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04-10-2012, 02:38 AM | #1 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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[Spaceships] 'Fun in forty minutes with your clothes on' ( Semiballistic shuttles )
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This old bit got me wondering: how does one design a semiballistic in Spaceships/Alternate GURPS rules? I'm guessing it has chemical rockets, and burns most of them on the early phase. Then there's the winged landing (with minimal thrust, I guess). Not sure if they have a Soft Landing System or just land 'normally' (it is said they can't afford any second passes - the landing strip must be available right there right now). Anything else? Thanks in advance! |
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04-10-2012, 05:39 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: traveller
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Re: [Spaceships] 'Fun in forty minutes with your clothes on' ( Semiballistic shuttles
The same way you would build a shuttle fully capable of reaching orbit and returning, but with only about half as much delta-V. You'll find that this is much easier to manage in a single vehicle without staging.
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alternate gups, alternate gurps, heinlein, rah, semiballistic, spaceships |
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