[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 700 – IISS Covert Observation G-Carrier

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2008-03-24

IISS Covert Observation G-Carrier v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10-12)
  Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer

  In addition to survey and first contact, the IISS is charged with the 
covert surveillance of planets beyond the borders of the Imperium. Most 
deep cover observers bring nothing but an open mind and a few memorized 
recognition codes, but there are times when specialized equipment is 
worth the risk.
  The Covert Observation G-Carrier started out as a standard commercial 
model, purchased in the border worlds. The avionics were ripped out and 
replaced by disguised state-of-the-art systems - a wideband radscanner, 
specialized systems to listen to computer and radio communications, and 
high-end computers to make sense of it all. The transponder and ID tags 
were replaced by reprogrammable models to change the identity at the 
flick of a button.
  The G-Carrier could probably pass a safety or customs inspection, but 
a full forensics check will reveal the modifications ...

Subassemblies: Body +4. 
Powertrain: Two TL10 3,000-lb. vectored standard reactionless thrusters; 
  two TL10 7,500-lb. contragrav units; TL10 320-kW RTG; TL10 360,000-kWs 
  rechargeable E power cell.
Occ: 2 RCS, 6 NS.   Cargo: 20 cf.

Armor    F      RL     B      T      U
Body:   4/30   4/30   4/30   4/30   4/30

Equipment:
  Body: Two TL10 medium radios; TL12 very sensitive radio receiver; two 
TL10 15x LLTVs; TL12 80-mile radscanner; two TL12 level 15 surveillance 
sound detectors; TL10 flight data recorder; two TL12 IFF; TL12 inertial 
navigation system; TL10 military GPS; TL12 TEMPEST equipment; three C7 
TL12 small, genius, hardened computers; two TL10 terminals; TL10 cargo 
ramp; TL12 high security alarm; two TL12 mutable license plates; eight 
man-days TL10 limited life system; eight TL10 crashwebs. 

Statistics
Size: 18'x8'x6'   Payload: 1 ton     Lwt.: 2.5 tons
Volume: 500 cf    Maint.: 40 hours   Price: $250,600

HT: 12.   HPs: 300 Body

aSpeed: 750   aAccel: 24   aDecel: 14   aMR: 3.5   aSR: 4
CG Lift 3 Gs.

Design Notes
  Body is 500 cf, with underbelly skids, lifting body and very good 
streamlining. Structure is TL10, light and expensive. Armor is TL10, 
expensive and composite. Sealed. TL10 computerized controls. There are 
68.7 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 3,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], Traveller, VXi and VXii (including the armor 
volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.


Next Week: A perfectly ordinary G-Carrier.