cf wheels have a light, cheap frame. The surface area is 200 sf. The armor is standard metal. The vehicle is cheaply made. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata]. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gemii Thunder AT v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Gemii Thunder AT - A stands for alcohol-powered and T stands for turbocharged - shows that a car does not have to be slow and ugly just because it uses pre-gravitic technology. The Thunder AT has four seats, but the two rear seats are rather spartan. They are easily removable to expand the luggage space. The car can be operated by a single driver. It features an improved suspension and improved brakes. Subassemblies: Body +3; four wheels +1. P&P: 170 kW turbocharged alcohol engine with 170 kW wheeled drivetrain, 600 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 50-gallon tank with alcohol, 6.25 hours. Occ: 1 NCS, 1 NS, 2 CS. Cargo: 10 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Wheels: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/4 Equipment Body: 30-mile radio; sound system; global positioning system; 4-person environmental controls. Statistics Size: 12'x6'x5' Payload: 1,000 lbs. Lwt: 5,000 lbs. Volume: 220 cf Maint: 135 hours Price: $21,915 HT: 12 HP: 188 [Body] 19 [Wheels] gSpeed: 140 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 15 gMR: 1 gSR: 5 High GP. Off-road speed 1/6. Design Notes The 200-cf body has a light, very cheap frame with fair streamlining, 22.1 cf of access space and 18.5891 cf of empty space. The 20-cf wheels have a light, very cheap frame. The surface area is 300 sf. The armor is standard metal. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata]. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ling Standard Products Pioneer Range Truck v2.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2002 by Onno Meyer The Pioneer is sold on developing worlds in the Spinward Marches. The range truck has room for up to eight persons or a mix of passengers and cargo. There are two comfortable seats in front and two folding benches in the rear. The 85 kW engine has been designed to burn alcohol, which can be made in any biosphere where humans can live. Alternatively, LSP offers 50 or 70 kW alcohol-burning engines and a 60 kW diesel. The range truck can be operated by a single driver. Subassemblies: Body +3; four off-road wheels +2. P&P: 85 kW alcohol engine with 83 kW all-wheel drivetrain, 2,000 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 50-gallon self-sealing tank with alcohol, 12.5 hours. Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS, 6 folding CS. Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: 30-mile radio; sound system; global positioning system; dedicated Complexity 1 computer with datalink program; 8-person environmental controls. Statistics Size: 12'x6'x6' Payload: 1,600 lbs. Lwt: 6,000 lbs. Volume: 300 cf Maint: 158 hours Price: $15,995 HT: 11 HP: 188 [Body] 38 [Wheels] gSpeed: 85 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Moderate GP. Off-road speed 1/3. Design Notes The 250-cf body has a light, very cheap frame with 11.18 cf of empty space and 14.62 cf of access space. The 50-cf wheels have a light, very cheap frame. The surface area is 350 sf. The armor is standard metal. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. GURPS Traveller doesn't affect the technology rules, but it influences the design decisions. Amphibious Variant With a few simple changes, the Pioneer can swim at 5 mph. Add waterproofing. The pricetag becomes $16,695. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RC Car v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is a small, remotely controlled car. For most people, it is just a toy, but enterprising characters will find other uses. The car has a plastic body with electric motors, a battery pack and a radio inside. There would be enough room for a small equipment package. The car looks like a popular sports car, but many of the finer details are missing. The RC car is controlled by a simple remote control console (VXii24) with a short range radio (not included in the listed stats). Subassemblies: Body -3; four heavy wheels -4. P&P: 0.1 kW wheeled drivetrain; 650 kWs advanced battery. Occ: - Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Wheels: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Equipment Body: 3-mile radio. Statistics Size: 1.6'x0.4'x0.2' Payload: - Lwt: 8 lbs. Volume: 0.12 cf Maint: 1,523 hours Price: $172.5 HT: 12 HP: 1 [Body] 1 [Wheels] gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 1 gSR: 3 Very low GP. Off-road speed 1/2. Design Notes The 0.1-cf body has an extra-light frame with 0.0425 cf empty space. The 0.02-cf wheels have an extra-light frame. The surface area is 2 sf. The armor is expensive composite. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RC Plane v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is a small, remotely controlled plane. With a camera, it would make a nice micro-UAV on a budget. The plane looks like a generic high-wing monoplane, but no attempt was made to copy a specific model. The fixed, oversized wheels would have doomed that attempt anyway. The plane is controlled by a simple remote control console (VXii24) with a short range radio (not included in the listed stats). It uses 0.004 gallons of gasoline per hour. Subassemblies: Body -4; three off-road wheels -4; two wings -4. P&P: 0.1 kW standard gasoline engine with a 0.1 kW propeller. Fuel: 0.05-gallon self-sealing tank. Occ: - Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Wheels: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Wings: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Equipment Body: 3-mile radio. Statistics Size: 3'x4'x1' Payload: 0.3 lbs. Lwt: 8 lbs. Volume: 0.09 cf Maint: 636 hours Price: $247.25 HT: 11 HP: 1 [Body] 1 [Wheels] 1 [Wings] aSpeed: 30 aAccel: 1 aDecel: 210 aMR: 52.5 aSR: 2 Design Notes The 0.05-cf body has an extra-light frame with 0.0125 cf of empty space. The 0.01-cf wheels have an extra-light frame. The 0.015-cf wings have an extra-light frame and 0.015 cf of empty space each. The surface area is 3 sf. The armor is standard composite. The vehicle is cheaply made. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RC Ship v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is a small, remotely controlled ship. It looks like a harbor tug. The ship is powered by an electric motor with a small battery. The hull and superstructure contain a small amount of space for payloads, but care has to be taken not to swamp the ship. The ship is controlled by a simple remote control console (VXii24) with a short range radio (not included in the listed stats). Subassemblies: Body -3; superstructure -4. P&P: 0.1 kW light screw propeller; 750 kWs advanced battery. Occ: - Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Superstructure: 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Equipment Body: 3-mile radio. Statistics Size: 1.5'x0.3'x0.3' Payload: - Lwt: 10 lbs. Volume: 0.24 cf Maint: 1,435 hours Price: $194.25 HT: 12 HP: 1 [Body] 1 [Superstructure] wSpeed: 8 wAccel: 2 wDecel: 5 wMR: 0.5 wSR: 2 Flotation 11.232 lbs. Draft 0.15' Design Notes The 0.216-cf body has an extra-light frame with average hydrodynamic lines and 0.1225 cf of empty space. The 0.024-cf superstructure has an extra-light frame with 0.024 cf of empty space. The surface area is 3 sf. The armor is expensive composite. The TL7 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pirate Brig v1.0 (TL4) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Many historical pirate ships were rather small, like this two-masted brig. It is a former merchantman, now carrying a large crew, more guns and extra provisions instead of cargo. 60 pirates are required to sail the brig and to fire both broadsides. Another 40 men are carried as boarding parties and prize crews, and it is always possible to sling a few more hammocks in the hold. The brig features a waterproof hull. Subassemblies: Body +8, two 80' masts [Bod:T] +2, two open mounts [Ma:T] +1. P&P: 6,400 sf cloth sails rigged as a brig. Occ: 15 RCS, 83 RSR, 96 hammocks, 3 cabins, 1 luxury cabin (all body), 2 XRSR (open mounts). Cargo: 4,500 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W Masts: 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W 3/12 W Weaponry: 4 * 4-lbr. Cannon [Bod:R] (100 shots each) 4 * 4-lbr. Cannon [Bod:L] (100 shots each) 2 * 8-lbr. Cannon [Bod:R] (50 shots each) 2 * 8-lbr. Cannon [Bod:L] (50 shots each) Equipment Body: Two sets of navigation instruments; three mini-workshops (carpentry, blacksmith, sewing), 10,000 man-days of provisions. Statistics Size: 100'x25'x95' Payload: 133 tons Lwt: 250 tons Volume: 33,142.4 cf Maint: 49 hours Price: $168,420 HT: 9 HP: 9,750 [Body] 200 [Masts] 100 [Open Mounts] wSpeed: 12 wAccel: 0.4 wDecel: 1 wMR: 0.05 wSR: 5 Flotation 1,811,000 lbs. Draft 5.8'. Design Notes The 33,000-cf body has a medium frame with a flotation hull, mediocre hydrodynamic lines and 5,185.8 cf of empty space. The masts have 51.2 cf each and the open mounts have 20 cf each. The surface area is 6,800 sf. All armor is standard wood. TL4 4-pounder Cannon (v1.0, OM 1/03) A small naval gun. Game mechanics: 79.5mm, conventional smoothbore, very-short-barreled muzzleloader on a carriage mount. 4-pounder Cannon 2,000 lbs. 100 cf $4,400 solid round 6 lbs. 0.04 cf $1.2 chainshot 6 lbs. 0.04 cf $1.2 canister 4 lbs. 0.04 cf $1.2 Round Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF Loaders solid 14 Cr. 6d*4 25 6 450 2,100 1/60 2 chainshot 14 Cr. 12d 8 230 1,100 canister 14 Cr. 1d 1 75 350 TL4 8-pounder Cannon (v1.0, OM 1/03) A slightly larger naval gun. Game mechanics: 100mm, conventional smoothbore, very-short-barreled muzzleloader on a carriage mount. 8-pounder Cannon 3,200 lbs. 160 cf $6,800 solid round 12 lbs. 0.08 cf $2.4 chainshot 12 lbs. 0.08 cf $2.4 canister 8 lbs. 0.08 cf $2.4 Round Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF Loaders solid 14 Cr. 6d*5 30 6 510 2,300 1/60 4 chainshot 14 Cr. 15d 8 260 1,200 canister 14 Cr. 1d 1 85 380 The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1, notably the TL rigging modifiers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Security Autogyro v1.0 (TL6) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Autogyros played only a limited role in aviation history. They found a new home in cliffhanger adventures and certain computer games, where fast talk could give them any desired performance ... This armed autogyro mounts four synchonized .30-caliber machine guns with ample ammunition and four rocket pylons. It can be used in ground attack and escort roles. The autogyro has a single pilot. It burns 15 gallons of aviation gas per hour. A full load of fuel and MG ammo is $160, rocket costs depend on the type. Visibility is good. The rotor can fold down for storage. Subassemblies: Body +2, three retractable wheels +0, rotary wing -1. P&P: 300 kW HP gasoline engine with a 5-second nitrous oxide booster and a 300 kW early propeller; 480 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 120-gallon tank. Occ: 1 NCS. Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Wheels: 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 Rotor: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Weaponry 4 7.62mm MGs [Bod:F] (1,000 each)* 4 100-lb. hardpoints [Bod:U] * Linked. Equipment Body: 10-mile radio; navigation instruments. Statistics Size: 15'x18'x8' Payload: 1,600 lbs. Lwt: 5,000 lbs. Volume: 107 cf Maint: 119 hours Price: $28,079 HT: 10 HP: 113 [Body] 9 [Wheels] 45 [Rotor] aSpeed: 150 aAccel: 3/4 aDecel: 6 aMR: 1.5 aSR: 1 Stall Speed 95 mph. Design Notes The 100-cf body has a light frame with 18.3 cf of access space and 2.6426 cf of empty space. The 5-cf wheels and 2-cf rotor have a light frame. The surface area is 198 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL6 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata]. The split accel stat is the performance without and with the booster. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Heavy Fighter v1.0 (TL6) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer In cinematic games where imagination wins over aerodynamics, it makes sense to add a powered rear turret to a fighter. To increase the arc of fire, the tail surfaces were moved onto the wings. The result is a well-armed fighter with four wing-mounted .50-caliber machine guns and two .30-caliber tail guns. The tough steel armor makes it an effective dogfighter. The fighter has a pilot and a gunner. It burns 25 gallons of aviation gas per hour. A full load of fuel and ammo is $416. Visibility is good. The wings can fold for storage. Subassemblies: Body +3, three retractable Wheels +0, two Wings +1, limited-rotation Turret [Bod:B] +1. P&P: 500 kW HP gasoline engine with a 15-second nitrous oxide tank and a 500 kW early propeller; 80 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 100-gallon tank. Occ: 1 CCS (body), 1 CCS (turret). Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/16 4/16 4/16 4/16 4/16 Wheels: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Wings: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Turret: 4/16 4/16 4/16 4/16 Weaponry 2 12.7mm MGs [WiR:F] (500 each) * 2 12.7mm MGs [WiL:F] (500 each) * 2 7.62mm MGs [Tur:B] (1,000 each) * * Front and rear sets linked. Equipment Body: 10-mile radio; navigation instruments. Turret: Universal mount for 7.62mm MGs. Statistics Size: 31'x41'x13' Payload: 1,780 lbs. Lwt: 8,250 lbs. Volume: 176 cf Maint: 56 hours Price: $129,146 HT: 10 HP: 225 [Body] 20 [Wheels] 90 [Wings] 75 [Turret] aSpeed: 240/265 aAccel: 3/4 aDecel: 16 aMR: 4 aSR: 2 Stall Speed 120 mph. Design Notes The 120-cf body has an expensive frame with fair streamlining, 30.3 cf of access space and 6.6199 cf of empty space. The 6-cf wheels have an expensive frame. The 13-cf wings have an expensive frame with 0.58 cf of empty space each. The 24-cf turret has an expensive frame with 2.06 cf of empty space. The surface area is 340 sf. The armor is advanced metal. The TL6 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata]. The split speed and acceleration stats are performance without and with the booster. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tessanak Singleship v1.0 (GURPS Mecha TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Galactic Hegemony Magistratum sends Tessanak bounty hunters into places where the Star Force cannot go. If they work quietly, Tessanak can operate on protected worlds like Earth. Many Tessanak work solo or in pairs, with nothing but a large handgun, a light battlesuit and a singleship. The singleship has a lifting body with small fins. The front section holds the cockpit, an airlock and a living area with two bunks, one of them with prisoner restraints. The rear section contains a cargo hold and the engine room with a reactor, a hyperdrive and two thrusters. The singleship is operated by one crewman. It features a sealed hull, basic emission cloaking, basic stealth and basic chameleon. With 1,704 kW excess power, it can recharge one X-Laser shot every 5.6 seconds. Subassemblies: Body +6. P&P: 32,000 kW fusion reactor with two 30,000 lbs. vectored super reactionless thrusters and a 25-ton hyperdrive; 30 360,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 1 bridge RCS, 1 bunk. Cargo: 90 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/150 4/125 4/100 4/100 4/150 Weaponry Heavy Gatling X-Laser [Bod:F] (1125) +9 Equipment Body: Full stabilization for X-Laser; two 500,000-mile radios with scrambler; two 100,000-mile laser communicators; two 500-mile LPI AESAs (scan 27) [Bod:F/B]; 50-mile PESA (scan 21) [Bod:F]; 250-mile multiscanner (scan 25); 400-power stabilized LLTV (+8/+15) [Bod:T]; navigation instruments; IFF; inertial navigation system; HUDWAC; deceptive jammer (rating 6); 4 decoy dischargers; Complexity 8 biological, hardened, neural-net minicomputer; terminal; damage control (C5, +5); database (C1, 46.19 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); targeting (C6, +6); socket interface; compact fire suppression system; 2-person airlock; brig (one bunk); computerized controls; 4-person full life system. Statistics Size: 50'x15'x10' Payload: 1 ton Lwt: 25 tons Volume: 3,240 cf Maint: 10 man-hours Price: $4,700,000 HT: 12 HP: 2,250 [Body] aSpeed: 2,450 aAccel: 24 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 4 sAccel: 1.2 Gs sMR: 1.2 Hyperspeed: 0.2 pc/day. Stall Speed 0. Design Notes The 3,240-cf body has a medium frame with underbelly skids, excellent streamlining, a lifting body, 1,076 cf of access space and 199.8 cf of empty space. The surface area is 1,500 sf. The armor is advanced metal. The weapon is mounted concealed due to the streamlining. The TL10 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] with parts from Mecha and Robots. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hegemony Star Force Zoth-Class Mecha Carrier v1.0 (GURPS Mecha TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Galactic Hegemony uses carriers like the Zoth to patrol frontier systems. The carrier transports a company of mecha, usually the Seraph Delta or the new Seraph Zeta, and a platoon of battlesuits. The unstreamlined starship uses strong thrusters to maneuver into a very low orbit, where it can launch ablative drop pods with the mecha. For recovery, it carries a Korthmeg-class shuttle. The Zoth has cabins for 20 crew (who double as mecha support staff), 15 mecha pilots and 40 battlesuit troopers. It features a sealed hull, heavy compartmentalization, radical emission cloaking, radical stealth and radiation shielding. With 136,664 kW excess power, it can recharge one X-Laser shot every 7 seconds. Subassemblies: Body +9, four full-rotation Turrets [Bod:RL/T/U] +4. P&P: Four 640,000 kW fusion reactors with four 1,200,000 lbs. super reactionless thrusters and a 2,000-ton hyperdrive; 2,000 360,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 20 bridge RCS, 40 cabins. Cargo: 5,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U All: 4/200 L 4/200 L 4/200 L 4/200 L 4/200 L Weaponry 4 Heavy X-Laser Cannon [Tur:F] (187 each) +14 6 250mm Heavy Missile Launchers [Bod:U] (30 each) +14 Equipment Body: Two 5,000,000-mile radios with scrambler and direction finder; six 10,000,000-mile laser communicators; two 16,000-mile LPI AESAs (scan 36) [Bod:F/B]; two 16,000-mile PESAs (scan 36) [Bod:RL]; 16,000-mile multiscanner (scan 36); two 1,000-power stabilized LLTVs (+9/+18) [Bod:T/U]; high-resolution planetary survey array [Bod:U]; flight recorder; four sets of precision navigation instruments; four IFF; four inertial navigation systems; twenty HUDWACs with pupil scanners; four advanced radar/laser detectors; area jammer (rating 12); deceptive jammer (rating 12); 105 decoy dischargers; two Complexity 8 biological, hardened, neural-net mainframes; twenty terminals; cartography (C3); computer navigation (C2); damage control (C6, +6); database (C1, 1,620.275 GB manuals); datalink (C1); five gunner (C6, skill 14 or +4); routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16); five targeting (C7, +8); twenty socket interfaces; twenty full fire suppression systems; three complete workshops; operating room; five automeds; diagnosis table; 20-person bar/lounge; four 5-person airlocks; two brigs (5-person bunkrooms); fifteen 1,000-cf vehicle bays; 10,000-cf space dock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two 100-person total life systems; eight grav units. Turrets: Full stabilization and universal mounts for the Heavy X-Laser Cannon; four 4,000-mile LPI AESAs (scan 32) [Tur:F]; four 4,000-mile PESAs (scan 32) [Tur:F]. Statistics Size: 300'x50'x30' Payload: 702.5 tons Lwt: 2,000 tons Volume: 183,200 cf Maint: 78 man-hours Price: $264,000,000 HT: 11 HP: 120,000 [Body] 4,800 [Turrets] sAccel: 1.2 Gs sMR: 1.2 Hyperspeed: 0.2 pc/day. Design Notes The 180,000-cf body has an extra-heavy frame with 60,800 cf of access space and 6,792.25 cf of empty space. The 800-cf turrets have extra- heavy frames. The surface area is 22,400 sf. The armor is advanced laminate. The TL10 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] with parts from Mecha and Robots. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SDC Basic Launch v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer SpinDevCorp designed the Basic Launch for planets with a developing aerospace industry. With first-generation CG generators and thrusters, many spare parts can be manufactured with a limited technology base. Most of the cylindrical hull is filled by the passenger cabin, with the cockpit in the nose and the engines in the rear. The Basic Launch does not fit into standard Imperial Launch or Lifeboat bays due to a simplified hull design. The Launch has a pilot and a copilot. It features a sealed hull. Subassembly: Body +6. P&P: 4,500 kW fission reactor with an 8,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thruster and two 80,000 lbs. contragrav generators; eight 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 RCS, 38 RS. Cargo: 400 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 10,000-mile radios; two 2,000-mile laser communicators; two 500-mile air-search, no-targeting radars (scan 27) [Bod:F/B]; two flight recorders; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; two Complexity 3 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C2, +2); database (C1, 0.95 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C2, skill 12); compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; two-person airlock with passage tube; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; toilet; small galley; two 40x12 man-hour limited life systems. Statistics Size: 50'x12'x12' Payload: 8 tons Lwt: 40 tons Volume: 10 dtons Maint: 9.6 man-hours Price: $4,000,000 HT: 9 HP: 1,500 [Body] aSpeed: 390 aAccel: 2 aDecel: 6 aMR: 1.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.1 Gs sMR: 0.1 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2 Gs. Design Notes The 5,000-cf body has a light frame with underbelly skids, very good streamlining, 564 cf of access space and 480.2 cf of empty space. The surface area is 2,000 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LSP/GP-20 Gig v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Ling Standard Products sells the GP-20 Gig on frontier worlds. It can carry 80 persons and a limited amount of luggage into orbit and back to the surface. The Gig has a cylindrical hull with two passenger cabins, separated by the airlock and the galley. The reactor is mounted in the rear and the thrusters are fitted in below the deck plates. The Gig has a pilot, a copilot and two stewards. It features a sealed hull. Subassembly: Body +6. P&P: 12,800 kW fission reactor with three 8,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thruster and two 160,000 lbs. contragrav generators; ten 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 NCS, 78 NS. Cargo: 400 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 10,000-mile radios; two 2,000-mile laser communicators; 500-mile no-targeting radar (scan 27) [Bod:F]; 200-mile no-targeting radar (scan 25) [Bod:B]; two flight recorders; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; inertial navigation system; two Complexity 3 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C3, +3); database (C1, 79.9 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C3, skill 13); compact fire suppression system; six-person airlock with passage tube; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; toilet; two small galleys; 80x24 man- hour limited life system; 80x12 man-hour limited life system. Statistics Size: 54'x16'x16' Payload: 12 tons Lwt: 80 tons Volume: 20 dtons Maint: 14 man-hours Price: $8,400,000 HT: 8 HP: 2,250 [Body] aSpeed: 550 aAccel: 3 aDecel: 6 aMR: 1.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.15 Gs sMR: 0.15 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2 Gs. Design Notes The 10,000-cf body has a light frame with underbelly skids, very good streamlining, a lifting body, 1,471.2 cf of access space and 1,391 cf of empty space. The surface area is 3,000 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products CS-830 Boat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer General Products builds faster, more advanced Boats than the CS-830, but they all need a modern infrastructure for maintenance. That makes the CS-830 a common sight in frontier areas like the Spinward Marches. The CS-830 has a cylindrical hull with the cockpit, the airlock and the small passenger cabin in the nose and the engine room in the rear. Sandwiched in between is the cargo hold, 17' wide and 25' long. The Boat has a pilot and a copilot. It features a sealed hull. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: Two 6,400 kW fission reactors with two 12,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters and two 240,000 lbs. contragrav generators; forty 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 RCS, 18 NS. Cargo: 4,800 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 10,000-mile radios; two 2,000-mile laser communicators; 100-power LLTV (+6/+12) [Bod:F]; two 500-mile air-search radars (scan 27) [Bod:F/B]; flight recorder; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two Complexity 3 minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C3, +3); database (C1, 21.2 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C3, skill 13); compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; eight-person airlock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two 20x1 man-day limited life system; toilet. Statistics Size: 60'x18'x18' Payload: 50 tons Lwt: 120 tons Volume: 30 dtons Maint: 15 man-hours Price: $9,500,000 HT: 8 HP: 3,000 [Body] aSpeed: 475 aAccel: 2 aDecel: 4 aMR: 1 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.1 Gs sMR: 0.1 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2 Gs. Design Notes The 15,000-cf body has a light frame with underbelly skids, very good streamlining, a lifting body, 3,108.8 cf of access space and 1,290.5 cf of empty space. The surface area is 4,000 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LSP/PP-40 Pinnace v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Like the smaller GP-20, the PP-40 Pinnace was developed for frontier worlds. It can carry 150 persons and their luggage into orbit and back again. The Pinnace has a cylindrical hull with two decks. The upper deck is filled with the cockpit, the passenger seats and the small galley. The lower deck holds the airlock, some cargo lockers and the engine room. The Pinnace has a pilot, a copilot and four stewards. It features a sealed hull. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: 24,000 kW fission reactor with three 15,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thruster and two 360,000 lbs. contragrav generators; twelve 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 NCS, 148 NS. Cargo: 1,500 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 10,000-mile radios; two 2,000-mile laser communicators; 500-mile no-targeting radar (scan 27) [Bod:F]; 200-mile no-targeting radar (scan 25) [Bod:B]; two flight recorders; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; inertial navigation system; two Complexity 3 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C3, +3); database (C1, 49.15 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C3, skill 13); compact fire suppression system; eight-person airlock with passage tube; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; 150x24 man-hour limited life system; 150x12 man-hour limited life system; two toilets; three small galleys. Statistics Size: 64'x21'x21' Payload: 30 tons Lwt: 150 tons Volume: 40 dtons Maint: 18 man-hours Price: $14,400,000 HT: 8 HP: 3,750 [Body] aSpeed: 580 aAccel: 3 aDecel: 4 aMR: 1 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.15 Gs sMR: 0.15 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2.4 Gs. Design Notes The 20,000-cf body has a light frame with underbelly skids, very good streamlining, a lifting body, 2,690.2 cf of access space and 3,257.6 cf of empty space. The surface area is 5,000 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products CS-850 Cutter v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The CS-850 Cutter is a dedicated cargo hauler. With first-generation contragrav generators and thrusters, it has a limited payload, but the Cutter can be maintained more easily on underdeveloped planets. Unlike the common Modular Cutter, the CS-850 has a wedge-shaped hull with a single deck. The cargo bay with a stern ramp is fitted into the rear, with engine rooms on either side and the crew area in front. The Cutter has a pilot and a copilot. It features a sealed hull. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: Two 11,000 kW fission reactors with two 20,000 lbs. vectored reactionless thrusters and two 480,000 lbs. contragrav generators; 36 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 RCS, 18 NS. Cargo: 7,800 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 10,000-mile radios; two 2,000-mile laser communicators; 100-power LLTV (+6/+12) [Bod:F]; two 1,500-mile air-search radars (scan 30) [Bod:F/B]; 150-mile thermograph (scan 24) [Bod:F]; flight recorder; two sets of navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two Complexity 3 minicomputers; two terminals; damage control (C3, +3); database (C1, 30.2 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C3, skill 13); compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; 15-person airlock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two 20x1 man-day limited life systems; toilet. Statistics Size: 80'x15'x40' Payload: 80 tons Lwt: 200 tons Volume: 50 dtons Maint: 19 man-hours Price: $16,000,000 HT: 10 HP: 9,750 [Body] aSpeed: 480 aAccel: 2 aDecel: 4 aMR: 1 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.1 Gs sMR: 0.1 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2.4 Gs. Design Notes The 25,000-cf body has a medium frame with underbelly skids, very good streamlining, a lifting body, 5,080 cf of access space and 2,898.5 cf of empty space. The surface area is 6,500 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Traveller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This is the April 1st, 2003, entry: Flintrock Model 52 B.C. v1.0 (TL1) The Flintrock Model 52 B.C. is the latest in stone age transport. It features a pair of large wooden wheels, a bench for one or two drivers and a folding dinosaur hide roof. Subassemblies: Body +2, two standard Wheels +0. P&P: Two-person bipedal harness. Occ: 2 XRCS. Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Body: 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 Wheels: 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 Statistics Size: 7'x5'x5' Payload: 400 lbs. Lwt: 860 lbs. Volume: 44 cf Maint: 963 hours Price: $431 HT: 8 HP: 11 [Body] 2 [Wheels] gSpeed: 8 gAccel: 1 gDecel: 10 gMR: 1.25 gSR: 2 High GP. Off-road speed 1/6. Design Notes The 40-cf body and 4-cf wheels have an extra-light frame. The armor is standard wood. The TL1 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Armored Semi-Tractor and Trailer v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Cars and trucks with jury-rigged armor are common in post-apocalyptic fiction. This example started out as a typical 18-wheeler "big rig". It mounts additional armor (from 20mm plates in front of the engine to 6mm on most of the trailer) and some useful gadgets like a winch and a pair of smoke dischargers on the cab. It burns 12.25 gallons of diesel fuel or 14.7 gallons of gasoline per hour. A full load of fuel is $360/$450. Visibility is poor. Armored Semi-Tractor Subassemblies: Body +4, ten heavy Wheels +0. Powertrain: 350-kW wheeled drivetrain, 350-kW std. turbocharged diesel engine (multifuel), 12,000 kWs batteries. Fuel: 300 gallons diesel (fuel 9). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS, 1 bunk. Cargo: 10 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/60 4/50 4/40 4/35 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheelguards: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Body: Medium-range radio; radar detector; two smoke dischargers; winch (32,000 lb. tow); burglar alarm; 2-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 26'x8'x10' Payload: 1.2 tons Lwt: 15 tons Volume: 426 cf Maint: 71 hours Price: $80,102 HT: 12 HPs: 2,400 Body, 150 each Wheel. gSpeed: 90 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 6 Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 355 cf; wheels 71 cf. Structure is extra-heavy, very cheap; improved suspension and brakes and a rooftop fairing. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 27,563 lbs. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite [first edition and printing] rules. Armored Semi-Trailer Subassemblies: Body +5, eight Wheels +1. Occ: None. Cargo: 2,400 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/6 4/20 4/20 3/6 2/3 Wheels: 2/3 2/3 2/3 2/3 2/3 Wheelguards: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Body: Cargo ramp. External: Pin. Statistics Size: 48'x8'x10' Payload: 24 tons Lwt: 36 tons Volume: 2,640 cf Maint: 87 hours Price: $52,290 HT: 10 HPs: 1,800 Body, 94 each Wheel. gSpeed: 45 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 6 Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 2,400 cf; wheels 240 cf. Structure is medium, cheap; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Empty weight is 24,180 lbs. Performance assumed it is hitched to the Armored Semi-Tractor (above). The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite [first edition and printing] rules. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz 114 Vito v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Vito is a small van with many variants. Described here is the Type 114 panel van with a 105 kW engine and two seats in the cab. It burns 4.2 gallons of gasoline per hour. A full load of fuel is $31.5. Visibility is fair. Subassemblies: Body +4, four Wheels +0. Powertrain: 105-kW wheeled drivetrain, 105-kW standard gasoline engine, 2,800 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 21 gallons gasoline (fire 11). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS. Cargo: 170 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Sound system; two airbags; 3-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 15'x6'x6' Payload: 1.3 tons Lwt: 2.9 tons Volume: 352 cf Maint: 149 hours Price: $17,972.5 HT: 12 HPs: 225 Body, 28 each Wheel. gSpeed: 95 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 320 cf; wheels 32 cf. Structure is light; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 3,222 lbs. Payload approximately 13 lbs. per cf of cargo space. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed, the weight and speed are within a few percent of the original. To the best of my knowledge, the adaption of a real-world vehicle to a roleplaying game violates no copyrights ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz 208 CDI Sprinter v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Sprinter is a medium van with many variants. Described here is the Type 208 CDI panel van with a 60 kW diesel, two seats and the short (3000mm) wheelbase. It burns 2.1 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. A full load of fuel is $24. Visibility is fair. Subassemblies: Body +4, four Wheels +0. Powertrain: 60-kW wheeled drivetrain, 60-kW standard diesel engine, 3,800 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 20 gallons diesel (fire 9). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS. Cargo: 245 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Sound system; two airbags; 3-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 16'x7'x8' Payload: 0.96 tons Lwt: 2.8 tons Volume: 418 cf Maint: 144 hours Price: $19,415 HT: 12 HPs: 300 Body, 28 each Wheel. gSpeed: 75 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 380 cf; wheels 38 cf. Structure is light; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 3,741 lbs. Payload approximately 7 lbs. per cf of cargo space. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed, the weight and speed are within a few percent of the original. To the best of my knowledge, the adaption of a real-world vehicle to a roleplaying game violates no copyrights ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz 416 CDI Sprinter v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Sprinter is a medium van with many variants. Described here is the Type 416 CDI panel van with a 115 kW diesel, three seats and the long (4025mm) wheelbase. It burns 4.025 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. A full load of fuel is $24. Visibility is fair. Subassemblies: Body +4, four Wheels +1. Powertrain: 115-kW wheeled drivetrain, 115-kW standard turbocharged diesel engine, 3,800 kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 20 gallons diesel (fire 9). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 NS, 1 CS. Cargo: 475 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Sound system; airbag; 3-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 22'x7'x9' Payload: 2.6 tons Lwt: 5 tons Volume: 682 cf Maint: 123 hours Price: $26,427.5 HT: 12 HPs: 375 Body, 38 each Wheel. gSpeed: 75 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 620 cf; wheels 62 cf. Structure is light; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 4,791 lbs. Payload approximately 10 lbs. per cf of cargo space. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed, the weight and speed are within a few percent of the original. I presume that the brand names are trademarked, but this should be a legal use. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz 815 D Vario v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Vario is a large van with many variants. Described here is the Type 815 D panel van with a 110 kW diesel, three seats and the long (4250mm) wheelbase. It burns 3.85 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. A full load of fuel is $21.6. Visibility is fair. Subassemblies: Body +4, four Wheels +1. Powertrain: 110-kW wheeled drivetrain, 110-kW standard turbocharged diesel engine, two 2,800 kWs lead-acid batteries. Fuel: 18 gallons diesel (fire 9). Occ: 1 RCS, 2 NS. Cargo: 615 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Sound system; airbag; 3-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 24'x7'x9' Payload: 4.3 tons Lwt: 8.1 tons Volume: 858 cf Maint: 91 hours Price: $48,385 HT: 12 HPs: 900 Body, 94 each Wheel. gSpeed: 60 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 780 cf; wheels 78 cf. Structure is medium; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 7,775 lbs. Payload approximately 13 lbs. per cf of cargo space. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed, the weight is within a few percent of the original. I presume that the brand names are trademarked, but this should be a legal use. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Legion Defense TacRotor 2100 v1.0 (GURPS Terradyne TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The TacRotor is the Legion Defense copy of a 2090s-era Indian design. As an assault transport, it can carry 50 fully equipped troops or a few small vehicles. As a theater transport, the tiltrotor can carry 12 tons of cargo. The stealth systems and avionics are outdated, but that is no problem if both sides in a conflict fly Legion Defense aircraft. Against modern air defenses, the TacRotor would need massive SEAD support. The crew consists of a pilot and a copilot. The engines burn 467.5 gallons of fuel per hour. Subassemblies: Body +5, two Wings +3, two Pods +3, two Rotary Wings +2, ten retractable Wheels +0. P&P: Two 4,250 kW standard gas turbines with two 4,250 kW tiltrotor drivetrains, four 180,000 kWs rechargeable power cells. Fuel: 2,000 gallons self-sealing tanks (fire -3). Occ: 2 NCS. Cargo: 1,200 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/50 Wings: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Pods: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Rotors: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Wheels: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Vehicle: Seal; basic emission cloaking; basic stealth; basic chameleon. Body: Two 1,000-mile radios with scramblers; 10,000-mile tight-beam radio with scrambler; two 200-mile laser communicators; two 50x LLTVs (+5/+10) [Bod:F/B]; 50-mile LPI AESA (scan 21) [Bod:F]; 50-mile thermograph (scan 21) [Bod:F]; 1,000-yard laser chemscanner [Bod:U]; two sets of navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; two global positioning systems; terrain-following radar; two advanced radar/laser detectors; 180 aircraft decoy discharges (flares or chaff); deceptive jammer (rating 6); two Complexity 3 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; computer navigation (C2); damage control (+2, C2); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (skill 12, C2); transmission profiling (C3); full fire suppression system; cargo ramp; refueling probe; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two-man NBC kit; two crashwebs, four 1,000-lb. hardpoints. Statistics Size: 60'x80'x20' Payload: 18 tons Lwt: 40 tons Volume: 2,597.15 cf Maint: 8 hours Price: $6,408,500 HT: 12 HP: 3,000 Wing: 675 Pod: 450 Rotor: 1,350 Wheel: 90 Helicopter Mode: aSpeed: 300 aAccel: 3 aDecel: 36 aMR: 9 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 0. Plane Mode: aSpeed: 550 aAccel: 7 aDecel: 18 aMR: 4.5 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 300. Design Notes The 1,935-cf body has a heavy frame with good streamlining and 129.7 cf of empty space. The 120-cf wings have a folding, heavy frame. The 124-cf pods have a heavy frame. The 37.8-cf rotors have a folding, heavy frame. The 96.75-cf wheels have a heavy frame. The surface area is 2,350 sf. The armor is advanced composite. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz G 500 v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Mercedes G-class has been evolving for two decades. Described here is the long variant of the G 500 with a 218 kW eight-cylinder engine. It burns 8.72 gallons of gasoline per hour. A full load of fuel is $37.5. Visibility is good. Subassemblies: Body +4, four off-road Wheels +1. Powertrain: 218-kW all-wheel-drivetrain, 218-kW standard gasoline engine, 4,300-kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 25 gallons gasoline (fire 11). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS, 3 folding RS. Cargo: 20 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Two airbags; 5-man environmental control. Statistics Size: 15'x6'x6' Payload: 0.78 tons Lwt: 3.2 tons Volume: 420 cf Maint: 79 hours Price: $64,802.5 HT: 12 HPs: 450 Body, 94 each Wheel. gSpeed: 130 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure Low. 1/2 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 350 cf; wheels 70 cf. Structure is expensive, medium; improved brakes. Armor is standard metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 4,922 lbs. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed. Except for speed and fuel consumption they match nicely. I presume that the brand names are trademarked, but this should be a legal use. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Strike/Utility Vehicle v1.0 (TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This near future concept combines a diesel/electric propulsion system, a belt-fed 25mm AGL and the classic lines of a jeep. It has seats for a driver, a gunner and two passengers. The driver or a passenger operates the tactical radio with digital datalink. On average, the four-cylinder engine burns 1.2 gallons of diesel per hour. It recharges the batteries which last for more than two hours at top speed. The cost for 35 gallons of diesel is some $42 and a mixed load of 500 HEPF grenades and 500 HEDP grenades is $3,500. Subassemblies: Body +2, four Off-Road Wheels +0, full-rotation Open Mount [Bod:T] -1. P&P: 40-kW ceramic engine with 40-kW all-wheel drivetrain, 300,000-kWs advanced batteries. Fuel: 35-gallon self-sealing tank with diesel (fire 6). Occ: 2 XNCS, 2 XNS. Cargo: 15 cf open. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 25mm Automatic Grenade Launcher [OM:F] (1,000 rounds) +5 Equipment Body: Waterproofed; 100-mile radio with scrambler; IFF; military GPS; Complexity 2 dedicated, small computer with damage control (+2) and database (1 GB manuals); Complexity 2 dedicated, small computer with datalink. Off-Road Wheels: Waterproofed; puncture-resistant. Open Mount: Universal mount; 2-power LLTV (+1/+2) [OM:F]; 1-mile thermograph (scan 11) [OM:F]; 2.5-mile laser rangefinder; Complexity 2 dedicated, small computer with targeting (+3). Statistics Size: 9'x6'x6' Payload: 0.8 tons Lwt: 1.6 tons Volume: 121.5 cf Maint: 96 hours Price: $43,638 HT: 12 HP: 113 Wheel: 19 Open Mount: 16 gSpeed: 90 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 15 gMR: 1 gSR: 5 Ground Pressure Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. wSpeed: 4 wAccel: 0.5 wDecel: 10 wMR: 0.5 wSR: 3 Draft 1'. Flotation Rating 3 tons. Design Notes The 96-cf body has a light frame with 5.44 cf empty space. The 24-cf wheels have a light frame with 4.8 cf empty space, improved suspension and improved brakes. The 1.5-cf open mount has 0.15 cf empty space. The surface area is 208 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. 25mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (TL8) Game Mechanics: 25mm, conventional rifled, low-powered, very-short- barreled, heavy automatic. Round Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF Wt Cost WPS CPS HEPF Crit. Exp.* 3d[2d] 17 10 250 2,100 4* 23 $1,700 0.29 $4.4 HEDP Crit. Exp.* 5d(5)[2d] 10 250 2,100 0.29 $2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Space Station Almenara 1 v1.0 (TL7/8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer After two decades of recovery, this space station represents the first steps back into space. It serves as a technology testbed and workbase in orbit. The cylindrical station has two 20' by 80' solar panels and an airlock on one end and two airlocks at the other. Internally, a deck divides the living areas with the air recyclers and stores from the work area with computer terminals, medical equipment and earth science instruments. The station requires at least one operator/maintenance technician. The usual crew are three. The maneuvering thrusters burn 3,000 gallons of HO fuel per hour. Subassembly: Body +5. P&P: 3,200 sf TL8 solar cells on folding panels (128 kW nominal power), 900,000 kWs TL8 advanced batteries, ten 80-lb. TL7 vectored chemical rockets with hydrogen/oxygen fuel. Fuel: 3,000-gallon TL7 ultralight, self-sealing tanks with HO (fire 13). Occ: 3 TL7 RCS, 3 TL7 bunks. Cargo: 125 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Body: Two TL8 1,000-mile radios; two TL8 10,000-mile tight-beam radios; TL8 advanced radiation sensor; TL8 200-power LLTV (+7/+14) with full stabilization [Bod:U]; TL8 medium-resolution planetary survey array [Bod:U]; TL8 infrared digital recon camera [Bod:U]; TL8 low-light digital recon camera [Bod:U]; TL8 precision navigation instruments; TL8 Complexity 3 hardened minicomputer; two TL8 Complexity 2 hardened, small computers; three TL8 terminals; TL8 damage control (+3, C3); TL8 database (1 GB manuals, C1); TL8 datalink (C1); TL8 routine vehicle operation (skill 13, C3); TL7 compact fire suppression system; TL7 operating room; three TL7 two-man airlocks; TL7 armored passage tube; TL7 refueling probe; TL8 computerized controls; TL7 six-man full life system; TL7 seal; TL7 radiation shielding. Statistics Size: 40'x10'x10' Payload: 5 tons Lwt: 20 tons Volume: 2,500 cf Maint: 31 hours Price: $6,628,600 HT: 11 HP: 900 Panels: 32 sAccel: 0.02 Gs sMR: 0.02 Design Notes The 2,500-cf body has a TL7 light, advanced frame with 534.08 cf of empty space. The 3,200-sf folding solar panels have a TL7 super-light, advanced frame. The surface area is 4,400 sf. The armor is advanced metal. The TL7-8 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mercedes-Benz 2658 LS Actros and Flatbed Trailer v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Actros is a large Mercedes truck and tractor chassis. Described here is the semi-tractor with a 425 kW diesel engine. It burns 14.875 gallons of diesel per hour. A full load of fuel is $127.2. Visibility is fair. Mercedes-Benz 2658 LS Actros Subassemblies: Body +4, ten heavy Wheels +0. Powertrain: 425-kW wheeled drivetrain, 425-kW turbocharged standard diesel engine, two 7,100 kWs lead-acid batteries. Fuel: 106 gallons diesel (fire 9). Occ: 1 RCS, 1 RS, 1 bunk. Cargo: 20 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 Wheels: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 Equipment Body: Sound system; 3-man environmental control. External: Hitch. Statistics Size: 23'x8'x12' Payload: 0.62 tons Lwt: 10 tons Volume: 600 cf Maint: 84 hours Price: $56,610 HT: 12 HPs: 2,400 Body, 270 each Wheel. gSpeed: 105 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 5 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 500 cf; wheels 100 cf. Structure is extra-heavy, very cheap; improved brakes. Armor is cheap metal. Mechanical controls. Empty weight is 19,372.5 lbs. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. The calculated values are listed. The body volume is too low, but speed and weight check out. I presume that the brand names are trademarked, but this should be a legal use. Flatbed Trailer Subassemblies: Body +5, six heavy Wheels +2. Occ: None. Cargo: 3,200 cf open. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Wheels: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment External: Pin. Statistics Size: 45'x8'x13' Payload: 30 tons Lwt: 34 tons Volume: 1,920 cf Maint: 104 hours Price: $36,437.5 HT: 7 HPs: 750 Body, 75 each Wheel. gSpeed: 50 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 15 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 5 Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body 1,600 cf; wheels 320 cf. Structure is light. Armor is cheap metal. Empty weight is 7,875 lbs. Payload is approximately 19 lbs. per cf of cargo space. Performance assumes it is hitched to the Actros listed above. The vehicle uses Vehicles Lite rules [first edition, first printing]. Unlike the tractor, the trailer is merely an educated guess. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IISS Lindsay-Class 10-ton Survey Launch v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer With ten displacement tons, the Launch is the smallest of the common small craft types. When an Imperial Interstellar Scout Service mission requires many separate sensor platforms, the IISS turns to the Lindsay or similar classes. The Launch has a cylindrical airframe with a large flight deck and a tiny cabin. The crew consists of the pilot, the flight engineer and up to eight scientists. The visibility from the cockpit is good. Subassemblies: Body +6, four retractable Skids +2. P&P: 30,000-kW fusion reactor with two 250,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters, two 200,000-lb. contragrav generators, ten 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 5 bridge RCS, 5 bunks. Cargo: 100 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/480 4/480 4/480 4/480 4/480 Skids: 4/480 4/480 4/480 4/480 4/480 Equipment Vehicle: Self-sealing; modest emission cloaking; basic sound baffling; basic chameleon; psi shielding; radiation shielding. Body: Two 500,000-mile radios with scramblers; two 1,000,000-mile laser communicators; 200x LLTV (+7/+14) [Bod:U] with full stabilization; two 7,000-mile AESAs (scan 34) [Bod:F/B]; two 2,000-mile PESAs (scan 31) [Bod:T/U]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); 500-yard densitometer [Bod:U]; 8,000-yard laser chemscanner [Bod:U]; 300-yard neural activity sensor [Bod:U]; high-resolution planetary survey array [Bod:U]; flight recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; IFF; two inertial navigation systems; terrain-following radar; two advanced radar/laser detectors; three Complexity 8 hardened microframes; five terminals; cartography (C6); damage control (+6, C6); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (skill 16, +6); transmission profiling (C6); full fire suppression system; ST 80 winch; four-man airlock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two ten-man total life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 50'x12'x12' Payload: 2 tons Lwt: 50 tons Volume: 5,000 cf Maint: 14 man-hours Price: $8,252,000 HT: 12 HP: 12,000 Skid: 375 aSpeed: 3,060 aAccel: 100 aDecel: 14 aMR: 3.5 aSR: 4 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 4 Gs. sAccel: 5 Gs sMR: 5 Design Notes The 5,000-cf body has an extra-heavy, very cheap frame with very good streamlining, a lifting body, heavy compartmentalization and 618.1552 cf empty space. The 250-cf skids have an extra-heavy, very cheap frame. The surface area is 2,250 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL12 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Traveller and Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Delgado Carsten-Class 20-ton Gig v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Carsten-class Gig is a fast, comfortable passenger craft. It was initially produced and sold in the Marches, but Delgado is advertising in the Core of the Imperium as well. The Gig has a streamlined wedge airframe. A small cockpit is mounted in front, followed by the passenger cabin with an airlock at the front end and a galley in the rear. The crew consists of a pilot, a copilot and two stewards. The visibility from the cockpit is fair. Subassembly: Body +6. P&P: 30,000-kW fusion reactor with two 240,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters, two 120,000-lb. contragrav generators, 25 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 bridge RCS, 78 RS. Cargo: 200 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Seal; two 500,000-mile radios with scramblers; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; two 2,000-mile AESAs (scan 31) [Bod:F/B]; two 2,000-mile PESAs (scan 31) [Bod:R/L]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); flight recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; two advanced radar/laser detectors; three Complexity 8 microframes; two terminals; damage control (+6, C6); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (skill 16, C6); full fire suppression system; six- man airlock with armored passage tube; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; two small galleys; two toilets; two 90- man full life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 74'x45'x10' Payload: 10 tons Lwt: 40 tons Volume: 10,000 cf Maint: 11 man-hours Price: $4,949,400 HT: 12 HP: 4,500 aSpeed: 2,450 aAccel: 120 aDecel: 14 aMR: 3.5 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 3 Gs. sAccel: 6 Gs sMR: 6 Design Notes The 10,000-cf body has a very cheap frame with very good streamlining, lifting body, underbelly skids and 2,712.45 cf empty space. The surface area is 3,000 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL12 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Traveller and Vehicles Expansion 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - General Products MB-150 30-ton Boat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Many spacecraft can float or even dive, countering their buoyancy with vectored thrust. But only a few are truly at home underwater. The MB-150 is one of them. In the standard configuration, the Ship's Boat can carry 18 passengers and 9.6 displacement tons of cargo. All cargo must fit through the 6' by 6' airlock hatch. The usual crew are a pilot and a navigator. Visibility from the cockpit is rather poor. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: Two 24,000-kW fusion reactors with three 250,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters, three 500,000-lb. contragrav generators, four 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 bridge RCS, 18 RS. Cargo: 4,800 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/3,500 4/3,500 4/3,500 4/3,500 4/3,500 Equipment Body: Seal; two 500,000-mile radios with scramblers; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; 500-mile sonar communicator; 7,000-mile AESA (scan 34) [Bod:F]; 30-mile active/passive sonar (scan 20/22) [Bod:F]; 2,000-mile PESA (scan 31) [Bod:U]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); flight recorder; precision navigation instruments; IFF; sonar IFF; two inertial navigation systems; SPS receiver; two advanced radar/laser detectors; three Complexity 8 microframes; two terminals; damage control (+6, C6); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation program (Piloting (Aerospace), skill 16, C6); routine vehicle operation program (Shiphandling (Submersible), skill 16, C6); compact fire suppression system; ten-man airlock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; small galley; toilet; two 25-man full life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 70'x21'x21' Payload: 50 tons Lwt: 375 tons Volume: 15,000 cf Maint: 15 man-hours Price: $9,518,950 HT: 11 HP: 24,000 uSpeed: 25 uAccel: 16 uDecel: 10 uMR: 0.5 uSR: 7 Draft 21'. Test Depth 6,000 yards. Crush Depth 12,000 yards. aSpeed: 2,650 aAccel: 20 aDecel: 12 aMR: 3 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2 Gs. sAccel: 1 G sMR: 1 Design Notes The 15,000-cf body has a very cheap frame with very good streamlining, lifting body, submersible hull, total compartmentalization, underbelly skids and 1,598.65 cf empty space. The surface area is 4,000 sf. The armor is expensive metal. The TL12 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Traveller and Vehicles Expansion 1. Draft was reduced to the actual height. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GSbAG Endurance-Class 40-ton Pinnace v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Endurance-class Pinnace is a cargo hauler. It is slower than most passenger models, but the payload is much higher. The Endurance can carry six Series 4C containers or two 4A containers and two 4C containers. That gives the airframe a rather boxy appearance with engine rooms on both sides of the cargo bay and a small cockpit in front. The flight crew are a pilot and an engineer. The visibility is fair. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: Two 25,000-kW fusion reactors with two 400,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters, two 400,000-lb. contragrav generators, five 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 bridge RCS, 8 RS. Cargo: 12,400 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/150 4/150 4/150 4/150 4/150 Equipment Body: Seal; two 500,000-mile radios with scramblers; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; 7,000-mile AESA (scan 34) [Bod:F]; two 2,000-mile PESAs (scan 31) [Bod:R/L]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); flight recorder; precision navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two advanced radar/laser detectors; three Complexity 8 microframes; two terminals; damage control (+6, C6); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (skill 16, C6); full fire suppression system; winch (ST 960); cargo ramp; eight-man airlock; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; small galley; toilet; two 20-man total life systems; grav unit. Statistics Size: 90'x40'x15' Payload: 125 tons Lwt: 200 tons Volume: 20,000 cf Maint: 13 man-hours Price: $6,940,650 HT: 12 HP: 30,000 aSpeed: 2,450 aAccel: 40 aDecel: 12 aMR: 3 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 2 Gs. sAccel: 2 Gs sMR: 2 Design Notes The 20,000-cf body has an extra-heavy, very cheap frame with very good streamlining, lifting body, underbelly skids and 666.85 cf empty space. The surface area is 5,000 sf. The armor is cheap metal. The TL12 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Traveller and Vehicles Expansion 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LSP Maakar-Class 50-ton Assault Cutter v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Imperial Navy and Marines operate improved modular cutter models, but some missions call for a specialized small craft. The Maakar-class Assault Cutter combines the stealth of a Sirigerkhe and the armor of a Lowalaa in a single cutter. The Maakar is configured to carry a company of rapid interface troops in medium battledress. The single troop deck has clamshell doors in the rear for low-altitude drops. Two engine rooms are placed over and under the payload deck. The small cockpit has seats for a pilot, a gunner and an electronic warfare operator. The visibility from the cockpit is poor. It takes 4.2 seconds to recharge one laser shot. Subassembly: Body +7. P&P: Two 160,000-kW fusion reactors with four 1,500,000-lb. vectored super reactionless thrusters, two 1,600,000-lb. contragrav generators, fifty 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 3 bridge RCS, 122 RS. Cargo: 400 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/2,250 4/2,250 4/2,250 4/2,250 4/2,250 Weaponry Two 14.4 MJ X-Ray Lasers [Bod:F] (351 shots each) +11. Equipment Body: Full stabilization, casemate mount and link for Lasers; two 5,000,000-mile radios with scramblers; two 1,000,000-mile laser communicators; two 20,000-mile meson communicators; two 50-power LLTVs (+5/+10) [Bod:T/U]; two 3,000-mile LPI AESAs (scan 32) [Bod:F/B]; two 2,000-mile PESAs (scan 31) [Bod:R/L]; 2,000-mile radscanner (scan 31); flight recorder; precision navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; two terrain- following radars; three HUDWACs with pupil scanners; two advanced radar/laser detectors; area jammer (rating 16); deceptive jammer (rating 16); three Complexity 8 hardened microframes; three terminals; damage control (+6, C6); database (1 GB manuals, C1); datalink (C1); gunner (skill 14 or +4, C6); routine vehicle operation (skill 18, C8); targeting (+9, C8); transmission profiling (C6); full fire suppression system; cargo ramp; two eight-man airlocks; computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls; small galley; toilet; two 150-man full life systems; grav unit; total compartmentalization; self-sealing; radical emission cloaking; radical stealth; instant chameleon; psi-shielding; radiation shielding. Statistics Size: 75'x21'x21' Payload: 50 tons Lwt: 400 tons Volume: 25,000 cf Maint: 32 man-hours Price: $43,575,450 HT: 12 HP: 39,000 aSpeed: 5,885 aAccel: 150 aDecel: 12 aMR: 3 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 0. CG lift 4 Gs. sAccel: 7.5 Gs sMR: 7.5 Design Notes The 25,000-cf body has an extra-heavy, very cheap frame with very good streamlining, lifting body, underbelly skids and 2,749.45 cf empty space. The surface area is 6,500 sf. The armor is advanced metal. The TL12 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Traveller and Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2. 14.4 MJ X-Ray Laser (TL12) Game Mechanics: X-ray laser, 14,400 kJ, extreme range, compact. Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF Wt Cost Power V(C) Imp. 6d*16(2) 25 28 86,000 260,000 8* 1,600 $120,000 307,200 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Poseidon Industries Trident II v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Trident II is a small commerical courier. It requires a jumpgate or a tender for interstellar flights, but it is capable of independent interplanetary flights and landings. The Trident has a flat arrowhead airframe with three vectored fusion rockets. This allows vertical takeoff and landing at frontier sites or horizontal operations from proper runways. At full thrust, the rockets use 100 gallons of water per minute, for an endurance of 40 minutes. The Trident II can accomodate a crew of three (pilot, navigator and flight engineer) and three passengers. The cargo hold is rated for 12 tons of freight or a few small ground vehicles. Subassemblies: Body +6, six Retractable Wheels +2. P&P: Two 75,000-lb. and one 150,000-lb. vectored fusion rockets, two 200-kW RTGs, sixteen 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Reaction Mass: 4,000 gallons water. Occ: 3 RCS, 3 double-occupancy cabins. Cargo: 1,200 cf. Armor F RL B T U All: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 500,000-mile radios; two 100,000-mile laser communicators; 200x stabilized LLTV (+7/+14) [Bod:T]; two 500-mile AESAs (scan 27, air search) [Bod:FB]; two 500-mile thermographs (scan 27) [Bod:RL]; 50-mile radscanner (scan 21); flight recorder; two sets of precision navigation instruments; transponder; two inertial navigation systems; two C5 hardened minicomputers; three terminals; damage control (C4, +4); database (C1, 1 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); three socket interfaces; compact fire suppression system; mini-workshop (mechanic); cargo ramp; two-man airlock; eight-man full life support system. External: Radiation shielding; puncture- resistant tires. Statistics Size: 50'x25'x15' Payload: 13 tons Lwt: 50 tons Volume: 6,300 cf Maint: 8 man-hours Price: $2,714,000 HT: 8. HP: 1,500 Body, 75 each Wheel. gSpeed: 680 gAccel: 35 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 3 Ground Pressure Extremely High. No Off-Road Speed. aSpeed: 2,370 aAccel: 60 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 4 Stall Speed 0. sAccel: 3 G sMR: 3 Delta-V 54 mps. Design Notes Body is 6,000 cf. Wheels are 300 cf. Structure is light, with very good streamlining and lifting body. Armor is advanced composite. Sealed structure. Computerized controls. There are 19.1663 cf of empty space in the body. Empty weight is 40,000 lbs. The TL10 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ronin T27 Trike v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The T27 was designed for the recreational market. The sales were slow until the T27 was discovered by independent starship crews. The compact trike is equally at home on starport tarmacs and gravel landing strips and it takes very little space in a cargo hold. The Trike has a 100 kWh superconducting energy storage loop and three electric motors in the wheel hubs. With just a driver, it can reach 230 kph on good roads. With a passenger and a full cargo box, it can still make 60 kph on dirt tracks. The driver should wear a helmet with a HUD to make proper use of the electronic systems. Subassemblies: Body +0, three Off-Road Wheels -2. P&P: 20-kW all-wheel drivetrain, 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cell. Occ: 1 XCS (cycle), 1 XS (cycle). Cargo: 5 cf. Armor F RL B T U All: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: 5,000-mile radio; 1-mile searchlight; two 5x LLTVs (+2/+4) [Bod:F]; global positioning system; laser sensor; dedicated C4 small computer with datalink. External: Puncture-resistant tires. Statistics Size: 6'x4'x3' Payload: 500 lbs. Lwt: 800 lbs. Volume: 10 cf Maint: 226 hours Price: $7,815 HT: 12. HP: 66 Body, 26 each Wheel. gSpeed: 115 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 15 gMR: 1.25 gSR: 2 Ground Pressure Moderate. 1/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 7 cf. Wheels are 3 cf. Structure is heavy, cheap. Armor is standard composite. Sealed structure and improved brakes. Mechanical controls. There are 0.35 cf of empty space in the body and 1.6 cf of empty space in the wheels. Empty weight is 300 lbs. The TL10 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tatsu-Class Spaceplane v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Tatsu was produced on Baridi Dania from 5198 to 5216. A few remain operational to this day, often as an utility craft on small interstellar ships. The spaceplane can carry two crew and up to ten passengers or the equivalent amount of cargo. The fusion engines can use the atmosphere of a planet or water from the tanks (at 13.34 gallons per minute) as their reaction mass. This gives the Tatsu a better atmospheric endurance than most other landing craft. Subassemblies: Body +4, two STOL Wings +2, three Retractable Wheels +1. P&P: Two 20,000-lb. vectored fusion ram-rockets, 50-kW RTG, three 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Reaction Mass: 600 gallons water. Occ: 2 CCS, 10 folding CS Armor F RL B T U All: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment Body: Two 500,000-mile radios; 5,000,000-mile tight-beam radio; 1,000,000-mile laser communicator; four 50x LLTVs (+5/+10) [Bod:FBTU]; two 50-mile AESAs (scan 21) [Bod:FB]; two 50-mile PESAs (scan 21) [Bod:RL]; 50-mile radscanner (scan 21); low-resolution planetary survey array; two sets of precision navigation instruments; IFF; two inertial navigation systems; terrain-following radar; four C5 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; cartography (C4); damage control (C4, +4); database (C1, 1 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); two socket interfaces; compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; one-man airlock with decontamination shower; high-security alarm; refueling probe; toilet; two 12x1 man-day limited life systems; 12 crashwebs. External (on wheels): Puncture-resistant tires. Statistics Size: 30'x20'x10' Payload: 1.2 tons Lwt: 10 tons Volume: 1,045 cf Maint: 8 man-hours Price: $2,667,550 HT: 10. HP: 450 Body, 113 each Wing, 50 each Wheel. gSpeed: 555 gAccel: 30 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed. aSpeed: 2,000 aAccel: 40 aDecel: 14 aMR: 4.5 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 0. sAccel: 2 G sMR: 2 Delta-V 38 mps. Design Notes Body is 900 cf. Wings are 50 cf. Wheels are 45 cf. Structure is light, standard, responsive, with superior streamlining, heavy compartmentalization and automatic variable-sweep wings. Armor is advanced composite. Structure is self-sealing. Duplicate computerized controls. Tanks are standard, wing-mounted. There are 128.3822 cf of empty space in the body and 5 cf of empty space in each wing. Empty weight is 12,500 lbs. The TL10 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Canis Malus, Modified Caribou-Class Cargo Shuttle v1.0 (TL9-10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The "Bad Dog" is a heavily modified cargo shuttle. Instead of the twin fusion rockets, it mounts four thrusters for interplanetary flights. The rear of the cargo bay was turned into a spaceplane hangar and the front section was fitted with cabins. The Canis Malus remains capable of atmospheric reentry, but it has no landing gear and not enough thrust to take off again. It is armed with a pair of UV lasers. The new turrets have a very limited elevation, so the entire ship must rotate to bear on targets above or below the ship. The minimum crew are a pilot, a copilot and two mechanics, but usually more crewmembers would be carried. Subassemblies: Body +8, two full-rotation pop turrets +1. P&P: Four TL10 100,000-lb. reactionless thrusters, three TL10 80,000-kW fission reactors, forty TL10 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 5 TL10 bridge RCS, 20 TL10 cabins Cargo: 32,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U All: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Weaponry: 2x TL10 24-MJ UV Lasers [Bod]* (150 each) +10. * Effectively [Tur:F] with laser periscopes. Equipment Body: TL10 full stabilization for UV Lasers; Two TL10 5,000,000-mile radios; TL10 50,000,000-mile tight-beam radio; TL10 200x stabilized LLTV (+7/+14) [Bod:F]; two TL10 4,000-mile AESA (scan 32) [Bod:FB]; two TL10 1,600-mile thermographs (scan 30) [Bod:RL]; TL10 1,600-mile multiscanner (scan 30); three TL10 flight recorders; TL10 precision navigation instruments; TL10 transponder; two TL10 inertial navigation systems; three TL10 C7 hardened mainframes; five TL10 terminals; TL10 damage control (C6, +6); TL10 database (C1, 1 GB manuals); TL10 datalink (C1); TL10 gunner (C6, skill 14 or +4); TL10 routine vehicle operation (C6, skill 16); TL10 targeting (C7, +8); TL10 transmission profiling (C4); five TL10 socket interfaces; TL9 full fire suppression system; TL10 planetology (earthlike) laboratory; TL10 complete workshop; TL10 automed; TL9 thirty-man airlock with passage tube; TL10 4,000-cf spacedock; TL10 refueling drogue; 16,000 gallons water; TL10 50-man total life system; two TL10 grav units. Turrets: TL10 laser periscope for UV Laser; TL10 full stabilization for laser periscope. Statistics Size: 300'x50'x30' Payload: 400 tons Lwt: 800 tons Volume: 100,040 cf Maint: 22 man-hours Price: $20,957,900 HT: 12. HP: 90,000 Body, 300 each Turret. aSpeed: 1,000 aAccel: 5 aDecel: 4 aMR: 1 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 290. sAccel: 0.25 G sMR: 0.25 Design Notes Body is 100,000 cf. Turrets are 20 cf each. Structure is TL9, extra- heavy, cheap, with very good streamlining and a lifting body. Armor is TL9 advanced metal. Structure is TL9 sealed. TL10 Computerized controls. Tanks are TL9 standard. The reaction mass is for subcraft and counted as payload. There are 1,933.35 cf of empty space in the body and 9 cf of empty space in each turret. Empty weight is 800,000 lbs. The vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 2 and Robots. Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL 24-MJ UV Laser 2,000 40 $110,000 192,000 - - - 10 Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D* Max* RoF 24-MJ UV Laser ver.(crit.) imp. 6d*20 25 26 37,000 111,000 4* * Ranges multiplied by 50 in vacuum. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Caribou-Class Cargo Shuttle v1.0 (TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Caribou-class heavy cargo shuttle was designed as a subcraft for the supertender Bear. Most have been heavily modified in the following decades, but more than half a dozen remain in regular cargo service. The Caribou has a streamlined spaceframe with two 1,000-ton vectored fusion rockets. At full thrust, each fusion rocket uses 667 gallons of water per minute, for an endurance of 30 minutes. Most of the hull is taken by the 200' by 25' by 10' cargo bay, with a tiny crew section in the nose. It can accomodate the pilot, copilot, flight engineer, cargo master and up to 16 passengers or relief crew. Subassemblies: Body +8, twelve Retractable Wheels +4. P&P: Two 2,000,000-lb. vectored fusion rockets, two 45-kW RTGs, three 270,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Reaction Mass: 40,000 gallons water. Occ: 4 bridge RCS, 16 RS Cargo: 50,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Wheels: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Body: Two 1,000,000-mile radios; two 1,000,000-mile tight-beam radios; two 50-mile radars (scan 21, air search) [Bod:FB]; two 5-mile radscanners (scan 15); two flight recorders; two sets of precision navigation instruments; two transponders; four inertial navigation systems; four C5 hardened microframes; four terminals; damage control (C5, +5); database (C1, 1 GB manuals); datalink (C1); routine vehicle operation (C5, skill 15); full fire suppression system; cargo ramp; thirty-man airlock with passage tube; small galley; toilet; two 20x2 man-day limited life systems. Statistics Size: 300'x50'x30' Payload: 502 tons Lwt: 1,000 tons Volume: 105,000 cf Maint: 30 man-hours Price: $39,276,150 HT: 12. HP: 90,000 Body, 2,000 each Wheel. gSpeed: 555 gAccel: 30 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 5 Ground Pressure Extremely High. No Off-Road Speed. aSpeed: 3,160 aAccel: 40 aDecel: 4 aMR: 1 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 0. sAccel: 2 G sMR: 2 Delta-V 24 mps. Design Notes Body is 100,000 cf. Wheels are 5,000 cf. Structure is extra-heavy, cheap, with very good streamlining and a lifting body. Armor is advanced metal. Structure is sealed. Duplicate computerized controls. Tanks are standard. There are 3,442.3047 cf of empty space in the body. Empty weight is 656,000 lbs. The TL9 vehicle uses Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Atlas Mercury v1.0 (Blue Planet TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Even on a planet with just 3% dry land, there is enough room to drive around. In 2196, Atlas Materials introduced the Mercury for the low end of the Colonial market. The car seats four adults with minimal comfort. For extra elbow room, the roof of the bioplastic body can be detached. The electronics are basic, but they include a long-range communicator. Subassemblies: Body +2, 4 Wheels +1. Powertrain: 40-kW fuel cell with 40-kW all-wheel drivetrain; 4,750-kWs batteries. Fuel: 30 lbs. hydrogen in fuel modules, 10 hours (fire 6). Occupancy: 1 CCS, 3 CS. Cargo: 10 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 Wheels: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Equipment Body: Communicator; sound system; GPS; environmental control, 4 men; convertible hardtop. Statistics Size: 8'x6'x5' Payload: 1,030 lbs. Lwt: 2,000 lbs. Volume: 120 cf Maint: 167 hrs. Price: $14,422.5 HT: 12. HP: 113 Body, 19 each Wheel gSpeed: 100 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 10 gMR: 1 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure Low. 1/2 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is light, standard. Area is 200 sf. Armor is standard, composite. The TL9 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] as modified by Blue Planet. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Atlas Hephaestus v1.0 (Blue Planet TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Poseidon is called a water world, but much of the human activity takes place on large islands. In 2193, Atlas Materials designed the Hephaestus medium truck for the miners and farmers of Prime Meridian. The truck has a cab with two seats and a 16' by 8' flatbed. A folding 12' crane helps to load cargo and a winch helps to negotiate unimproved roads. Subassemblies: Body +4, 6 Wheels +3, Open Mount +2. Powertrain: 160-kW fuel cell with 150-kW all-wheel drivetrain. Fuel: 300 lbs. hydrogen in fuel modules, 25 hours (fire 6). Occupancy: 1 RCS, 1 RS. Cargo: 500 cf open Armor F RL B T U All: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: Communicator; navsuite; onboard computer; winch, ST 100; environmental control, 2 men. Open Mount: Crane, 2 tons. Statistics Size: 24'x8'x8' Payload: 10,700 lbs. Lwt: 20,000 lbs. Volume: 548 cf Maint: 71 hrs. Price: $78,555 HT: 12. HP: 1,200 Body, 150 each Wheel, 200 Open Mount gSpeed: 60 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/4 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is heavy, cheap. Area is 550 sf. Armor is standard, composite. The TL9 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] as modified by Blue Planet. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Utoland Express Passenger Mag-Lev v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Nobody in the current administration of Utoland can understand why the previous development project installed a mag-lev monorail. The system is clearly oversized for the current requirements of a world with 40,000 inhabitants. This passenger car is used for urban transport in Utane and a commuter service to the mines. It can carry about 140 persons, but some will have to stand in the aisles. The car is crewed by a driver and sometimes by a conductor. Subassemblies: Body +6. Powertrain: 60,000-lb. mag-lev, 640-kW electric contact power, 2,000-kWs lead-acid battery. Occ: 1 NCS, 72 NS, 72 NSR Cargo: 50 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: 30-mile cellular phone; 7.5-mile low-res imaging radar (scan 16) [Bod:F]; transponder; C1 small computer dedicated to datalink; compact fire suppression system; 8-man airlock; 145-man NBC kit; toilet. Statistics Size: 80'x10'x10' Payload: 15 tons Lwt.: 30 tons Volume: 8,000 cf Maint.: 10 man-hours Price: $4,237,400 HT: 11. HPs: 1,875 Body mSpeed: 425 mAccel: 4 mDecel: 5 mMR: 0.125 mSR: 6 Design Notes Body is 8,000 cf with very good streamlining. Structure is light, standard. Armor is expensive composite. Sealed structure. There are 1,246.6 cf of empty space in the body. Empty weight is 30,000 lbs. The TL7 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 1 and the text format from Vehicles Lite. Traveller technology changes design decisions, but not the rules. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Utoland Express Cargo Mag-Lev v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Nobody in the current administration of Utoland can understand why the previous development project installed a mag-lev monorail. The system is clearly oversized for the current requirements of a world with 40,000 inhabitants. The cargo cars (four remain operational, three are being cannibalized) are used to carry ore and metal from the mines to the starport. With the low gravity on Utoland, each can carry 100 tons or more. The car seats a single driver and one man is what the air filtration unit is rated for, but more can fit in for a short hop - and any route on Utoland is short ... Subassemblies: Body +6. Powertrain: 300,000-lb. mag-lev, 3,200-kW electric contact power, 30,000-kWs lead-acid battery. Occ: 1 RCS Cargo: 4,000 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/18 4/18 4/18 4/18 4/18 Equipment Body: 30-mile cellular phone; 7.5-mile low-res imaging radar (scan 16) [Bod:F]; transponder; C1 small computer dedicated to datalink; compact fire suppression system; 1-man airlock; 1-man NBC kit. Statistics Size: 80'x10'x10' Payload: 100.1 tons Lwt.: 150 tons Volume: 8,000 cf Maint.: 19 man-hours Price: $15,744,850 HT: 12. HPs: 15,000 Body mSpeed: 425 mAccel: 4 mDecel: 5 mMR: 0.125 mSR: 6 Design Notes Body is 8,000 cf. Structure is extra-heavy, cheap. Armor is standard metal. Sealed structure. There are 2,663.8 cf of empty space in the body. Empty weight is 99,800 lbs. Cargo is assumed to be 50 pounds/cf. The TL7 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and the text format from Vehicles Lite. Traveller technology changes design decisions, but not the rules. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Death Glider v1.0 (TL12) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is my adaption of the Death Glider from the Stargate TV series to the GURPS system. It involved quite a lot of wild guesses and anything I wrote may be invalidated by the next show (or by one which I missed). So it is by no means the canonical description ... The Death Glider has a pilot and a copilot. It takes 14 seconds to recharge one Staff Cannon shot from the power plant. Subassemblies: Body +3, two Wings +1. Powertrain: 1,800-kW NPU, 32,000-lb. vectored reactionless thruster, six 540,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 2 RCS. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/100 Wings: 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 2 Staff Cannon [WiR:F/WiL:F] (632 shots each) +2.* *Linked. Equipment Body: 50,000-mile radio; 50-mile AESA (scan 21) [Bod:F]; 5-mile AESA (scan 15) [Bod:B]; 50-mile PESA (scan 21) [Bod:F]; 5-mile PESA (scan 15) [Bod:B]; 7.5-mile radscanner (scan 16); navigation instruments; IFF; inertial navigation system; C6 small computer; two terminals; C2 routine vehicle operation (skill 12); compact fire suppression system; 2-man full life system; two gravity webs. Wings: Full stabilization for Staff Cannon. External: Modest emission cloaking; modest stealth; radiation shielding. Statistics Size: 17'x27'x8' Payload: 400 lbs. Lwt.: 4 tons Volume: 320 cf Maint.: 25 hrs. Price: $618,000 HT: 12. HPs: 900 Body, 225 each Wing aSpeed: 2,310 aAccel: 80 aDecel: 80 aMR: 20 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 0. sAccel: 4 G sMR: 4 Design Notes Body is 280 cf with superior streamlining and underbelly skids. Wings are 20 cf each. Structure is heavy and very cheap. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed structure. Electronic controls with dual maneuver controls. There are 24.4446 cf of empty space in the body and 17.2 cf of empty space in each wing. Empty weight is 7,600 lbs. The Staff Cannon is a tight-beam blaster. Weapon Weight Volume Cost PPS WPS VPS CPS TL Staff Cannon 40 0.8 $3,000 2,560 - - - 12 Weapon Ammo Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF Staff Cannon - Ver. Imp. 6d*6(4) 20 21 5,600* 17,000* 1 *Ranges multiplied by 50 in vacuum. The TL12 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansion 1 and Ultra-Tech Two with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AeroMar Champion v1.0 (TL7/8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer AeroMar designed the Champion to transport a head of state on a planet with a patchwork of small, independent polities. The Champion is compact and affordable, but it mounts advanced communications - and ECM, just in case. The jet is crewed by two pilots, two communications operators, a steward and a flight engineer. It seats 12 passengers in the first class and 14 passengers in the second class. At routine travel speeds, it the engines burn 480 gallons per hour. A full load of fuel is $10,800. Subassemblies: Body +6, three Wheels +2, two Wings +3, two Pods +2. Powertrain: Two 8,000-lb. TL7 turbofans, 20,000-kWs TL7 advanced batteries. Fuel: 3,600 gallons jet fuel (fire 13). Occ: 4 TL7 RCS, 12 TL7 RS, 16 TL7 NS. Cargo: 160 cf Armor F RL B T U All: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Two TL8 1,000-mile radios; TL8 10,000-mile radio with scrambler; TL8 10,000-mile tight-beam radio with scrambler; two TL8 100-mile cellular phones; TL8 50-mile air-search, no-targeting radar (scan 21) [Bod:F]; TL8 flight recorder; two sets of TL8 precision navigation instruments; TL8 IFF; TL8 transponder; TL8 global positioning system; TL8 advanced radar/laser detector; 32 TL7 aircraft decoy dischargers (16 chaff and 16 flares); TL8 deceptive jammer (rating 6); TL8 IR jammer (rating 6); four TL8, C2, hardened, small computers; four TL8 terminals; TL8, C1 datalink; TL8, C2 routine vehicle operation (skill 12); TL7 compact fire suppression system; TL8 high-security alarm; TL7 toilet; TL7 small galley; TL7 32*12 man-hour limited life system. Statistics Size: 72'x64'x16' Payload: 16.5 tons Lwt.: 30 tons Volume: 3,672 cf Maint.: 22 man-hours Price: $20,307,850 HT: 12. HPs: 2,250 Body, 200 each Wheel, 563 each Wing, 113 each Pod aSpeed: 705 aAccel: 5 aDecel: 18 aMR: 4.5 aSR: 5 Stall Speed 130. Design Notes Body is 3,200 cf with superior streamlining. Wheels are 160 cf, retract into wings and body. Wings are 200 cf. Pods are 36 cf. Structure is TL7, very expensive. Armor is TL7, standard metal. TL7 sealed structure. TL8 computerized controls with dual maneuver controls. TL7 standard fuel tanks in body and wings. There are 651.08 cf of empty space in the body (improved access). Empty weight is 27,000 lbs. The TL7-8 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2 with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IFV v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This far-future Infantry Fighting Vehicle provides transport and fire support on a mechanized battlefield. It can seat up to eight battlesuit troopers and the crew of two (driver and gunner). The IFV is armed with particle beams and a small vertical launch system for recon/anti-armor UAVs. It takes three seconds to recharge one main gun shot if the IFV is moving, or two seconds if it is standing still. A full load of UAVs is $310,500. Subassemblies: Body +4, full-rotation Turret +2, Tracks +3. Powertrain: 1,600-kW tracked drivetrain; 5,000-kW fusion reactor; 80 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 10 RCS. Cargo: 35 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 5/1,800 + 0/6,000 4/600 4/600 4/600 4/600 Turret: 6/1,800 + 0/4,500 4/600 4/600 4/600 Tracks: 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 4.8-MJ Blaster Cannon [Tur:F] (2,400 shots) +9. Four 640-kJ Gatling Blasters [Tur:FRLB] (1,125 shots each) +9. 200mm 9-cell VLS [Tur:T]. Equipment Body: Four 50,000-mile radios with scrambler; six 1,000-mile neutrino communicators; four 5x LLTVs (+2/+4) [Bod:FRLB]; two inertial navigation systems; military GPS; two HUDWACs with pupil scanners; 24 decoy dischargers (blackout gas); four C6 hardened, robotic microframes; two terminals; C5 damage control (+5); C1 database (1 GB manuals); C1 datalink; C5 Driving (Tracked) [8]-13; C5 Electronics Operation (Commo) [8]-24; C5 Electronics Operation (Sensors) [8]-24; C5 Gunner (Beams) [8]-13; C5 Tactics [8]-23; two C6 targeting (+7); C3 transmission profiling; two socket interfaces; compact fire suppression system; 10- man NBC kit; 10x1 man-day limited life system; ten crashwebs. Turret: Full stabilization and universal mount for Blaster Cannon; full stabilization and cyberslave mounts for Gatling Blasters; four 10,000- mile laser communicators; four 160-mile LPI AESAs (scan 24) [Tur:FRLB]; 480-mile thermograph (scan 27) [Tur:F]; three 160-mile thermographs (scan 24) [Tur:RLB]; 160-mile multiscanner (scan 24); level-10 surveillance sound detector; two IFF; deceptive jammer (rating 6); 10- mile laser optics detector. External: Radical emission cloaking; basic sound baffling; radical stealth; instant chameleon; hitch; pin. Statistics Size: 24'x12'x9' Payload: 5 tons Lwt.: 40 tons Volume: 1,600 cf Maint.: 12 man-hours Price: $6,398,885 HT: 12. HPs: 3,600 Body, 600 Tur, 1,500 each Track gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1 gSR: 7 Ground Pressure Very Low. 4/5 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 950 cf with 30 degree F slope. Turret is 50 cf with 60 degree F slope. Tracks are 600 cf (increased volume). Structure is robotic, extra-heavy, with total compartmentalization, smart tracks and improved suspension. Armor is expensive laminate over advanced ablative on body and turret front, expensive laminate on all other facings. Self-sealing structure. Computerized controls with double maneuver controls. There are 5.7664 cf of empty space in the body and 1.47 cf of empty space in the turret. Empty weight is 70,000 lbs. The weapons are neutral particle beams with the tight-beam option. Weapon Weight Volume Cost PPS WPS VPS CPS TL 4.8-MJ Blaster Cannon 150 3 $70,000 9,600 - - - 10 640-kJ Gatling Blaster 30 0.6 $18,000 1,280 - - - 10 200mm 9-cell VLS 420 26.4 $3,875 - 100 N/A Var. 10 Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 4.8-MJ Blaster Cannon Ver. Imp. 6d*8(4) 20 22 9,100 27,000 4* 640-kJ Gatling Blaster Ver. Imp. 6d*2(4) 20 18 1,700 3,400 20* The TL10 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2 and Ultra-Tech 2 with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MBT v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This far-future Main Battle Tank provides shock action on a mechanized battlefield. It has a conventional layout with a sloped hull, two tracks and a flat turret. Commander, driver and gunner sit in the hull. The MBT is powered by a fusion reactor and armed with particle beams and a small vertical launch system for recon/anti-armor UAVs. It takes 15 minutes to recharge one main gun shot if the tank is moving, or 10 minutes if it is standing still. A full load of UAVs is $310,500. Subassemblies: Body +4, full-rotation Turret +4, Tracks +3. Powertrain: 1,600-kW tracked drivetrain; 5,000-kW fusion reactor; 300 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 3 NCS. Cargo: 25 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 6/1,800 + 0/6,000 5/900 4/600 4/600 4/600 Turret: 6/1,800 + 0/4,500 4/600 4/600 4/600 Tracks: 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 1.44-GJ Blaster Cannon [Tur:F] (36 shots) +9. Four 640-kJ Gatling Blasters [Tur:FRLB] (843 shots each) +9. 200mm 9-cell VLS [Tur:T]. Equipment Body: Two 50,000-mile radios with scrambler; six 1,000-mile neutrino communicators; four 5x LLTVs (+2/+4) [Bod:FRLB]; two inertial navigation systems; military GPS; three HUDWACs with pupil scanners; four C6 hardened, robotic microframes; three terminals; C5 damage control (+5); C1 database (1 GB manuals); C1 datalink; C5 Driving (Tracked) [8]-13; C5 Electronics Operation (Commo) [8]-24; C5 Electronics Operation (Sensors) [8]-24; C5 Gunner (Beams) [8]-13; C5 Tactics [8]-23; two C6 targeting (+7); C3 transmission profiling; three socket interfaces; compact fire suppression system; 3-man NBC kit; 3x1 man-day limited life system; three crashwebs. Turret: Full stabilization and universal mount for Blaster Cannon; full stabilization and cyberslave mounts for Gatling Blasters; four 10,000-mile laser communicators; four 160-mile LPI AESAs (scan 24) [Tur:FRLB]; 480-mile thermograph (scan 27) [Tur:F]; three 160- mile thermographs (scan 24) [Tur:RLB]; 160-mile multiscanner (scan 24); level-10 surveillance sound detector; two IFF; deceptive jammer (rating 6); 12 decoy dischargers (blackout gas); 10-mile laser optics detector. External: Radical emission cloaking; basic sound baffling; radical stealth; instant chameleon; hitch; pin. Statistics Size: 24'x12'x9' Payload: 1 ton Lwt.: 50 tons Volume: 2,000 cf Maint.: 14 man-hours Price: $8,543,975 HT: 12. HPs: 3,600 Body, 2,400 Tur, 1,500 each Track gSpeed: 75 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1 gSR: 7 Ground Pressure Low. 2/3 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 1,000 cf with 60 degree F and 30 degree RL slopes. Turret is 400 cf with 60 degree F slope. Tracks are 600 cf. Structure is robotic, extra-heavy, with total compartmentalization, smart tracks and improved suspension. Armor is expensive laminate over advanced ablative on body and turret front, expensive laminate on all other facings. Self-sealing structure. Computerized controls with triple maneuver controls. There are 33.83 cf of empty space in the body and 7.87 cf of empty space in the turret. Empty weight is 98,000 lbs. The weapons are neutral particle beams with the tight-beam option. Weapon Weight Volume Cost PPS WPS VPS CPS TL 1.44-GJ Blaster Cannon 7,500 150 $770,000 2,880,000 - - - 10 640-kJ Gatling Blaster 30 0.6 $18,000 1,280 - - - 10 200mm 9-cell VLS 420 26.4 $3,875 - 100 N/A Var. 10 Weapon Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 1.44-GJ Blaster Cannon Ver. Imp. 6d*158(4) 30 25 22,000 66,000 1/2 640-kJ Gatling Blaster Ver. Imp. 6d*2(4) 20 18 1,700 3,400 20* The TL10 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2 and Ultra-Tech 2 with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPH v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This far-future Self-Propelled Howitzer provides artillery support on a mechanized battlefield. It is armed with a 200mm railgun, a small VLS with recon/anti-armor UAVs and four gatling blasters for point defense. It takes 0.4 seconds to recharge one blaster shot. The crew consists of a commander, a driver, a gunner and a targeting specialists, making the SPH a fully self-contained unit. A typical ammo load and a full load of UAVs are $829,500. Subassemblies: Body +4, full-rotation Turret +3, Tracks +3. Powertrain: 1,600-kW tracked drivetrain; 5,000-kW fusion reactor; 30 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cells. Occ: 4 NCS. Cargo: 15 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 5/900 4/600 4/600 4/600 4/600 Turret: 5/900 4/600 4/600 4/600 Tracks: 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 4/400 200mm Railgun [Tur:F] (80 rounds) +9 (direct) / +11 (indirect). Four 640-kJ Gatling Blasters [Tur:FRLB] (351 shots each) +9. 200mm 9-cell VLS [Tur:T]. Equipment Body: Anti-blast magazine for Railgun ammunition; four 50,000-mile radios with scrambler; six 1,000-mile neutrino communicators; four 5x LLTVs (+2/+4) [Bod:FRLB]; precision navigation instruments; two inertial navigation systems; military GPS; fire direction center; four HUDWACs with pupil scanners; four C6 hardened, robotic microframes; four terminals; C5 damage control (+5); C1 database (1 GB manuals); C1 datalink; C5 Driving (Tracked) [8]-13; C5 Electronics Operation (Commo) [8]-24; C5 Electronics Operation (Sensors) [8]-24; C6 fire direction (+7); C5 Gunner (Beams) [8]-13; C5 Gunner (Mortar) [8]-13; C5 Tactics [8]-23; two C6 targeting (+7); C3 transmission profiling; four socket interfaces; full fire suppression system; 4-man NBC kit; 4x1 man-day limited life system; four crashwebs. Turret: Full stabilization and universal mount for Railgun; full stabilization and cyberslave mounts for Gatling Blasters; eight 10,000-mile laser communicators; four 40- mile LPI AESAs (scan 20) [Tur:FRLB]; four 40-mile thermographs (scan 20) [Tur:FRLB]; 40-mile multiscanner (scan 20); level-10 surveillance sound detector; two IFF; deceptive jammer (rating 6); 10 decoy dischargers (blackout gas); 10-mile laser optics detector. External: Radical emission cloaking; basic sound baffling; radical stealth; instant chameleon; hitch; pin. Statistics Size: 48'x12'x9' Payload: 5 tons Lwt.: 45 tons Volume: 1,800 cf Maint.: 12 man-hours Price: $6,733,415 HT: 12. HPs: 3,600 Body, 1,800 Tur, 1,500 each Track gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1 gSR: 7 Ground Pressure Very Low. 4/5 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 900 cf with 30 degree F slope. Turret is 300 cf with 30 degree F slope. Tracks are 600 cf (increased volume). Structure is robotic, extra-heavy, with total compartmentalization, smart tracks and improved suspension. Armor is expensive laminate. Self-sealing structure. Computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls. There are 16.9118 cf of empty space in the body and 10.5973 cf of empty space in the turret. Empty weight is 80,000 lbs. A typical ammo mix are 20 HE, 30 HEAT, 30 ICM (in body). The beam weapons are neutral particle beams with the tight-beam option. Weapon Weight Volume Cost PPS WPS VPS CPS TL 200mm Railgun 6,000 120 $620,000 112,500 100 1 $2,400* 10 640-kJ Gatling Blaster 30 0.6 $18,000 1,280 - - - 10 200mm 9-cell VLS 420 26.4 $3,875 - 100 N/A var. 10 Ammo Type: * HE; also uses CLGP HEAT (*1.54 cost) and ICM (*5 cost). Weapon Ammo Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 200mm Railgun HE Ver. Exp.* 6d*375[12d] 30 18 5,300 14,000 2* HEAT Ver. Exp. 6d*50(10) 30 18 5,300 14,000 2* ICM Ver. Spcl. 300 yds. 30 18 5,300 14,000 2* 640-kJ Gatling Bl. - Ver. Imp. 6d*2(4) 20 18 1,700 3,400 20* The TL10 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], Vehicles Expansions 1 and 2 and Ultra-Tech 2 with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UAV v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This far future Unmanned Aerial Vehicle combines recon and anti-armor capabilities. With a solid booster rocket, the UAV is launched from the 200mm VLS cells of an AFV. With the sustainer thruster, it has nearly 4 hours to collect information or to select the target of a kamikaze run. After a recon run, the UAV can be reused if it gets a new booster unit and a complete checkup. Subassemblies: Body -1. Powertrain: 50-lb. vectored super reactionless thruster; 1,000-lb. solid fuel rocket (4 seconds); 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cell. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment Body: 5,000-mile radio with scrambler; 1,000-mile neutrino communicator; 5-mile LPI AESA (scan 15) [Bod:F]; 5-mile thermograph (scan 15) [Bod:F]; 1-mile radscanner (scan 11); IFF; global positioning system; C4 hardened, robotic, small computer; C2 computer navigation; C2 damage control (+2); C1 database (1 GB manuals); C1 datalink; C2 Electronics Operation (Commo) [2]-10; C2 Electronics Operation (Sensors) [2]-10; C2 Piloting (High-Performance Airplane) [2]-10; 200mm small HEAT self-destruct (6d*50(10)). External: Basic emission cloaking; basic stealth. Statistics Size: 5'x8"x8" Payload: - Lwt.: 100 lbs. Volume: 2 cf Maint.: 108 hrs. Price: $34,500 HT: 12. HPs: 4 Body aSpeed: 1,225 aAccel: 10 aDecel: 1 aMR: 0.25 aSR: 2 Stall Speed 105. Design Notes Body is 2 cf with radical streamlining and a lifting body. Structure is extra-light, robotic. Armor is advanced composite. Sealed structure. There are 0.2086 cf of empty space in the body. The TL10 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and Vehicles Expansion 2 with the text format from Vehicles Lite. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Verodyne Hornet v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Introduced in 2086, the Hornet was never cutting edge technology, but it is a popular urban commuter car. The power cells can be recharged at any modern parking lot or garage, so the limited endurance is no real problem. It is driven using Driving (Automobile). Subassemblies: Body +2; four Standard Wheels +0. Powertrain: 50-kW rear-wheel drive. Five rechargeable E cells with 100 kWh total capacity. 12 sf solar cells. Occupancy: 1 RCS, 1 RS Cargo: 10 cf Armor F RL B T U Bod: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Whl: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Environmental controls (2 persons); Tiny Complexity-5 computer (includes NAI-5 running Driving (Automobile)-12 skill set); Radio with 1,000-mile range; Simple sensor package. Statistics Size: 8'x5'x4' Payload: 600 lbs. Ewt: 992 lbs. Lwt: 1,592 lbs. Volume: 110 cf Maint.: 155 hours Price: $16,750 HT: 12. HP: 113 [Bod] 11 [each Whl] gSpeed: 140 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.5 gSR: 5 Moderate GP. Off-Road Speed 35. Design Notes WVMDS design. Small body with light, aluminum, robotic frame. Wheels have improved suspension and brakes and smartwheels. Armor is aluminum. Ground pressure is 2,653 on Earth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alvarez Motors Lobster v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Lobster pickup truck was designed for wealthy isolate communities in fifth wave areas. It is solid enough for daily use as a farm vehicle and easy to maintain with a decent workshop. Another group of customers are urban professionals who like to think of themselves as tough and independent-minded. It is driven using Driving (Automobile). Subassemblies: Body +3; four off-road Wheels +3. Powertrain: 160-kW all-wheel drive. 160-kW ceramic engine. Three rechargeable C cells with 1.5 kWh total capacity. Fuel: Ultralight self-sealing 50 gallon alcohol fuel tank (fire 7); 8 hours 37 minutes. Occupancy: 1 RCS, 1 RS, 2 NS Cargo: 120 cf open Armor F RL B T U Bod: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Whl: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: Environmental controls (4 persons); Tiny Complexity-5 computer with two backups (includes NAI-4 running Driving (Automobile)-12 skill set); Radio with 1,000-mile range; Simple sensor package; Winch; Hitch. Statistics Size: 12'x8'x6' Payload: 3,490 lbs. Ewt: 4,560 lbs. Lwt: 8,050 lbs. Volume: 300 cf Maint.: 131 hours Price: $23,307.5 HT: 12. HP: 375 [Bod] 75 [each Whl] gSpeed: 100 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 10 gMR: 1 gSR: 4 Moderate GP. Off-Road Speed 35. Design Notes WVMDS design. Large body with medium, steel, robotic frame. Armor is steel. Ground pressure is 2,657 on Earth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alvarez Motors Colon v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Colon is a typical lunar rover. It can carry four to six persons and some cargo. With an isotope battery and an air recycler, the range is limited only by food and maintenance. It is driven using Driving (Heavy Wheeled). Subassemblies: Body +4; six off-road Wheels +3. Powertrain: 80-kW all-wheel drive. 150-kW radiothermal generator. Two rechargeable E cells with 40 kWh total capacity. Occupancy: 4 RCS, 2 bunks Cargo: 360 cf Armor F RL B T U Bod: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Whl: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: Limited life-support system (3 man-days); Full life-support system (6 man); Small Complexity-6 computer with three backups (includes NAI-4 running Driving (Heavy Wheeled)-14 skill set); Two radios with 1,000-mile range; Laser Comm with 20,000-mile range; Two light sensor suites; INS; Compact safety; Large airlock; Hitch. Statistics Size: 24'x10'x8' Payload: 8,000 lbs. Ewt: 10,000 lbs. Lwt: 18,000 lbs. Lwt on Luna: 2,970 lbs. Volume: 1,200 cf Maint.: 42 hours Price: $229,685 HT: 10. HP: 450 [Bod] 63 [each Whl] gSpeed: 55 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.25 gSR: 5 On Luna, Very Low GP. Off-Road Speed 35. Design Notes WVMDS design. Very large body with light, titanium, robotic frame. Wheels have improved suspension and brakes, smartwheels and puncture- resistant tires. Armor is titanium and body is sealed. Ground pressure is 2,376 on Earth, 392 on Luna. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nanodynamics Hermes 2100 v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) The Hermes is a robotic delivery truck. Since it has no human driver, the computer runs a LAI-7, SAI-7 or Ghost. Maintenance and cleaning are usually handled by cyberswarms. The truck is powered by a quiet, clean hydrogen fuel cell. It is driven using Driving (Heavy Wheeled). Subassemblies: Body +5; ten standard Wheels +3. Powertrain: 500-kW rear-wheel drive. 500-kW fuel cell. Two rechargeable E cells with 40 kWh total capacity. Fuel: Ultralight self-sealing 200 gallon hydrogen fuel tank (fire 10); 3 hours 29 minutes. Occupancy: - Cargo: 2,250 cf Armor F RL B T U Bod: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Whl: 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 3/10 Equipment Body: Complexity-7 microframe with backup (no software included); Two radios with 1,000-mile range; Simple sensor package; Compact safety; Hitch. Statistics Size: 40'x8'x10' Payload: 45,116 lbs. Ewt: 18,886 lbs. Lwt: 64,002 lbs. Volume: 2,750 cf Maint.: 45 hours Price: $197,260 HT: 11. HP: 1800 [Bod] 75 [each Whl] gSpeed: 65 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 5 Very High GP. Off-Road Speed 8. Design Notes WVMDS design. Huge body with aluminum, robotic frame. Wheels have improved brakes and smartwheels. Armor is titanium. Ground pressure is 12,800 on Earth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CIT/EDI Patrol Rover v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer The Patrol Rover was developed by CIT for EDI rapid response teams on Earth. It was no accident that the Rover looks like an armored car, but legally it can pass as a civilian vehicle in most nations. When that is no concern, the Patrol Rover can be armed quickly, and it has excellent communications and endurance. It is driven using Driving (Automobile). Subassemblies: Body +3; full-rotation Turret +0; four off-road Wheels +2. Powertrain: 240-kW all-wheel drive. 240-kW ceramic engine. Two rechargeable E cells with 40 kWh total capacity. Fuel: Ultralight self-sealing 100 gallon alcohol fuel tank (fire 7); 11 hours 30 minutes. Occupancy: 4 NCS Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Bod: 6/100 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 Tur: 6/100 4/50 4/50 4/50 Whl: 4/30 4/30 4/30 4/30 4/30 Equipment Body: NBC kit (4 persons); Small Complexity-6 computer with backup (includes NAI-6 running Driving (Automobile)-14 and Tactics-14 skill sets); Two radios with 1,000-mile range; Laser Comm with 20,000-mile range; Simple sensor package; IFF with backup; Compact safety; Two winch. Turret: Light sensor suite. Statistics Size: 12'x8'x7' Payload: 1,380 lbs. Ewt: 7,640 lbs. Lwt: 9,020 lbs. Volume: 305 cf Maint.: 60 hours Price: $111,220 HT: 12. HP: 375 [Bod] 75 [each Whl] gSpeed: 130 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.5 gSR: 5 High GP. Off-Road Speed 35. Design Notes WVMDS design. Sloped large body with medium, titanium, robotic frame. Sloped 1 VSP turret with medium, aluminum, robotic frame. Wheels have improved suspension and brakes, smartwheels and puncture-resistant tires. Armor is titanium and body is sealed. Ground pressure is 2,977 on Earth. 0.76 empty VSP in turret, 0.332 empty VSP in body. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nanodynamics Quad-Shell v1.0 (Transhuman Space TL9) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer Wheeled cybershells have gone out of fashion with the development of snakebots and spiders, but on reasonably flat terrain or on a factory floor they are still a viable option. The Quad-Shell is such a design, with four large wheels and two manipulator arms. It is driven using Driving (Automobile). Subassemblies: Body +1; two ST 10 Arms -4; four off-road Wheels +0. Powertrain: 16-kW all-wheel drive. Six rechargeable E cells with 120 kWh total capacity. 8 sf solar cells. Occupancy: - Cargo: - Armor F RL B T U Bod: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Arm: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Whl: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Complexity-7 microframe (no software included); Radio with 1,000- mile range; Simple sensor package; IFF. Statistics Size: 2'x3'x5' Payload: - Ewt: 400 lbs. Lwt: 400 lbs. Volume: 30.6 cf Maint.: 94 hours Price: $45,090 HT: 12. HP: 45 [Bod] 12 [each Arm] 7 [each Whl] gSpeed: 145 gAccel: 5 gDecel: 20 gMR: 1.5 gSR: 3 Very Low GP. Off-Road Speed 90. Design Notes WVMDS design. Tiny body with light, foamed alloy, robotic frame. Wheels have improved brakes and smartwheels. Armor is foamed alloy and body is sealed. Ground pressure is 733 on Earth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spartan 6x6 Armored Car v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is an adaption of the Spartan 6x6 armored car from the Falkenberg novels by Jerry Pournelle. The descriptions where short on numbers, so I had to guess a lot. In 2094, the Royalists on Sparta produced their first wheeled AFV. The armored car was based on a civilian 6x6 truck chassis, armed with a 15mm six-barreled gatling and armored with 20mm steel plates. It has a driver and a commander in front and a gunner who sits under the small turret. Variants include an APC, a tractor for 160mm towed mortars, a command post and armored cars with 15mm HMGs and grenade launchers or mortars. It uses 4.2 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. A full load of 15mm ammo and fuel is $4,072. Subassemblies: Body +4, full-rotation Turret +0, six off-road Wheels +1. Powertrain: 120-kW all-wheel-drive; 120-kW turbocharged multifuel diesel engine; 6,000-kWs lead-acid batteries. Fuel: 60 gallons diesel (fire 9). Occ: 3 NCS Body. Armor F RL B T U Body: 5/75 4/50 4/50 4/50 4/50 Turret: 6/100 4/50 4/50 4/50 - Wheels: 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 Weaponry 15mm Gatling [Tur:F] (4,000 rounds) +0. Equipment Body: Medium-range radio; tire inflation system; compact fire suppression system; 3-man environmental controls. Turret: Universal mount. Wheels: Puncture-resistant tires. External: Hitch and pin. Statistics Size: 15'x8'x8' Payload: 1.5 tons Lwt.: 9 tons Volume: 450 cf Maint.: 65 hours Price: $95,825 HT: 12. HPs: 900 Body, 90 Turret, 150 each Wheel gSpeed: 60 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/4 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 330 cf with 30° F slope. Turret is 10 cf with 60° F slope. Wheels are 110 cf (increased volume). Structure is heavy. Armor is standard metal. Waterproofed. Mechanical controls. There are 122.39 cf of empty space in the body and 1.025 cf of empty space in the turret. Empty weight is 15,000 lbs. 4,000 rounds of 15mm solid ammo are stored in the body. Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL 15mm Gatling 170 3.4 $14,000 5.1 0.51 0.0034 $1 7 Ammo Type: Solid bullets; also uses AP (3x cost). Weapon Ammo Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 15mm Gatling solid ver. cr. 16d 20 14 1,300 5,600 100 The TL7 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], VXi, VXii and VEL with the text format from VEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spartan Cataphract Tank v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is an adaption of the Spartan Cataphract Tank from the Falkenberg novels by Jerry Pournelle. The description had more numbers, but I still had to guess a lot. In 2095, the Royalists on Sparta produced their first tracked AFV. The Cataphract mounts a rapid-fire 76mm gun fed from 5-round clips and a 7mm coaxial MG. The armor is a simple laminate sandwich with reactive armor plates over the most exposed sides. Commander, gunner and loader sit in the turret, the driver sits in the hull. Variants on the same chassis include an IFV and a 155mm self-propelled howitzer. It uses 18.2 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. A full load of fuel and ammo is $8,156. Subassemblies: Body +4, full-rotation Turret +3, Tracks +3. Powertrain: 520-kW tracked drivetrain; 520-kW turbocharged multifuel diesel engine; 6,000 kWs lead-acid batteries. Fuel: 300 gallons diesel (fire 8). Occ: 3 NCS (half in Turret), 1 NCS (Body). Armor F RL B T U Body: 6/200 5/150 4/100 4/100 4/100 Turret: 6/200 5/150 4/100 4/100 - Tracks: 4/30 4/30 4/30 4/30 4/30 Weaponry 76mm Tank Gun [Tur:F] (60 rounds) +2. 7mm LMG [Tur:F] (6,000 rounds) +2. Equipment Body: Full fire suppression system; 4-man NBC kit. Turret: Full stabilization for 76mm Gun; two medium-range radios; 8x telescope (commander); 24x telescope (gunner); laser rangefinder. External: Reactive armor plates [Bod:F/R/L and Tur:F/R/L]; hitch and pin. Statistics Size: 22'x11'x8' Payload: 2 tons Lwt.: 33 tons Volume: 1,500 cf Maint.: 24 hours Price: $716,835 HT: 10. HPs: 1,500 Body, 900 Turret, 600 each Track gSpeed: 50 gAccel: 3 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.25 gSR: 6 Ground Pressure Very Low. 4/5 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 750 cf with 60° F and 30° R/L slopes. Turret is 300 cf with 60° F and 30° R/L slopes. Tracks are 450 cf. Structure is heavy. Armor is standard laminate on body and turret, standard metal on tracks. Sealed. Mechanical controls. There are 3.0833 cf of empty space in the body and 24.36 cf of empty space in the turret. Empty weight is 62,000 lbs. The typical ammo mix are 50 rounds of 76mm HE, 10 rounds of 76mm HEAT and 6,000 rounds of 7mm solid (all in turret). Weapon Weight Volume Cost WPS VPS CPS TL 7mm LMG 14 0.28 $1,100 0.043 0.00029 $0.086(1) 7 76mm Tank Gun 2,900 58 $78,000 19 0.19 $112(2) 7 Ammo Type: (1) Solid bullets; also uses AP (x3 cost). (2) HE shells; also uses HEAT (x1.5 cost). Weapon Ammo Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF 7mm LMG solid crit. cr. 6d+1 14 13 740 4,000 20 AP crit. cr. 6d+1(2) 14 13 740 4,000 20 76mm Tank Gun HE crit. exp. 6d*5[6d] 30 15 1,600 6,400 1/2 HEAT crit. exp. 6d*5(10) 30 15 1,600 6,400 1/2 The TL7 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], VXi, VXii and VEL with the text format from VEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CD Tiltrotor v1.0 (TL8) Copyright 2003 by Onno Meyer This is an adaption of the CD tiltrotor from the Falkenberg novels by Jerry Pournelle. The tiltrotor transport was designed to carry a platoon of CoDominium Marines a thousand kilometers in two hours. In 2094, surplus tiltrotors were the main utility aircraft for the Royalist forces on Sparta. Some were converted into recon aircraft with sidescan radars and IR sensors in the cargo hold. The usual crew are pilot, copilot and cargo master. The turbines burn 360 gallons of jet fuel per hour at cruising speed. A full load of fuel is $4,800. Subassemblies: Body +5, two Wings +3, two Pods +2, two Rotors +2, six Wheels +1. Powertrain: Two 3,000-kW tiltrotor drivetrains, two 3,000-kW HP gas turbines; 35,000 kWs advanced batteries. Fuel: 1,600 gallons jet fuel (fire 10). Occ: 3 NCS. Cargo: 1,350 cf. Armor F RL B T U All: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Equipment Body: Two long-range radios with scrambler; 5x LLTV; navigation instruments; two IFF; two inertial navigation systems; terrain-following radar; two advanced radar/laser detectors; two C3 minicomputers; two terminals; C2 damage control; C1 database (1 GB); C1 datalink; compact fire suppression; 50-man environmental control. Pods: 40 aircraft decoy dischargers. External: Modest stealth; modest emission cloaking; modest sound baffling. Statistics Size: 60'x80'x20' Payload: 11 tons Lwt.: 21 tons Volume: 2,540 cf Maint.: 7 hours Price: $9,364,300 HT: 12. HPs: 1,500 Body, 338 each Wing, 150 each Pod, 675 each Rotor, 75 each Wheel. aSpeed: 475 aAccel: 10 aDecel: 52 aMR: 13 aSR: 6 Stall Speed 0. Ceiling 3,500 yards. Design Notes Body is 2,000 cf with good streamlining. Wings are 120 cf. Pods are 60 cf. Rotors are 40 cf. Wheels are 100 cf, retract into body. Structure is very expensive. Armor is expensive composite. Computerized controls, duplicate maneuver controls. Fuel tanks are self-sealing. There are 75.3876 cf of empty space in the body. Empty weight is 20,000 lbs. The TL8 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata], VXi and VXii with the text format from VEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spartan 160mm Towed Mortar v1.0 (TL7) Copyright 2004 by Onno Meyer This is an adaption of a 160mm towed mortar from the Falkenberg novels by Jerry Pournelle. Sparta was an underdeveloped world, so the 160mm towed mortar was used as heavy artillery by both sides in the civil war. The mortar is mounted on a two-wheeled carriage, with simple hydraulics to absorb some of the recoil and to lower the long tube for reloading. It fires HE-FRAG bombs, often with rocket assist for extended range. Subassemblies: Body +1, two off-road Wheels +0. Armor F RL B T U All: 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 Weaponry 160mm Mortar [Bod:T] +0. Equipment Body: High-angle mount for 160mm Mortar. External: Pin. Statistics Size: 10'x6'x3' Payload: - Lwt.: 1.2 tons Volume: 40 cf Maint.: 96 hours Price: $43,153 HT: 12. HPs: 180 Body, 90 each Wheel Ground Pressure Moderate. Design Notes Body is 30 cf. Wheels are 10 cf (increased volume). Structure is heavy. Armor is open frame, standard metal. Weapon Weight Volume Cost Power WPS VPS CPS TL 160mm Mortar 1,500 30 $34,000 - 80 0.8 $480 7 Weapon Ammo Malf Type Damage SS Acc Min Max RoF 160mm Mortar HE crit. exp. 6d*43[10d] 25 11 1,025 10,250 1/5 The TL7 vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, July '02 errata] and VXi with the text format from VEL.