On Wed, 18 Dec 2013, Onno Meyer wrote:
Is it true that mammals are that more effective? The size ratios
could be explained by the long tails, but the weight ratios are
comparable. Also, oxen are the ones where GURPS has rules on the
daily fodder requirements, from High Tech.
I would consider the data dubious. Our knowledge about the strength of
dinosaurs is all indirectly extrapolated from fossils, AFAIK someone comes
up with new theories pretty regulary, whichever theory GURPS Dinosaurs
used is propably already outdated.
And the relation between ST for pulling and lifting and ST for doing
damage likely does not work very well for large creatures. And i have the
strong suspicion, that for oxen the value was derived from pulling power,
while for dinos the primary concern was combat.
On another subject, it seems that a human-drawn sledge with a stone
block (think of cinematic depictions of pyramid building) are too
easy to haul.
50 humans with ST 10 each generate 10 kW motive power. A stone
block 5' by 5' by 15' is about 24 tons if I got my maths right. Add
another 6 tons for the sledge, and the calculated top speed on good
ground is 3 mph.
50 humans seem a lot. Getting them to actually work together would be a
bit of a challange. Not motivating them, thats what whips are for, but to
coordinate them.
Going around a corner does not seem easy that way.
Depending on how the rigging is supposed to actually look like, you
propably encounter problems, that you don't have with fewer draft animals.
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