From msmith@mfi.com Thu Jan 22 04:22:43 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 98 14:59:36 -0800
From: Michael Smith 
To: gurpsnet-l@io.com, Onno.Meyer@informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE
Subject: ALIENS Powerloader for debugging and abuse


After several false starts, here is my rendition of the powerloader from 
ALIENS. It is the result of much translating between the Leading Edge game, 
the ALIENS Technical Manual and much banging of heads against hard 
surfaces. Fold, spindle and mutilate away.

Caterpillar P-5000 PowerLoader
Designed using GURPS Robots and a little oinch of nutmeg.

Brain: Small (TL8); Dumb; Hardened (Wt 6 lbs; Vol .12; Power neg.; 
Complexity 1; Cost $250; 0 points)
Sensors: Basic sensors with blind, deaf, no sense of smell/taste, 
codereader, radiation detector (.6 lbs., .012 cf, $200, -75 points)
Communicator: Basic communicator with mute and IFF (.2 lbs., .004 cf, $200, 
-5 points)
Arm Motors: Two ST 350 arm motors with cheap and bad grip options (each 280 
lbs., 5.6 cf, $70,000, 1.75kW)
Propulsion: Leg drivetrain with 6kW motive power (306 lbs., 6.12 cf, 
$61,200, 6kW)
Accessories: Cutting torch (6 lbs., .12 cf, $40), running lights (.5 lbs., 
.01 cf, $8), mini-fire extinguisher (.25 lbs., .01 cf, $10), gyrobalance 
(-, -, $5,000), safety harness (.25 lbs., -, $50), counterweights (250 
lbs., 10 cf, $100)
Power System: Power requirement 10kW, hydrogen fuel cell (75 lbs., 1.5 cf, 
$500, .2H), 10-gallon fuel tank-standard (15 lbs., 1.5 cf, $100, Fire 13), 
Endurance 50 hours (0 points), (2) rD cells (10 lbs., .05 cf, $500, 20 
points) stores 9,000 kWS. Endurance 30 minutes (-25 points)
Subassemblies: Two arms, two legs, body, head with no-rotation
Arm Design: Right arm housing ST 350 arm motor and powerloader control 
systems +.32 cf of empty space (6 cf). Left arm identical.
Head Design: Head houses powerloader control systems, running lights and .1 
cf of empty space (.8 cf)
Body Design: Body housing brain, powerloader control systems, codereader, 
radiation detector, communicator, cutting torch, mini-fire extinguisher, 
gyrobalance, safety harness, fuel cell, fuel tank and 2.758 cf of empty 
space (6 cf)
Leg Design: Right leg house leg drivetrain, powercell, counterweights and 
1.89 cf of empty space (10 cf)
Surface Area: Two arms area 20 each, head area 6, body area 20, legs are 
30. Total surface area is 126.
Structure: Cheap, Extra-Heavy 1,512 lbs., $315,000.
Hit Points: Right and left arms 240 each, head 36, body 120, each leg 180.
Armor and Threat Protection: DR 10 metal armor with open frame (94.5 lbs., 
$945, PD 3, LR 4, 40 points)
Surface Features: Magnetized feet (.5 lbs., $100)
Statistics: Design weight 3,028.8 lbs. (1.5 tons), Volume 38.8 cf (9.3' 
tall), price $520,000, Body ST 360, arm ST 350 (325 points), DX (as 
operator), IQ (as operator), HT 12/120 (35 points), Speed 4 (0 points), 
Cannot float (-5 points), Legality Rating 6.
Model Point Cost: 
Usual Programs: Datalink (To allow the operator to operate other 
cargo-handling equipment & remote open doors); Machine Operation 
(Cargo-Handling Equipment)(Basic Skill@12); Routine Vehicle 
Operation)(Basic Skill@12)

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