Cruisers in Traveller

[Murph]

Soylent Green?

On a slight tangent, Star Destroyers have stores for five years, and protein shakes are the encouraged MRE.

 

[aramis]

I believe the Japanese have solved that (t)issue, with an automated toilet.

A properly configured water-spray toilet with a hot air dryer can solve that. Evenin 0-G.

 

[Condottiere]

Soylent Green?

Political prisoners can still serve the Empire, though Gungans may taste like chicken, and Calamari are either squidish or sardinish.


As regards to the improved toilet, the seat could be gellish, allowing for a softer and tighter fit, as suction can be applied.

 

[kilemall]

Battle cruiser is just a term for a dead end evolution of the cruiser.

The British approach was to up gun a cruiser, the German one was to down gun a battleship.

I think that the pocket battleship concept expressed it best, outgun everything smaller, and outrun anything bigger.

The US superfrigates were built and largely operated on this principle.

 

[kilemall]

On the life support question, it's pretty simple to handle as a game ref exercise, you have the life support levels you bought which involves all supplies including scrubber/waste handling/water purification/low berth supply, maybe setting aside a few tons if one is buying months/years of the stuff, which will include foodstuffs.