Exploratory Vessel

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And is 1 cargo unit really supposed to be 1 ton?

No. Yes. Is there a correct answer?

So... One prisoner takes up the same room as 1 ton of cargo? And if that was the case, all those tiny little light fighters with 20+ cargo space would need to be a LOT bigger than they are... Not to mention the VHFs with 60+...

Yeah you're right, because FL is so detailed that all of those factors can be taken into account... /sarcasm;)

a) you shouldn't be putting people in your light fighter's cargo bay.
b) a person -might- take up the same amount of space given the fact that a person needs a small stateroom for the trip.
c) Cargo bays would need to consider both weight and volume, it's not like FL can differentiate.
d) an F-15, which must remain -airborn- as opposed to just pushing mass in space, carries 20 tons aloft, probably a space fighter could exceed that?
e) does it really matter?:D

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