[gurps] GURPS 4E MVA

[Eric Funk]

> The thing that rings most false to me is the lack of serious damage to
> the vehicle. Humans, deer, large dogs, and other common MVA victims
> tend
> to leave REALLY big dents in cars, break windshields, and otherwise
> cause expensive body damage. At 80-100km it's really serious, but even
> at 60km I'd expect more than a 2 HP dent (relative to 53hp, 2hp is
> pretty trivial).
>
> Not enough to stop the car from driving,  but enough that you take it
> to
> a shop to get fixed, instead of driving off and living with the dent.
>
> 5DR seems pretty high for a car, actually. TL7 cars were made with
> more
> metal than they are today, but considering that side-panel resistance
> to
> runaway shopping carts has actually gone up since cars switched to
> plastic doors, I'm wondering if that means modern cars actually have
> higher DR?



First, the table on B432 surprised me that the Sedan of all TLs is the most 
armored civilian road vehicle, more than jeeps, busses, and "heavy" bikes.


Perhaps modern cars have a layer of non-rigid DR?



I have a feeling that the modern car should have a footnote to protect the 
/occupants/ in a collision more. Perhaps it will absorb TL damage that would 
be inflicted upon the occupants, from directions (and crushing collisions) 
not covered by seatbelts (DR5) and airbags (DR10) (B432).

In TL7- cars, this also protects the vehicles by 1/2, but in TL8+, this is 
damage blocked is instead sustained by the vehicle.

-
Eric Funk
"Knowledge Brings Fear" -- Motto of Mars University, Futurama