[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 725 – Exploration Rover

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2008-09-15

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

  The Exploration Rover is used by prospectors on worlds with little or 
no atmosphere. It is based on the Transport Rover, with extra range and 
improved reliability for expeditions over broken terrain. The Rover has 
two units with four wheels each, linked by a flexible tube. The forward 
unit holds the cab with ten seats, the power plant and the life support 
system. The rear unit holds the living area with four bunks, an airlock, 
and a drill rig.
  The Rover fits into Traveller games where contragrav is less effective 
(or more expensive) than described by GURPS Traveller.

Subassemblies: Articulated Body +5, eight Off-Road Wheels +3. 
Powertrain: 875-kW ruggedized all-wheel drivetrain; 1,000-kW ruggedized 
  RTG; 10-kW RTG; 360,000-kWs rechargeable power cell.
Occ: 10 RCS, 4 bunks.   Cargo: 400 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; 5x LLTV; 
5-mile radar; four 1-mile PESAs; 5-mile geophone; 5-mile radscanner; 
1,000-yard laser chemscanner; geology array; two sets of navigation 
instruments; two transponders; inertial navigation system; two global 
positioning systems; four C5 hardened minicomputers; ten terminals; 
full fire suppression system; ST 800 winch; 500-yard drill; two-man 
airlock; ruggedized tire inflation system; 10x10 man-day limited life 
system; 10-man full life system. External: Radiation shielding; 
bulldozer blade; puncture-resistant tires; tow hitch; tow pin.

Statistics
Size: 50'x10'x10'   Payload: 5 tons    Lwt.: 35 tons
Volume: 3,500 cf    Maint.: 20 hours   Price: $970,655

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 with heavy compartmentalization. Wheels are 1,500 cf 
(increased volume). Structure is heavy and standard. All-wheel steering. 
Smartwheels. Armor is standard metal. Sealed. Computerized controls with 
duplicate maneuver controls. 27.38 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 
60,000 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. 


Next Week: A law enforcement variant.