Re: [TML] Fueling from an icy asteroid or rock? Phil Pugliese 08 Dec 2014 23:09 UTC
Are those figures from CT? Or a later version? p.s. I could never really see a 'merchantman' mucking around in the 'outsystem' but I *could* see a scout, on some sort of assignment, or perhaps a research party of some sort. And then there's also the regular or subsector IN security patrols, not to mention a local system, if present, navy's activities. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 12/8/14, Ian Whitchurch <ian.whitchurch@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] Fueling from an icy asteroid or rock? To: tml@simplelists.com Date: Monday, December 8, 2014, 3:27 PM None of the stuff listed are vaguely worth dealing with the security problems of being in the outsystem, and outside the range of friendly support. This is mostly about the economics - and it's cheaper to go one extra jump to a biosphere to get your water, nitrogen and whatnot than to haul in enough guns to secure you mining operation. Remember, transport in trav costs around (Cr25 plus Cr50 per parsec) per ton, and maybe a twentieth of that to get into orbit. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 1:00 AM, <shadow@shadowgard.com> wrote: On 8 Dec 2014 at 0:25, Bill Rutherford wrote: > Flammable and toxic - a good combination to have aboard ship... ;-) Don't forget corrosive! > Leonard et al, > > Seriously, to all who've replied, this is one of the GREAT things > about the TML - the body of Traveller players who *think* about this > stuff and take the time to reply. Heck, the stuff about asteroid (and planetismal) formation comes from discussions *many* years ago here on the TML. Plus some reading and articles. I keep meaning to take the time to mine thru the archives and collect stuff into reference materials to put up on the web. -- Leonard Erickson (aka shadow) shadow at shadowgard dot com ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to listmom@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://archives.simplelists.com ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to listmom@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=EwREIRgLK8vaUEhNlnoNdSGKwnjoID8a