LBB2 ship design is officially larger than its official section in Book 2 or Starter Traveller or The Traveller Book.
This bout of insanity came on when we were talking about the Gazelle. I brought up the Xboat, the Scout, the ANNIC NOVA, and the Gazelle, to which it was argued that they are permitted under one set of rules or another -- '77 and onwards.
So now I want to bring in some of those published elements that expand LBB2 ship design, and get them into a LBB re-do if possible.
Note on Navy and Scout ships.
POTENTIAL OFFICIAL EXPANSIONS
5 Ton Barbette. Grafted into Book 2 from HG. As "heavy" beam lasers with a DM+2 to hit. Most likely effect is 1 roll on the normal damage table, and 1 roll on the radiation damage table.
Radiation Damage Table. In the original SS3, a Book 2-style radiation damage table was given.
L-Hyd Drop Tanks. From HG'80, these cost Cr10,000 plus Cr1,000 per ton.
This bout of insanity came on when we were talking about the Gazelle. I brought up the Xboat, the Scout, the ANNIC NOVA, and the Gazelle, to which it was argued that they are permitted under one set of rules or another -- '77 and onwards.
So now I want to bring in some of those published elements that expand LBB2 ship design, and get them into a LBB re-do if possible.
Note on Navy and Scout ships.
- Navy ships get a -1 DM on misjumps, Scout ships get a -2 DM on misjumps. '81 p11 or TTB 55.
- Both have 4x the detection range of other ships. '81 p32 or TTB 76.
- "Naval" and "Scout" ships are only defined as neither "ordinary" nor "commercial", thus the decision is not based on ship design.
POTENTIAL OFFICIAL EXPANSIONS
Name | Reference | Tons | Credits | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 ton Particle Accelerator barbette | JTAS 4 p19 | 5 | 4,000,000 | Gazelle |
Radiation Damage Table | SS3 p15 | - | - | Non-revised SS3 |
Fuel Scoops for ocean refueling (rule) | HG80 | - | - | = Ten times slower. |
Four Alternate Types of Fuel Tankage | TCS pp13-14 | var | var | - |
Fuel Refineries | TCS p15 | - | - | - |
Orbital Refueling (note) | TCS p10 | - | - | - |
Dual Occupancy Staterooms | TCS p15 | - | - | - |
Nuclear Damper | JTAS 4 p19 | Gazelle | ||
Black Globe | AD01 | Kinunir | ||
Drop Caps + Launcher | AD01 | Kinunir | ||
Capture Tanks | AD10 | Safari Ship |
5 Ton Barbette. Grafted into Book 2 from HG. As "heavy" beam lasers with a DM+2 to hit. Most likely effect is 1 roll on the normal damage table, and 1 roll on the radiation damage table.
Radiation Damage Table. In the original SS3, a Book 2-style radiation damage table was given.
L-Hyd Drop Tanks. From HG'80, these cost Cr10,000 plus Cr1,000 per ton.
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