GURPS (3rd ed.)-Traveller-Ground Forces.pdf

CURPS Traveller

The official alternate universe for Traveller, the premier

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Explore the uni\'erse of the Third Imperium. where

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Writcups for over 400 worlds arc included. Some arc

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!>CUings. while others arc merely sketched in to allow the

individual OM 10 customize his campaign. There is also

an cXLcn~ivc hislory of the seClOr. including detailed

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Solomi.tni Movement.

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Patml. trJde. and Xboat routes are the lifelines of the

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The human-descended Zhodani have long embraced psi

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psis suffer wilhin lhe Imperium. The Vargr are a race of

alien~ descended from transphulled Tcmm canines. Both ~u'C

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'W'W'W. sjgarnes. corn

Furious Action in the Marines and Army

By DOUG BERRY

Based on the award-winning Traveller

sciencefictioll universe by MARC Mn~LER

Edited by GENE SEABOLT

Additional material by SHAWN FISHER, ANTHONY JACKSON,

THOMAS JONES·Low, ROBERT PRIOR, DAVID PuLVER, AND

CHRJSTOPHER THRASH

Illustrated by STORN COOK, GLENN GRANT, JOHN GRlGNl,

ZACH HOWARD, DAVID LYNCH, AND ED NORTHCOTT,

Maps and deck plans by MARK COOK

Additional illustrations by PAUL DALY, JESSE DEGRAFF,

ALEX FERNANDEZ, AND KIEREN YANNER

Cover by JESSE DEGRAFF

Author's Dedication: To Craig, for teaching me to play.

GURPS System Design I STEVE JACKSON

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STEVE .JACKSON GAMES

INTRODUCTION

Drop Infantry Regiment 30

LARGER UNITS 30

Divisions 30

Anny Corps _ 31

Field Annies 31

OTHER ARMY ORGANIZATIONS ••••... 31

Anny Base Management Command .. 31

Army Transponation and

Material Corps

Sen'ice Academies

About the Author

CJtARACTER TEMI'LATES . .

About the Line Editor

Imperial Army

Infantry

. .. 57

lOl/mal ofthe

Travellers' Aid Sudcl)' 4

AboUT CURPS . . . . . . . . . .. 4

1. INTO THE MUD 5

IN!.. T1Wlm:NTS m' POl.lC\' . , •••........ 5

Why all Anny? 5

HISTORV .•••••....•.••••••••••.•.. 6

The Binh of Annies

Cavalry

Artillery . . . . . . . . . . .

Suppon Personnel. . . .

Speeder Pilot

Speeder Weapons/Sensors Officer

Army Intelligence

Sylcan Ranger

. .. 32

The Sylean Rangers. . . . . . .

IG Agent

11l~"pector General'~' Office

Imperial Marines....

The Vilani and the First Imperium

Tlte Rallgers Unveiled

Line Marine

NUIl-Hwllam'

Marine Commando

3. THE IMPERIAL

MARINES 34

The Marine Life 34

Marille Traditions 34

11Iside Barrledress 36

The Marine Line Regiment 38

Uniform~' 39

Out)' 40

Marine Snipers 40

"With the Gra/ifr/de ofthe Emperor."

PUrl Two

The Interstellar Wars. . . . . . . . .

. 7

INTEGRATING PREVIOUS

CftARACTER TEMPLATES .......•. 62

!S. OPERATIONS 63

MISSION CODES ..••••...••.•.....• 63

How Mi.uimu Are Named

Gender....................

The Wurs ofllle ImperiulIl

The Fifth Fromier WlIr

The Rule of Man

The Long Night

YOII Are Not Cleared to

Read This Sidebur! . . 64

World Modiricrs... . 66

Mission Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Life Suppon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

LOGISTICS ..............•.•. . 67

Transportation 67

Supply 68

Military Justice 68

OPPOSING FORCES ••..•...•.....••. 70

External Threats

The Third Imperium

Invasion: Earth. . . . . . . . . . ..

Memories

Roleplaying ill the Military

Militar)' Tenns wId SlullK

Marine Annorcd Cavalry

Regiment 43

M(/riflf:~' (/lid Nobles 43

Nav)' Relatiolls 44

Anll)' ReiatiOlU . 44

Marine Commandos 45

Boardillg Actions 45

Marine Guard Detachments 46

Ship's Troops 46

Marine Squadrons 47

Higher Level Units 47

Marine Equipment 48

TIle Future of the Marines 48

The Gray M(ISks 48

4. CHARACTERS.... .49

IN THE REGULAR ARMY-O .•••••••.. 49

Sergealll.~ RUIl the Anny .49

Point Totals. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50

Advantages 50

Military Rank 50

Campaigll Types ......•.•...... 50

htrERIAL ARMy ......•............ 51

IMPERIAL MARINt:S ...•••.•........ 51

Character C/iclils

NETAI(V D£I'P.NSE FORCF"-S

Oatil ofEniistlllenr

"What Did You Cull Me?"

2. THE UNIFIED ARMIES

OF THE IMPERIUM 17

All.Ml' ORGANIZATION •...••..•....• \8

The Command and Staff Sections 18

Regimclllul LincuKe 18

The Battle Staff System 19

GIll/barrel Diplomacy 19

Lin Infantry Battalion 20

MiUra')' Pa)' and Benefir.v 20

Grav Tank Squadron 21

CUlIllting Cadence 21

Barracks Life 21

Regimenral MeS.f . .. 22

Lift Artillery Battalion. . . . . . . . 23

Regimental Assodutiom' 23

Rapid Interface Battalion 24

Ullifonlls 24

Support Battalion. . . . . . . . . . . .. 25

Brancll Color.f 25

Differem Era.f 25

Brigade Command Detachment 28

"With the Gratiwde of/III: Emperor."

Part One

. 70

Rallies in Gomes

. 7\

Internal Threats

. 72

THE IMPERIAL W,\Y OF WAR..

.73

Nexus Warfare. . . . . . . . . . .

.74

Tactics and Combat. . . . . . .

Sillfalion Report:

Spilll,'ard M(lrche.~

Invading a World. . .

How TO BUIt.D AN ARMY

IN EIGHT EMi\' STf.PS 77

Planelary Forces . 77

BATTALION EQUiVALE:-iTS ........•.. 77

So There I Was. ..

Subseelor Annies

Levies

B. STANDARD ISSUE

TKE l\1JLITAH\' PHOCUHL.\I""'T SVS"O:M

. 51

Imperial Standard Catalog Number

Awards and Decorations

The Supply Markel

PalIOns. Contacts. Allies. and

Enemies

RATTI,F.IlKF-<;.S, ARMOH~:I) VEHICI.F-'>,

AND STAHSHlI'S

.. 84

... 84

THt: INDI'PI'NDI'NT BRIG,\IlE

Vehicles Key

Lift Infantry Brigade

Disadvantages

From Civilian to Soldier

Grav Tank Brigade

CONTENTS

Type 438-8 R~dding Assault

Banledress ('1'1...12)

Allg/eofFire 115

Wcapon Module Descriptions 116

Warheads 116

WEAPOS MODULES 118

Beam ~Veapons 119

Guided Mi.ui1t'.f 119

Step 5: Annor 120

Step 6: Surface N:3.IUreS 121

Step 7: Statistics 122

Poinr Defense _. 122

Drone Missilu 122

Step 8: Performance 123

Micmdrollt!S 123

VEHlCULl.R AR,\IAMI-;NT:'S .•...•..... 124

LAUlIiCIIERS

B. PERSONNEL FILES

128

M3.j. Ralph Arronaeks

128

Type 62-C Rearden Medium-Duty

BaUlcdrcss (TL12)

Sgl. Gwcnilh Sikorslci

130

Marine Jason haut-Kcmp,

Baron Casttie

Type 29-1... C%m Light-Duty

Battledress (11.12)

131

Cpt Greg Aldridge

132

Anny Combat Annor (11.11)

Slaff Sgt. Khashi ··Mousc"

Khurlushasum

GkA v VEHICI.f.s

133

Inrrt'pid Heavy

GravTank(TL12)

Capl. Sir lrlar Kallan

134

Gen. Lord Kurt Feltentx-rger.

Marshal of Jewell

135

Bt'rgstrom Light

Grav Tank (TL 12)

Technician Mikhail Yons

137

As/rin Grav APe ('fLl2)

Force Capt. Pelra IGmdoltir

138

Kushkikkan Marine

Grav APe (TLI2)

Over-Leader Four

139

125

Commodore Harvey Rathbone

140

Terrapin Meson Sled (TLI2)

125

141

ROCKF:T Mm MISSILE STATISTICS

2nd LI.Colin Kcrr-Ardor

SllIlbllr~'1 Missile Sled (TLlI)

..•.•.•... 126

GKAV AKMOK IN ACTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

142

126

Thr~sht!r Closc-Support

Speeder (TLl2)

Fire and Movement

INDEX

143

TuRNING RADIUS

126

Typc-431 Heavy Rccovery

Sled (TLlI)

Teamster Heavy

G-Carrier (TLlO)

!II

RII.flo Engim:cring Sled (TLII)

Zhdiakiz. Grav Tank (TLII)

Cra/ennaker Missile

Grav Tank (11.10)

Serendipity

GravTank(11..12)

Frugrunl Flower

Grav Tank (TL9)

At'hrGrav Assaull Gun ('1'1...10)

SlUlingrudGrav Tank (TLII)

S'rA.R.<;Hlf:Ii

New Slandard Modules

MODULES

Kei/h-c1ass 30.000-100

Transport (TLl2) .............•96

Nakerkh·dass 1,200-lOn

Lander (fLl2)

Caen-class 1,200-ton

Drorl.~hip (TLl2)

etF-N-C;LASS 1,200-TON

DROPSlIIP (TLl2) . . . .

\Vf.APONS

102

103

WEAPON TA8U;S

PERSONAL issUE

..•..• 103

7. GRAV VEHICLE

MODULAR DESiGN ..... 107

DESIGN SEQUENCE ...............• 107

Step I; Concept and Tech Level ... lm

TL ufGrali Vehicles . ........•.. 107

Slep 2: Vehicle Body 108

VEHl<.-1.E BOI>YS ......•........•.• 108

Slep 3: Add a Turret

_ 109

109

VEHICI.E TuRRETS

Vt'hide Crew Requirt!mt!nr.f

109

Step 4: Vehicle

Component Modules

110

Module ~riptions

110

Vehicle :»stenu

110

Gunnery Made Eas)'

112

Balll~fieid Scull'

112

Other Attack Roll Modifiers

113

VEHICLE MOl>uu:s

114

Imlire(:1 Fire

114

CONTENTS

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