MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
What occurs at a Shipyard in Traveller? Is it just the assembly of parts made elsewhere or is it a complete fabrication facility where they start with raw ore and turn it into small craft, spaceships, and starships? I am curious, since shipyards in the real world are basically just storage and assembly areas. They don't really build any of the parts themselves.
I am curious because, does this mean that building a 400-ton Shipyard gives you the ability to completely build a 200-ton Free Trader, or does this only give you the ability to assemble one from parts purchased elsewhere? Or to make it a self-contained shipyard, would I need to include, mining facilities, refining facilities, parts fabrication facilities (such as factories for Advanced Electronics, Advanced Machine Parts, etc.), and warehouse facilities for all of the parts to be stored prior to assembly?
Also, shipyards in Traveller have minimum staffing levels. What happens if you have only 1 crewman per 100 tons instead of 1 crewman per 10 tons?
I am curious because, does this mean that building a 400-ton Shipyard gives you the ability to completely build a 200-ton Free Trader, or does this only give you the ability to assemble one from parts purchased elsewhere? Or to make it a self-contained shipyard, would I need to include, mining facilities, refining facilities, parts fabrication facilities (such as factories for Advanced Electronics, Advanced Machine Parts, etc.), and warehouse facilities for all of the parts to be stored prior to assembly?
Also, shipyards in Traveller have minimum staffing levels. What happens if you have only 1 crewman per 100 tons instead of 1 crewman per 10 tons?