[Spaceships] Life Pods as Habitat Options

ericbsmith · 02-07-2010, 01:30 PM

Figured I'd chime in and say I came to pretty much all the same conclusions found on this thread for pretty much the same reasons.

Life Pods = 1 ton, 1 Habitat "slot" can hold 5 tons of Cargo, ergo, 1 Habitat "slot" can hold 5 Life Pods. Life Pods don't need much in the way of a launch mechanism; basically explosive bolts to eject the outer hull plating (if you're using Life Pods you really shouldn't care about hull integrity anymore).

Life Pods cannot be shot out a 32cm Gun/Missile Launcher without turning the passengers into spaghetti. The only way I can make that option work in my head is if the Gun/Launcher has been replaced with a "Pod Gun" with a much larger bore diameter, making it unsuitable for firing standard ammunition. I prefer to just ignore it and install the Life Pods as Habitat options. They make more sense there anyway, since Habitats are normally where the Crew & Passengers are kept track of

02-07-2010, 01:30 PM	#18
ericbsmith Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY, USA. Near the river Styx in the 5th Circle.	Re: [Spaceships] Life Pods as Habitat Options Figured I'd chime in and say I came to pretty much all the same conclusions found on this thread for pretty much the same reasons. Life Pods = 1 ton, 1 Habitat "slot" can hold 5 tons of Cargo, ergo, 1 Habitat "slot" can hold 5 Life Pods. Life Pods don't need much in the way of a launch mechanism; basically explosive bolts to eject the outer hull plating (if you're using Life Pods you really shouldn't care about hull integrity anymore). Life Pods cannot be shot out a 32cm Gun/Missile Launcher without turning the passengers into spaghetti. The only way I can make that option work in my head is if the Gun/Launcher has been replaced with a "Pod Gun" with a much larger bore diameter, making it unsuitable for firing standard ammunition. I prefer to just ignore it and install the Life Pods as Habitat options. They make more sense there anyway, since Habitats are normally where the Crew & Passengers are kept track of __________________ Eric B. Smith GURPS Data File Coordinator GURPSLand I shall pull the pin from this healing grenade and... Kaboom-baya. Last edited by ericbsmith; 02-07-2010 at 10:33 PM.