[3e] Chaise

[Phaelen Bleux]

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.