This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on a website or the like. The files at omeyer.gmxhome.de are down until I fix the automatic PDF generation, which should be one of these days - see sourceforge.net/projects/gurpsml Onno Meyer, 2014-04-07
Desert Wagon v1.0 (TL5) Copyright 2014 by Onno Meyer This wagon is used for caravans across dry terrain. The draft animals vary from world to world, often slow but steady herbivores. The forward part is a cabin for the caravan master. The center is a hold for cargo and fodder. The rear contains a tank with 4.5 cubic meters of water, a field kitchen, and a smithy. A giant crossbow (a scorpion) on the roof is used for defense against predators and bandits. The wagon requires 16 draft animals similar to a Terran oxen, or the equivalent. A full load of ammunition is $400. Subassemblies: Body +5, four Wheels +3, limited-rotation Open Mount +0. Powertrain: 48-hex shaft-and-collar harness. Occ: 2 XCCS, 2 XCSR, cabin. Cargo: 1,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/6 3/9 3/6 3/6 3/6 Wheels: 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 3/6 Weaponry ST 40 Crossbow [OM:F] (200 bolts) +0. Equipment: Body: 1,200-gallon water tank; blacksmith mini-workshop; galley. Open Mount: Universal Mount. Statistics Size: 36'x12'x12' Payload: 15.6 tons Lwt.: 30 tons Volume: 3,003.96 cf Maint.: 114 hours Price: $30,750 HT: 8. HPs: 900 Body, 150 each Wheel, 30 Open Mount. gSpeed: 10 gAccel: 1 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Body is 2,500 cf. Wheels are 500 cf (increased volume). Open Mount is 3.96 cf. Structure is expensive, light. Armor is expensive wood. Primitive controls. 89.8 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 28,800 lbs. Weapon Weight Volume Cost WPS VPS CPS Ldr. TL ST 40 Crossbow 120 2.4 $2,520 1 0.02 $2 1 5 Weapon Ammo Malf. Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF ST 40 Crossbow bolt crit. imp. 5d+1 20 6 420 525 1/32 The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third printing, July 2010 errata], VXi, and VXii (including the armor volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. Next Week: A near-future battlesuit. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
