Re: grav gab....

I agree with Adrian.
I don't know if some of you are familiar with the Renegade Legion
U-verse, but the Grav tanks would normally be
deployed via atmospheric insertion. "Hot Drop". Getting to the ground is
one thing, but getting back up is a
whole different ball of goo.
The Grav tanks would be able to go NOE (Nap of earth), TTF (Tree Top
Flight mode) or LAF (Low Altitude Flight
mode), but not be able to "exit" the atmosphere. That was the job for
the big transport ships. They'd load the
Gravs up and then the transports would "exit" the atmosphere. The grav
drives on the tanks were powerful enough
to "suspend" them from the planets surface, and with enough
amplification, lift them higher into the air. But
they were not powerful enough to "push" them through the planets
gravitational shroud. Or something scientific
like that. (What do I know............I just make things.)
Unfortunately, the game system didn't have expanded rules for fuel
consumption. I would assume, (yes we all
know what "assume" entails), that the vehicles would have to "refueled"
after an engagement, just as they would
have to resupply the ammunition on board. Unless, of course,  they are
the new fangeled John Wayne ones that
never run out of bullets, never needs fuel, and doesn't take %#$ from
anyone! :o

David
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Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 03:32:15 -0500

> From: adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca
> Subject: Re: grav some more CAN THEY FLY? and more on how they work in
the GZGverse, according to St.Jon...
>
> While I was looking up the rules on support weapon firing in the SG
book
> (another post), I thought I'd take a peek at what it says about Grav
> vehicles, how they move, etc.
>
> The grand answer:  It doesn't say much.
>
> It includes Grav vehicles in the aerospace rules, so they can "fly" in
game
> terms, the same as a VTOL troop carrier or VTOL attack craft.
>
> BUT, it also clearly states that Grav vehicles "are somewhat different
to
> other flight-capable craft, as they are effectively ground-combat
vehicles
> with a secondary flight capability..."  They have two movement modes -
> flying and skimming (their "grounded" movement, when they move as any
other
> vehicle, with terrain restrictions, etc).
>
> So, can a grav tank fly up to orbit?	I don't believe that is the
intent in
> the book.  In the bit on "Interface Landings From Orbit" (p51.) it
talks
> about this happening in specific "Interface Craft (Dropships)".  As to
> whether or not these interface ships are grav powered... who knows?
>
> Certainly it seems to suggest that the common SG/DS Grav vehicles
(skimmer
> bikes, tanks, apc's) have only a secondary flying ability.  It doesn't
say
> that Grav tanks and apc's *can't* fly to orbit, but like I said, I
don't
> think that's the intent, from the way Grav is mentioned in the various
> sections where it turns up.
>
> ALSO, to add to the general conversation about Grav in the GZGverse,
in the
> vehicle section it states that "Grav propulsion units are horrifically
> expensive, ludicrously power-hungry and require frequent tuning and
> attention by highly trained maintenance crews to keep them working
> efficiently."  (p31.)
>
> So, no "one gallon of water for a month of operations"...   And
they're
> only used very infrequently by the major powers - for really important
> operations, etc.
>
> Adrian