Editing Transportation Technologies of Charted Space

[[Sophont]] species, with few exceptions, are born with a baseline movement means and develop other means of locomotion, or movement, using [[Technology|technology]] to develop [[Vehicle|vehicle]]s.
* For most planetary species, this means walkers, [[sophont]]s who traverse the solid surface of a [[world]] using various numbers of [[leg]]s and [[ped]]s.
* However, many other forms of locomotion exist for [[sophont]]s including: Swimming, flying, digging, amphibious locomotion, triphibious locomotion, and even more exotic means of movement. 
* But all [[lifeform]]s are limited to their physiological means of locomotion until they develop [[Vehicle|vehicles]] using [[Technology|technology]].
* Via [[Technology|technology]], a [[sophont]] species may learn to traverse any [[environment]] including [[jumpspace]] or even [[pocket universe]]s.

== Description (Specifications) ==
[[Vehicle]]s are one of the key [[Technology|technologies]] that [[sophont]]s use to extend the range of their permissible [[environment]]s. Through transportation technologies, a means to get there, and habitational technologies, a means to make an environment comfortable, a sophont species may populate not only their [[homeworld]], but their [[stellar system]] and beyond.

===Developmental Transportation Technology Paths===
Many different locomotary technology paths exist for various sophont species exist, but a common one for walkers is:
* Land 》 sea 》air 》space 》stars

Or:
* Ecotope 》Continent 》Ocean 》Atmosphere 》Space 》Stellar System 》Far System 》Stars 》Jumpspace  》Galactic Branch 》Galaxy 》Universe 》Alternate Dimension 》[[Singularity]]

=== Transportation by Environment===
Transportation is developed separately for three key separate environments:
* Aerospace - [[Aerospace Vessel]]s
** Air - [[Aircraft]] and [[Airship]]s
** Space - [[Spaceplane]]s, [[Spaceship]]s and [[Starship]]s
* Land - [[Land Vehicle]]s
** Surface - [[Ground Vehicle]]s
** Sub-Surface - [[Tunnelling Vehicle]]s
* Water - [[Watercraft]]
** Surface - [[Surface Vessel]]s
** Sub-Surface - [[Submersible]]s and then [[Submarine]]s

===Transportation by method of locomotion===
[[Vehicle]]s of all types may be propelled by various means. Pedal-Power, Animal Power, Mechanical Legs, Wheels, Tracks, Oars, Push-Poles, Sails, Propellers, Jets, Rockets or Gravity Manipulation. 

Some methods of locomotion are improved by (or require the presence of) specific infrastructure. e.g. Wheels are available to cross many types of terrain, but with tracks, that involves less diversions and halts. With Paved Roads and bridges, the delays due to poor weather start to reduce and with waterproof paving the speed can be increased. Rails can make wheeled travel much faster at the disadvantage of being tied to the infrastructure entirely.

===Transportation by method of lift===
[[Aerospace Vessel]]s and [[Watercraft]] may achieve lift (movement in the up-down dimension) through Wings, Thrust, Air-Cushion, Magnetic Levitation, Anti-Gravity Lifter and Natural Buoyancy. 

===Transportation by class of user===
[[Vehicle]]s may be used by Civil, Paramilitary or Military users. Some vehicles will be specific to roles within one of these realms, but often there is cross-over between realms.

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
One of the hallmarks of the vast majority of higher intelligent species is a curiosity or drive to learn more... about everything! Curious sophonts develop technology and then use that technology to modify and explore their surroundings. Vehicles are a natural evolution of that curiosity. Vehicles are a tool by which a species can expand the range of its available environments. Mature sophonts learn how to master the art of [[spaceflight]] and [[starflight]].

=== Transportation Technology ===
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|+'''Transportation Tech Comparison'''
|'''TTL'''
|'''G3TL'''
|'''G4TL'''
!Land
!Water
!Air
!Space
|-
!0
!0
!0
|Foot - Animals
|[[Rowing Boat|Raft / Canoe]]
| -
| -
|-
!1
!1-3
!1-3
|Wheel - [[Wagon|Carts/Chariots]]
|[[Rowing Boat|Galleys]], [[Wikipedia:Sailing Ship|Crude Sailing Vessels]]
| -
| -
|-
!2
!4
!4
|[[Wheeled Vehicle|Advanced Wheel - Moveable Axle, Replaceable Rims]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sailing Ship|Early Multi-Mast Sailing]], Crude [[Navigation]]
| -
| -
|-
!3
!5
!5
|Extensive Road - [[Wagon|High-Speed Coach]]
|[[Wikipedia:Sailing Ship|Multi-Mast Sailing]], [[Navigation]]
|[[Hot Air Balloon]]s
| -
|-
!4
!5
!6
|[[Train|Trains]]
|[[Wikipedia:Ironclad|Ironclads]], [[Wikipedia:Steamship|Steamships]]
|[[Airship|Dirigibles]], Early [[Glider|Gliders]]
| -
|-
!5
!6
!6
|[[Ground Car]]s, [[Tracked Vehicle]]s
|Personal Self-Propelled Boats, Steel hulls, Early [[Submersible|Submersibles]]
|[[Aircraft|Aircraft]], [[Wikipedia:Seaplane|Seaplanes]]
|Early [[Wikipedia:Rocket|Rockets]] (unmanned)
|-
!6
!6
!7
|[[Multi-Environment Vehicle|Amphibian Vehicles]], [[ATV]]s [[AFV]]s
|[[Submersible]]s, [[Wikipedia:Scuba|Scuba]], [[Multi-Environment Vehicle|Amphibian Vehicles]]
|Early [[Jet Aircraft|Jet]], [[Helicopter|Helicopters]]
|Early Manned [[Rocket|Rockets]], Unmanned [[Rocket|Rockets]]
|-
!7
!7
!7
|[[Hovercraft|Hovercraft]], [[High-Speed Train]]s
|[[Hydrofoil|Hydrofoils]], [[Hovercraft]]
|[[Wikipedia:Supersonic|Supersonic]] [[Jet Aircraft|Jet]], [[Glider|Hang Gliders]]
|Deep Space Probes (Unmanned), [[Maneuver]]-1/2 (non-gravitic)
|-
!8
!7
!8
|[[Multi-Environment Vehicle|Triphibian Vehicles]]
|[[Multi-Environment Vehicle|Triphibian Vehicles]], Early [[Artificial Gill]]s
|[[Multi-Environment Vehicle|Triphibian Vehicles]], [[Wikipedia:Hypersonic|Hypersonic]] [[Jet Aircraft|Jet]]
|[[Space Shuttles]], [[Space Stations]], [[Maneuver]]-3-5 (non-grav)
|-
!9
!8
!9
|Early [[Gravcraft|Grav Vehicles]], Ultra [[High-Speed Train]]s
|Early [[Gravcraft|Grav Vehicles]], [[Artificial Gill]]s
|Early [[Gravcraft|Grav Vehicles]], Rocket Assist Suborbital
|[[Jump Drive|Jump-1]] possible, Sublight Stellar
|-
!10
!9
!10
|align="Center" colspan="2"|[[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicles]]
|[[Gravity control technology|UH Grav Modules]]
|[[Gravity control technology|Gravitic Maneuver]]
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|-
!11
!9
!10
|align="Center" colspan="3"|Personal G-Tubes, [[Gravity control technology|HV Grav Modules]]
|Jump-2, [[Maneuver|Thruster ]]Technology<ref name=TIW/>
|-
!12
!10
!11
|align="Center" colspan="3"|Personal [[Grav Belt]]s, [[Gravity control technology|LT Grav Modules]]
|Jump-3
|-
!13
!10
!11
|align="Center" colspan="4"|[[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicles]] Merge with Orbital Spacecraft, Jump-4
|-
!14
!11
!12
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Jump-5
|-
!15
!12
!12
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Jump-6
|-
!16
! -
! -
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Raw Material Only Short Range [[Matter Transport]]
|-
!17
! -
! -
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Inanimate Only Short Range [[Matter Transport]]
|-
!18
! -
! -
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Self-Aware Starships, living being portal based [[Matter Transport]]
|-
!21
! -
! -
|align="Center" colspan="4"|Multi Parsec Range Starship-Sized [[Matter Transport]] Portals
|}

== See also==
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==References & Contributors (Sources)==
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{{Sources
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
|S3= Collator: [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]]
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
}}


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