Missile mass
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RandyT0001
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Could you give me some rules quotes that you think make this implication or support your interpertation because I haven't seen this nor seen these implications myself.Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
In CT it is implied that 1 dton of cargo is usually filled with no more than 1 metric ton by mass (so there will be plenty of space around the packing crates).
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far-trader
SOC-14 10K
I have used the same citation that I think Sigg is referencing for this Randy. It's on bottom of Page 48 of LBB 2. It's not conclusive but it does strongly suggest the direct relationship of dTons to mTons.
Further this led me to believe wayyyy back that the whole dTon distinction for ship design was a bit of fumble. For one thing all the canon deckplans would be so much easier to accept if there was no displacement Ton relationship to the design tons and they were simply mass notations. So a 4 ton stateroom would mass 4000kg installed in a ship and could take up a comfortable volume (as shown in all deckplans) being mostly empty space. While 10 tons of drives would be 10,000kg but very dense and fit in a small space even with maintenance access (again as shown in many deckplans). And a 30 ton Ship's Boat could have a comfortably sized hanger without being constrained to a volume. Even that 50 ton cargo hold could be almost as big as you like in volume but limited to shipping no more than 50 tons of mass. And so on. Such a simple fix really, just denounce dTons and call it all mTons. I really don't understand why it isn't so.
Further this led me to believe wayyyy back that the whole dTon distinction for ship design was a bit of fumble. For one thing all the canon deckplans would be so much easier to accept if there was no displacement Ton relationship to the design tons and they were simply mass notations. So a 4 ton stateroom would mass 4000kg installed in a ship and could take up a comfortable volume (as shown in all deckplans) being mostly empty space. While 10 tons of drives would be 10,000kg but very dense and fit in a small space even with maintenance access (again as shown in many deckplans). And a 30 ton Ship's Boat could have a comfortably sized hanger without being constrained to a volume. Even that 50 ton cargo hold could be almost as big as you like in volume but limited to shipping no more than 50 tons of mass. And so on. Such a simple fix really, just denounce dTons and call it all mTons. I really don't understand why it isn't so.
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Yep, the example is in the trade and commerce section (page 43 or 48 depending on your edition of LBB2).
I wonder when it was that someone at GDW actually noticed that 1 metric ton of liquid hydrogen would have a volume almost the same as two deck plan squares?
And I agree with Dan's fix above, it makes a lot of sense.
I wonder when it was that someone at GDW actually noticed that 1 metric ton of liquid hydrogen would have a volume almost the same as two deck plan squares?
And I agree with Dan's fix above, it makes a lot of sense.
