Re: (2321) Traveller Starships

Marc Volovic wrote (on 4 May 1991):
> Subject: (2321) Traveller Starships
>
> It also seems that Robert's Atlantis only uses 5550 hardpoints out of the
> 10,000 avaiolable. When designing the 2,000,000 disp ship I have more or less
> the same problem. The design I have uses up some 9800 hardpoints.

You've got a math error in that calculation somewhere.  I rechecked the design,
and I think I have used 9870 hardpoints, which still leaves a few spares for
no apparent reason.

> That leaves some 50% of the hardpoints are unused. Should the rest be left
> empty or allocated to sand?
>

On a large starship, I'd certainly fill any remaining hardpoints with sand.
There's no point in making the attacker's job any easier, and the marginal
cost is not too high.

Rob Dean