[email removed] writes:
> I just took a look at Supplement 9, Fighting Ships, and the Xboat was
> listed as a *TL10* design. I haven't had any time to check this out with the
> design rules (and won't, for that matter, for several days), but would this
> make a difference?
The major difference would be that it couldn't be jump4! The TL-Jump progression
is something like this (typing from memory, but 90% certain :-):
Jump1 Jump2 Jump3 Jump4 Jump5 Jump6
TL9 TL11 TL12 Tl13 Tl14 TL15
So the Xboats would have to be TL13 in order to have Jump4. But I don't think
that would make them significantly "larger" internally than a TL15 xboat.
The Jumpdrive is not TL dependent.
The Powerplant is heavily dependent by TL.. but it will be very small on an
Xboat.
A quick estimate gives that a Jump4, 1Gee Xboat would have to spend around
45 percent of its tonnage to Drives, and enviro and fuel and stuff.
That would leave 740 kl. Minus 2 staterooms and a 20 ton (big as a launch)
databank and some controls, this would leave about 350 kl as excess space.
This is just enough space for fuel to fuel an additional Jump-4!
So even a TL13 Xboat should be able to make 2 Jump-4...
(Hmm, Jump4+4, is that Rift capability?)
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