Principles of Electric Flight

[willis]

Ever since I got the Leviathans Gazetteer For New Airmen, I have mused on making a battletech related version of this technology. Just think, a 100,000 ton flying structure not needing a fusion drive and can stay aloft as long as it has a power supply, using the electrical fluid-eletroid, or even a mutated version of har-gel  as the medium.

Post your ideas and how you would make it work, even fluff that fits into the battletech universe.

[willis]

Alright, let me start off with the physical construction of the idea I have:

Combat Vehicle Construction Rules version:
Maximum Tonnage - IS 75 kt and Clan 100 kt
Internal Structure - 10% as per TechManual rules
Suspension Factor - (?)
Structural Integrity - as per airship rule in TO
Engine - all engine types
Lift Equipment - 10 %
Control System / Crew - as per support vehicle displacement hull or mobile structure
Engine/Heat Sinks - as per engine type
Armor - as per support vehicle displacement hull or mobile structure
Weapons / Equipment - additional arcs (dorsal & ventral along with the standard arcs, thinking of displacement hulls on this one)

As always, if you think of something better, post it please.

For the rules for playing this, I will admit, I always for creating the construction rules easier that the unit rules for damage and such, so help a brother out and feel free on posting them and let me know if the rough rules above are workable or not.