04-29-2020, 10:53 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Niagara, Canada
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[THS] [Vehicles] Seeking Advice: Detailing a One-Biont Tugboat
I'm hoping that someone can think of anything important I'm missing...
The current goal: Add as much detail as possible to a PC's personal spacecraft, in order to have a better idea what's on-hand when they're thousands or millions of km from support. The PC: A bioshell living in Islandia, working as an independent Vacuum Cleaner and hustling for whatever other gigs they can find to help get by. Somewhere between "The Beachcombers" In Space and a one-sophont Serenity. The ship: Used. Originally an experimental design for a low-cost ambulance in L5, stuffed into a 40-foot cargo-container frame for ease of logistics. Bought mainly because it was available for a low down-payment when the PC finished getting their licenses and certifications. The ruleset: Primarily 3e THS spaceship-design, with a smattering of 3e Vehicles, Traveller: Far Trader, and anything usable from 4e. Current design draft (though I need to re-calculate a few numbers after the latest tweaks): -----8<----- "Pumpkin" Flying Cargo Pod USV * Structure: - 8' X 8' X 40' Box Hull (5.12 Spaces Nanocomposite Light Frame, 2,560 cf), 1.408 ksf, cHP 10, 0.384 tons, $0.0768M - Armor cDR 1, cPF 1, Carbon Composite, 10.56 tons, $0.2112M * Modules: - Cockpit, old: 0.1 spc, 0.44 tons, $0.21M -- Autopilot NAI-8 (PF1p55): "Cindy", $6200 ($0.0062M) -- High-Security Burglar Alarm: $3k ($0.003M) - Sensors: -- 1 Very Small PESA; 0 spc, 0 tons, $0.027M -- 1 Very Small Radar; 0 spc, 0 tons, $0.0045M -- 1 Very Small Ladar; 0 spc, 0 tons, $0.0045M -- Basic Radiation Sensor: 0.5 lbs (0.00025 tons), 0.01 cf (0.000005 spc), $25 ($0.000025M) -- Laser Chemscanner, range 1,000 yards (0.6 miles): 2 lbs (0.001 tons), 0.04 cf (0.00008 spc), $1k ($0.001M) - 0.25 Fusion Pulse Drive (High-Thrust); 0.25 spc, thrust 2 tons, mass 1 ton, $0.2M, output 0.25 MW, reaction mass 0.04 spaces/hour nuclear pellets, ISP 15,000 - Light Tank; 1.5 spc (750 cf), 1.325 tons, $0.1005M. -- 1.5 spc nuclear pellets: 18 tons, $0.009M - Radiothermal Generator, new, 0.005 spc: 0.05 MW, 0.125 tons, $0.0125M, endurance 14 years - 1 Cabin; 1 spc, 1 ton, $0.01M, req 0.02 MW (20 kW). -- Diagnostic toilet: $200 ($0.0002M) -- increase to Total Life Support, 2 people: +1200 lbs (0.6 tons), +$6k ($0.006M), +90 cf (0.18 spc). - Magnetic field generator, PF 100, field 500 cf (radius 4.92 feet): 750 lbs (0.375 tons), 15 cf (0.03 spc), $75k ($0.075M), 50 kJ - Luxury Interior, for 2: 50 lbs (0.025 tons), 1 cf (0.002 spc), $10k ($0.01M) - Large Airlock, 3-person: 0.3 spc (150 cf), 0.75 tons, $0.003M - Robot Arm, Small: 0.25 spc, 0.37 tons, $0.1M, 0.02 ksf, 12' long, ST 280. - Surgery: 0.5 spc (250 cf), 0.14 tons, $0.05M. - Anti-meteor defense: -- Turret, 0.5 VSP, light frame, carbon composite (2.5 cf, 0.005 spc), 11 sf, 8.25 lbs, $2,750, 8 HP, SM -1 -- Pop Turrent volume, inside vehicle: 0.6 VSP (3 cf, 0.006 spc) -- 2.5 kJ Laser: 0.0029 spc (0.29 VSP), 0.0368 tons (73.6 lbs), $7,100, 0.04 MW (40 kW); Dmg 3d Imp (~10.5), SS 20, Acc 19, 1/2D range space 27,800 yards (15.8 miles), Max range space 40,000 yards (22.7 miles), RoF 8 -- Twin E-cells Power Pack, 0.16 VSP: 4 kWh (14,400 kJ, 2,880 shots, 360 seconds of fire, 3.6 turns of fire), 40 lbs, $1200 -- Empty space, 0.05 VSP (0.25 cf) -- Total: 0.006 spc, 11 sf, 121.85 lbs (0.061 tons), $11,050 ($0.01105M) - 2nd Turret & Laser: 0.006 spc, 11 sf, 121.85 lbs (0.061 tons), $11,050 ($0.01105M) - Searchlight, range 9 miles: 90 lbs (0.045 tons), 1.8 cf (0.0036 spc), $4500 ($0.0045M), 9 kW - Parachute: 0.072 spc (36 cf), supports 45 tons, 0.45 tons, $0.009M - Cargo Space: 0.915315 spc (457.6575 cf) -- Generic cargo, 0.915315 spc, 4.576575 tons * Surface Area: 1.408 ksf - Drive Radiator panels: 0.125 ksf - Generator Radiator panels: 0.05 ksf - Robot Arm: 0.02 ksf - Two turrets: 0.022 ksf - Remaining space: 1.191 ksf - Self-Sealing Hull: +$14,080 ($0.001408M), 70.4 lbs (0.0352 tons) - Spall Liner: 506.88 lbs (0.25344 tons), $5,068.80 ($0.0050688M) - External Impact Absorber (front), reusable: 100 lbs (0.05 tons), 0 cf, $10k; speed of collisions reduced by 3.5 mph * Statistics: - Empty Mass 18.000089, payload 4.776575 tons, reaction mass 18 tons; Combat Mass 31.776664, Dry Mass 22.776664 tons, LMass 40.776664 tons - Cost $1.1535018M ($1,153,501.80) -- Maintenace: 4 hours work every 18.62 hours (5.155 man-hours/day) -- Buy Used: Health 8, cost $461,400, $46,140 down payment - SM +1/+5 - Health: 12 * Performance: - sAccel: 0.0629 G - Burn Endurance: 37.5 hours -- Burn Points: 8,491 - THS Delta-V: 0.003 * 15,000 * (ln (40.776664/22.776664)) = 26.2 mps -- (Actual delta-v: 15,000 seconds * 9.8 m/s^2 * (ln(40.776664/22.776664)) = 85.6 km/s) * Shipboard gear: - Basic Tool Kits (Armoury, Electronics, Engineer & Mechanic): $4k, 0.4 tons - Medical gear: -- Medkit, Vehicle: $5k, 50 lbs -- Cyberdoc, $160k + $10k microframe computer, 150 lbs -- LAI-7, 46 years old, 153 points in doctoring skills: $25,300 - Salvaging gear, assorted: vacc suits, "broomstick" MOX rocket, small cybershells, Tenzan THI-200bis tech-spider, duct tape, etc * Home port gear: - Garage/dock, workshop - Apartment, ro-ped, backup cheap microframe * The PC & support crew: - "Me", main body's skull, ghost - "Myself", xox running in body's backup computer, ghost - "I", offline backup in home mainframe, ghost - "Doc Smith", cyberdoc, LAI-7 - "Nancy", 40-lb spider-bot, LAI-6 - "Cindy", ship's autopilot, NAI-8 - "Celest", main body's internal assistant, NAI-6 - "Bob", forearm-worn multitool, NAI-5 - "Doug", 2-lb snakebot, NAI-5 - "Scooter", Ro-Ped, NAI-5 * Financials (partially from Traveller: Far Trader): - Income: Vacuum cleaner work, salvage, charters, etc - Outgo: Monthly Cost-of-Living, mortgage payments (partially subsidized), insurance, fuel pellets, union dues, docking fees, and corporate taxes on any profits above expenses ----->8-----
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04-29-2020, 07:08 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: [THS][Vehicles] Seeking Advice: Detailing a One-Biont Tugboat
couple of notes:
if being remote: what is the plan for life support breaking? I think chemscanner is one one the super science things not available? |
04-29-2020, 07:24 PM | #3 | ||
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Re: [THS][Vehicles] Seeking Advice: Detailing a One-Biont Tugboat
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