Copyright (c) 1995 by Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>

Asteroid Miner v1.0 (TL 09)
        
        This ship is more properly a prospector. Despite certain SF movies, the
    asteroid belt contains only marginally more mass than the remainder of our
    system, and it makes no sense to move a mobile mining station on a guess.
        The miner has thermographs (nominal range 4 miles), radars (80 miles)
    and ALLTVs to find interesting rocks. An unusual feature is the internal
    spinwheel containing the bunks to delay the zero-G adaption. For long hauls
    it uses a solar sail, perhaps boosted by laser stations.
        The miner uses early TL09 tech [Dec. 93 errata sheet] with the chemical
    rocket and nuclear power unit from Robots and a solar sail from Terradyne.
    
    Structure:  2,400 cf expensive XL body (HT 600), maximum load N/A, seal and
        a 100 cf full-traverse "turret" within the body.
    Propulsion:  2t chemical rocket (DR 5, HT 8) with 2D vectored thrust, two
        6,000 gallon tanks (DR 5, HT 600, fire on 11) for 12h at full power and
        a 0.2t solar sail.
    Power:  70 KW cheap nuclear power unit (DR 5, HT 12). Endurance one year.
    Accomodations:  Two cramped quarters, no windows except for vision slits.
    Crew Requirements:  Pilot and navigator.
    Armor:  60 points advanced armor, F4/10 B4/10 R4/10 L4/10 T4/10 U4/10.
    Cargo:  37.85 cf.
    Accessories:  Four-person full lifesystem, radar locator, rad shielding,
        two short-range thermographs (scan 18, DR 3, HT 2, electronics), two
        short-range radars with rangefinder (scan 22, DR 3, HT 4, electronics),
        two ALLTVs (+6), airlock, four optical mini-computers (C4, DR 3, HT 4,
        electronics), light mecha arm (ST 900, DR 5, HT 200, exp. equipment),
        INS (DR 3, HT 6, electronics), 2*6 man-months of provisions, two long-
        distance radios (DR 3, HT 4, electronics), two transponders, six
        spotlights (DR 5, HT 2, exp. equipment), lasercom. Programs: Computer
        navigation, database (47.3 GB maps), datalink, sensor operation (C4,
        skill 16 or +5), routine vehicle operation (C4, skill 15).
    
    Statistics:  Cost $1,250,000, design mass 39.6 tons, current load 0.4 tons,
        loaded mass 40 tons, size modifier +5 (much more with the solar sail),
        radar signature +5, IR signature +6 (+13 with the rocket).
    
    Ground, Water and Air Performance:  None.
    Space Performance:  Rocket acceleration 0.05 to 0.2 G, delta-V 39.1 km/s.
        solar sail acceleration 0.005 to 0.02 G at 1 AU.