Vehicle

Vehicles are technological devices intended to convey sophonts from one location to another.

• A vehicle (...from Latin: vehiculum) is a machine or device that transports passengers or cargo.
• In essence, they are tools constructed using other tools, of varying complexity and sophistication.

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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:

• Vehicle
  • Aircraft
  • Exoticraft
  • Gravcraft
  • Groundcraft
  • Interfacecraft AKA Spaceplane
  • Primitive Craft
  • Spacecraft
  • Starcraft
  • Watercraft

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Description (Specifications)

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Vehicle Types by Function (Environment)

Vehicle Types

#	Craft	Medium/s	Names	Remarks
1.	Aircraft	Atmosphere (air, gases, etc.)	Airplane, helicopter, etc.	TBD Aircraft HTA (Heavier Than Air) LTA (Lighter Than Air)
2.	Gravcraft	Atmosphere (air, gases, etc.)	Air/Raft, G-Carrier, etc.	TBD NOE Low Altitude High Altitude G-Carrier Lifters or Z-Drive
3.	Groundcraft	Surface (solids, on or below surface, etc.)	ATV, wheels, tracks, walkers, etc.	TBD
4.	Interfacecraft	Vacuum or Atmosphere	G-Carrier, Shuttle, etc.	TBD Interfacecraft AKA Aerospace Craft AKA Spaceplane SSTO MSTO TSTO
5.	Primitive Craft	Surface (solids, liquids, on or below surface, etc.)	Wagons, Dray Beasts, etc.	Mostly TL:1-3 conveyances.
6.	Spacecraft	Interplanetary Ship (Vacuum)	Spaceship or Non-starship	Maneuver Drive Spacecraft (NAFAL / STL AKA No Jump Drive) Generation Ship Sleeper Ship
7.	Starcraft	Interstellar Ship (Vacuum) & Jumpspace	Starship	Jump Drive Starcraft (FTL AKA Jump Drive) Civilian Ship Paramilitary Ship Military Ship
8.	Watercraft AKA Seacraft	Water (liquids, on or below surface, etc.)	Marine ship, Submarine, etc.	TBD
9.	Exoticraft	TBD	Any not mentioned in other classes.	TBD

Vehicle Types by Macro-user

1. Civilian Vehicle
2. Paramilitary Vehicle
3. Military Vehicle

Vehicle Types by Micro-user

1. Personal Vehicle (Low Volume Transport)
2. Consumer Vehicle (Medium Volume Transport)
3. Mass Transit Vehicle (High Volume [Public] Transport)
4. Industrial Vehicle (Very High Volume Transport)

History & Background (Dossier)

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Expected Technological Progression of Vehicles

• Foot Traffic (Peds) → Riding Beast → Primitive Craft → Groundcraft → Watercraft → Aircraft → Spacecraft → Interfacecraft → Gravcraft → Starcraft → Exoticraft

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), TBD.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Characters and Combat (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), TBD.
• Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), TBD.
• Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), TBD.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), TBD.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
• Rob Caswell, Joe Fugate, Bryan Gibson. 101 Vehicles (Digest Group Publications, 1988), TBD.
• Michael Taylor, Ron Vutpakdi. Archaic Small Craft (ComStar Games, 2008), TBD.
• Colin Dunn, Matthew Sprange, Nick Robinson. Vehicle Handbook (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
• Colin Dunn. Vehicle Upgrade Manual (Mongoose Publishing, 2013), TBD.
• Citation Missing - Vehicle Handbook
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science