Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (06 Jul 2019 19:52 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (15 Jul 2019 05:52 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Rupert Boleyn (15 Jul 2019 21:13 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Bruce Johnson (15 Jul 2019 21:13 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (15 Jul 2019 23:07 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Rupert Boleyn (16 Jul 2019 01:28 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (16 Jul 2019 21:39 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (17 Jul 2019 14:17 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Cian Witherspoon (19 Jul 2019 06:15 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Bruce Johnson (19 Jul 2019 20:28 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Cian Witherspoon (19 Jul 2019 20:38 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Ethan McKinney (20 Jul 2019 05:08 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Bruce Johnson (20 Jul 2019 23:06 UTC)
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Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Rupert Boleyn (21 Jul 2019 05:14 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Phil Pugliese (21 Jul 2019 14:39 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Rupert Boleyn (21 Jul 2019 16:17 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Phil Pugliese (21 Jul 2019 18:56 UTC)
Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Bruce Johnson (20 Jul 2019 23:04 UTC)

Re: [TML] MT: COACC Guardian-Class Orbital Battle Station Rupert Boleyn 21 Jul 2019 16:17 UTC

On 22Jul2019 0239, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:

> I've always considered nuclear-powered subs to be the closest analogy
> to TU starships.

> How many DT's would an Ohio-class SSBN add up to?How about a Los
> Angeles-class SSN?

The *Ohio*-class displace 18750 tonnes submerged, and so has a volume of
about 18,250 m^3 (sea water being slightly more dense than pure water),
which is 1300-1350 DTons, depending what size of DTon you prefer.
Complement is given as 155, comparable to that of the *Zumwalts*.

The *Los-Angeles*-class displaces 6,927 tonnes submerged, and thus has a
volume of about 6,745 m^3, or 480-500 DTons. Listed complement is 129,
rather more per ton than the *Ohios*, I'm guessing because crew
requirements for reactors don't scale linearly, and because they have a
need for more fire control and situational awareness systems and staff.

This does imply that damage control on Traveller spaceships is limited
because of the limited man-power. On the other hand, if you're using the
CT spaceship rules, from my recollection there's not a lot of in-combat
damage control to be done.

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