Core Rulebook Redundant/Backup Systems question

[snrdg121408]

Hello everyone,

I'm creating a spreadsheet design aid that combines the starship/system ship sequence in the core rulebook with many of options from HG. I've reached the installation of the jump drive and I'm wondering if the system should have a backup or not. If I recall correctly most, TNE and/or T4 maybe exceptions, Traveller design sequences do not allow backup or redundant jump drives if the option is explicitly mentioned.

Does the Mongoose design sequence permit having a backup/redundant jump drive?

If the Mongoose design sequence does permit backup/redundant jump drives what are the limits?

I'm thinking that the redundant/backup j-drive should be at maximum equal to the main drive rating. Maritime ships that have a backup system, usually the system that turns the screw, is limited to speeds slower than that of the main system.

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[rust]

The German version of the Mongoose Traveller core rulebook has a box
with a few sentences about redundant systems in the ship design chap-
ter. The text there only states that redundant systems are possible, but
that only one system at a time can be active.

 

[Sangrolu]

In my (English) rulebook, there's a sidebar on page 106 about redundant systems. I understand you are missing the sidebars if you have the pocket version (?).

 

[snrdg121408]

Hello rust,

Thank you for the reply. Both you and Sangrolu have referred to the box on p. 106 just before "The Engineering Section." There are three components that are explicitly mentioned that can be carried multiple times. Unfortunately, the same sentence then becomes vague with the wording of "and so forth."

I think, with the expection of TNE, T4, and/or T20, most of the other design sequences really don't say anything about redundant systems. Which is why I've asked if the Jump Drive in the Mongoose system can have a backup.

Again thank you for the reply.

The German version of the Mongoose Traveller core rulebook has a box
with a few sentences about redundant systems in the ship design chap-
ter. The text there only states that redundant systems are possible, but
that only one system at a time can be active.

 

[snrdg121408]

Hello Sangrolu,

Thank you for the reply. My copy of the core rulebook does have the Redundant Systems sidebar. My apologies for not being clear in the original post.
In the sidebar there are three components explicitly mentioned that can be carried multiple times. Unfortunately, the same sentence then becomes vague with the wording of "and so forth."

I fairly sure, with the expection of TNE, T4, and/or T20, that most of the other design sequences really don't say anything about redundant systems. Which is why I've asked if the Jump Drive in the Mongoose system can have a backup.

Your reply is appreciated.

In my (English) rulebook, there's a sidebar on page 106 about redundant systems. I understand you are missing the sidebars if you have the pocket version (?).

 

[lastbesthope]

In my (English) rulebook, there's a sidebar on page 106 about redundant systems. I understand you are missing the sidebars if you have the pocket version (?).

It's in my pocket edition, and as far as I understand it the pocket edition is missing footnotes, not sidebars, of course depending on how the pdf was constructed they may not be mutually exclusive.

LBH

 

[Jame Rowe]

The German version of the Mongoose Traveller core rulebook has a box
with a few sentences about redundant systems in the ship design chap-
ter. The text there only states that redundant systems are possible, but
that only one system at a time can be active.

As does the American version.

 

[Sangrolu]

In the side there are three components explicitly mentioned that can be carried multiple times. Unfortunately, the same sentence then becomes vague with the wording of "and so forth."

Ah, I see.

Well, my reading would be that the rules part of the block is "The same component can be installed multiple times". The only sorts of things that sound like you couldn't have multiples of really aren't listed on the damage chart anyways.

I fairly sure, with the expection of TNE, T4, and/or T20, that most of the other design sequences really don't say anything about redundant systems.

I think there was a pretty explicit reference to backup systems in MegaTraveller, and almost every MT aircraft had one backup computer, and every ship had 2.

 

[snrdg121408]

Evening Sangrolu (PDT),

First, thank you for the reminder that MT does recommend using backup computer systems for space vehicles and aircraft. I've not done anything with MT recently so I forgot, looks like I may need to get a memory upgrade;-).

Good point about using the Space Combat Location Table, core rulebook p. 151, as the way to determine which systems have backups. Thank you very much for the input.

In the sidebar there are three components explicitly mentioned that can be carried multiple times. Unfortunately, the same sentence then becomes vague with the wording of "and so forth."

Ah, I see.

Well, my reading would be that the rules part of the block is "The same component can be installed multiple times". The only sorts of things that sound like you couldn't have multiples of really aren't listed on the damage chart anyways.

I fairly sure, with the expection of TNE, T4, and/or T20, that most of the other design sequences really don't say anything about redundant systems.

I think there was a pretty explicit reference to backup systems in MegaTraveller, and almost every MT aircraft had one backup computer, and every ship had 2.