Gung-ho (world)

Gung-ho/Kaasam (Mendan 3023)
Classic Era (1116)	C98595A-B Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (7 billion) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F7 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Gung-ho is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Asimikigir Confederation, part of the Julian Protectorate, located in the Kaasam Subsector of Mendan Sector of the Vargr Extents.

• This world-system has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Stellar Data

Gung-ho has a solitary primary star.

Gung-ho
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.21	6180 - 6280	1.94872
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0123	0.1158	1.29 - 2.24	1.23	12.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Gung-ho is a Big World between 13,600km and 15,200km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 1G and 1.3G. The horizon will appear about 5.4km away. Vessels with only 1G of thrust should avoid landing on this world.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Gung-ho has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gung-ho has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Gung-ho has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

Gung-ho has a population of 7,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

World Demographics

• Human, 85%
• Vargr, 10% (mostly Irilitok Vargr)
• Other, 5%

Linguistic Topography

• Julian Anglic: A variant of Transform Anglic, and one of the official languages of the Julian Protectorate.
• Irilitok: The language family of the most populous Vargr phenotype and ethnic culture within the Julian Protectorate.
  • Common dialects include Rrakfugk.

World Technology Level

Gung-ho possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Gung-ho is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

As part of the Asimikigir Confederation, this world is one on which Humans and Vargr share a fully integrated society with total social, economic, and political equality between the two species. This extends even to the personal level, where the interspecies panet relationship is very common.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (named but no further data)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dot map provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 49 (full data provided)
• Author & Contributor: Angus McDonald AKA Falkayn