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A Ground Car is a Consumer Vehicle, Wheeled providing shelter but not sealed and with no life-support.
Description (Specifications)
A Ground Car is a Consumer Vehicle, Wheeled providing shelter but not sealed and with no life-support in the basic models.
These are widely used in Civil, Paramilitary and Military roles.
Examples of Ground Cars
12 Ground Car items
| Item | Type | Mode | TL | Mass | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fringian Advanced Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 8 | 0.8 Tons | Cr60,000 |
| Fringian Basic Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 5 | 0.4 Tons | Cr6,500 |
| Fringian Basic Tourer | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 5 | 1.5 Tons | Cr20,000 |
| Fringian Compact Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 6 | 0.7 Tons | Cr15,000 |
| Fringian Luxury Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 6 | 1.3 Tons | Cr85,000 |
| Fringian Pickup Truck | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 6 | 1.3 Tons | Cr75,000 |
| Fringian Roadster | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 5 | 0.6 Tons | Cr38,000 |
| Fringian Sports Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 7 | 0.8 Tons | Cr350,000 |
| Fringian Steam Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 4 | 0.6 Tons | Cr44,000 |
| Fringian Subcompact Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 6 | 0.6 Tons | Cr9,000 |
| LSP Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 6 | 2.2175 tons | Cr 2,036 |
| Traveller class Ground Car | Ground Car | Ground (Wheeled) | 5 | 1 dTons | Cr 6,000 |
History & Background (Dossier)
Early versions of the Ground Car include a Steam Powered version (Steam Coach). These are then rapidly replaced by those using Internal Combustion Engines which are in turn replaced by those using electrical power from battery storage or small fusion powerplants.
See also
Vehicles
§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §
- Vehicle
- Primitive Craft - Craft of all types TL–1 to TL–3 powered by Wind or Animal power
- Aerospace Vessel
- Watercraft
- Land Vehicle
- Exotic Craft
- Multi-Environment Vehicle
- Vehicle Usage
- Vehicle Roles
- Personal Vehicle
- Consumer Vehicle
- Ground Car
- Air/Raft (Passenger, Small)
- G-Carrier (Small)
- Mass Transit Vehicle
- Rail Vehicle (Passenger)
- Bus
- G-Carrier
- Industrial Vehicle
- Commercial Vehicle
- Combat Vehicle
- Combat Support Vehicle
- Security Vehicle
Related:
The line between Spaceplane and Spaceship is blurred.If the design is described as a Vehicle then its a Spaceplane;
if it is described as a Ship its a Spaceship.
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Classic Traveller DGP Grand Survey
- Grand Census
- Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 14
- Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide
- Traveller: The New Era Main Rulebook (pg. 365)
- MegaTraveller World Builder's Handbook
- Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science