I must agree with those who has posted before me that there are nothing
that justify the increase in the crew number from MT to TNE. I must
confess that I like the TNE rules, except for a few minor quirks that I
steamroll over with some house rules :)
A modern tanker today barely got 2 dozen crew members, and often less. A
200 ton craft needs somewhere between 5 to 9 crewmembers depending on TL
and design. Far too many, especially when the craft is intended to be
used for players. And not all players like to have starship skills
either. Thus extra hands have to be hired, which means less space for
cargo and fuel when the accommodations has to be made for the extra
personell.
One other thing that eat up space is the powerplant. Where did the size
modifier go? I think someone asked this before. If GDW read this list,
I'ld appreciate an answer on these questions.
Roger "StarWolf" Myhre