snrdg121408
Mongoose
Morning PST,
Would a ground vehicle built as a Rail Rider TL be 4?
Would a ground vehicle built as a Rail Rider TL be 4?
MgT Vehicle Handbook PDF 2/21/17: Rail Rider
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AnotherDilbert
Emperor Mongoose
TL3:
TL7:
Make your choice.
TL7:
Make your choice.
Spartan159
Banded Mongoose
Got a picture from a TL 5 era suitable for a 0.5G world? 
AnotherDilbert
Emperor Mongoose
0.5 G would imply a problem with traction. You might need a rack track?
Something like this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dampfbahn_Furka-Bergstrecke
Something like this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dampfbahn_Furka-Bergstrecke
snrdg121408
Mongoose
Hello AnotherDilbert,
Thank you for posting the pictures of the TL 3 and TL 7 Rail Riders. Unfortunately, the Light/Heavy Ground Vehicle has a listed TL of 4.
Thank you for posting the pictures of the TL 3 and TL 7 Rail Riders. Unfortunately, the Light/Heavy Ground Vehicle has a listed TL of 4.
AnotherDilbert
Emperor Mongoose
... has a listed minimum TL of 4?snrdg121408 said:
snrdg121408
Mongoose
Hello AnotherDilbert,
Copy and paste from MgT Vehicle Handbook PDF downloaded 2/21/17 Light Ground Vehicle p. 14 left side:
LIGHT GROUND
VEHICLE
Light ground vehicles are prolific on industrialised
worlds as they emerge into technological adolescence.
They are typically used for individual or group
transportation, such as with the ubiquitous family car,
and quickly become commonplace for all but the very
poor. Because of their low cost, light ground vehicles
can still be found on worlds with a higher base of
technology where anti-grav vehicles should otherwise
have rendered them obsolete.
Tech Level: 4
Skill: Drive (wheel)
Agility: +0
Spaces: 1-20
Cost per Space: Cr750
Hull: 2 per Space
Shipping: 0.5 tons per Space
Traits: None
Examples: Ground cars, motorbikes, pickup trucks
Monowheel has Tech Level 9 and Tracks has Tech Level 5.
Based on the material my impression is that the listed tech level is when the wheel, monowheel, and tracks are first available.
AnotherDilbert said:
Copy and paste from MgT Vehicle Handbook PDF downloaded 2/21/17 Light Ground Vehicle p. 14 left side:
LIGHT GROUND
VEHICLE
Light ground vehicles are prolific on industrialised
worlds as they emerge into technological adolescence.
They are typically used for individual or group
transportation, such as with the ubiquitous family car,
and quickly become commonplace for all but the very
poor. Because of their low cost, light ground vehicles
can still be found on worlds with a higher base of
technology where anti-grav vehicles should otherwise
have rendered them obsolete.
Tech Level: 4
Skill: Drive (wheel)
Agility: +0
Spaces: 1-20
Cost per Space: Cr750
Hull: 2 per Space
Shipping: 0.5 tons per Space
Traits: None
Examples: Ground cars, motorbikes, pickup trucks
Monowheel has Tech Level 9 and Tracks has Tech Level 5.
Based on the material my impression is that the listed tech level is when the wheel, monowheel, and tracks are first available.
Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
If you have half gravity, in theory you could double the weight and load of the carriage to get that traction.
bluekieran
Mongoose
Condottiere said:
Or make the rails (and wheels) wider but slimmer.
AnotherDilbert
Emperor Mongoose
Less gravity means less weight, but not less mass and inertia.
Less weight means less force on the wheels, which means less friction.
The same inertia means that it the force required to accelerate or decelerate the train is the same.
Trains will have much less capacity to accelerate and brake in low gravity. This is a problem especially for shorter trips.
Less weight means less force on the wheels, which means less friction.
The same inertia means that it the force required to accelerate or decelerate the train is the same.
Trains will have much less capacity to accelerate and brake in low gravity. This is a problem especially for shorter trips.
Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
Rocket brakes.
snrdg121408
Mongoose
Evening PST all,
How do you calculate the cost per space of a Rail Rider that is the primary drive?
How do you calculate the cost per space when a Rail Rider is an addition to a wheeled Light Ground Vehicle?
How do you calculate the cost per space of a Rail Rider that is the primary drive?
How do you calculate the cost per space when a Rail Rider is an addition to a wheeled Light Ground Vehicle?
Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
Current economics indicates railways work best trans continental for cargo.
snrdg121408
Mongoose
Hello Condottierre,
Apparently my questions about calculating Rail Rider cost was not clear, so I will try again.
The default Drive Type is a wheeled vehicle with the Cost per Space of Cr750.
Instead of wheels a vehicle will be a rail rider with the annotation of Cost per Space of +Cr400.
Is the Cost per Space Cr400 or Cr1,150?
A vehicle is being designed to repair rails that can travel using wheels and being a rail rider. The Cost per Space for Wheel is Cr750. Adding the Rail Rider would, per MgT Vehicle Handbook PDF p. 14, require 1 space and include Cost per Space of either Cr400 or Cr1,150.
Is the Cost per Space Cr750 + the Modifications?
Condottiere said:
Apparently my questions about calculating Rail Rider cost was not clear, so I will try again.
The default Drive Type is a wheeled vehicle with the Cost per Space of Cr750.
Instead of wheels a vehicle will be a rail rider with the annotation of Cost per Space of +Cr400.
Is the Cost per Space Cr400 or Cr1,150?
A vehicle is being designed to repair rails that can travel using wheels and being a rail rider. The Cost per Space for Wheel is Cr750. Adding the Rail Rider would, per MgT Vehicle Handbook PDF p. 14, require 1 space and include Cost per Space of either Cr400 or Cr1,150.
Is the Cost per Space Cr750 + the Modifications?
