This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on a website or the like. My site is down for rebuilding, but sooner or later the old stuff should reappear at http://omeyer.gmxhome.de Onno Meyer, 2007-02-25
Garal N.Th. Alpha-7 Speedboat v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7) Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer The Alpha-7 Speedboat has been designed for frontier worlds. Hydrogen for the fuel cell is available at most starports, and the solar-powered electrolysis system refills the tanks slowly if the boat is moored. The speedboat has an open cockpit with four seats, an enclosed hold for 0.6 displacement tons of cargo and two bunks in the bow. The fuel cell burns 37.5 gallons of hydrogen per hour at top speed. A full load of fuel and provisions is $300. Subassemblies: Body +5. Powertrain: 250-kW ducted propeller; 250-kW fuel cell; 800-kWs advanced battery. Fuel: 1,500 gallons hydrogen (fire 14). Occ: 2 XNCS, 2 XNS, 2 bunks. Cargo: 300 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 Equipment Body: Long-range radio; 1-mile sonar, no targeting; set of navigation instruments; global positioning system; compact fire suppression system; fuel electrolysis system (0.79 gallons H per hour); 2-man environmental controls; 25 man-days of provisions; 5 life jackets. External: 350 sf solar cells. Statistics Size: 45'x9'x6' Payload: 4 tons Lwt.: 8 tons Volume: 1,500 cf Maint.: 56 hrs. Price: $125,840 HT: 9. HPs: 300 Body wSpeed: 40 wAccel: 6 wDecel: 2(5) wMR: 0.1 wSR: 5 Draft 1.8'. Flotation rating 42.75 tons. Design Notes Body is 1,500 cf with mediocre lines. Structure is extra-light and standard. Armor is standard composite. Waterproofed. Fuel tanks are light. Mechanical controls. 342.52 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 8,000 lbs. The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXii (the armor volume rule) and the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller background affects the design decisions, not the technology. Next Week: A truly amphibious ATV. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
