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Originally Posted by Phantasm
Is there a formula - official or otherwise - to turn a "displacement ton (dton)" as used in Traveller: Interstellar Wars into a regular "ton" as used in the Spaceships line?
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It can't be done, because dtons are a measure of volume and tons are a measure of mass. One dton is one ton of hydrogen fuel tanks, probably about the same for living quarters, more like 5 tons of cargo space or machinery, and an essentially meaningless amount of armor (hundreds of tons).