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 omeyer.gmxhome.de Onno Meyer, 2007-11-25
Hybrid Utility Shuttle v1.0 (TL8/12) Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer Many science fiction backgrounds mix near future technology with a few breakthroughs to allow interstellar travel. The craft described here has a contragrav unit and a STL engine, violating physics as we know it, and an optimistic power storage cell. The Hybrid Utility Shuttle has ten seats and room for a ton of gear. A large rear ramp and a small side airlock allow entry on habitable worlds or airless moons. The compact power cell provides energy for 24 hours of operation and a delta-V of 340 km/s. In a game, the Utility Shuttle provides local transport for starships crews and on colony worlds. A colonial shuttle crew might spend one day fixing commo sats, another day on search and rescue, and a few exciting moments every now and then supporting the police. Subassemblies: Body +4. Powertrain: TL12 8,000-lb. vectored reactionless thruster; TL12 30,000-lb. contragrav generator; 40,500,000-kWs rechargeable power cell. Occ: 2 RCS, 8 RS. Cargo: 100 cf Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 4/100 Equipment: Body: Two long range radios; two long range, tight-beam radios; 100-mile radar; 40-mile thermograph; flight data recorder; navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two advanced radar/laser detectors; two C3 hardened minicomputers; two terminals; compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; 2-man airlock; 10 man-days limited life system. External: Radiation shielding. Statistics Size: 24'x12'x6' Payload: 2 tons Lwt.: 10 tons Volume: 1,000 cf Maint.: 15 hours Price: $1,717,650 HT: 10. HPs: 450 Body aSpeed: 1,000 aAccel: 8 aDecel: 10 aMR: 2.5 aSR: 5 sAccel: 0.4 sMR: 0.4 Design Notes Finely made. Body is 1,000 cf, with underbelly skids and superior streamlining. Structure is light and advanced. Armor is advanced composite. Sealed. Computerized controls with dual maneuver controls. There are 18.53 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 16,000 lbs. The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. All components except for those listed as TL12 are TL8. Next Week: A tramp trader. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
