On Saturday, November 9, 2019, 02:14:54 PM MST, Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net> wrote:
3. CT LBB 5 HG 1979 and CT LBB 5 HG 2e 1980
A custom TL 13 100-ton hull with a custom J4 drive is 20 tons plus 40 tons of fuel, a custom Power Plant-4 is 12 tons plus 4 tons of fuel, 20 ton bridge, Model/4 Computer of 4 tons, and one 4 ton stateroom exceeds the hull capacity by 4 tons.
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I like using TL13 cuz' that's what the TLmax was for the 3I when the Xboat system was created.
I also like using a 'custom' design due to the very, very specialized function of this starship.
I would suggest two ways to make this 'fit'.
1) Assume a custom 20Dt combo bridge/stateroom that contains adequate but spartan accommodations for the pilot plus one optional passenger.
(It's not very comfy, esp if there are two onboard, but, barely, adequate)
The 'combo' also includes data bank facilities plus the possibility of one or two Dt's of cargo, depending on whether or not it's a solo run.
2) Specify a 'special' Xboat bridge of 16Dt's that's akin to a small-craft bridge but also containing the data banks with, potentially, some cargo carried in the stateroom.
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