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07-24-2018, 08:16 PM | #1 |
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
As I understand the problem with these is that it detracts from the paradigm of having thick traffic routes, and therefore they need limitations. FT did not suggest what they were.
Two possible ones: Collapsibles take up holdspace. They are only worth it for really high profit cargo. Drop tanks require external craddles. And here's a thought: on a critical failure they can be lost in jump space leaving a ship stranded.
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07-25-2018, 02:08 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
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Canonically, the tanks have to clear the 100 diameter limit of the ship or be destroyed. |
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07-25-2018, 09:49 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
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So drop tanks or no drop tanks you still have your regular tanks and the normal opportunities to refuel so you might not be stranded. Maybe if yiou were trying to carry the tanks into a place where there was absolutely no way to refuel you could ahve this problem but that's not really very likely. But soem of the reasosn GT:Starships has the Fiery-class with its' permanent tankage as a replacment for the Gazelle. you can take this as canon implying the the Gazelle-class was moslty a failure ad that is how I would take things IMTU.
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07-25-2018, 10:26 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
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07-25-2018, 11:18 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
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A simpler system of carrying fuel for 2 jumps instead of just 1 makes more sense.
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07-25-2018, 01:54 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
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07-25-2018, 02:18 PM | #7 |
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Re: Collapsibles and Drop Tanks
You mean Jump space? Then no, one of the complexities that is necessary for the "initiate Jump but leave your drop tanks behind you" is that you use all H2 before entering Jump space.
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