Tim replied to me: > There is the Field Remote Expeditionary Device (F.R.E.D.), which is the > cargo transport,
The name helped with the search: http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Field_Remote_Expeditionary_Device > and multiple versions of Mobile All-Terrain Laboratory > Platform (M.A.L.P.) on of which is wheeled, http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/M.A.L.P. > and another is supposedly a > flier (I have not seen either because I missed a lot of the episodes > when it went from Fox to SyFy Channel. There was an episode where Carter used a missile from a crashed drone to shoot somebody. > It seems from what I have seen > of the FRED, it is based on one version of the DARPA MULE UCV contest. For a TV show or a roleplaying game it makes sense to use a small squad with support equipment like a mule. So how do you explain it if you don't just want to say "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain"? * The vehicles must function in a wide range of environments. That means no internal combustion engines. Most late 20th century vehicles won't qualify, then. Problem: If the characters are air-breathing, where is the objection against air-breathing vehicles? * On many worlds, the gate is in a building/temple/whatever. Usually vehicles just don't work. Problem: There will still be enough worlds to justify a vehicle fleet. * The player characters are not THE stargate team, they're just one among many. Want a Blackhawk? Maybe next fiscal year. In the meantime, carry on and soldier. Or the party has a choice of vehicles, after all. That's the option for a vehicle fan like me. - A Super-HMMWV for deserts, grassland, etc. 4x4, amphibious, a front winch, commo and sensors, several pintle-mounted weapons for all occasions. - A tracked snow and swamp vehicle. - A helicopter if they're in a hurry, and don't mind the limited endurance. Stealth, door guns, missiles, mast-mounted sight. - A small, low-endurance starship (relatively speaking). Instead of bunkrooms, there are just seats, because the home base is usually just a gate away. There needs to be an excuse why it isn't used all the time, however. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
