04-19-2011, 08:01 PM | #1 |
World Traveler in Training
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
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[3e] Chaise
Chaise (TL5)
This two-seat vehicle was suspended by means of braces and drawn by two horses or two mules and driven by a postillion (who rides a separate mount beside the harnessed animals) or mounted driver. Some featured an enclosed cabin, while others featured only a leather curtain across the front to keep out the weather. Subassemblies: Body +1, four Wheels -1. Powertrain: Two ST 40 horses generating 1.6 kW. Occupancy: 2 RPS. Cargo: 0 cf. Armor: 2/2W overall Equipment: Body: Luxury interior. Statistics: Size: 14'x6'x8' Payload: 0.30 tons Lwt.: 0.66 tons Volume: 81 cf. Maint.: 188 hours Price: $12,262 HT: 11. HPs: 42 Body, 3 each Front Wheel, 6 each Rear Wheel. gSpeed: 19 gAccel: 1 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4 Ground Pressure High. 1/6 Off-Road speed. Design Notes: The chaise was designed as 2 luxury roomy seats on wheels. The crew rides one of the harnessed horses. Two horses are attached using a whiffletree harness. Structure is Extra-Light, with Expensive materials. Armor is DR 2 Expensive Wood. Empty weight is 721 lbs. Due to the unequal size of the wheels, wheel HPs were divided by 6 and distributed as shown.
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