MT Inertial Compensators

[Swiftbrook]

Being stuck in my home right now, I've been working on some MegaTraveller ship designs. I'm currently building the Vilani Shaar Muzaandi-class freighter (picture on page 35 in Valani & Vargr). It's 1,300 dt.

The question is this: does a 1G maneuver drive ship need inertial compensators? As a related question, do you need inertial compensators while in jump space?

I'm not sure about the first questions. The second question I'm leaning towards they are not needed and I need to adjust the power requirements on all my MT starship designs over the past 33 years.

 

[McPerth]

Being stuck in my home right now, I've been working on some MegaTraveller ship designs. I'm currently building the Vilani Shaar Muzaandi-class freighter (picture on page 35 in Valani & Vargr). It's 1,300 dt.

The question is this: does a 1G maneuver drive ship need internal compensators?

First of all, I guess you mean inertial (not internal) compenastors...

About the question properly, I'd say yes, as othrwise any maneuvering would make everything not fixed to move and probably fall (with the mess this would imply)...

As a related question, do you need internal compensators while in jump space?

As I understand jumpspace, there is no maneuering there, so, I'd say not.

In fact, in jumpspace, you could shut dawm many more systems than just Inertial Compensator (so saving fuel), as sensors, maneuver drives, weaponry, etc...

In MT, where ships use to need power for everything and endurance is usually an issue, this could extend it

 

[Swiftbrook]

First of all, I guess you mean inertial (not internal) compenastors...

Argggggg. Yes. Inertial Compensators

 

[AnotherDilbert]

The question is this: does a 1G maneuver drive ship need internal compensators?

Inertial compensators removes the felt effect of accelerating or changing direction, e.g. turning the ship around to decelerate, so yes.

A tailsitter ship with 1 G might not need artificial gravity while under acceleration, but can't accelerate in jump or in parking orbit, so it is still very convenient.

If the ship is not a tailsitter it definitely needs both gravity and compensators.

As a related question, do you need internal compensators while in jump space?

T5 says that gravitic drives don't work in jump space, so unless you intend to manoeuvre using reaction drives you don't really need compensators in jump space.

You still need artificial gravity which consumes most of the power, so I don't really see people turning off compensators normally. If you are extremely low on fuel you might turn both off?

 

[McPerth]

Argggggg. Yes. Inertial Compensators

[m;]Fixed on the thread name[/m;]

 

[Carlobrand]

...The question is this: does a 1G maneuver drive ship need inertial compensators? ...

Need? No. Want? Yes. Without compensators, you'll need everyone to strap in every time you do a maneuver, or plan for maneuvers so gentle that they won't get noticed. Neither is ideal. You might also want to lay in a supply of motion sickness meds. I might consider it if it were for some sort of endurance race where fuel efficiency was the most important consideration, but that's an unusual situation.

 

[Condottiere]

Depends.

I set cruise speed at point seven.

Also, it depends as to where inertial compensators originate from, as part of the hull, or the manoeuvre drive, which has yet to be established in the MongoVerse.

Then, whether it's a field effect or something more localized.


And one point four gees if you step on the accelerator, which is what you'd experience in a passenger plane.