On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:12:02 -0500, Jeffrey Schwartz
<xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote to Freelance Traveller:

>Are you suggesting an IMTU Retcon on cutter module shape?
>If so, yeah, makes perfect sense, I endorse it.
>Makes a lot of the published ship designs not work, though, since the
>space allocated for spare cutter modules needs to expand.
>
>The square makes a lot of sense, and someone else said "LASH" and it
>also makes sense for container stacking shore-side.

Not so much a retcon as an optional alternative, e.g., for quick
"construction" groundside, or for LASH.

>I have a suggestion:
>In looking at the definition of "cutter", it looks like "Sloop" is the
>next step up.
>I'd propose the design of a new small craft class : 80 ton Sloop.
>It uses a 6x6x15m module, has a 6x6m cross section on the nose (8m
>long streamlined that has the same volume as 6x6x7) and tail (6x6x8
>box) portions.
>One feature of the Sloop class is the fold-down anchor arms on the
>inside of the pod-bay that allow it to latch a 30 ton cylinder module
>in place for reverse compatibility.

Write it up for the Shipyard!

>On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 6:36 PM Jeff Zeitlin
><xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote:
>>
>> The standard cutter module is a cylinder, given as 15m long and 6m
>> diameter, for a displacement of 30dT. However, because of the shape, less
>> than the full 30dT is usable.
>>
>> What are the ramifications of building a module with cutter-compatible
>> fittings, but square in cross-section, 6m wide, 6m high, and 15m long, for
>> a total (and usable) volume of 40dT?
>>
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