06-29-2020, 11:32 PM | #11 | ||
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Re: [Heresy] Tanks for the space!
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06-30-2020, 06:48 AM | #12 |
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Re: [Heresy] Tanks for the space!
... which, in turn, is quoted almost verbatim from the Azhanti High Lightning rule book (p. 7).
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07-03-2020, 04:04 AM | #13 |
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Alsea, OR
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Re: [Heresy] Tanks for the space!
I see a couple canonical problems with using the fuel tank tonnage as rec space...
1: whatever tech it is that keeps them non-permeable to transpiration/tunneling (and it's resultant metal fatigue) is rigid. 1a: collapsible tanks have a penalty in cost: Cr500 per ton of collapsible tank 1b: collapsible tanks collapse to 1% of size when empty. 2: since there's a price penalty, this gets paid for in terms of increased payment and increased maintenance. The actual increase is pretty negligible (under Cr100/month for Type A, type A2, and under Cr200/month for Type R). But based upon Item 1, we can presume there's also complexity increases, and slightly higher failure rates. Just enough higher to be legislated by some bean-counters, and below the threshold of needing a roll. WHich brings... 3: beancounters. It's likely regulated in most empires to have a fixed tonnage minimum. Probably fixed tankage required for J1 and 4 weeks PP1. |
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