[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 729 – Transport Rover

[Onno Meyer]

  This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the 
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  Onno Meyer, 2008-10-13

Transport Rover v1.0 (TL10)
  Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer

  The Transport Rover carries passengers and cargo on worlds with little 
or no atmosphere. It consists of two units with four wheels each, with a 
flexible connection. The front unit holds the cab with twelve seats, the 
life support systems, and an isotope battery. The rear unit holds cargo 
lockers and the airlock. Specialized variants of the Rover are used for 
exploration, search and rescue, and security.
  The Rover fits into Traveller games where contragrav is less effective 
(or more expensive) than described by GURPS Traveller. The cover of VXii
could represent a Rover with additional trailers.

Subassemblies: Articulated Body +5, eight Off-Road Wheels +3. 
Powertrain: 875-kW all-wheel drivetrain; 1,000-kW RTG; six 360,000-kWs 
  rechargeable power cells.
Occ: 12 RCS.   Cargo: 880 cf

Armor       F      RL       B       T       U
Body:     4/120   4/120   4/120   4/120   4/120
Wheels:   4/120   4/120   4/120   4/120   4/120

Equipment:
  Body: Two long-range radios; long-range laser communicator; four 
8x LLTVs; 5-mile radar; 5-mile radscanner; two sets of navigation 
instruments; two transponders; inertial navigation system; two global 
positioning systems; four C5 hardened minicomputers; 12 terminals; 
full fire suppression system; ST 320 winch; two-man airlock; tire 
inflation system; cramped toilet; small galley; 12x50 man-hour limited 
life system; 12-man full life system. External: Radiation shielding; 
puncture-resistant tires; tow hitch; tow pin; 200 sf solar cells.

Statistics
Size: 50'x10'x10'   Payload: 10 tons   Lwt.: 35 tons
Volume: 3,500 cf    Maint.: 26 hours   Price: $607,410

HT: 12.   HPs: 3,000 Body, 600 each Wheel

gSpeed: 80   gAccel: 4   gDecel: 15   gMR: 1   gSR: 6
Ground Pressure High. 1/4 Off-Road Speed.

Design Notes
  Body is 2,000 cf. Wheels are 1,500 cf (increased volume). Structure 
is heavy, standard. All-wheel steering. Smartwheels. Armor is standard 
metal. Sealed. Computerized controls with duplicate maneuver controls. 
23.73 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 50,000 lbs. 
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [second edition, third 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (the armor volume rule) with 
the text format from Vehicles Lite. 


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