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ericthered · 06-10-2013, 11:59 AM

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	warp	dV/tank	STL 	Weight
Empty	107.57	29	2.9	0.35
1	100.62	25	2.5	0.4
2	94.87	22	2.2	0.45
3	90.00	20	2.0	0.5
4	85.81	18	1.8	0.55
5	82.16	17	1.7	0.6
6	78.94	15	1.5	0.65
7	76.06	14	1.4	0.7
8	73.48	13	1.3	0.75
9	71.15	13	1.3	0.8
10	69.03	12	1.2	0.85
11	67.08	11	1.1	0.9
12	65.29	11	1.1	0.95
Full	63.64	10	1.00	1

warp is in c, STL is in g's, and weight is fraction of full weight. The Coconut can carry 6,000 tons of cargo and act as a SM 10 ship, or carry very little (though 100 tons cargo counts as 'little') and act as an SM 9.

The habitat is up in the front, and is a pair of counter balanced partial circles spinning as counter balances. This includes not only the living quarters, but the bridge, the computer systems, and biological storage. The 'wheel' is 120 meters across, a long and skinny extension from the main ship. Each end is 30 meters across. included in the wheel is one half of the warp engine, a long free-spinning piece of exotic material circling the entire habitat. The main cargo hold is something of a shell built around the access corridor to the engine room its about 60 yards long, with various compartments. power is provided by a large CNO fusion reactor, which occupies the core of the rear. Attached to that are a pair of long tubes coming out the end of the ship (The STL engines) and the remainder of the warp engine: a spinning wheel of spinning cylinders balanced on needle like points. There is no armor to speak of beyond radiation shielding.

waxing long and boring:
couple of in universe quirks about ships:

ships can run on basic one proton Hydrogen, if they have the right reactor (CNO).
CNO reactors are half as efficient as DT reactors (standard sci-fi fusion)
DT fuel is very expensive, as it has a much better power ratio and is fairly rare. Its a quasi-military thing, though Landers use it as well.
You can increase the warp speed by adding more engines. It increases as the square root as the number of engines: if I have four times as much weight devoted to a warp drive as you, I go twice as fast.
Warp drives are extremely exposed systems. Ships with them are very vulnerable to STL combat and are almost never armored

06-10-2013, 11:59 AM	#119
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: [OCC]: Space Merchant Code: warp dV/tank STL Weight Empty 107.57 29 2.9 0.35 1 100.62 25 2.5 0.4 2 94.87 22 2.2 0.45 3 90.00 20 2.0 0.5 4 85.81 18 1.8 0.55 5 82.16 17 1.7 0.6 6 78.94 15 1.5 0.65 7 76.06 14 1.4 0.7 8 73.48 13 1.3 0.75 9 71.15 13 1.3 0.8 10 69.03 12 1.2 0.85 11 67.08 11 1.1 0.9 12 65.29 11 1.1 0.95 Full 63.64 10 1.00 1 warp is in c, STL is in g's, and weight is fraction of full weight. The Coconut can carry 6,000 tons of cargo and act as a SM 10 ship, or carry very little (though 100 tons cargo counts as 'little') and act as an SM 9. The habitat is up in the front, and is a pair of counter balanced partial circles spinning as counter balances. This includes not only the living quarters, but the bridge, the computer systems, and biological storage. The 'wheel' is 120 meters across, a long and skinny extension from the main ship. Each end is 30 meters across. included in the wheel is one half of the warp engine, a long free-spinning piece of exotic material circling the entire habitat. The main cargo hold is something of a shell built around the access corridor to the engine room its about 60 yards long, with various compartments. power is provided by a large CNO fusion reactor, which occupies the core of the rear. Attached to that are a pair of long tubes coming out the end of the ship (The STL engines) and the remainder of the warp engine: a spinning wheel of spinning cylinders balanced on needle like points. There is no armor to speak of beyond radiation shielding. waxing long and boring: couple of in universe quirks about ships: ships can run on basic one proton Hydrogen, if they have the right reactor (CNO). CNO reactors are half as efficient as DT reactors (standard sci-fi fusion) DT fuel is very expensive, as it has a much better power ratio and is fairly rare. Its a quasi-military thing, though Landers use it as well. You can increase the warp speed by adding more engines. It increases as the square root as the number of engines: if I have four times as much weight devoted to a warp drive as you, I go twice as fast. Warp drives are extremely exposed systems. Ships with them are very vulnerable to STL combat and are almost never armored __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!