On 28Nov2019 0318, Cian Witherspoon wrote:
> ‘77 includes no explicit mention of volume other than referencing mass
> displacement, but the definition of that is never defined. ‘88 did see the
> start of the volumetric system with the addition of the phrase “As a rough
> guide, one ton equals 14 cubic meters (the volume of one ton of liquid
> hydrogen)”. In other words, it’s a case of MM trying to provide a tool
> instead of an absolute answer: the tool is to ask if a component is more or
> less dense than LyHyd. Which since I am working (in my copious spare time
> between building shows, cleaning, and holiday prep) on a mass based system,
> this sort of discussion is quite useful for me.

These days I just cheat and use *GURPS Spaceships*, which is mass-based
and has really clean scaling. If only it's combat rules didn't have
weirdnesses.

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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>