Medical Vessels
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Liam Devlin
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I will do better than that Ser Jame:Originally posted by Jame:
Gaelic? Why would you speak Gaelic?
Because I can.
You some sort of Irish? Or one of those Scottish?
On both sides, yes to the first.
On Da's side, only a wee bit.
Come now, speak some civilized language, like Latin or Phoenician!
In the works of Herodotus, the mercenary Mardonius of Macedonia, in service to Persia's King Darius interpreted this message from the Scythians: Three arrows, a sparrow, and a frog.
Can you?
NB:The Scythians Had no written tongue, you see; Darius had marched from Asia Minor around the Black Sea. They had fought on horseback, showering his men and camps with arrows, then rode off before his own cavalry could attack. They refused "open battle". Darius sent word to their King (or kings as Herodotus says) to "fight like men." The above was their response...
FASA's Adventure Class Ships II has a medical scout that is kind of like a mobile field hospital. In the write up is says that these ships are mobilized to support the IN in the event of war. Since this material is now owned (at least to some degree) by Far Future you might look at this design for starters.
Hope it helps,
Rob
Hope it helps,
Rob
One current day analogue that might serve as a model of one type of medical ship is the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital. ORBIS is an organization that flys a converted DC-10 around the world performing eye surgeries to help developing countries by teaching their medical personnel and directly providing advanced surgeries. A tour is available at:
Tour ORBIS's DC-10
A Traveller equivalent could be constructed out of a converted Far Trader.
Ron
Tour ORBIS's DC-10
A Traveller equivalent could be constructed out of a converted Far Trader.
Ron
Come to think of it, such a ship could be the basis for a pretty good medically oriented traveller campaign. The pilot, astrogator, and engineer could be volunteers to add skills and other character types to the mix.
I haven't had enough time to think about it seriously, but here are some quick musings on a conversion based on the Empress Marava/Prince Therivian deckplans and the T20 version of the far trader:
Crew sleep in the 6 former passenger's quarters + the cabin near the bridge. Consists of 3 ship crew, lead doctor/captain, 2 technicians, 2 doctors, 5 nurses. Double cabins except for the lead doctor.
3 lower (crew) cabins: 2 converted to a sickbay. Captain's cabin now a conference room.
Cargo hold (was 66 tons): Add T-12 fuel purification plant (ship goes off the mains to less developed worlds) (-6 tons). Classroom (-12 tons). Operating Suite (-8 tons). Recovery Suite (-8 tons). Prep Suite (-2 tons). Technical Support/Repair Shop (-6 tons). Examination/Reception (-4 tons). 2 Freshers (-1 ton). Reserved for cargo: 19 tons.
Other: Ship has dual turrets, both filled with a sandcaster and a beam laser. The ship is painted white with a large stylized eye and a red cross on the ship. Ship retains other fittings such as drives and low berths.
General background/setting. ORBIS (or some similar organization) has a number of converted ships that travel around the sector going to less developed worlds and teaching medical techniques (of a particular specialty). The crew is either volunteer, seconded as a community service by a shipping line, or paid by the non profit group.
What do you think?
Ron
Ben W Bell
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Jame.
Which one? The Support Ships one?
Which one? The Support Ships one?
legate_legion
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Hello fellow Travellers,
The idea of a medical ship is a good one. Maybe it should be about say 50,000 tons, 2-G, Jump-4? Instead of the heavy armor & weapons a normal cruiser carries maybe 10 Repulsor Batteries, 10 Sandcaster Batteries, & 10 Beam Laser Batteries? The rest fill up with Sickbays, Autodocs, & Staterooms?
The same idea could be used for a fleet tender, but make it say 150,000 tons, 2-G, Jump-4, 10 Repulsor Batteries, 10 Sandcaster Batteries, & 10 Beam Laser Batteries? Fill up the rest with cargo space & Engineering shops?
Of course it seems as if the 50,000 ton hull is almost the standard hull for the IN, so why not use this to build a fleet resupply ship as well. This is also the reason I set the fleet tender at 150,000 tons... As it could carry a 50,000 ton cruiser home if need be.
The idea of a medical ship is a good one. Maybe it should be about say 50,000 tons, 2-G, Jump-4? Instead of the heavy armor & weapons a normal cruiser carries maybe 10 Repulsor Batteries, 10 Sandcaster Batteries, & 10 Beam Laser Batteries? The rest fill up with Sickbays, Autodocs, & Staterooms?
The same idea could be used for a fleet tender, but make it say 150,000 tons, 2-G, Jump-4, 10 Repulsor Batteries, 10 Sandcaster Batteries, & 10 Beam Laser Batteries? Fill up the rest with cargo space & Engineering shops?
Of course it seems as if the 50,000 ton hull is almost the standard hull for the IN, so why not use this to build a fleet resupply ship as well. This is also the reason I set the fleet tender at 150,000 tons... As it could carry a 50,000 ton cruiser home if need be.
Ben W Bell
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Oh never worry. Something I know that you don't, I'm sure it will appear sometime soon.
Ben W Bell
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No problems. Yes hopefully I'll be writing this support vessels one. Once I finish my other TA which I am doing.
In SJG's Starports (did I ever mention that this book is great) there is a Blakeway-Class 100t First Response Vessel. It's more like a orbital evacuation vehicle fitted, losely, into a Suleiman-Class Scout hull, but it has two surgical theaters and some emergency low berths.
In the same book there's the Mercy-Class 100t rescue vessel which, in my opinion, is more like a planetary ambulance.
But some real hospital ships are really needed. 50,000t seem to be be quite right
In the same book there's the Mercy-Class 100t rescue vessel which, in my opinion, is more like a planetary ambulance.
But some real hospital ships are really needed. 50,000t seem to be be quite right
: trhe Mercy and Blakeway ships have been on Jesse de Graffs page and are painted(?) in bold red and yellow stripes which I adopted in MTU as usual for rescue vehicles of imperial origin. Even for ambulance G-carriers a.s.oSimilar threads
