--- On Wed, 10/10/12, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, if the drive and crew > are so precious, give them a > > > proper ship to protect them :-) > > > > We'll just have to agree to disagree about the FTL > component having > > maneuvering thrusters. > > I'm trying to explore the question Eric raised. No firm > goal > yet, just a general devil's advocate. > > A) The FTL component has just the FTL drive, no STL drive > at > all. > B) The FTL component has STL maneuvering thrusters, but not > > enough for long STL flights (whatever that > is in context). > C) The FTL component has proper STL drives as well. > > If you argue that it can't be A), why stop at half > measures?
Because the FTL component doesn't need full thrust. It's not going to land or takeoff from a world (it really shouldn't even be streamlined). It can stay hooked to the STL component until until it reaches a space station. Then, as I see it, the FTL component unhooks from the STL component (which is unloading passengers and cargo, or landing on the planet). The FTL component then maneuvers to an FTL component being readied to leave and hooks on to it, or maneuvers away from the space traffic if one isn't ready or if it will attach to a ship that is landed on planet. > > > Then it would be the LASH concept. Look at the > deckplans > > > for Traveller SDBs and their jump shuttles -- the > bow of > > > the shuttle encloses the stern of the SDB. > > > > Sure, that's how that combination does it. A jump > shuttle could be > > designed to connect to the commercial STL component in > way that doesn't interfere > > with it's operation (other than having more mass to > move). > > There are GURPS Traveller cutter modules with extra thrust > from the module. Yes, but there aren't many of them (in terms of types). > > > The more interesting concept uses the sublight > drives of > > > the lighter to move the combined ship, but as > mentioned > > > I find it hard to explain. > > > > Oh, I understand what you want, I just have a different > idea of how it > > should be done ;) > > I don't think it will work, but I want to prove or disprove > > it. I don't think it will work in Traveller for economic reasons, but it may work in others. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
