Reisender
Cosmic Mongoose
I guess since a lot of Traveller groups use the official Third Imperium background with its Tech-Level(TL)-15, most people probably do not bother, because grav/anti-grav technology is well established by then.
But since I'm working on a TL-10 campaign I would like to have more input on how others treat the grav/anti-grav technology.
Let's begin with an official example listing of grav-vehicles from both MGT2e Core rulebook and vehicle handbook:
I think we can deduct the following three points from this list:
So here is my question:
Does anti-grav provide full flight ability right from the start (TL-8) or does it develop from slightly hovering above ground (TL-8),
over reaching some meters above ground (TL-9 to 10) to being able to reach orbit (TL-12)?
The above list does not seem consistent with the later one.
But since I'm working on a TL-10 campaign I would like to have more input on how others treat the grav/anti-grav technology.
Let's begin with an official example listing of grav-vehicles from both MGT2e Core rulebook and vehicle handbook:
- Air/Raft: TL-8
- Dragonflyer Gravcopter: TL-8
- Thunder Hover Tank: TL-8
- G/Racer: TL-9
- Paladin Laser Grav Tank: TL-9
- Skystrike G/Fighter: TL-9
- G/Runner City Car: TL-10
- Grav Floater(One-Man-Air/Raft): TL-11
- G/Bike: TL-12
- Grav-Belt: TL-12
I think we can deduct the following three points from this list:
- The development of anti-grav technology occurs over 4 tech-levels, which rather seems to be a very long period of time.
- As always new technology develops with military vehicles faster than that on the civilian sector.
- The smaller the vehicle the higher the required TL, which makes sense considering the amount of energy needed and the miniaturisation of technology over time.
So here is my question:
Does anti-grav provide full flight ability right from the start (TL-8) or does it develop from slightly hovering above ground (TL-8),
over reaching some meters above ground (TL-9 to 10) to being able to reach orbit (TL-12)?
The above list does not seem consistent with the later one.
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