Brandon replied to David: > I'll point out that the way the engine provides power to the drivetrain > is below the level of resolution of VE2.
... but not below the resolution of the color text. So if it is TL6, multiple engines could lead to the Making Lemons sidebar or text describing how this is the Mark II, overcoming the teething problems of the first series. If it is a TL8 ground vehicle, the color text could talk about diesel-electric. And if it is TL10+, that almost goes without saying. > There are several modern warships that combine a diesel (for cruising) > and a gas turbine (for high speed) to one shaft (Combined Diesel And > Gas, CODAG). There are other ships with two gas turbines powering one > shaft, alternating engines for cruise and using both for top speed. It > appears that the 60+ ships of this Arleigh Burke-class use the COGAG > (Combined Gas And Gas). Steam turbines can also be combined in different configurations, e.g. two turbines on two shafts for flank speed and a different turbine driving both shafts for cruise. Does size matter? Ships have a full-time engineering staff. Are they sufficient to overcome the inherent problems? How does the engineering crew of an Arleigh Burke compare to other ships in this size class? Re CODAG, wikipedia seems to disagree on the Arleigh Burke. The Sachsen has CODAG and a slightly smaller crew, but there is no way to compare things (number of weapons and electronics, etc.) without a detailed study. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
