30-ton Slow Boat
Author: Loren K. Wiseman Page Count: 10 pages The slow boat is a development of the 30-ton ship's boat¸ optimized for use in an atmosphere and in interface operations with space stations¸ highports¸ and orbital installations of various sorts. The slow boat derives its name from the fact that it incorporates a smaller maneuver drive in order to carry more passengers and/or cargo. The trade-off design is cheaper and easier to maintain than the ordinary 30-ton ship's boat¸ which makes it popular with less technologically advanced systems. This book contains four variants on the same basic design¸ and includes deckplans (scaled at 1/2" = 1.5 meters) and game ratings for Classic Traveller¸ MegaTraveller¸ and GURPS Traveller. In addition to the standard¸ unmodified slow boat¸ this book describes: 30-ton slow boat¸ standard configuration. 30-ton slow boat¸ cargo configuration. 30-ton slow boat¸ passenger configuration. 30-ton slow boat¸ Lander/Lighter variant. This is the seventh book in a series of deckplan and short adventure books (in PDF form) by award-winning Traveller author Loren K. Wiseman.