Re: Transport capacities

>Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:11:57 -0400
>From: "Phillip Pournelle" <emisle@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: Transport capacities
>
>    Where did you get the metric ton data from?

Fleet Book, page 10.  1 mass = 100 metric tons.  In the "official"
background, anyway.

>>The standard is one Fleet Book Full Thrust Mass is equal to 25
>>Cargo space or 5 Vehicle space. ... One Mass devoted to personnel
>>could support 6 troopers >(6 * 4 =  24).

Therefore: 1 FB/MT cargo space = 4 metric tons and
	   1 DS capacity point = 1 metric ton

Right?

Jeff