On Apr 10, 2019, at 9:33 AM, Alex Goodwin <xxxxxx@multitel.com.au> wrote:
Per GURPS Traveller (GT) 2nd ed, p31,
"In practice, this speed is reduced by the fact that trade routes do not
follow straight lines and that not all jumps are made at jump-4.
Nonetheless, the system achieves approximately jump-2.6 per week."
I think i've seen that J2.6 figure in non-GT sources as well, but I
wouldn't swear to it.
"Time between jumps is almost always less than four hours, and can be under seven minutes. The speed of communication i s thus nearly the speed of jump (xboats are equipped with jump4 drives, four parsecs per week). In practice, this speed is somewhat reduced as trade routes do not follow straight lines, and not all jumps are made at jump-4. Average speed approximates jump-2.6 per week. "