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, 2015-10-05
General Products 40C4.8-class Switcher Engine and Crane v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7)
Copyright 2015 by Onno Meyer Railways are easier to maintain than grav flyers, and most earthlike planets have at least some hydrocarbon fuels. This leads to technology like the 40C4.8-class, a switcher locomotive for use on marshalling yards and starports. Switcher Engine The 40C4.8 is a compact diesel-hydraulic engine. The twelve-cylinder diesel is mounted in front, the hydraulic transmission is placed under the cab, and the fuel tanks and auxiliary systems are in the rear. The 40C4.8 has remote radio control for one-man switching operations, and mirrored consoles in the cab for forward and reverse operations. The engine burns 21 gallons per hour at routine speed. A full tank of diesel is $720. Subassemblies: Body +5, six Railway Wheels +3. Powertrain: 600-kW rugged all-wheel drivetrain; 600-kW rugged marine diesel engine; 800-kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 600 gallons diesel (fire on 9). Occ: 2 bridge CCS. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Wheels: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment: Body: Whistle; two intercom stations; two medium-range radios; two transponders; two 2-man airlocks; 2-man NBC-kit. External: 267 sf top deck; two tow hitches. Statistics Size: 30'x11'x12' Payload: 4,000 lbs. Lwt.: 80,000 lbs. Volume: 2,400 cf Maint.: 40 hours Price: $253,272 HT: 12. HPs: 4,800 Body, 1,600 each Wheel. gSpeed: 55 gAccel: 1 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. No Off-Road Speed. Design Notes Performance was calculated with 150 tons of towed weight. Body is 1,200 cf, with heavy compartmentalization. Wheels are 1,200 cf (increased volume). Structure is very cheap, extra-heavy. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed. Mechanical controls with duplicate maneuver controls and radio remote controls. 254.24 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 76,000 lbs. 150-ton Rail Crane The railway crane is useful where tracks can be found, not least for salvage and repair in case of rail accidents. With deployed outriggers, it can lift 150 tons and telescope out to 450'. The engine burns 5.25 gallons of diesel per hour. A full tank is $60. Subassemblies: Body +6, four retractable Skids +2, twelve Railway Wheels +3, full-rotation Turret +6. Powertrain: 150-kW standard diesel engine; 2,000-kWs lead-acid battery. Fuel: 50 gallons diesel (fire on 10). Occ: 1 RCS. Armor F RL B T U Body: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Skids: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Wheels: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Turret: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 Equipment: Turret: 150-ton crane; 1-man NBC kit. External: Two tow hitches. Statistics Size: 100'x11'x16' Payload: 500 lbs. Lwt.: 300,300 lbs. Volume: 9,600 cf Maint.: 19 hours Price: $1,069,210 HT: 11. HPs: 9,000 Body, 300 each Skid, 1,500 each Wheel, 9,000 Turret gSpeed: * gAccel: * gDecel: * gMR: * gSR: * Ground Pressure Very High. No Off-Road Speed. * Use towing vehicle's statistics after adding towed weight. Design Notes Body is 3,200 cf, articulated. Skids are 160 cf, retract into Body. Wheels are 3,200 cf (increased volume). Turret is 3,200 cf. Structure is very cheap, extra-heavy. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed. Light tanks. 2,038.93 cf of empty space in the Body, 75.8 cf in the Turret. Empty weight is 299,800 lbs. Both vehicles 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. The Traveller rules affect the background and design choices, but not the technology of the vehicles. Next Week: A freight train. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
