Xboats
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- #874 Re: Xboats by Bertil Jonell
Xboats in Megatraveller I don't know if anyone else has tried to design Xboats using the MT design rules, but I got some interesting results so I thought I would post them. When I built my first Xboat according to the specs from Traders and Gunboats (Jump-4, no manuver drive, 2 staterooms, etc), I ended up with room left over. A LOT of room left over -- more than half the ship! I added a 1G manuver drive, since the reason the original Xboat didn't have one was lack of space. There is still a lot of space left over, so you can put more stuff in if you want. Maybe it could be used as a cargo carrier...:-) CraftID: Xboat, TL15, Mcr 23.366 Hull: 90/225, Disp=100, Config=4USL, Armor=40G Unloaded=500 tons, Loaded=~1200 tons (with cargo) Power: 1/2, Fusion=252 Mw, Duration=30/90 Loco: 2/4, Manuver=1, 5/10, Jump=4, Agility=0 Commo: Radio=System, Maser=System Sensors: PassEMS=Interstellar, ActEMS=FarOrbit Densitometer=250m, Neutrino=10kw Off/Def: DefDM= +2 Control: Computer=1bis x3, Large Holodisplay Environ=basic env, basic ls, extend ls, grav plates, inertial comp Accomm: Crew=1 (Bridge/Engineer=1), Staterooms=2 Other: Fuel=429 kliters, Cargo=650 kliters (!) ObjSize=average, EMLevel=Faint The only change needed at TL13 is to double the size and cost of the powerplant, with a slight increase in fuel. I don't know about other people, but if I were a scout I would much prefer this ship as a mustering-out benefit. A cargo capacity of ~50 tons and Jump-4 would make for a quite good merchant, and its cheaper than a scout to boot. I have designed quite a few ships, mostly merchants and small warships/pirates, so if there is interest I could post them. Comments welcome. W. Dow Rieder alias Capt. Kagariilian Grant When the only tool you have is a hammer, all your problems start to look like nails... All opinions and material above is the responsibility of the originator. Submissions: [email removed], or [email removed] Administrator: [email removed] (James Perkins) The TML is made possible by facilities provided by Tektronix, Inc.