On 14Jun2020 0359, Thomas RUX wrote:
> None of the spreadsheets I downloaded for other fans or in MT have
> increased the fuel requirement needed by power plant based on the
> power required to operate the systems.
>
> I've done a quick check using CT Supplement 9 (S9) with the result
> that most of the hulls do not appear to increase the fuel load for the
> systems that consume EP.
>
> The Chrysanthemum Class DE on S9 p. 14 has a fuel load of 490 tons and
> the Power plant-9 has an output of 90 EP. Per CT LBB 5 HG 2e p. 27 one
> ton of fuel equals 1 EP of power plant output. The Power plant-9's
> output is 90 EP which means the power plant requires 90 tons of fuel
> to operate for four weeks.
>
> The Chrysanthemum has a J4 drive which requires 0.1 x 1,000 x 4 = 100
> x 4 = 400 tons of fuel.
>
> The Computer Model/9-fib draws 12 EP, two fusion guns use 4 EP, and
> two PA turrets consume 10 EP. If these systems increase the fuel
> requirement then the total fuel load should be  490 + 26 = 512 tons.
>
> I've scoured CT LBB 5 HG 2e to find where the systems using EP require
> fuel in addition to the fuel required by the power plant. Could you
> please provide the source?
The numbers seem fine to me. 400 DTons of jump fuel, 90 DTons for a 90EP
power plant. 60EP goes to the manoeuvre drive (giving Agility-6), the
rest goes to the other systems.

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