Third Imperium Issue 7

8/8/2019 Third Imperium Issue 7

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INOTES - FROM THE CAPITAL IW e l c o m ~ to another adventure-packedis sue of Th ird Imperium! We have alo t of specia l ar t ic les th is issue,inclu d i n 9 c ustomized s t a r sh ips , theHol osu i t (de s i g ne d by Duncan Torranc e l an d our f i r s t n e 9 a 7 r ~ v e l l e ra r t i c l e , "PereoneLt t i ee of the Rebel1 io n Bu t f i r s t , a br ie f e r r a t a : Lasti ssue , our a r t i c l e on the planet Acrid l i s ted the hydrographic percentage as 87% in the s t a t i s t i c s and 7%i n the a r t i c l e . 87% was an unfor tunate t ypographical e r ror ; the l a t t e rva lu e is correc t .Last is sue ' s Notes from the Capit a l discussed the problem of cont r a dic ted Trave l l e r a r t i c l e s . Well, notall of our ar t ic les have suffered.The Hi ve stunner in issue 83 f i t s inve r y nicel y with Grand Census as aNeural Gun - - when f i r ing i t ro l l 2D11 - 2 : disor ienta t ion, 3-9 : unconsciousness, 10-11: mind assau l t , 12:deat h) .Our ar t ic les on Cyborgs f i t in aswell , with t he f ol lowin g notes:1 ) Part 1 l i s t s t rue clones asbeing TL 13. This is incorrec t ,

with the proper va l u e s l i s ted iPar t 3.2) Grand Census l i s t s va r i ous cybernet ic ~ e p l a c e m e n t s severatech levels before we do . Thlower tech ve r s i o ns are primit i ve, c tumay , and undependab l ewhereas the 1 .1 . a r t i c l e l i s tthe tech levels at which thebecome pract ica l and look anwork l ike the original .

3) The TL of increased va l u e s (ext ra st rength , extra runninspeed, e tc . ) should be raised toTL 12 .4) Part 2 mentions TL 15 cyborgs abeing indis t inguishable fromnormal humans. This i s the samas Grand Census' 'Pseudobiological pros the t i cs . '

Final l y , production of I.N.S. Hamner ( adve r t i sed l as t issue) has beesuspended unt i l the re lease of a ll ol '1ega7ravef fe r , in order to take adva n t a g e of an y new rules . I t shouldbe on sale in November or December.

-Mike Jackson,Editor

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Personal i t ies of the Rebellion . . . . . . . . . 3Hiver Embassy Ship ....................5Dpres Subsector .....................7Feature Ad venture: The Gabriel Project ...... . . 10Imperial Navy Uniforms .................... 15Travel le r ' s Hardware .................... 16Customized Star-ships ...... ........ . ...... 17Trave l le r ' s Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Inside Equipment ..................... . 19

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PERSONALITIES ofthe REBELLION

-Emperor- Lucanth e Pret ender

Dul inor, Archduk@ of I I . l isht he Usurpe r

maj c r- t t y of th emor e than 6500t he s ta r t of

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Lucan, younge r br otherof Princ e Va r i a n andnephew of St rephon, isthe mos t probable he i rto th e I ridium Throne.Howeve r , hi s pr i va t ecoron a t i on c eremonies(up to now somethingt ot a l l y unhea r d of )and r umours t ha t i t was he who ki l l edh is b ro the r , the or i g i na l he i r , castdoubt upon hi s le9i t imacy as ru l e r ,earn ing him th e t i t l e o f th e -Pr e t en der . -So far , Luca n has pr oven h imselfto be a poor r ule r; th i s is mos t e v i denced b y h i s abuse of the Moot.Though rath e r char i sma t ic in per s on,lucan lac ks t he aura of s t r ength andpr es t ige whi ch i s ne ces s ar y to ra l l yth e people abou t him .Luc a n is no t par t i cu la r l y in te l l i gent , a nd spen t most o f hi s t ime befo re the Rebe l l i on par t ic ipa t i ng invar i ous s por t s . Howeve r , he s t i 11ins is t s upon mak in g a l l imp o r t a n t de -cis ions, heedless of his counse lor s 'ad v ic e .l ucan cont ro ls t heImper I e I f l ee t , \d t hsh ips i n hi s powe r atth e Reb e l l ion .

Navy 7B9CBFAdministrat ion-2Leader -2 Pil ot - l

Norris , Archduke of Deneb

Grand Admi ra l o f h Ma rche s , Du ke of Reg ina, an d Archduke ofDeneb, Nor r is s avedth e Sp inwa rd Mar c he st he Zhodani dur i n9 the F i f t h Front i e r~ a When t he f ront i erwas cu t o f f by Vargr _ Ii nvad er s , he r e tu r ned t o th e he lm.Hi s ma i n fo c us is c u r rent l y on t heVa r gr f r ont ier as he attemp t s topunch th r ough to t he r e s t o f the Impe r ium . The TrO jan Fl e e t i s a t workf ight in g a holdi ng a cti on a ga in st th ein vading As i an .

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Nobl e 887CBF Age 50 Cr Unl imi t e dAdmin i s t r a t i o n - 4 l eade r -4 Handgu n -4Br i be r y - l Carous i ng- l Jack-of-al l Tr-ad es - J

The Rebe l L i nr. of 1116 i s t he mostcba c t t c pE"r io:::l l e t i n Imper ia l hi s to r y . Almos t si multaneou s l y, many newf ig ur e s epp eae on th e po l i t i c a l~ c n ta kin g cont ro l of va r i ou spart s ~ wh a t wa s once Imper i alspac e . Thi s a r t i c l e contains in f o r ma t ion on th e mos t important of theseindi vict ua.I s .

A r h ~ De l ino r i st he pri ncipal pl ayer~ t he ass a s s in a t io n of th e Emperor.

He and h i s ad visorsconcocted t he plo t ;h i : pe rs ona l t roopsl Emper o r S t r e ph o r. ; and it was he whowho t he n claimed t he t hro ne.Af te r f l eeing Cap i t al in hi s c ru i

se-r', Dul inor r e t u r ned t o I le l is h to~ m h is p ortio n of the Imper ia lNev v He n Ol 'l f i9 ht s a mi l i t a r y campai9 n to enforce h i s c laim as Emperoro f Th i r d Imper i um.Du l inar i s a qu i e t , in t e l l ig en t

a wh o us e s e ve ry moment 04 s i le ncet e pl ot new cours e s 04 act ion . He i sh i gh l y char i smatic, and r e gard ed asa n ups ta r t by t h Imperia l nObility.Wel l knoHn for his love 04 ha ndgu ns,he- dees ha ve a t e r-rt b l e temper whenenqe r ed eu f s t c t en t I v , a nd of t e n bec r ~ i ncoher ent wit h r a ge .I t i s no t c lear wh y Dulinor c hos et = ~ s s a s s i n a t e the Emp e r or , but i t

e ~ c l i kel y tha t h is moti ves40 r p erso nal g ain .AS:::lf 1116, Du lirlor cont ro ls af l e ~ t of s ome 2 ~ O O Ship s .


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Ncr r t s i s calm, i n t e l l i g e o n t , andc ha r mi ng, as wel l as capable of r a l 1)' i ng f ollowe r s with e a s e . Hi s comma nd has saved t he t e r r i t o r i e s ' b e hin d th e c l a ~ aga i n s t e x t r a o r d i n a r yodds .Nor r i s ha s under h i s c o n t r o l some

2600 sh ips in 111 6, but hasc as ua l t i e s t han an y o t h e r f a c t i o n .

camen t ve ry s e r i o u s l y , a nd o f t e nl e a ve s he r wo rk t o be done by o t he r s ,r eg a r d l e s s of t he i r qua l i f i ca t i o ns .I n 1116 , An t a r e s cont ro l s a lmos t1000 s h i p s . Aft e r i t j o i n s wi t h t heJ u l i an Pr o t e c t o r a t e , the combi ne df l ee t s t o t a l abo u t 3200.Othe r Groups

l i t h i n l n, Archduk", of Daib"' i

Gar i n Kaarlshuu, Regent of Antares

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The new Vi l a n i p i s c on t r o l l e dby t he he a ds of Makh i dka r un, Na a s i r ka , a nd Shar ursh i d. The y hav e dec i d edupon Duke Su l mi i as t he new ShadowEmperor, but he hol ds no r e a l power.The Vi l ani hav e s c r a ped t 0 ge t he ra bo u t 1600 sh i ps .Vega a nd th e r ema i n i ng Impe r i a lfo r c e s i n t he So l oman i Rim ba nded t o ge t he r t o defe nd aga i n s t t he So l o mani . The c u r r e n t gove rnment co ns i s t sof a counc i l o f 50 naval o f f ic e r s an dplane t a r y l e a d e r s , a nd a dozen Ve g a ns . The =ombi ned f l e e t c o n s i s t s ofove r 1000 s h i p s .I n 1117 , t h e oth e r - St r e p hon ap pe a r e d i n Gushmege , c l a i mi ng i t wash i s doubl e who was a s s a s s i nate d. Hei s ph y s i c a l l y i de n t i c a l t o t he Empe r or , and has r a l l i e d wome 400 s h i p s t oh i s cause. Doubter s suspect t h a t hei s a c t u a l l y t he r e s u l t of a sec r e tclon i ng e xper iment.13 o t h e r sma l l pock e t s ,i ous ru l er s , a r e s c a t t eo r e dI mper t um, a l l wit h f o r cesbe t Hen 50 and 200 s h i ps .

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Navy 7989AE Age 31Pi l o t - 2 Navi ga t i on - lFlee t Ta c t i c s - lt he Rebel l ion cont i nued , i t became

n t ha t Antare sc ou l d e xpec t no helpf rom th e Impe r i um t ocomb a t t he i nvadi ngVor gr . Kaa r i s huu dec i ded t o se cede f r om t h eLap e r t um i n 1117 an dj o i n the J u l i a n P r o t e c t o r a t p , a l a r g e~ n e i of human wor l d s whi chhad bo nded t oge t her e xp r e s s l y f o r de f e nc e a9ai n s t t Va r g r r a i de r s .Ka a r i shuu i s now a membe r of t h eJu l i an Cou nc i l , t he govern i ng body o ft he P ro t ec t or a t e . She t ak e s no p r e d i -

Yhen Empe r o r St rep honwas a s s a s s i n a t ed a ndDu l i nor' s f l e e t s t a r t e d t o a t t a c k the I pe r t e I f or c e s , lucan.be g a n c al l i ng t h e Daibe i f l e e t s to the: o r e . As So l oman i f o r c e s c ommencpd t h e i r I.ad vance on t h e seocto r , L i t h i n i nc l a r ed i ndep@ndenceo in o r de r t ot a i n hi s f or c e s .Fo r now, the So l oma ni Confederat i o n i s conc eontrating on the Imperium, but t h i s s i t u a t i o n w i l l probabl yno t l a s t f o r long. l i t h i n i n i s a reot a t t ve l y s l ow, conse r v a t i ve man, buthe ha s f o l l owed h i s counsel ' s ad v i c ei n h i s s t r a t e g i e s , so t hat Daibe i andReave r ' s De e p ha ve become qu i t e s t a

l c ompa r ed t o oth e r a r e a s of humans pac e .Li t hi n i n commands some 1800 s h i p sa t t he s t ar t of the Rebel l ion.


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IHIVER EMBASSEY SHIP I

DECK PLAN LOCATIONS

STATISTICS

1. B:"idge ( l owe r level ) , Naviga to r ' ss t a t i o n . I r is va l ve up to compute ,.. r oom.

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2 . Avi oni c s .3 . Sh i p ' S Loc ke r .4 . Ai r lo c k.5 . Libr a,..y .6 . S i ck Bay.7 . Robot Repair /S t or ag e .3 . Robot Par t s .9 . Rec ep t i on / Lounge .10 . Fuel Scoops .11 . Fuel Tank s .12 . Manoeuvre Dri ve.13 . Shu t t l e Br idge .14. Shut t l e Ai r lock.15. Passenger Compartment.16. Shu t t l e Cargo Bay.17 . Ca r go Lif t . Rises to deck 2 cargobay.18. Shu t t l e Fue l .19. Shu t t l e Dr i ves.20. Car go Bay .21 . Cargo Li f t . Low e r s in t o shu t t l eca rgo bay.22 . Upper Br i dge. Pi l o t ' s s ta t i on.23 . Comput er . I r i s va l ve down to l ow-

er br i dge , up to lounge .24 . St o r age .25. - 31. St a t erooms.32 . Lounge /Common Ar ea. I r is va lv edown to c ompu te r r oom .33. Ga l l e y .34 . - 5 0 . St a terooms.5 ! . J ump Dr i ve .52 . Power P lan t .53 . Stora g e .54 . -73 . St a t erooms .79 . Ga l l ey .30 . Common Area.81 . -9 1. St a t e r ooms .92 . Har dpoints .

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T:l nnag e :Crew:Dimensions :Acce l e r a t i o n :Jump :Power Plant :Engineer i ng:

800 l ons . 1 1 200m3 12 .73 . 5L x 18" x 16h .1-6 cons ta nt..2.2. 16 EP. Agi l i t y - 2 .1 s t a r pat te rns t ype9T4 dual f us ion po"e rp l a n t dr i vi ng aTR9795-83 j ump dri veand t wo St ar-mas s MarkIV manoeuvre dr i ves.St a nd a r d i n e r t i al compen s a t or s . 7 G f loorf i e ld .E lec t ro nics : St a r pat te r ns Model /2c omp u te r .Two hard poi n l s . No tu r r e t s or weapons in i -t i a l l y in s t a l l ed .Screens: No ne.

o f 9 i o o s s t ru c tu r e .s t reaml in ed .48 pass enger s . 184 t on scargo.One 95 - t o n shu t t l e (40to ns ca r g o , 60 passe n -ge r-s , c ompu te r model /2 1 .

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IOPRES SUBSECTOR IDp re s 5ubsec t or i s named a f t e r i t s f i r s t huma n- c o l oni zed wor ld . The re a reno mu l t i - wor l d gove rnment s in th e a r e a , bu t th e r e a re 3 Imper ia l c l i e n t s t a t e s .The co r ewa rd end i s domina t e d by t he Dutrim Vo i d , a la rg e , al mos t s t ar less dus tcloud (a l s o known as th e TrOj an Bl ight ) .The popul a t io n o f th e Dpr es s ub s e c t o r i s l a rge l y Imper i a l human , with someAsian on To rr a nc e. De l t a The t a , and La c id a eus .291 -540 (0 206 ) i s a ba r r e n wor ld du e to i t s oce an - - t he p la ne t i s comp l e t e l y

e r e d i n a co r ros i ve sea of n i t r i c ac i d . The s t a r por t i s a n au t omated orb i t a lfa c ility bu i l t by the Imper i um as a l in k on the t rade r ou t e to th e Flor ia nLeague .DO STOEVSKY (0308) i s t he l oca t i on of a n Imper ia l r e s e ar c h s ta t io n i nve s t i ga t in g a n u n d e ~ w a t Anc i ent s i t e.TORRANCE (0409 ) ' i s a c ha r i sma t i c di c t a t orshi p led by one -Ri gh t e ous J ohn , who dragged th e p l anet back t o s ome degree of c i vi l i za t ion a f t e r a de vas t a t ings e r ie s of so la r f la res dest r oyed i t s oceans .THALASSA (0803) ha s 98% hyd r ogr aphic s . Mos t of t he wor l d ' s pop ula t ion l i vesi n hug e, organi c f l oa t i ng c i t i e s .

~ Z L E 107041 was o r i 9 i a l se t t l ed by Terran u f rom Cent ra lAme r ic a. It i s now gove r ne d by a c:ounc i 1 of ph i losoph er - k ings who de r i ve t he i rpower fr om anc ie nt Aztec myt hs (much as a nc ie nt ~ a ki ngs c la imed to be rep r e s e nt a t ive s of God) .Solar ia 0104 B665734 - 8 A':! r i cu I t u ra l .Dpres 0 105 B631689-A N Non-agr i cu l tu ra l . Non - i ndus t r i a l . Poor. GConnaught 0205 D43115 3 - 9 Po o r . Non- i nd i s t r i a l , Low popu la t ion.29 1- 540 0206 CABAOOO -O F l u id hydrograph i cs . Bar ren. " G RGabri e l 0304 C210100 -B Non- i ndu s t r i al . Low popula t ion . GDc s t oe vsk y 0308 B678673 - A Agr i cul tu ra l . Non- i ndu s t r i a l . Research s t a t i on .J anus 0406 C37532 1- 7 Non- i ndue t r- i a l , Low popu l a t i on.

o ~ ~ a n 0409 E8607AD- 3 GDel ta Theta 04 10 87016 10-9 Ic e - c a p ped. Non- agri cu l t ura l . Non - i ndust r i a l . GCald os 0507 B630879 - 6 Non - ag r i cu l tu ra l . Non - indus t r ia l . Poo r . GLac i daeu s 0509 0100786 - 5 Vacuum worl d. Non- i ndus t r i a l . GSa9 a n 0607 C796 45 3 -8 Agr i cu l t u ra l . Non-ind us t r i a l . GTl azc I t ee t I 0704 D5409CD - 7 I ndust r iaL Poo r . Dese r t wor ld . GT"'" 0708 A551557 -B Non- in dust r ia l . Poor . GHec ard a 0709 B56033 2-9 Des e r t wo r l d. Non- i ndus t r i a l . Lo. popu l a t i on . GThal as sa 0803 B88A889-8 Water world . Ric h . GH t k 0808 014264 0- 7 Poor-. Non - indust r ia l . GAc is 0809 B88579 6 -A Agr icu l t u ra l . Ri ch. GThe Dpr es s ubs e c t or c ont a i nsThe highe s t pcpul a t i on i s 9,Ga b r i e l and Tyr .

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FEATURE ADVENTURE:THE GABRIEL PROJECT

Gab r i e l (Dp r e5 030 4 C210100-B ) i s as:na l l , ba r- ren world l y ing j ue t ou t-s i de the Impe r i um. Fi f teen ye a r s ago,i t was the s i t e of an Imperial f '@,se a rch s t a t ion , bu t in 1105, the s t a t i c n was moved t o Dostoevs ky withoutexp l anat ion. Ga br i e l , whose onl y re main i ng impor t an ce i s as a minor

e n ~ s t o n e on the Impe r ia l -Florian League t r ad e r ou t e, wa5 l e f t wit h3 t in y popu l a t i on of 70 mi n e r s ands t a r-p o r t per s onne l .The pl aye r s a r r i ve i n s ystem asusu al and are hailed by automaticbeacons . However, they are unab le toe s t abl ish communi c at i ons with an yl i v i ng be i ngs . Gab r i e l has no o r b i t a ls t a r-p or t , s o they are forced to landa t i t s downport and onl y se t t l emen t ,Armageddon Cit y .The c ity i s a smal l co l l ec t ion ofbu i ld i ng s l in i ng a s ing le r o a d to andfrom t he s t a rpDrt. Al l a re i nd i v i du a l l y p r essu r ize d tD cDmpensate fD rth e t r a c e a tmDsphe r e . The s t a r por tco n ta i ns two s h ip 's boats a nd a shu t t l e ,Arri v ing a t th e c i t y , the p laye r sf ind no sign Df l i f e . Power i s on ,ve h i c l e s s i t i n the s t r e e t s , f oo dl ie s hal f - ea t e n ne x t tD Dpen maga z t ne a , but no t a s ing le per-ann i s tobe f ou nd. It i s a lmost as i f the en-t t re popula t i o n of Ga b r i e l had s imult aneou s l y van i s he d .s e vE'ra l places around t he c ity ,on a f ew door s , on a f ew s ca t t e r edtab les , t he p la ye r s no t i ce t he c lawmar ks of a huge , s i x- f i nger e d hand.

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WELCOME TO GABRIELAs th e p layers mi l l abou t the t own,one of t hem spo t s a c l oud of dustmovin9 down the r o a d towards Armageddon C i t y . I n a few mi nu t e s , a heav i l ydama g e d ATV d r i ves up and smashes i nt D th e s i de o f a sma l l b u i ld in9 .Th e ATV i s d r iv en by a shDrt , badl y wou nd ed you n9 ma n . If t he p laye r sdraw ne a r he wi l l mut t e r , - Ga b r i e lha s come ! He blD ws hi s t r ump Df dDoman d the uni ve r s e i s l a i d waste ! Wea re l i ke du s t the a rc hangel come t h ! - He the n shudde r s a nd d i e s .

The ma n 's I D sh ows him to be Dr .Jo hn Suu l a s hkur , a sc i e nt i f ic : inves t i ga to r f or a smal l geneer i ng (genet i c en9ineer in gl f i rm. The ATV showsman y sc:ratc:hes an d den t s , a nd IDoksas t hough in se ve ra l places it haslit e ra l l y been r ip pe d apa r t by immens e ha nds . Cl o s e r in spe c t i on wi IIr e vea l tha t th e han ds hav e s i x f ing er s . I ns i de nne s t o r age l ocke r i s asmal l l a s e r dev t ce and a no t e b ook.The la se r f i r e s a l ow- po we r ed beami n cod ed pu l s e s . If th e p laye r s r e adth e noteboo k, the y wi l l nc t t ce th a ti t i s d i vi ded in t o two ma in sect iD ns .The f i r s t i s compr i se d Df neat no te se n an e xp e d i t i on by Suu 1as hku r tof in d t he o ld Imperi a l r e s e a ~ c h s t a t i o n , no t i ng t hat i t was f Du nd some30km sou t hwest o f ArmageddDn C ity. I tmen t iDn s a spec ia l - ke y to SDmeth i ng c a l le d the "be r e t e r , - Then , inwha t i s D t h e same hand,bu t s omewha t e l t e r-ed , it r a n t s abou t

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IMPERIAL RESEARCH STATI ONDELTAAu t ho r i z e d Personnel Onl y

Se t t i ns out to in ves t iga te t h o ldresearch s t a t i on , the p layers fol lowth e onl y r o a d ou t of Armageddon C it yI tt l o n t he map ) . After about 20km, as ide ro ad branches o f f t he mai n one1#2 on the map). I t i s pa r t i a l l ybloc ked by a smashed road ba r r i e r il ying f ace down in the d i r t a few

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The Blac k Gl o b e i s to ta ll y blaCk ,ice col d , and cu t s r i g h t through pape r s , t ab le s , e ven an empty so f tdrink bo t t l e . I f the p layers f i r e thela se r de v i c e from the ATV a t i t , theGlobe wi l l di s a p p e a r fo r a period o f20 sec onds . A measur in g dev ic e i s a t t a ch e d to t he Blac k Globe mechanism ,and whenever th a t spec i f i c pa t t e rn ofenergy i s absorbed, i t tu rns of f . Thef l oo r on th e fa r s i de of the BlackGl o b e i s about ha l f a cent imet re lowe r du e t o t he s e t t l i ng of t he comp le xby abou t a mi l l i me t r e each t ime t heGl o b e i s t u rn ed of f .

The l a rge ve h i c l e bay doors have b ~ e np r ied open, and the airJoCk stillwor ks. The ins ide of the ma i n comple xis p ressur i zed , bu t lac ks power.S l i c in g t hroug h the comple x (s hown ont he map as a l a r ge c i r c l e ) i s al a rge . complete l y opaque, impenet rab le , b lack su r f ace . I t i s a ctu al l y aBl ac k Globe , and de te rm i n i ng i t s na t u re r e qu i r e s a UTP .To determi ne th a t the wall i s aBlac k Globe: Di f f i cu l t , Gunnery , Imper ia l Navy Serv ice ,

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1. Ve td c l e Bay . This area i s un pr e s -s ur i zed , and conta ins tNO a i r land an AFV.2. Li f t Pla t form. Rises up to landi ng pad on ~ c o f .3 . Ai r l oc k. This i s hook e d up to af us ion ge n e r a t o r i n t he ve h i c l ebay, an d so Nor ks no rmal l y .4. Sto rage Locker . Empty.5. Troop Read y Room.6 . VRF Gauss Gun Emplacement.7 . Ammun i t ion B ~ 8 . Recept i on. Th is room i s ve r y com

fo r t ab l e , wi th 50f t couches, o ldmagaZ ines , and plush c a r p e t i n g .One couch ha s bee n s n a pp ed int NO.9. Off i c e a r e a . Con ta i ns se ve r a lde s ks , h a nd pa pe r s , a nd i si n a l s hamb le s . The re a rebu l l e t holes i n seve r a l p l a c es .10 . -1 2 . Off i ces .S t or ag e . Con t a i ns s t a t i onar y ,spare pa r t s , a nd se ve ra l boxe s offo od , a l l r i pped op en a nd a l lempt y.

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The s i de ro a d en te r s a range ofmoun t a in s , and a f t e r 11k1D i s bloc kedby a huse r ock s I i d e (#3 on the map ) .Off to the s ide i s a small pre s su ret and a b i t of equipment; some ofi t i s l abe l led with Suulashkur ' sname . Anyo ne wi th demo l i t i on s s k i l lwi l l t he la ndsl i de wasa nd oc c u r r ed seve ra l ye a r s=.go.I t t he pl ayers a re using a g r avve h i c l e , t he y may co n t i nue as norma l io t he rw i s e , t he y mus t proceed o n foo t .10km l a te r , t he r o a d ends, and al a r ge bUild ing can be seen j u t t i ngf rom th e c l i f f Ut4 on t he map) .

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4. R e p a i ~ Se ct i on . This room holds ad i s ass emb l ed a ir / r a f t , and thereis evi dence of an e xp losion. Offi n one cor n@ r i s a TL 15 vac csu i t . H O H e v it is 3 m@tresma H or l1ed , and has four3rms .5. Lab Space . Cont a i ns a multitudeof sc ien t i f ic equipment, a ll re l a t e d to genetic engineering.

6 . Med ical . This r oom ho ld s severalbeds, medical equipment, and anLSP reed robot, t he l a t t e r 5 1 i c edi n ha l f by the Black Globe.7 . Records. There has obvi ousl y beena f i r e he re , and littI@ of th@ma t e r i a l appears i nt ac t . However,one p iece of paper, a progressr epo r t dated 11 04, r e f@ s to cer ta in complications in the behav i or of A.G.E. 5 . Players withsc ien t i f ic background Hill recogn i ze A.G.E. as standing for An droi d Genet ic Engineering.Con fe rence Room . The Black Globes l ices r ight through th e cen t r eo f the r-oom.. Common Area. Thi s has obv i ous l ybeen t he s i t e of a major bat t l e .The room i s demol ished, Hiths ig ns of gunf i re , lasers , a grenad e blast , an d huge slash ma r k s .. Ga l l ey . All the food has been re moved , l e avi ng empt y cans and demo l i sh ed packaging.36 . St a t e r ooms . Some are i n goodcondi t i on , whi le others have beent ota l l y wrecked .

. A s i gn on one wa l l of the cor r i dor s ays Gabriel Pr o j e c t Labs with an a rrow point ing down thehal l .. ?ai nt ed on the wal l here inf l uo r e s c e nt orange is a ma k e s h i f ts i gn, say i ng, Warn ing . ExtreTlleDan ger . Do Not Conti nue On Penal t y Of Dea t h . . Behi nd a locked s tee l door areseve r a l c ha i r s and a secur i tys ta t i on .. Android Va t ~ Can be recognizedwi th t he fo llowing UTP .To recognize andro id va t : Diff icu l t , Genetics, Educa

t io n, Instant , Uncertain.. Andr o i d Va t " 2.2. AC i:es s Yay .. Ga l l e r y . A g l a s s wall with al a r ge hole looks i nt o t he nur se r y.4. Nur s ery . Cont ai ns a be-d 13ml on g) , toys, a computer console - 12-

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be t s , " 72 ) . If th e f lo or i stouched by an y we igh t g r e a t e rt han 10kg, the y wi l l bec ome ac t i v a l e d .50. A t r ipwir 'e he r e ac t i vat e s gasj e t s . The gas i s mild l y par a l y t ic , a nd does 3D damage to an y

who brea the it.51. A f l oo r p l a t e here causes tHOdoor s to drop and the ce i l ing t obeg in to l o we r . I t can be s toppedby p ic king the loc k on th e f a rdo o r .52 . The doo r s to t h i s r o om c loseautomat ica l l y when the p laye r se n te r , an d the a i r beg in s tor ush cu t . I t wi l l become a v a cuumin 30 seco nds .53. Grav p l a t e s i n the f loo r herec re a t e a 4-G zone . Anyone s t ep ping here wi 11 fa l l , t a ki ng IDdamag e , and be comple te l y immob i l ized . To ge t out wi t h o u t he l p ,r o l l s t r en g t h o r lower on 4D .54. Soni c weapons p ro j e c t a beam fromth e wa l l . Anyone no t wearingh e a d g e ar must r o l l endurance orless on 3D to con ti nu e moving.55. The tunnel here s lope s down . Ifan yone ge t s ha l f way down, j e t sloIill spelot out r i o t fo am ( t o t a l l yf r ic t io n le s s , T.l. tt4 ) , andf l ame s wil l i gn i t e i n a rea 56 .

56 . Fl ames f r om f loor j e t s here do 2Ddamage .

57. An in f ra red beam he re t r i gg e r s ac o r ro s i v e gas , IoIhic h not on l ydoes 3D damag e t o al l who brea thei t bu t a lso af f ec t s vacc s u i t sand armour.53 . A ho logram he re disg ui se s a p i tas a n ordin ar y f l oor . If a p la yerfa l l s in , the p i t c lo ses up,t rappi ng h im .59. Al l the w alls in th i s r o om a r er a f l ec covered . When bo t h doorsa re c losed , a l a s e r r i f l e loti 1 1f i r e a beam, which wil l r i coche tu n t i l i t h i t s someone. Ro l l toh i t -2 , a nd c ont i nue unt i l some cn e i s h i t .60. Th ro ne Room. Thi s r o om i s ve r yl a r ge a nd f j l l ed wi t h jun k:j e we l r )' , cred i t s , cu t l er y and o ddt r in ke t s . In t he cen t re i s a

~ makesh i f t th r o ne . a n d in i ts i t s F }' '1e tA. G. E. 5 ) , e xpec t i ngt he pa r t }' and we l coming th e c hal le nge t hey of f e r .61 . Cold Sto r ag e . Thi s room i s oneb ig low be r th , a nd holds most ofth e c i t y ' s pop u l a t i o n.- 13-

,,,,and man y books . Mos t of th e booksare re l ig ious te x ts leg , t he Bi ble, the Koran, the Melhe i , etc . )or comment ar i es thereon.45. Heavy Steel Doors. Each one isl o c k e d , the f i r s t wi t h a ke y p ad ,the second wi th a t humbp r i n t , theth i rd wi t h a r e t i na l s c a n , a ndt he four t h wi th a key . Open in geac h requires a UTP .To open doors: Di ff icul t , Elec -tro ni cs, Mec han ical , 15sec ond s .

Referee: There i s a n automat ic+1 DM o n the f i r s t d oorand a -1 DM o n th e th i r d ,and a loc kpi ck s e t i s r e qu ired on the fourth.The doors r e qu i r e 100 damagepoi nts to break tnrough .46. ~ f loor he r e has a l te rna t ing

!" e d an d wh ite ti l e s . Al l redt i l e s a re e l ec t r i f ied (2D d amage ) . To cross onl y on th e whitet i l e s r e qu i r e s a ro l l of dex t e r i t y o r l ower o n 2D.47 . Th i s o room conta in s morer n i n s ign s and a larg e s h a f ti ~ down 20 met r e s . I t i s pe r f ec t l )' s moo th , wi th no handho ld sof any so r t .48. Powe r P lan t .49. At th e bottom of the sha f t aretwo s upe r guard r o b o t s ( 10 1 Ro -


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E GABRIEL PROJECTn 1098 Research Sta t ion Delta wase t up on Gabr ie l , i t s main sub jec tf r e s e a r c h being genetic engineerng, part ic ula r l y the mil i ta r y applia t ions thereof . In 1103, va r i ousechni ci a n5 from Imper ia l 6eneering,j o i n e d the team of sc i en t i s t s ,nd A. G.E . 5 was designed and grown.nte nded as a super - so ld ie r in thevent of a Fif th Front i e r War, he wasui ckl y brought to m aturity and eduHe showed a specia l i n t e r e s tn r e l i g iou s l i t e ra ture , and apprecited the i ron y of the p lane t ' s namen relat ion to himself .However , Fyve , as he s t yled him, p roved to be menta l l y uns tab le ,th tendencies toward excessi ve violence and megalomania. In 1104 hei l l e d and a te one of h is t echn i f inding the t a s t e de l ic ious ,

went on a rampage . I t event.ue l Jvo ok 10 Imperial Marines in b a t t l ~t o stop h im, but even theyou ld not des t roy him. A spec ia lr i son was bui l t , and he was placedin co l d s leep i ns i de a black globe. A

l a se r key was bu i l t and hiden in c ase a cc ess was l a t e r necesa r y. The research s t a t ion was thenved t o Dostoevsky.Two months ago, Dr. John Suulashu r found the complex and gradua l l yad e h i s way through. He found Fyve

nd re le ased him; Fyve subsequen tl yap tu r ed him and the en t i re populat i on of Armageddon Ci t y , convinc ingth em a l l t ha t he was in f ac t Gabrie lan d dr i vi ng many, i nc lu di ng Suul as hUr' , i ns a n e . S i n c e then, he has beennchi nq away on the populace anda i t in g - f or a j ump-capable ship tor r i ve i n which he can leave the pla ne t . After detect ing one ' s a r r i va l ,he al l owed Suulashkur to escape( t houq h no t without a f i gh t ) , knowinghe . l lead people to the r e s e a r c h

s t e t i on FYVEF:lVe has a U. P . P . of KKKFAK, with thef ina l d ig i t de no t i n g psion ics t r eng t h . He has a l l psi onic ab i l i t i e s t o l eve l 10. He is 3 metreshig h, a nd l ooks I i ke a man-machinehybr id . The two large r of h i s fourarms end in huge scythes (h i t asb roadsword, 4D+3 damage), the othert wo ending i n s i x-f ingered hands.

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In t e l l i gen t , p layfu l , and dangerousl y insane , Fyve i s ve r y clever andpossessed of a s t rong ( though morbid )sense of humou r . He can bes t beplayed as a c ross between Le x Luthora nd Darth Vader .Fyv e has the fol lowing sk i l l s :Scy t he-2, Braw I i ng- l , Compu t e r - l .Demolit ions -1 , Electr on ics - I , Grav i t i c s - l . Comba t .Ri f l ema n - 1 , Energyueepone-u , Hunt i n9-1, In te r rogat i on - l , Jack -o f -a l l -Trades -3 . Mechant c a r-u , P i l o t - l , Stea l th - l , Tact t e a-L,When the p layers f i r s t 5ee Fyvea f t e r having worked t he i r way pas ta l l the t r aps , he is casua l l y munching on a human leg . After offer ing achunk to them and e xpress ing disappointment when they refuse ( - I t ' sve ry de l ic ious , r ea l l y i t t a s t e sra ther 1 ike smoked ham. -) , he wi 11e xplain who he i s , ta lk about h i shis to r y , and t e l l the characters whyhe wants them, occas ional l y throwingi n an obscure r e l i g i ous reference. I fthe p layers a t t ack him, or when hehas f in ished speaking, he wi l l de -c la re tha t f un t ime i s over I and v i c iousl y at tack the p layer5 . The f inaloutcome i s up to the referee; Fyvemakes an e xce l len t long-term v i l l a i n ,so i t may be good to allow him to e scape.


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ITRAVELLER'S HARDWARE I1 Advam:ed ba s e1 Rad i o be a c on / t ra ns mi t t e rI Pul s e l a s e r i n s ta l l a t io n1 Co l l a p s i b l e 1200 ton ) f uel s to rage ta nk1 War e hou s e t e n t1 Mechani ca l t ool k i t1 Elec t roni c t oolk i t1 Fusion powe r plan ti Di r t - moverS I ndus t r i a l s ize can i s t e r s o

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The ho lo s u i t i s a r a re device usedf or di s g u i s e . Pe r f e c ted a t TL 15, itcombines a wrap -a r ound hol o - pro j ec t oran d a vo i c e modu l a t o r , a l l owin g thewe a r e r to l ook a nd sound e xact l y l ikea ny o t he r person .The ho lo s u i t i s programmed by in s e r t c r ys ta15 , bea r i ng the ima ge and.... o t ce pa t t e r ns of a n indi vidua l . Gene r-e l l y , t hey are onl y avai l a b le i nb la nk f orm , bu t can be programmed bymak i ng a f i ve -minu t e r e c or d i n g (vo i c ea nd ho l c l o f t h e des i red indi vidu a l( p r-e f e r a b l y I t ve , bu t a l s o pos s ib l efrom TL ho l 0 v i e we r s l . Pre -p ro~ r a m m e d cr ys t a l s ar e a 15D a va i l a b leon t he blac k marke t , but are e xt r emel y e xpens i ve and of ten i l l ega l .

Th e ho lo5Ui t can p la y one imagelus i ng a c m u t to ad ju s t i t to thea mov emen t ) , and has a s t oragecompar t me n t fo r four more i n s e r tc :" ys t a l s .

~ e i s ome one wea r in9 a holos u i t r e qu i r e s a r o l l of in te l l igenceo r lowe r on 40, DM-2 i f t he obse r verk c ~ the pa t te rned in diV i d u a l , DM -6i f he knolO'ls hi m we l l . A hc l ceu t t canautcmatica l l y be de tec ted i f an yonet c uc be e t h e i nd i v i d ua l , as wha t hef e e l s will not c or r espond wit h wha t

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TYPE D PREFAB STARPORTBa se d o r ig in a l des igns used by theI I SS . the p r e f ab s ta r por t i s cu r ren t l y bui l t a nd marke ted by Front i e r Deve l o pme n t , LIC. Avai lab le a t mostTL 13+ a nd s t a rp or l A wo r l ds, i t i sus e d by bu s inesses , gover nments , and

n p n i n any s i t uat io n whe r e a n ea s i l y and qu ic kl ybu i l t s ta rp or t i s ne c e s s ar y .The r a s ta rp o r t cons i s t5 oft he f ol l ow in g i t ems :- 16-

The p re fab s l a rpo r t c ome s packedi n va r i ous ~ a t e s f o r eas y t ranspor taboa r d a s ta r sh ip . Once it i s placedup on a p lane t , c onst ruc t ion can beg in , by t he fo l l ow ing s teps :L F in d a l ~ g f l a t , c l e a r area( r oc k p l a t e au , f ie ld , c l ear ing l app rOXimate l y l km by l km i n s ize , an dp f a b loc ated ne a r wa t e r . Gr oun d

u ~ be f i rm.2. Cl e a r the are a of a l l ve g e t a t io n o r o b s t a c l e s ( r o c ks and t rees )wi t h t he d i r t -m over and tool k i t s .3 . Us ing t he d i r t - move r , dig ( i De mde-ep l th e u n l " , ! a n d i n g pad base .4 . F i l l t he pad base wi t h s t ee lfo am. Smoo t h ou t .'5. P l a c e- bui ld ings, beacon,Co ns t r u c t io n o f t he f a po r t r e qui r e s p ~ i e 200hour s .Con t inu e d on pa ge 18


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qu i res 1 we e k and mus t be per formeda t a t ype B star-po r t .Compu t er s can be improved by theu s e of higher qual i t y components andb e t t e r ca r e . CPU/ s t or age i s r a i s e d tot he ne x t level lmo d e l / l to model / 2 ,lUo de l / l f ib t o model /2 f i b , e t cv t ,Requi r e s 2 we e ks and Compu t e r - 4 . Cos ti s 0 o f compu te r cos t .

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Beam weapons can be ad justed to i n crease power output . Cost i s 4 0 ofweapon cos t . Requires 1 week and Gun ner y - 3 . Weapons wi l l do double damageand u s e doub le t he EP 's .A s h i p ' s hu l l can be e l ec t r i f iedt o de t e r anima l s (a nd people ) f r omtouching i t . Cost i s 1 of hu l l cos t .Mus t be per f ormed a t a s ta rpo r t .Takes 1 week.Video ca meras c an be ins ta l l ed in s ide and outs ide a s t a r sh ip . Immobilecame ra s cos t Cr 500, while mobile onescos t Cr1200. Mus t be l in ked to a DCS(be l ow) La s e r r i f l e s can be f i t t ed to th eou t s i de of a s hip ' s hul l fo r u s eaga i ns t pe rson nel wh i le on t he

St ar-s hi ps a re ve r y much l ike cars ona nc ient Ea r th : there are many di f fe r e nt t ypes p roduced by va r i o us manufa c tu r er s . Bu t , a190 l i ke car s , the ycan be a nd arE mod i f ied by t he i r own e rs t o s u i t ce r t a i n needs. Such chan 3es i a star-sh ip can va r y from a newpai n t j ob to a dd i t ional equipment toa ma j er r ewo rking of the dr i ves.Tr avel le r an d Adventure 5, Tr i l l i on Cr e d i t Squ adr o n , dea l t with ce r la i n c hangES: upgrading t u r re t s ,c ha nging weapons, r ep l ac i ng s ystems,and va r i ous t ypes of demountable andpe r manen t fuel tan ks. But these makeup onl y a sma l l f r ac t ion of the poss ib le h a n g e s t ha t can be made.Al l of th e f ol lowing modi f ica t ionscan ge ne ra l l y onl y be pe r fo rmed o n3hi ps o f 1000 tons or leS5.

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~ g cos t . Suc h upg r a d i n g i n c l u d e se xtendi ng EMS sensors in to the lon9wave radio band and the add i tion ofmas s , neu t r ino , a nd NAS sensors . Re-

PERFORMANCEA s hi p ' s performance can be a l te r edin a numbe r of w ~ s Drives (ma noeu v r e , jump , and power p lan t ) can becustomized th rough the u s e of spec ia lpa r t s (an e xt ra capac i t o r here , ahigh e r gr ad e jump coi I t h e r e , e tc . ) .Al l of these modi f i c a t i o ns requi re

x t ma i n t e na nce IEngineer -3 , a t~ a s t on c e ever y two months. )A s t a r sh ip ' s power p lan t can bea d j u s t e d t o p r"ovide a b i t of ext r apower ( jus t l ike a ca r ' s engine-I; fo r1 week ' s wo r k and 3% of i t s in i t i a lc os t , i t can g i ve 10% e x t ra EP ' s . ReQui r es Eng i nee r - 3.The jump d ri ve can have i t s fue lcon sump t i on d r opped by 10% (of fue ltonnage , no t of ship tonnage ) . Costi s 4% of j ump d ri ve cos t . Requi re s 2we ek s and Eng ineer-3.Acc e le r a t ion can be J increased b y. 5 G' s th r o u g h proper maintenance ando d i f c t Cost i s 1 0 of manoeu'I r e d r i ve cos t . Requ i r e s 2 weeks andEngine er - 4 . Tr a ve l t imes can be ca l

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Cr300 000 . Th i s i s an i l l e ga l i tem,and r ~ q u i r e El e c t r o n ic s - 4 , Communi ca t i ons -2 , a nd 3 hours t o i n s t a l l .The i n t e r io r o f a s t a r sh i p (norma lwa l ls ) c an be r e c onf i g u r e d in an y de s i r ed manner with i n th e l i mi t s ofbulk head s a nd o t he r pe rmanen t c ompo

ne nt s (d r i ve s , b r idge , hard poin t s ,e tc . ) . Cost i s Cr200 pe r remod e l l edton.Ot he r spec ia l f a c i l i t ie s can beadd ed a s fol lows : Sic k bay-4 tons ,Cr 30 000. Lab -6 to ns , Cr20 000 . Ani ma l pen-l t o 10 t ons , cos t var yi nga c c o r"din g to env i r onmen t an d s ize .Pur i f i ca t ion plan t , a s in Hi 9h Guard.Smuggl ing compar tments c a n bebu i l t i nto a sh ip ' s f lo or s . Cost i sCr 50 per kg of sp ace, to a maxi mum of100kg . A ship may have no more than100kg of compartments per 50 ton s ofnon- f u e l s pa ce.At l ~ a s t 30% o f a l l s t a r s h i pscu stomized i n some manne r . Thec ommon modif i ca t ions a r e v i d e oras and loc ks ; th e ra r e s t arecompu te r , and weapon upg r a d e s .

"3r ou nd . Cost i s Cr5000 . In s t a l l a t i o nr equ i r e s Laser- -3 , Me'chan i c a 1-1 a ndEI 20c t r on i c s - l , and ta kes 3 hours .

u s be' l in ked to a DCS a nd a vid eocemer e ,Las e r ca r bi nes can be se t up in s id e s t a sh i p a reas . Cos t i s Cr 30 00.I n s t a ! la t ion a s fo r e x t er na l la se rr i f l e s . Mus t be l in ked to a De S andv i deo camera.Tr a n qu i l i ze r gas j e t s c ani ns t a l l ed ins id e a s ta r s h ip .Cr400 . Mus t be l in ke d t o av i deo c amer a .An alarm s ys t e m can be ins ta l led

fo r Cr 2000 . Senso r s a r e p lacedthro ughout Iboth insid e and ou t s i de )t he s t a r sh ip , an d a r e keyed to a na la r m. Requ i r e s a DeS .

A Def en c e Con t r ol Sy stem (DCS) i sa ~ o a nd c o nt r ol s yst em f o r thespec i f i ed item s above . Co s t s Cr5000 .Requires El ec t ro n ic s-3 and 1 day toi ns t a l l .Va r i ous t yp e s of l ock s a re ava i l ab l e for" a s t a r sh ip . FulJ desc r i pt i ons ar e gi ven in JTAS K18. Al l re -qu i re 1 hour and Elec t r o nics - 1 t o in s t a l l . Keypad : Cr 40. Magne t i c reader :Cr50 . F i nge rp r in t : Cr 50 . Vo ic ep ri nt :Cr75 . Reti nal s can ne r : Cr75. Metabol ic sc a nne r : Cr200 .Heavy weapons (VRF Gauss g un ,Aut c can nonl can be s e t up t o f i r e ou tc ar go bay doers ( f o r u s e again s t p e r sonne t r , Cost i s 1 .5 x or ig ina l wea po n cos t . Fo r a n e xt ra Cr 1000 , th eyc a n be bu i l t to r i s e ou t of a hidde nf loor compartment . Requ i r es Wepaon s -2and Mechanica l-2 , and ta ke s 3 days t oi ns ta l l .MISCELLANEOUSAl l s ta r sh ips ca r r y r a d i o commun i cat io n s ystems . Mi l i t a r y sh ip s a l s oca r r y mas er and la s e r commun i ca to r s ,which ce s t Cr25 000 a nd Cr50 000 r@s pec t i ve l y. Me s on communi c a t or s cos tMCr l a nd we-igh 2 t on s . All r e qu i r eo m ~ a t and E lec t ro n ic s - I ,and t a ke 2 da ys to i n s t a l l .

ECM (E l e c t r on i c Counter-Measures )pac kages c os t Cr300 000 and t ake 31ays t o i ns t a l l . Requi re'S E l ec t ro ni c: s - 3 .Ra d i o / r a d a r jammers c os t Cr200 000an d hav e a 10 OOOkm r a nge . Requ i r es 1da y a nd El e c t r o n i c s - 1 t o ins ta l l .A mul t i - t r ansponder with 3 d i f f e r e n t I.D . c odes can be purchased fo r

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