Rescue Ball
| Rescue Ball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Survival gear |
| Tech Level | TL–7 |
| Cost | Cr150 |
| Size | 1.0 liter |
| Weight | 5.0 kg |
Rescue Balls are standard equipment on all Imperial military vessels and on most private ships as well. When folded, the rescue ball is a cylinder 5 cm in diameter and 10 cm long. When deployed, it forms a sphere one meter in diameter which contains air sufficient to last one person for two hours. In the event of explosive decompression or other loss of air, a rescue ball allows an individual not in possession of a vacc suit to survive until aid arrives.
The user pulls a lanyard, climbs inside and seals the zip closure. The ball is made of a metal-coated plastic film for ease of location by radar and contains a bottle of compressed air, a first aid kit, and a transparent window through which the occupant may observe conditions outside the ball. Rescue balls provide some protection from stellar radiation and corrosive and insidious atmospheres for five to seven hours.
- Loren Wiseman. "Ships Locker." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 05 (1980): 30-31.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 52.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 338.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 630.