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Darius
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 Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:40 am Post subject: Cargo Space |
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Hi, this may be a weird question, but has anyone worked out a ratio for changing a ships cargo capacity from metric tons to actual volume area/space?
I have found more often than not, space limitations are more important than weight limitations.
Thanx
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The Brain
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Page 22 of The Far Orbit Project
"100 tons of cargo can be held for every 50 cubic meters of available cargo space." |
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MGray
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Yep, there's actually an official answer for this one in the First Edition copy of Tramp Freighters. The average freighter can carry 100 metric tons in 40 cubic meters of cargo space. So with some quick math you get 2.5 metric tons = 1 cubic meter of space.
EDIT: Ah! Beaten to the punch. And with an updated 2E answer no less! Curses! |
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wolfe
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| MGray wrote: | Yep, there's actually an official answer for this one in the First Edition copy of Tramp Freighters. The average freighter can carry 100 metric tons in 40 cubic meters of cargo space. So with some quick math you get 2.5 metric tons = 1 cubic meter of space.
EDIT: Ah! Beaten to the punch. And with an updated 2E answer no less! Curses! |
Not really Mgray, the bit from the Far Orbit Project is for the Far Orbit herself a 300m long Nebulan B combat capital ship, not a stock light freighter. |
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The Brain
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| MGray wrote: | Yep, there's actually an official answer for this one in the First Edition copy of Tramp Freighters. The average freighter can carry 100 metric tons in 40 cubic meters of cargo space. So with some quick math you get 2.5 metric tons = 1 cubic meter of space.
EDIT: Ah! Beaten to the punch. And with an updated 2E answer no less! Curses! |
Eh...Go with MGray's citation you get a bit of and edge, if your Gm actually does go newest edition ruleset hunting just bluff you way out, "Oh 10 cubic meters less really? Well Pirates and Privateers was one of the last books WEG put out. Short print run you know, yup too bad I never got a copy..."  |
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Darius
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Hey cheers for all your help. All very good suggestions
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