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, 2007-12-17
XNU-Alpha Warbot v1.0 (TL7/8) Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer The global robot revolt described in Reign of Steel is still a couple of years away, but it would include early models like this eXperimental Naval Unit Alpha. Later the XNU would hunt down human survivors. The warbot consists of an inflatable speedboat with a sensor/weapons turret. The first models mount a 7.62mm LMG or grenade launcher, later upgraded to a 6mm LSW. The XNU can patrol an area and engage intruders or report to a control center for further orders. Brain: Small brain (2 lbs., 0.04 cf, $1,000, -5 points) with Complexity 2. Sensors: Basic sensor with laser rangefinder, no sense of smell/taste, smoke detector, search radar/5, radiation detector and sonar/5 (23 lbs., 0.46 cf, $23,600, 1.5 kW, 150 points). Communicator: Basic communicator with disturbing voice and medium radio (2 lbs., 0.04 cf, $450, 6 points). Propulsion: 18 kW screw (38 lbs., 0.76 cf, $380, 18 kW). Weaponry: 7.62mm LMG (25 lbs., 0.5 cf, $3,000, 100 points). Accessories: Spotlight (10 lbs., 0.2 cf, $100); GPS (0.5 lbs., 0.01 cf, $100). Power: Power requirement 19.5 kW. 20 kW gasoline engine (125 lbs., 2.5 cf, $625). Energy bank with 3 r9v cells (total 0.3 lbs., 0.03 cf, $6) storing 27 kWs. Tank with 10 gallons gasoline (65 lbs., 1.5 cf, $50). Endurance 12.5 hours. Subassemblies: Head with full rotation. Body Design: Body houses brain, sonar, screw, GPS, engine, energy bank, tank, 4.76 cf empty space (10 cf total). Head Design: Houses remaining sensors, communicator, LMG, spotlight (1 cf total). Surface Area: Body 30 sf, Head 6 sf, total surface area 36. Structure: Light (72 lbs., $1,800). Hit Points: Body 27, Head 5. Armor: DR 5 non-rigid armor (7.2 lbs, $720, 64 points). Waterproof ($72). Statistics: 370 lbs., $31,903, 11 cf (7' long, -10 points), Body ST 54, Arm ST 0 (96 points), DX 9 (-10 points), IQ 5 (-40 points), HT 12 (20 points). No ground speed. Can swim, water speed 16 (30 points). LC 0. Point cost 80. Design Notes The robot uses the design rules from Robots [Oct 99 errata]. Next Week: A racing spacecraft, as the basis for a micro-fighter. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
