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Re: GC-5io "Mule" Cargo Hauler
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 7 May 2002 17:10:57 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Anthony Babington writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16652
It's a nice, simple shape- very appropriate for its role. The large dome
works well like that. My only complaint is that the engines seem a little
undersized. Do you have a cargo container built yet? Is that coming next?
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
> *****backstory follows*****
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> the GC-5io (General Cargo carrier, revision five, inter-orbital model) isan
> older model in sigmatek's line of Medium Freight carriers. unlike "flatbed"
> models, the "mule" hauls it's cargo in cylindrical containers, which are
> mounted to the vehicle with magnetic clamps. the large panels on the sides
> are heat sinks, while the blue plates are emitters for what was the most
> powerful commercially available shielding system available at the time.
> these are tuned to project the shield around the cargo area, as further
> protection against damage. in an emergency, the shields can be re-tuned to
> protect the cabin, or be jettisoned altogether.
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> the Mule is not designed to enter an atmosphere, and would only survive
> re-entry with the shields re-tuned, and a great deal of luck. it is instead
> designed to haul it's cargo between orbital supply and relay stations.
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> *****end backstory*****
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> (I'm rather proud of this model, myself. it started with an idea for using
> the cockpit as you see it there. it just sort of grew out of that, as seems
> to be the case very often. so, LMKWYT)
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