See also below.

The Traveller space combat system(s) just don't work for RCN-universe space combat. Of course, time, distance, acceleration, and weapon ranges don't seem to work out within the RCN universe.

Navigation skill is extremely important in the RCN universe, since top navigators can cut travel times by half, and poor navigators can result in the loss of the ship ... Leary if Nav-5 or so.

E

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 01:48 Jeff Zeitlin <xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com> wrote:
The series is published by Baen, and can be obtained at
https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2050,1972?pageSize=30&filter=release_date&dir=ASC

The first book in the series, _With the Lightnings_, is available from the
Baen Free Library ("the first hit is free!").

(N.B. Baen is also the current publisher of Marc Miller's _Agent of the
Imperium_. https://www.baen.com/agent-of-the-imperium.html)

As well as Frank Chadwick's books.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:10:55 +0000, Alan Peery <xxxxxx@tractare.co.uk>
wrote:

>In his series featuring Lt Leary, David Drake spins a set of tales
>trying to take much of the feel of the age of sail into space.  There is
>no anti-gravity, the ships use reaction motors and land in water
>harbors, and jump is replaced by sailing through space.  Has anyone ever
>tried to build a ship using the various Traveller rulesets that mimics
>this?  I'm most intersted in the first two aspects, as the jump
>mechanism works well for structuring RPG sessions.
>
>If you've not read the series and like a bit of space opera, it's a good
>read.  Drake has described it as ""an SF version of the Aubrey/Maturin
>series" by Patrick O'Brian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCN_Series
>
>Alan
>
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