Hi Christopher,

> On 04/28/2023 4:33 PM Christopher Sean Hilton - chris at vindaloo.com (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:

> So the early rules seem, especially the addition of Jump Governers from CT LBB 5, to support
> the idea that you can determine where you come out of Jump where you want to and that an
> "anchoring mass" at the other end isn't required. It's later rule sets that seem to talk
> about some sort of an "anchoring mass" in the form of a conveniently located brown dwarf
> star.
>
> IMTU I just assume that some technology is ubiquitous. Jump Governers and Fuel purification
> plants are in that category. Because from an economic perspective, their utility value is so
> much higher then their cost.

My understanding, which another member mentioned,is that when a ship encounters a large enough object the ship automatically drops out of jump space around the 100D limit of the object.

GURPS Traveller Interstellar Wars p. 22 from my FFE GURPS Traveller CD-2 on p. 22 indicates that the United States found a rogue planet that was 1 parsec from earth and Bernard's Star.

In one of Mongoose Traveller's books, can not recall which one yet, said the the United States setup a refueling way point at the one parsec point between earth and Bernard's Star.

Tom Rux

>
>
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 03:08:22PM -0700, Traveller Mailing List wrote:
> > Hello Jeffery,
> >
> > My understanding of CT LLB 2 1st ed 1977 is that a ship's jump drive used all the jump
> > fuel regardless of the actual jump made. A ship with a J2 drive can make a 1 parsec jump
> > but will use all the fuel. My understanding is based on the following guideline:
> >
> > CT LLB 5 Hg 1st edition 1979 p. 32 "Jump Governor: It is possible to procure a jump
> > governor for ships produced according to Book 2. It allows such a ship to utilize fuel
> > more efficiently; instead of consuming all fuel when performing a jump, regardless of the
> > jump number, the ship will consume fuel equal to 0.1MJn, where Jn is the actual jump
> > number used, rather than the maximum jump number available. Available at any industrial
> > world with tech level 10 or higher. Cost Cr300,000. Mass 1 ton. Ships produced according
> > to this boo already have the jump governor as part of their drives."
> >
> > Of course I could be out to lunch on my understanding.
> >
>
> So the early rules seem, especially the addition of Jump Governers from CT LBB 5, to support
> the idea that you can determine where you come out of Jump where you want to and that an
> "anchoring mass" at the other end isn't required. It's later rule sets that seem to talk
> about some sort of an "anchoring mass" in the form of a conveniently located brown dwarf
> star.
>
> IMTU I just assume that some technology is ubiquitous. Jump Governers and Fuel purification
> plants are in that category. Because from an economic perspective, their utility value is so
> much higher then their cost.
>
> --
> Chris
>
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