[ooc]Traveller T20 - Full

[Maerdwyn]

Maerdwyn, some quick background questions. How big are ships boats? How many can they carry? Could one reach the "disabled" ship? (Pilot 8, Vessel: Ships Boat.)

A standard boat could certainly reach the ships and get back - they are between 3 and 6 G acceleration vessels and carry enough fuel for a month, whereas the "diasbled" ship, according to the recording is about three hours away by boat - the Keruuchan itself would be slower, as it's only a 1G ship when using its maneuver drive.

Standard boat carries a crew of two and two passengers, comfortably. During rescues, of course, that number would be increased, with people being stuffed in wherever possble, if the need was great enough.

If Saanath was on the engineering tour (can't remember right now) he knows that the engines in the boats on the Keruuchan are equipped with partially miniturized engines, which have allowed them to use more of the hull space for cargo and/or passengers.

 

[Maerdwyn]

A standard boat could certainly reach the ships and get back - they are between 3 and 6 G acceleration vessels and carry enough fuel for a month, whereas the "diasbled" ship, according to the recording is about three hours away by boat - the Keruuchan itself would be slower, as it's only a 1G ship when using its maneuver drive.

Standard boat carries a crew of two and two passengers, comfortably. During rescues, of course, that number would be increased, with people being stuffed in wherever possble, if the need was great enough.

If Saanath was on the engineering tour (can't remember right now) he knows that the engines in the boats on the Keruuchan are equipped with partially miniturized engines, which have allowed them to use more of the hull space for cargo and/or passengers.

Forgot to answer your first question sorry - the boats are 30 tons each

 

[doghead]

OK Thanks. Saanath was on that tour.

 

[Wilphe]

If the ship was three hours away at the time of the recording, and we've been moving since then (for two hours), is it still three hours away - or further?
If necessary Ruzz'koff will try to triangulate it in his head, not committing anything to paper or computer.

 

[Maerdwyn]

You don't have enough information to answer that conclusively, unfortunately - the disabled ship's exact position was not clearly heard or seen on the recording.

However, the Keruuchan only moves at 1G through the starsystem, whereas the boats move at 5G. Even if the Keruuchan were moving *directly* away from the Malikot ship (not likely), it would only be about 3.5 hours away (by boat) now.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Sorry - left out a rather important "not" from the first sentence in the last post. Fixed now.

 

[Wilphe]

So, is everyone back?

 

[Seonaid]

Not back, still here -- and raring to go!

 

[Maerdwyn]

Actually just sitting down to write the next post - Hope everyone's new year is starting off well!

 

[Guest 11456]

I'm back now.