manypenguin
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On a small craft, for example, could a Thruster drive be powered by a Fusion Plus module or does it need a Power Plant?
a question regarding Thruster drives
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You have four options to power small craft drives:
(1) Gravitic drive A (9 tons!) -- note that this only powers the integral grav drive. This is where F+ is employed.
(2) Powerplant A (4 tons)
(3) Fission plant A (15 tons!)
(4) Antimatter plant A (31 tons!!)
Conclusion: F+ is only suitable for the G-drive.
HOWEVER...
Through 2007, F+ plants were listed separately, and were "built" together with their target drive in the same manner as the G-drives.
In other words, you could "attach" an F+ power plant to a corresponding drive, into one sealed unit. The F+ plant could only power that drive; in order to power other ship systems you'd need some other power source.
The F+ power plant appeared to be 8 tons per letter. Thus:
A=8 tons, B=16 tons, C=24 tons...
So an "A" Thruster with an integral F+ would displace 10 tons and cost MCr5.
It's probably not kosher.
(1) Gravitic drive A (9 tons!) -- note that this only powers the integral grav drive. This is where F+ is employed.
(2) Powerplant A (4 tons)
(3) Fission plant A (15 tons!)
(4) Antimatter plant A (31 tons!!)
Conclusion: F+ is only suitable for the G-drive.
HOWEVER...
Through 2007, F+ plants were listed separately, and were "built" together with their target drive in the same manner as the G-drives.
In other words, you could "attach" an F+ power plant to a corresponding drive, into one sealed unit. The F+ plant could only power that drive; in order to power other ship systems you'd need some other power source.
The F+ power plant appeared to be 8 tons per letter. Thus:
A=8 tons, B=16 tons, C=24 tons...
So an "A" Thruster with an integral F+ would displace 10 tons and cost MCr5.
It's probably not kosher.
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Page 108 of BBB2 states that a thruster drive is powered by the ship's power plant. According to the tables on the next page you can only get up to 2G at normal tech levels. The advantage is that there is no reaction mass used and that it works just fine in deep space away from gravity wells.
manypenguin
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By way of explanation, I had come across an old thread in which a small craft was mocked up with an M drive connected to a F+ power plant at <http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showpost.php?p=443183&postcount=17>. Based on this, I assumed a thruster drive could be similarly configured. People's thoughts have changed?
