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Note that some (bulkier) belt configurations utilize a secondary thrust agency to produce quicker long-duration lateral motion and acceleration. | Note that some (bulkier) belt configurations utilize a secondary thrust agency to produce quicker long-duration lateral motion and acceleration. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 6 January 2026
| Grav Belt | |
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| Type | Personal mobility |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Cost | Cr100,000 |
| Size | 25 liters |
| Weight | 10kg |
| Also see | 1) Gravitics 2) Lifter 3) Z-Drive |
A standard-issue TL–12 grav belt looks like a parachute harness with a “stiffener” that runs down the back and has a series of artificial gravity modules (aka "null-grav" or "lift modules") around the waist.
Grav belts utilize "lifters", or "null-grav" modules, that effectively negate local gravity and provide a limited ability to change location by transforming some of their lift into sidewise motion thru a bias in the field which produces a limited lateral movement vector. In general lifter-technology has an effective horizontal top speed of about 50 kph under most circumstances. [1][2]
The grav belt weighs about 10 kg, but once it is turned on, a neutral control setting eliminates this weight. This configuration provides a useful operating window of about four hours between charges.
Note that some (bulkier) belt configurations utilize a secondary thrust agency to produce quicker long-duration lateral motion and acceleration.
References[edit]
- Gary L. Thomas. "Traveller Tech Brief." The Travellers' Digest 06 (1986): 53.
- Gary L. Thomas. Grand Census (Digest Group Publications, 1987), 16.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 59.
- Geir Lanesskog. World Builder's Handbook (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), .Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith, Gary L. Thomas. World Builder's Handbook (Digest Group Publications, 1989), .
- Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 10.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 335.
- Matthew Sprange. Core Rule Book (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 113.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 323-327.
- Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 57.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Fourth Imperium Vessels and Vehicles dead link by Author & Contributor: Jason Kemp
- ↑ Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 323.
- ↑ Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Starships (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 57.