I don't think that works. A societal TL reflects what that society is capable of, not necessarily what is general practice. Thus, a society that has reached TL8 on its own would be TL8 no matter whether it actually used TL7 engines in private cars or TL5 tin openers in its kitchens.
In any society where the government has significant control of technology, its agents will be equipped with cutting edge tech. Imagine, on the other hand, a Cyberpunk setting where the corporations give *their* agents the best gear. Would you advocate a corporate/general TL split? I wouldn't. Now, if for some reason the military, and only the military, had access to a technology that was not just the most advanced, but based on breakthroughs the rest of society is unaware of, you could justify a split TL. But unless those UFOs at Area 51 and the HAARP orbital mind control rays are real, we don't qualify IMO. The latest U-Boat design uses better fuel cells than the local bus, but it's fuel cells. An F-22 uses jet engines that pack more power into smaller space than an A 380, but they're jet engines. And I'm not at all sold on the idea that the latest offerings of Boeing and Airbus are less advanced than the latest warplanes. They just aim for different specifications. What I would do is allow for differences within a TL. Things can be built for low price, ease of maintenance, ruggedness, energy efficiency, power, compactness, emission standards, or a combination thereof, and that will be reflected in the price and weight/size. I don't think anyone still builds TL6 or even early TL7 engines, anywhere. Volker Am Sonntag, 14. Mai 2006 19:16 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hello all: > > Has anyone looked at TLs in society from a military vs. civilian setting? > Or do we feel this is already built-in by available equipment? > > For example, is the relative technology the same for the Boeing 787 as it > is for the F-22 Raptor? Comparing the same parts, of course. Engines, > airframe, materials. Or is it more reasonable in creating a new society to > say that Military likely has access to more advanced technology in certain > areas? Certainly weapons/armor are available to civilians-- but it's rare, > and illegal. > > I'm especially looking at an advanced sci-fi society relative to (of > course) starships. Is the Navy Destroyer really going to have the same > M-Drive technology that the Luxury Liner is? Or is the Liner likely to use > the cheaper version from the TL-1? In our society, one could argue that > M-Drive 'technology' is the same, but one is for fuel economy and > reliability and the other is for sheer thrust to weight and high > performance. If there is going to be disparity, in what areas do you guys > think it will be? How else can one address the differences one sees in RL > examples of similar technology application? > > I guess I wasn't thrilled with the Interstellar Wars treatment on this > subject. I liked the 'Van Rijn' design concept from Space 3e better. > > Thanks in advance, > > -vk > > -- > "We are not permitted to choose > the frame of our destiny, but what > we put into it is ours." --Dag > Hammersjold > > "When the rate of change outside > an organization exceeds the rate > of change inside it, then it is > not a matter of if, but when that > organization will fail." --Jack > Welch > > "Just keep swimming/just keep > swimming/just keep swimming > swimming swimming..." --Dorie from > Finding Nemo > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Jay P. Hailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Did anyone save a copy? I cannot find it anywhere. > > > > Jay ~Meow!~ > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l ___________________________________________________________ Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
