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Old 07-05-2011, 01:53 PM   #36
Dunadin777
 
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Default Re: [LT] Portcullises

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
That's pretty well irrelevant, since we've got a lifting mechanism, and the required power output is fairly trivial (and BL*8 in 4 seconds, assuming that's lift to 6', is about BL*5 ft-lb per second, or BL*15 lb at 1'/3s').
The whole point of comparison is the superiority of the mechanism versus a group of manual lifters, so lifting weights are the only way to compare them, not using the encumbrance values. Besides, if the mechanism requires 8 people to work at its standard value, it is clearly a non-trivial power requirement. And, since it takes two seconds to ready something off the ground, I think it is assumed that a GURPS lift refers to lifting something from shoulder height to full extension, which is much closer to 2' than 6'

With that assumption, you could say that the two handed full lift is 5xBL at 1'/2 seconds, but as I mentioned above, it is doubtful that the entire 8-man team is acting at the breaking point of their strength to operate the machine at its usual efficiency.
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