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  Onno Meyer, 2009-09-14

SpinDevCorp SeaCab Light DSV v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL7)
  Copyright 2009 by Onno Meyer

  The SeaCab Deep Submergence Vehicle is used on many frontier worlds in 
the Spinward Marches. Usually SeaCabs are constructed from imported kits 
including the titanium hull components and the isotope battery.
  The DSV has a cylindrical pressure hull with seats for the passengers 
and crew in front, a cargo hold near the center and the power system in 
the rear. There are dorsal and ventral docking hatches, but no airlock, 
so the pressure has to be equalized first. This can be a problem if an 
undersea base is not at surface pressure. The SeaCab navigates with an 
array of hydrophones and a powerful light under the tiny viewports. 

Subassemblies: Body +4. 
Powertrain: Two 17.5-kW ducted propellers; 40-kW RTG; 18,000-kWs 
  lead-acid batteries.
Occ: 2 CCS, 1 CS.   Cargo: 30 cf.

Armor     F      RL       B       T       U
Body:   4/140   4/140   4/140   4/140   4/140

Equipment:
  Body: Long-range radio; medium-range sonar communicator; 1-mile 
searchlight; two 1-mile passive sonars; set of navigation instruments; 
sonar positioning system; compact fire suppression system; two 3x12 
man-hour limited life systems.

Statistics
Size: 10'x6'x8'   Payload: 1,200 lbs.    Lwt.: 19,200 lbs.
Volume: 320 cf    Maint.: 11 man-hours   Price: $4,988,950

HT: 11.   HPs: 1,800 Body

uSpeed: 6   wAccel: 0.7   uDecel: 10   uMR: 0.25   uSR: 2
Submerged Draft 9'. Flotation Rating 10 tons. Crush depth 900 yards.

Design Notes
  Body is 300 cf, with submersible hull. Structure is extra-heavy and 
advanced. Armor is advanced metal. 44.35 cf of empty space in the Body. 
Empty weight is 18,000 lbs. 
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third 
printing, January 2007 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume 
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. GURPS Traveller affects 
the design decisions, but not the available technology at this TL.


Next Week: A larger variant.
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