FTL rate of movement for GURPS SPACESHIPS

AlexanderHowl · 02-20-2019, 06:15 AM

What would happen if you flipped the assumption? For example, that spacecraft possessed a speed equal to ((mass^0.5) × (FTL engines^0.5))c? In that case, a 100 metric ton smallcraft with four FTL engines would have a maximum velocity of 20c while a 10 million metric ton capital ship with one FTL engine would have a maximum velocity of 3,160c. It would give a military reason for large ships and a logical reason for carrers.

02-20-2019, 06:15 AM	#11
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: FTL rate of movement for GURPS SPACESHIPS What would happen if you flipped the assumption? For example, that spacecraft possessed a speed equal to ((mass^0.5) × (FTL engines^0.5))c? In that case, a 100 metric ton smallcraft with four FTL engines would have a maximum velocity of 20c while a 10 million metric ton capital ship with one FTL engine would have a maximum velocity of 3,160c. It would give a military reason for large ships and a logical reason for carrers.