Initial Disclaimer: I cut my teeth on CT-77 to -80 (until a few years back, I was not even aware of CT 2nd ed), and have a (very) few other scattered sources. I have done some work with the Traveller wiki, but my overall understanding is likely pretty spotty.
My question is about the Lanthanum Grid in starship hulls. Needed for jump, of course. But: do carried ships, especially those carried outside the hull (like the Type R's lifeboat/gig) also need a grid, one tied into the main hull's jump grid?
If so, would all non-starships have this grid, or does it create a two-tier non-starship status, those able to be carried through jump vs. those that can only be carried within the starship hull, presumably under grid-equipped bay doors?
If not, is the main starship jump grid able to project far enough to carry the smaller craft? How big can the ratio be--and is it linear or by volume, or some other measure?
Or was this question simply never noticed? (My suspicion is that this is the case . . .)
My question is about the Lanthanum Grid in starship hulls. Needed for jump, of course. But: do carried ships, especially those carried outside the hull (like the Type R's lifeboat/gig) also need a grid, one tied into the main hull's jump grid?
If so, would all non-starships have this grid, or does it create a two-tier non-starship status, those able to be carried through jump vs. those that can only be carried within the starship hull, presumably under grid-equipped bay doors?
If not, is the main starship jump grid able to project far enough to carry the smaller craft? How big can the ratio be--and is it linear or by volume, or some other measure?
Or was this question simply never noticed? (My suspicion is that this is the case . . .)