Re: GEV Physics and GEVs for engineers

KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:

> Thomas Barclay schrieb:
>
> > Just thinking of scratchbuilding some
> > engineering vehicles for SG2 and trying to figure
> > out if GEVs are at all practical for engineering
> > vehicles. I have GEV-mobile forces, and having
> > their engineering elements capable of
> > manouvre at the same speeds seems vital, but
> > some options (ie the mine plow) seem a little
> > unlikely. Other options may present themselves
> > (autonimous robot minesweepers, penetrating
> > sensors combined with precision mine
> > detonation systems, tractor/pressor beams (if
> > you buy AG, why not?), etc).
>
> GEV vehicles slide easily over the ground. Thus they are easily moved
> and pushed aside and they cannot exert much sideways pressure. Also
> they are not very stable and could be unbalanced by asymmetric loads.
> For any tasks that include lifting heavy loads, pushing earth or
strong
> recoils, the GEV would have to rest on the ground or, perhaps, on
> hydraulic rams - think of modern crane trucks. If the task involves
> moving as well, auxiliary wheels or tracks would be needed.
>
> For a highly mobile force, it might make sense to have engineering
> vehicles that use Ground-effect mobility for fast movement. But they
> would need auxiliary tracks/wheels for actual work - complex and
likely
> to be expensive.

You build the engineering hovercraft by hiding a set of tracks under the
skirts.