Mobile Crane

A kind of Industrial Vehicle

Description (Specifications)

Mobile Cranes are a form of Vehicle that is designed to lift cargo or other materials.

2 Mobile Crane items

Item	Type	Mode	TL	Mass	Cost
Fringian Mobile Crane	Mobile Crane	Ground (Wheeed)	6	11.3 Tons	Cr920,000
Heveka Cargo Loader	Mobile Crane	Ground (Legged)	13	8 tons	Cr628,000

History & Background (Dossier)

Mobile Cranes are forms of Vehicle that appeared early in the history of motor vehicles as the ability to bring a crane to site, erect it, work and move on rapidly was appreciated quickly.

These were supplemented by Helicopters and VTOL Aircraft and then all but replaced by Gravcraft.

See also

Vehicles

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• Vehicle
  • Primitive Craft - Craft of all types TL–1 to TL–3 powered by Wind or Animal power
  • Aerospace Vessel
    • Aircraft
    • Airship
    • Gravcraft
    • Spaceplane
  • Watercraft
    • Surface Vessel
    • Submarine
      • Submersible
  • Land Vehicle
    • Ground Vehicle
      • Rail Vehicle
        • Railroad Carriage
        • Railroad Locomotive
          • Cog Locomotive
          • Diesel Locomotive
          • Electric Locomotive
          • High Speed Locomotive
          • Light Rail Locomotive - n.b. May be a Railcar
          • Steam Locomotive
        • Railroad Wagon
        • Maglev Carriage
        • Maglev Locomotive
        • Maglev Wagon
        • Hyperloop Vehicle
    • Tunnelling Vehicle
  • Exotic Craft
  • Multi-Environment Vehicle
• Vehicle Usage
  • Civilian Vehicles
  • Paramilitary Vehicles
  • Military Vehicles
• Vehicle Roles
  • Personal Vehicle
    • Bicycle
    • Motorcycle
    • Grav Bike
    • Speeder
  • Consumer Vehicle
    • Ground Car
    • Air/Raft (Passenger, Small)
    • G-Carrier (Small)
  • Mass Transit Vehicle
    • Rail Vehicle (Passenger)
    • Bus
    • G-Carrier
  • Industrial Vehicle
    • Tunnelling Vehicle
    • Construction Vehicle
    • Mobile Crane
  • Commercial Vehicle
    • Air/Raft (Freight)
    • Cargo Vehicle
    • Mobile Repair Shop
    • Mobile Bars and Restaurants
    • Passenger Vehicle
    • Rail Vehicle (Freight)
    • Service Vehicle
    • Survey Vehicle
    • Tractor Unit
    • Utility Vehicle
  • Combat Vehicle
    • Armored Fighting Vehicle
    • Main Battle Tank
    • Armored Personnel Carrier
    • Light Tank
    • Reconnaissance Vehicle
    • Artillery Vehicle
    • Assault Gun
    • Tank Destroyer
    • Aerospace Defence Vehicle
    • Air Superiority Craft
    • Ground Attack Craft
  • Combat Support Vehicle
    • Armoured Recovery Vehicle
    • Armoured Engineering Vehicle
    • Nuclear Damper Vehicle
    • Sensor Vehicle
    • Electronic Warfare Vehicle
  • Security Vehicle

Related:

• Personal Mobility Gear
• Spaceship (NAFAL)
• Starship (FTL)
• Robot

The line between Spaceplane and Spaceship is blurred.
If the design is described as a Vehicle then its a Spaceplane;
if it is described as a Ship its a Spaceship.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 17-21.
• Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller