[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 683 – Hybrid Utility Shuttle

[Onno Meyer]

  This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the 
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  Onno Meyer, 2007-11-25

Hybrid Utility Shuttle v1.0 (TL8/12)
  Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer

  Many science fiction backgrounds mix near future technology with a few 
breakthroughs to allow interstellar travel. The craft described here has 
a contragrav unit and a STL engine, violating physics as we know it, and 
an optimistic power storage cell.
  The Hybrid Utility Shuttle has ten seats and room for a ton of gear. A 
large rear ramp and a small side airlock allow entry on habitable worlds
or airless moons. The compact power cell provides energy for 24 hours of 
operation and a delta-V of 340 km/s. 
  In a game, the Utility Shuttle provides local transport for starships 
crews and on colony worlds. A colonial shuttle crew might spend one day 
fixing commo sats, another day on search and rescue, and a few exciting 
moments every now and then supporting the police.

Subassemblies: Body +4. 
Powertrain: TL12 8,000-lb. vectored reactionless thruster; TL12 
  30,000-lb. contragrav generator; 40,500,000-kWs rechargeable power
  cell.
Occ: 2 RCS, 8 RS.   Cargo: 100 cf

Armor     F      RL       B       T       U
Body:   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100   4/100

Equipment:
  Body: Two long range radios; two long range, tight-beam radios; 
100-mile radar; 40-mile thermograph; flight data recorder; navigation 
instruments; two transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two 
advanced radar/laser detectors; two C3 hardened minicomputers; two 
terminals; compact fire suppression system; cargo ramp; 2-man airlock; 
10 man-days limited life system. External: Radiation shielding.

Statistics
Size: 24'x12'x6'   Payload: 2 tons    Lwt.: 10 tons
Volume: 1,000 cf   Maint.: 15 hours   Price: $1,717,650

HT: 10.   HPs: 450 Body

aSpeed: 1,000   aAccel: 8   aDecel: 10   aMR: 2.5   aSR: 5

sAccel: 0.4   sMR: 0.4

Design Notes
  Finely made. Body is 1,000 cf, with underbelly skids and superior 
streamlining. Structure is light and advanced. Armor is advanced 
composite. Sealed. Computerized controls with dual maneuver controls. 
There are 18.53 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 16,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume 
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite. All components except 
for those listed as TL12 are TL8.


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