[TML] Firefly, wait no it is a Subsidized Merchant ship.

[Tom B]

Well, to comfortably bear 700 metric tons on concrete would take 118
square feet or so of landing pad area on bedrock. Divided by 3, that's
roughly 40 square feet per landing pad. That's 6 x 7 feet or
thereabouts (2m x 2.5m would do it). So it is doable on bedrock for a
scout. In Sandy soil, 2.5 metric tons per square foot should be
feasible. So you're looking at 280 square feet of landing pad area.
Divided by 3, that's about 93 square feet per pad, or 10 ft x 9 ft
pads (3m x 3m). Landing in clay, multiply that by 2 (6m x 6m).

But I assume for weight vs. volume a scout is pretty median and light
compared to any military ship.

And the scout is not armoured. I imagine many armoured cruisers or
other ships would NOT float.

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:22 AM, Antony Farrell <skaran at bordernet.com.au> wrote:
> TNE lists the actual loaded mass of a TL15 Scout as 697.9 metric tons with a
>  volume of 1,400 cubic meters so this vessel will float in water. Earlier TL
>  version way more due to less efficient hull materials being used. A TL11
>  scout I did massed at at over 1,000 metric tons. Of course since TNE
>  construction is not the same as earlier versions it gives only a rough
>  guide. But at least it uses both mass and volume and surface area.
>
>  Antony
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