On 11/07/2026 05:43, Christopher Sean Hilton - chris at vindaloo.com
(via tml list) wrote:
> When building planetoid ships, there's a crew sizing question which seems murky to me:
>
> **Q:** How many crew do you assign to the bridge of a 40000 dTon buffered planetoid hulled
> ship?
>
> Is it 20 because there 40,000 total dTons of ship? Or is it 15 because there's only 26,000
> usable dTons of ship?
>
> Similar for the general crew assigned to the ship, 80 for 40,000 total dTons or 52 for
> 26,000 usable dTons
I would assume you just take the total displacement. A planetoid or
buffered planetoid hull is just a ship made with an especially cheap but
crappy hull material. The hull still needs maintenance, and ship still
handles like a heavily armoured 40 KDton ship.

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