This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on a website or the like. My site is down for rebuilding, but sooner or later the old stuff should reappear at omeyer.gmxhome.de Onno Meyer, 2009-04-27
Nexa-IV-class Light Deep Space Vehicle v1.0 (TL10) Copyright 2009 by Onno Meyer The Nexa IV DSV is used as deep space transport in systems with a low population density. The little Nexa IV has a lower total operating cost than many more efficient but larger Deep Space Vehicles. The hull consists of three spherical sections, holding the main cargo bay and docking airlock, the quarters and flight deck, and the reaction mass tanks, engine and life support. The primary life support is a full hydroponic air/water/food recycler, with an air/water system as backup. The fusion-powered engine provides a delta-V of 85 km/s at the nominal load and twice as much running light. The engine uses 400 gallons of reaction mass per hour. Subassemblies: Body +6. Powertrain: 20,000-lb. vectored fusion rocket; two 200-kW RTGs; six 360,000-kWs rechargeable E power cells. Fuel: 4,000 gallons water. Occ: 3 bridge RCS, 10 bunks. Cargo: 2,000 cf. Armor F RL B T U Body: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 Equipment: Body: Extreme-range radio; extreme-range, tight-beam radio; two 160-mile, air-search radars; 16-mile radscanner; 200x astronomical LLTV; flight data recorder; precision navigation instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two C5 hardened minicomputers; three terminals; compact fire suppression system; 2-man airlock; refueling probe; 10-man total life system; 10-man full life system; 2,000 man-days of provisions. External: Radiation shielding. Statistics Size: 15'x15'x45' Payload: 40 tons Lwt.: 50 tons Volume: 5,000 cf Maint.: 3 man-hours Price: $519,900 HT: 7. HPs: 750 Body sAccel: 0.2 to 0.3 Gs sMR: 0.25 Delta-V: 191,821 mph Design Notes Body is 5,000 cf. Structure is extra-light and expensive. Armor is expensive metal. Sealed. Ultralight tanks. Computerized controls. There are 459.3 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 20,000 lbs. The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. Next Week: A lander for moons or small worlds. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
