Re: Its a size thing

At 02:08 PM 1/28/1999 +1300, you wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>>Where does it say that 1 mass = 25 CS?
>
>One generally accepted convention for points is:
>	 1 point (FT:FB) = 100 Points (DSII)
>
>An alternative for MASS:Capacity, if you like big aerospace vehicles,
is to
>use:
>	 1 MASS (FT:FB) = 100 Capacity Points (DSII)
>    This means that aerospace fighters are about size 12 (DSII).
>
>One alternative, that I prefer, is:
>	 1 MASS (FT:FB) = 50 Capacity Points (DSII)

	Actually this means that the Aerospace fighter in the book is
size three
for 15 CC, but to fit inside another object takes up the neccessary 8/5
of
space.	15 * 8/5 = 24.
	This means that a single mass cargo space can hold a nice medium
tank, one
aerospace fighter or 25 guys in formation.  If the guys want a place to
sleep, eat etc then they take up 4 CC.	This means a single mass of
personnel space lets you hold 6 guys with reasonable shipboard comfort.

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