[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 694 â Sternmetal Type 12c Minerbot

[Coyt D. Watters]

On 10 Feb 2008 at 12:32, Onno Meyer wrote:

> Sternmetal Type 12c Minerbot v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10)
>   Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer
> 
>   Each Type 12c Minerbot carries three two-yard sections of track. It 
> uses two manipulator arms to set them on the ground and to expand the 
> rails it uses. A spotlight and two cameras allow binocular vision in 
> dark tunnels.  
>   Each two-yard section of electrified track is 400 lbs. and $2,000.
> 

With this design, and the 6 meters of track limitation, I'd probably throw in a Type 
12d, which would just be a resupply system for the track sections. Something with 
a simple mechanism to match the loader on the 12c, and carries a lot more track, 
just to reduce the inefficiencies of having the 12c go back for more track.

Just a couple more items, since it's using sectional trackage, how do you envision 
points and sidings being handled?  A more specialized 'bot or teleoperated 
system?
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