Federation Commander

gurps_gm · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:35 pm Post subject: Carriers...

When carriers launch or recover fighters, can they do so while traveling at warp?

djdood · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:18 pm Post subject:

Yes.

In the SFU, pretty much everything happens at ("tactical") warp speeds and only the rare circumstance ends up with an event happening at sub-light ("impulse") speeds.

There is an upper limit (Warp 3.something; SFB/FecCom speed 32), which is the transition to "high warp" where many things become impractical or downright too dangerous to try.
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Sgt_G · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:38 pm Post subject:

gurps_gm · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:11 pm Post subject:

Thank you both gentlemen. I figured it wouldn't be faster than tactical warp.

Sgt_G · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:21 am Post subject:

Two SFB rules to remember:

(J1.61) states that a shuttle (includes fighters) can land on a ship under its own power if the ship is not moving faster than the shuttle.

(J1.62) explains how to pull a shuttle in under Tractor but cross-references to rule (J1.212) that states "Shuttles are destroyed if towed by tractor beam at more than twice their currently allowable maximum speed; this is known as Death Dragging."
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gurps_gm · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks.
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