Mike wrote: > One vehicle for ice/snow worlds would be the BV 206 aka > SUSV (US Army) of which there is many in surplus.
A stargate-like operation wouldn't need surplus gear for budget reasons. Perhaps for secrecy, but how hard would it be to order some modern vehicles and say "top secret, national security"? Say I want a vehicle which can be sent through a gate, carried through corridors and stairs of a gate building or gate temple in marginally man-portable chunks, and assembled outside. With this modular construction, it would also be possible to carry the vehicle modules in a small utility shuttle, so the design is not just limited to settings with constricting gates. The rules for modular vehicles can be found in VXi6. A SM+4 vehicle in ten modules would require just 0.4 man-hours to assemble, but it also needs "an actual machine shop or vehicle assembly yard" due to the size. That probably means what 3E UT calls a portable shop, and what VE calls a mini-workshop. Even if you assume that the shop can be transported in sections without trouble, that means a lot of tools. 3,000 lbs. and 5 cubic yards. It feels as if the Vehicles Expansion rules got the time and tools wrong -- too little time, too many tools. I'm thinking about a two-tracked, 400-cf vehicle with four seats, 2,000 lbs. empty weight (ten sections averaging 200 lbs.) and 4,000 lbs. loaded weight. There would be room for four passengers, a typical party of PCs. But perhaps it should be larger, 800 cf and seats for six to eight people. The team and a few trusty local guides or damsels in distress. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
