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The Alien franchise does not use TL so it is hard to say what equivalent it would be in Traveller. The Alien sentry gun was used more as an example. But feel free to create this sentry gun with TL10.

I see nothing wrong with your approach. Every referee is different. Some want stats and rules others prefer a more narrative style. For me it was more like a test of the robot construction rules than that I really needed some stats for a sentry gun. If it works for the group everything is fine...

I think that it was not considered in the rules that you remove both standard manipulators and still need a DEX value for something, e.g. a weapon. So yes, it was some form of house rule. My thinking was that the same technology that would move a manipulator would also be used to move a gun.

Basic Training - Military Academies

Yes, the Heavy Ground Vehicle chassis was used for the stats published here.. Unfortunately this information is not shown in the finalized vehicle stats. All published vehicle share this "problem".

Some nice schematics of the interior:

I guess there is more than one way to skin a cat. ;)

Yes, that would probably the simpliest form of a smart gun and the one presented here is certainly capable of it. Anything above that is up to the referee I would say. The rules just state that it does not have the capabilities of a hunter/killer brain, which seems to have a more sophisticated...

I would assume that it is able to discriminate between a rat sized or a human sized target if configured that way. But it would not be able to distunguish between a friendly human or an enemy human sized target.

Yes, I wanted to install a machine gun, unfortunately the machine gun listed in the Core Rulebook or Central Supply Catalogue counts as a Heavy Weapon, requiring a Weapon Mount(Heavy), which is too big for a robot this size. So the Assault Rifle was a compromise. It has more range than a...

Stats using the Robot Handbook Name: TL 8 Sentry Gun Description: The size of a big suit case it comes disassembled in a large box or crate and has to set up manually. Assembled it has a height of about 1 meter giving its mounted Assault Rifle some clearance. Once set up it is stationary and...

Wiki: Sentry Gun TL 8 Sentry Gun Disclaimer: A more complex test of the robot construction rules. I guess some form of a Sentry Gun has already been published in other publications, so this might be redundant. Just gathering up some ideas. Cost Cost should be kept as low as possible as a...

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Stats using the Robot Handbook Name: Lawn Mower Robot Description: With about 60 x 50 x 30 cm this robot is barely more than a box with four wheels and small mowing blades. It comes with a garage/docking station, which is both the starting point for a form of dead reckoning navigation and its...

Lawn Mower Robot Wiki: Robotic Lawn Mower Disclaimer: I know, it is not very usefull in Traveller but I wanted to try out the construction rules in the Robot Handbook with something simple. As with vehicles we start with gathering information about the original. Tech Level(TL) TL at the...

World Builder's Handbook Feedback World Builder's Handbook - It is here.

So where is my printed Imperial Navy Hardcover?

This could be a start: Traveller Spine Codes New to Traveller, where to start. Essential books? Most books should be pretty self-explanatory, like Core Rulebook, Vehicle Handbook, World Builder Handbook or Robot Handbook. High Guard may not be that obvious but is basically the Ship Building...

Solo Play Traveller 2e Solo Traveller Thoughts

My Core Rulebook(2020) states: