Re: Empty Cargo Holds
Spaceships is an intentionally simplified system, and the dV multiplier table is a simplification of what the rocket equation would give for reduced mass from empty fuel tanks if you did the calculation.
If you really wanted to be accurate, you would need to be recalculating the delta-v per mass of fuel every time the mass of the spaceship change - from burning fuel, firing missiles, taking damage, jettisoning cargo, being boarded, launching vessels from hangers, etc. - which would be no fun (for most people).
For quick play at the table, treating empty cargo holds as empty fuel tanks for the dV multiplier is going to be close enough for game purposes and most people.
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