The following vehicle designs are copyright 1995 by Tracy Ratcliff. Permission to place in ftp/www archives granted if this copyright notice is attaced. TL5- Longboat A general purpose small craft, but one that can carry a sustantial cargo or raiding party. Strictly following the rules would change performance with Tech Level, but small craft were mostly identical from TL0 to TL5; the performance figures are based on TL3. There are four variants: * Cheap Longboat * Light Longboat * Small Fishing Boat * Captain's Gig Cheap Longboat Structure TL5- 268 cf cheap light wood body, max load 6700 lbs, (Body HT 250), flotation hull with average hydrodynamics (6700 lbs) Propulsion 12 one-man oars, 2.4 KW with average ST10. Accomodation 16 open light normal seats. Vision Open/Many Crew requirements 3 minimum Accessories None [You might consider an anchor ($100, 50lbs, 2cf)] Armor 24 pts TL5- cheap: F f3/4, L f3/4, R f3/4, B f4/8, T 0/0, U f 3/4. Cargo 1.2 cf waste with 16 crew (196.2 with 3 crew) Statistics $3420 (TL4- $228, TL5 $171), design mass 3928 lbs, max payload 2772 lbs, max cargo payload 0 lbs (2772 lbs), current payload 2772 lbs, loaded mass 6799 lbs (3.35 tons). Size +3, radar +3, IR +3, acoustic +1 Water performance Water Speed Factor 16 mph, Top Speed 12 mph, Acceleration .375 mph/s, Deceleration 10 mph/s, MR .5, SR 2, draft 3 ft Light Longboat Description the same as Cheap Longboat except: Structure TL5- 268 cf standard light wood body. Armor 24 pts TL5- standard: F f3/4, L f3/4, R f3/4, B f4/8, T 0/0, U f 3/4. Statistics $5328 (TL4- $355, TL5 266), design mass 3100 lbs, max payload 3600 lbs, max cargo payload 0 lbs (3600 lbs), current payload 3600 lbs, loaded mass 6700 lbs (3.35 tons). Captain's Gig Description the same as Light Longboat except: Accomodation 12 open light normal seats, 3 open light roomy seats. Accessories 2 seats luxury fittings [You might consider an anchor ($100, 50lbs, 2cf)] Statistics $15228 (TL4- $1015, Tl5 $761), design mass 3125 lbs, max payload 3575 lbs, max cargo payload 0 lbs (3575 lbs), current payload 3575 lbs, loaded mass 6700 lbs (3.35tons). Small Fishing Boat The Fishing Boat has a small deck forward covering a 30 cf cubby hole. Description the same as Cheap Longboat except: Structure 10 sf top deck. Propulsion 6 one-man oars, 1.2 KW with average ST10, one mast (13 ft, HT65) with 85 sf sail, 5.1 KW with 20 mph wind. Accomodation 6 open light normal seats. Accessories None [You might consider an anchor ($100, 50lbs, 2cf)] Armor 25 pts TL5- cheap: F f3/4, L f3/4, R f3/4, B f4/8, T f1/1, U f 3/4. Cargo 30 cf cubbyhole, 121.2 open. Statistics $4143 (TL4- $276, TL5 $207), design mass 3839 lbs, max payload 2861 lbs, max cargo payload 2861 lbs, current payload 2861 lbs, loaded mass 6700 lbs (3.35 tons). Size +3, radar +4/+3, IR +3, acoustic +0/+1 [with/without sail] Water performance [oars] Water Speed Factor 16 mph, Top Speed 12 mph, Acceleration .375 mph/s, Deceleration 10 mph/s, MR .5, SR 2, draft 3 ft [sail] Water Speed Factor 6 mph, Top Speed 6 mph, Acceleration .5 mph/s, Deceleration 10 mph/s, MR .5, SR 1, draft 3 ft TL5 Lifeboat This is a large lifeboat, equipped with both oars and a mast, and carrying enough provisions and space to carry 75 people for a month, or up to 124 cramped people for two weeks. Structure TL5 1600 cf standard light wood body, max load 40000 lbs, (Body HT1000), flotation hull with poor hydrodynamics (40000 lbs) Propulsion 30 one man oars, 6 KW with averge ST10, one mast (20 ft, HT100) with 200 sf sail, 12 KW with 20 mph wind. Accomodation 75 light normal open seats. Vision Open/Many Crew requirements 3 minimum. Accessories Navigation intstruments (HT6), 25 units provisions (75 man-months). Armor TL5 standard flammable 24 points F f3/4, Lf3/4, Rf3/4, Bf3/4, Tf3/4, Uf4/8. Cargo 359 cf waste or access. Statistics $33200 (TL5$1660), design mass 20145 lbs, max payload 19855 lbs, max cargo payload 0 lbs, current payload (75*200) 15000 lbs, loaded mass 35145 lbs (17.6 tons). Size +5, radar +6, IR +5, acoustic +1. Water performance [oars] Water Speed Factor 13 mph, Top Speed 6.5 mph, Acceleration .5 mph/s, Deceleration 10 mph/s, MR .5, SR 5, draft 5.2 ft Water Speed Factor 5 mph, Top Speed 3.75 mph, Acceleration .375 mph/s, Deceleration 10 mph/s, MR .5, SR 4, draft 5.2 ft