I recall that design sequence being a little thin, and done quickly.
Could/should have been beefed up later.
> The game mechanic of how to use it is a bit flawed. Each suit of
> battledress
> has a total mass it can carry before it is overloaded with an absolute
> upper
> limit, it also doubles the wielders strength stat (hence some of my
> marines
> wielding battleaxes) and gives unlimited endurance while the power lasts.
> So
> far so good
>
>
>
> But is the suits mass limit the total that can be included, which in many
> cases appears to mean no allowance for the trooper or other equipment or
> does the troopers strength itself add to total load capacity
>
>
>
> For example, this is the standard TL14 from the TNE rulebook
>
>
>
>
> Base Battledress - Standard Light TL14
>
>
>
> Description
>
> TL14 Standard Light
>
>
>
>
> Component
>
> Volume
>
> Mass
>
> Power
>
> Area
>
> Price
>
> Battery Output
>
> 0.210000
>
>
> TL14 Light Powered Exoskeleton
>
> 0.050000
>
> 210,000
>
> 10 hour draw
>
> 0.021000
>
>
> Armour - Full Torso AV8
>
> 0.014400
>
> 2,664
>
> 100 hour draw
>
> 0.004200
>
>
> Armour - Arms AV8
>
> 0.004800
>
> 888
>
>
>
> Armour - Legs AV8
>
> 0.014400
>
> 2,664
>
>
>
> Armour - Visored Helm AV8
>
> 0.002400
>
> 444
>
>
>
> TL10+ Helmet Sensor Suite
>
> 750
>
>
>
> Battery (100 hour endurance)
>
> 0.084000
>
> 0.210000
>
> -0.004200
>
> 840
>
>
>
> Power Requirement
>
> 0.004144
>
>
>
>
> Totals
>
> 0.296000
>
> tons
>
> 218,250
>
> Cr
>
>
>
>
> Spare Mass
>
> 0.004000
>
> tons
>
>
>
> 4.000000
>
> kg
>
>
>
>
> Power consumed
>
> 0.004144
>
> Mw
>
>
>
> Surplus power
>
> 0.000056
>
> Mw
>
>
>
>
>
> It looks like if you add a 70kg troops the suit is automatically moved to
> an
> overloaded rating. Or add a fairly light weapon. Etc. Add life support
> same
> thing. Also a right pain trying to work out battery endurance if an energy
> consuming item is added that draws off the same battery. (Fuel celled
> versions are much more efficient)
>
>
>
> Antony
>
>
>
> From: []
> On Behalf Of Evyn MacDude
> Sent: Friday, 29 June 2012 11:11 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Marketing personality
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:35 PM, <> wrote:
>
>
>
> We did do a design sequence for powered armor somewhere, didn't we?
>
>
>
>
> Yes, yes you did.....
>
> --
> Evyn
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5097 - Release Date: 06/27/12
>
>
Could/should have been beefed up later.
> The game mechanic of how to use it is a bit flawed. Each suit of
> battledress
> has a total mass it can carry before it is overloaded with an absolute
> upper
> limit, it also doubles the wielders strength stat (hence some of my
> marines
> wielding battleaxes) and gives unlimited endurance while the power lasts.
> So
> far so good
>
>
>
> But is the suits mass limit the total that can be included, which in many
> cases appears to mean no allowance for the trooper or other equipment or
> does the troopers strength itself add to total load capacity
>
>
>
> For example, this is the standard TL14 from the TNE rulebook
>
>
>
>
> Base Battledress - Standard Light TL14
>
>
>
> Description
>
> TL14 Standard Light
>
>
>
>
> Component
>
> Volume
>
> Mass
>
> Power
>
> Area
>
> Price
>
> Battery Output
>
> 0.210000
>
>
> TL14 Light Powered Exoskeleton
>
> 0.050000
>
> 210,000
>
> 10 hour draw
>
> 0.021000
>
>
> Armour - Full Torso AV8
>
> 0.014400
>
> 2,664
>
> 100 hour draw
>
> 0.004200
>
>
> Armour - Arms AV8
>
> 0.004800
>
> 888
>
>
>
> Armour - Legs AV8
>
> 0.014400
>
> 2,664
>
>
>
> Armour - Visored Helm AV8
>
> 0.002400
>
> 444
>
>
>
> TL10+ Helmet Sensor Suite
>
> 750
>
>
>
> Battery (100 hour endurance)
>
> 0.084000
>
> 0.210000
>
> -0.004200
>
> 840
>
>
>
> Power Requirement
>
> 0.004144
>
>
>
>
> Totals
>
> 0.296000
>
> tons
>
> 218,250
>
> Cr
>
>
>
>
> Spare Mass
>
> 0.004000
>
> tons
>
>
>
> 4.000000
>
> kg
>
>
>
>
> Power consumed
>
> 0.004144
>
> Mw
>
>
>
> Surplus power
>
> 0.000056
>
> Mw
>
>
>
>
>
> It looks like if you add a 70kg troops the suit is automatically moved to
> an
> overloaded rating. Or add a fairly light weapon. Etc. Add life support
> same
> thing. Also a right pain trying to work out battery endurance if an energy
> consuming item is added that draws off the same battery. (Fuel celled
> versions are much more efficient)
>
>
>
> Antony
>
>
>
> From: []
> On Behalf Of Evyn MacDude
> Sent: Friday, 29 June 2012 11:11 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Marketing personality
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:35 PM, <> wrote:
>
>
>
> We did do a design sequence for powered armor somewhere, didn't we?
>
>
>
>
> Yes, yes you did.....
>
> --
> Evyn
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5097 - Release Date: 06/27/12
>
>