[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 713 – Modified Biomech Tender

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2008-06-23

Modified Biomech Tender v1.0 (TL7-16)
  Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer

  In the distant future, only artifacts remain of the enigmatic Masters 
who ruled the galaxy. Centuries of wear, tear, and the death of biomech 
components have degraded most relics -- like this Tender, which retains 
none of the original biomechanical components ...
  The former worldship Tender is now used for in-system operations. Her 
hull, thrusters, and power plant remain, but the zero point power plant 
has become unsafe over 40% of nominal power. A fusion reactor and four 
isotope batteries cover most of the shortfall, and the deflector field 
can be powered for four minutes by a rechargeable power cell. The rear 
part of the cargo hold has been fitted with cabins and hydroponics for 
long interplanetary flights. Some of the remaining cargo hold has been 
reinforced to carry heavy ground vehicles, and a small hangar holds an 
OTV or two.

Subassemblies: Body +11, Superstructure +6, two Pods +7. 
Powertrain: Two 28,800,000-lb. TL12 vectored super reactionless 
  thrusters; four 2,000-kW TL9 RTGs; 1,500,000-kW TL10 fusion reactor; 
  3,600,000-kW TL16 cosmic power plant; 81,000,000-kWs TL9 
  rechargeable power cell.
Occ: 20 bridge RCS, 150 double-occupancy cabins.   Cargo: 900,000 cf.

Armor               F      RL       B       T       U
Body:             4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720
Superstructure:   4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720
Pods:             4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720   4/720

Equipment:
  Body: Two TL10 10,000-mile AESAs, no targeting; two TL10 1,000-mile 
AESAs; TL10 1,000-mile PESA; TL8 terrain-following radar; TL9 C6 
mainframe; 25 TL9 computer terminals; ten TL12 full fire suppression 
systems; two TL10 mechanic workshops; four TL10 automeds; 12,500-cf TL12 
airlock; two 72-man TL12 airlocks; 12,500-sf spacedock; TL9 1,000-man 
full life system; TL9 100-man total life system; 52 TL12 grav units. 
Superstructure: Four TL8 extreme-range radios; TL9 extreme-range 
tight-beam radio; two TL8 very-long-range laser communicators; TL11 
200-mile radscanner; TL7 400x astronomical LLTV; four sets of TL8 
navigation instruments; four TL10 IFF; six TL10 inertial navigation 
systems; four TL10 C6, hardened microframes; twenty TL10 computer 
terminals; two TL12 full fire suppression systems. External: TL12 
deflector field.

Statistics
Size: 480'x80'x80'     Payload: 9,600 tons     Lwt.: 14,400 tons
Volume: 1,440,000 cf   Maint.: 110 man-hours   Price: $131,580,005

HT: 11.   HPs: 2,100,000 Body, 6000 Superstructure, 27,000 each Pod

aSpeed: 4,845   aAccel: 40   aDecel: 0.5   aMR: 0.125   aSR: 6

sAccel: 2   sMR: 2

Design Notes
  Cheaply made. Body is 1,400,000 cf, with very good streamlining, 
lifting body, and underbelly skids. Superstructure is 4,000 cf. Pods are 
18,000 cf each. Structure is TL12 , medium and very cheap. TL12 total 
compartmentalization. Armor is TL12, standard, composite. Sealed. TL10 
computerized controls with quadruple maneuver controls. There are 406 
cf of empty space in the body and 1,055 cf of empty space in the 
superstructure. Empty weight is 9,600,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], Robots, VXi (including the structural weight 
rule) and VXii (including the armor volume rule) with the text format 
from Vehicles Lite.


Next Week: A TL5 gunboat.