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Originally Posted by DataPacRat
Might you have similar info that would allow you to GURPSify the " Courier Morph", 1.5 metres tall, which uses a metallic hydrogen rocket to accelerate at a quarter gee for 90 minutes? |
To answer my own question, by abusing Spaceships' scaling rules more than a bit, I seem to get a reasonable approximation. Anyone see a way to improve this draft?
GURPS Spaceships Courier Morph:
(1.5 m tall, lacks legs, has arms, metallic hydrogen rocket (accel 0.25 G, delta-v 8.2 mps), plasma sail (accel 0.01G, 3 months, delta-v up to 480 mps))
* TL10, Unstreamlined
* Hull: SM+0: 0.1 ton (200 lbs), length 2 yards, dST/HP 3
* Design Switches:
- Advanced Computers
* Design Features:
? Self-Healing: $2,000
? Stealth $5,000
? Chameleon: $3500
? Hardened armor: +$1500
* Systems:
- 12x SM+0 fuel tanks: 0.06 tons (120 lbs) fuel ($360), delta-v 8.4 mps, $360
- 3x SM+0 Nanocomposite Armor, dDR 1, $500x3 = $1,500
- 1x SM+0 Control Room: Complexity 5, Comm/Sensor -1, 0 control stations, $200
- 2x SM+0 Robot Arm: $1,000*2 = $2,000
- 1x SM+0 Magsail: 0.001G, req 1 PP to turn on, $1,000
- 0.5x SM+0 Power Plant, MHD Turbine (1 PP for 12 hours), $50
- 3.75x SM-2 cargo bays: 3.75 lbs capacity
- 1.25x SM-2 HEDM Rocket: $37.50, 0.25G accel
* Total Cost: $5,147.50 to $17,147.50, $360 to refill tanks
- cargo capacity 3.75 lbs, loaded weight 200 lbs, empty weight 76.25 lbs
- air performance (up to .25 gees): 125 mph
- active sensors: 0.5 light-seconds (93,000 miles), comm range 0.5 AU (46M miles)