First Edition (1977) Question

[leo knight]

Since I long ago lost my first edition LBBs, I have a question for those who still do. In Book 2, were the rules for Maneuver fuel different from the revised second edition? I still have my copy of Judge's Guild Starships and Spacecraft, and the fuel tanks for small craft are decidedly different. Any info would be appreciated.

 

[Piper]

Small craft fuel: 10 kilograms (1/100th of a ton) for each G of acceleration for 10 minutes.

Starship power plant fuel is 10 times the power plant rating from the drive potential table.

Book 2, 1977 edition.

Hope this helps.

 

[leo knight]

Thanks!

 

[Timerover51]

For those interested, in the 1981 Edition of the LBB, the small craft fuel tonnage given is good for 4 weeks of operation, with additional increments adding another 4 weeks.

Large ship fuel usage is the same, at 10 X Power Plant number, for four weeks of operation.

 

[Piper]

Also interesting is the fuel use table from Beltstrike: .05 tons per G per 100 tons of ship per day (several other situations are also detailed).

Tracking fuel use was a concept GDW abandoned early on.