Building Vehicles

GURPS has two methods of "building" vehicles.
==Classic: Vehicles Method==
Classic: Vehicles is the oldest method in GURPS.
===Pros===
*Step by step method for building any vehicle
*Two expansion supplements allowing more flexibility.
*Two streamlined versions - stand alone Vehicles Lite for just modern vehicles and a subsection in GURPS WWII for WWII vehicle
===Cons===
*Extremely complex and intricate mathematical system
*Classic material that doesn't convert well to 4e
*Currently only 4e update is GURPS Spaceships
*Requires Classic: Vehicles to use effectively as mechanics are totally different
==Vehicles as Characters==
Implied from the beginning in the Basic Set this got fleshed out somewhat in Template Toolkit 2: Races
===Pros===
*Vehicle is built like a character via Vehicle (meta-trait) and other relevant advantages and disadvantages
*Makes use of character creation mechanics in Basic Set
*Is far less complex and intricate with less math then Classic: Vehicles
*Vehicle can be built with public knowledge
=== Cons ===
* Template Toolkit 2: Races is vague on the actual method with only one example (Dayton-Wright DH-4) given of the process
* Mechanics must be extrapolated from one example
=== Extrapolated Mechanics ===
*ST and HP come from (4 x cube root of unloaded weight)
*Basic Move is set at 5 - all move is bought down to ground move and then Enhanced Move is used to get to the proper speeds (ground speed for aircraft is stall speed). It is not made clear how this Basic Move is calulated.
===Adjusted Move===
Vehicle Move is composed of two parts: Acceleration/Top Speed
The following is the average of the Move figures given in GURPS High-Tech; Move x 2 is MPH:
*Muscle powered Bike: 2/5
*Muscle powered boat: 2/2.5
*SCUBA: 1/2
*Rocket Belt: 6/30
*Glider: 0/20; assume 5 for ground speed?
*Stagecoach: 4/8
*WWI Fighter/Bomber: 4/varies; Stall: 23
*WWI Light Tank: 1/3
*1930s Flying boat: 3/76.5; Stall: 29
*1930s Sedan: 2/32
*WWII Jeep: 2/31
*WWII Medium Propeller Fighter: 3/211; Stall: 97
*WWII Medium Tank: 2/12
*WWII Medium Truck: 1/22.3
*Cold War Armored Car: 1/29
*Cold Car Light Helicopter: 3.3/75.6
*Cold War Patrol Boat: 6/16
*Modern HMMWV: 3/36
*Modern Light Monoplane: 3/100.1; Stall: 33.3
*Modern Main Battle Tank: 2/19
==Additional Material==
*Vehicle Collection for GURPS Fourth Edition (PDF named "VEHICLE COLLECTION GURPS FOR. Fourth Edition")
==References==
*GURPS High-Tech p. 229-224
Category:Vehicles
Category:Classic
Category:World Building