From CHM173S@vma.smsu.edu.Ext (Andrea and Sheryl (Chris Meadows)) Newsgroups: alt.pub.havens-rest Subject: [Constellation] Tech Readout on [Unnamed Spaceship] v1.0 Date: Sat, 24 Apr 93 19:15:23 CDT ADMIN: This post is to illustrate exactly what the (so far) unnamed spaceship in which Mako and friends are traveling is like. It will probably change in the future, so consider this version 1.0. Thanks... TECHNICAL STATS OF [UNNAMED] SPACESHIP One cursor space is equal to ten feet horizontally (<->) or twenty feet vertically (). _ <----- Docking Hookup _|_|_ /| |\ <----- Cockpit / |___| \ | | <--- Living Airlocks --> # # Quarters \ / <--- | | | | <--- |_____| / \ / _____ \ | | | | <-- Cargo Bay | |Upper| | Port --> # | Bay | # <-- Starboard Airlock | |Doors| | Airlock | |_____| | |___________| / \ | | | Drive | | Section | |__ __| | | |___________| /_\ /_\ /_\ Technology notes: The ship is probably pretty primitive by Haven's Rest standards. It has an approximate speed of perhaps Mach 8 in space (half that in atmosphere), no artificial gravity, no warpdrive, no hyperspace comm gear. It has continuous life support, recycling air and water, and enough stored food for a twelve-man exploration team for six months. It's basically designed for short interplanetary hops and carrying cargo, but has been modified for an exploratory mission. Weapon systems are weak to average. A few laser cannons, a railgun cannon mounted to a turret on the ship's belly, and a medium-range ship-to-ship missile launcher, mounting six plasma missiles (range 80 miles; 40 in atmosphere). Defensive systems include a chaff thrower with four canisters and hardened (EMP-resistant) circuits. Other systems include aerobrakes, an alarm system (basic) on all hatchways, ejection geat (will eject the crew quarters/cockpit in an emergency), grapples, and landing gear. The flight computer is equipped with VR systems, both for cyberjacking and for visor display (as in the Dream Park RPG). The ship's sensors are remarkably advanced, including radar, laser-ranging, full-spectrum EM scanners, and even gravitic sensors. Living quarters are cubiclar accomodations for twelve (each cubicle has a bed, an intercom, a computer/audio-video playback unit, and some minimal space for clothing, and that's about it), a small library (holding a few thousand or so books on datadisk, along with several playback units), a small mess cubicle (which contains the means for preparing food which is stored in another area), and the 'freshers, a restroom-type area which contains various...necessities for life in freefall. Most ships aren't this well-equipped, but this starship was originally meant to be used for a Freedom Station-financed exploratory mission which could be away for six months or more. -- Chris Meadows || Andrea & Sheryl CHM173S@SMSVMA.BITNET || [AU] thread, alt.pub.dragons-inn CHM173S@VMA.SMSU.EDU || -------------------------------- CMEADOWS@NYX.CS.DU.EDU || A supporter of rec.arts.creative From cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows) Subject: Re: [Constellation] Tech Readout on [Unnamed Spaceship] v1.0 Date: Sun, 25 Apr 93 04:24:42 GMT In article <16BBA10ECB.CHM173S@vma.smsu.edu.Ext> CHM173S@vma.smsu.edu.Ext (Andrea and Sheryl (Chris Meadows)) writes: > TECHNICAL STATS OF [UNNAMED] SPACESHIP > > Technology notes: The ship is probably pretty primitive by >Haven's Rest standards. It has an approximate speed of perhaps >Mach 8 in space (half that in atmosphere), no artificial gravity, Yes, I know that speed in space has no relationship to speed in the atmosphere, and also that maximum speed isn't limited to mach. Blame it on the RIFTS rulebook "Mutants in Orbit"; that's how they describe their ships. I just threw it in because it was there, I have no intention of actually sticking to it in the story segments themselves. -- Chris Meadows || Andrea & Sheryl CHM173S@SMSVMA.BITNET || [AU] thread, alt.pub.dragons-inn CHM173S@VMA.SMSU.EDU || -------------------------------- CMEADOWS@NYX.CS.DU.EDU || A supporter of rec.arts.creative -- Chris Meadows | Robotech/RIFTS/Palladium fanfic author/editor CHM173S@SMSVMA | They Might Be Giants about Star Trek aliens: CHM173S@VMA.SMSU.EDU | "Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads CMEADOWS@NYX.CS.DU.EDU | on their real heads!"