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Atomic Rockets, advdesign

Cited by Fire and damage control (Airlock discussion).

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Life support a venting compartment bleeds per tickFire and damage controlAirlock discussionEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, appmissiontable

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Change of speed for a hop between two berths at one bodyFuel and the torch driveTerra-Luna space (the delta-v table, LEO to low lunar orbit)DAnalogy
Change of speed to hold station at a body for a yearFuel and the torch driveStationkeepingDAnalogy

Atomic Rockets, appworkedexample

Cited by Hull wear and repair (Structure).

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Share of dry mass that is structureHull wear and repairStructure and Specifications tableCDerived

Atomic Rockets, astromilitary

Cited by Hostile fleets, gun stores and spread (Fleet Design); The deck fight (Naval Boarding); Ship vitals and fight penalties (the armored cruiser passage).

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Most ships in the captain's wingThe Newtonian fightFleet Capabilities (generally built around a six-ship squadron)EAuthored
Largest navy squadronHostile fleets, gun stores and spreadFleet DesignBSecondary
Largest band of pirates or privateersHostile fleets, gun stores and spreadFleet DesignEAuthored
Seconds to move through one hatch into the next compartmentThe deck fightNaval BoardingEAuthored
Which compartments each hatch joinsThe deck fightNaval BoardingEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, atomicfuel

Cited by The power model (Power reactors (decay heat)); Fuel and the torch drive (The Details).

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Atomic Rockets, basicdesign

Cited by Fire and damage control (Fire); Armor and the six faces (Section before 'Everything Is Connected'); Hold balance and the gimbal (Rocket Tumble); Hold balance and the gimbal (Saddle Truss).

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Classes the first-response team can fightFire and damage controlFireEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, celss

Cited by Life support, food and water (Controlled Ecological Life Support System (opening)).

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Most the crew and the modules can cut togetherLife support, food and waterControlled Ecological Life Support System (opening)EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, commdeck

Cited by Range bands and the joust (the speed of light passage).

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Speed of lightRange bands and the joustthe speed of light passageBSecondary

Atomic Rockets, controldeck

Cited by The Newtonian fight (Moment of Inertia); Hold balance and the gimbal (Gimbaled Engines); Hold balance and the gimbal (Atomic Rocket Pilot Console); The bridge crew and standing orders (Moment of Inertia); The bridge crew and standing orders (Ship Control Officers, Combat Information Center).

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Share of the main drive that each end's lateral jets pushThe Newtonian fightMoment of Inertia, Roger Wilcox exampleCDerived
Half-angle a keel gun can lay off the bow, by mount sizeKinetic guns and point defenseGimbaled engines and thrust vectoringDAnalogy
Crew skill: seconds of warning, chance to miss a call, launch sighting, report precision, gun spread and helm turnThe bridge crew and standing ordersShip Control Officers, Combat Information CenterEAuthored
The crew procedures: owner, what each raises and whether it acts or asks by defaultThe bridge crew and standing ordersShip Control Officers, Combat Information CenterEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, crew

Cited by Fire and damage control (Damage Control); Ship's organization and the Second (Command).

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Hands a hull needs before it has a SecondShip's organization and the SecondCommandEAuthored
The four bridge stationsShip's organization and the SecondEldraeverse Command RosterEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, emergency

Cited by Fire and damage control (Escape Craft, and again under damage control).

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Hostile merchant lockers (level, competence)Fire and damage controlEscape Craft, and again under damage controlEAuthored
Chance a destroyed reaction chamber scrams the reactor in a roundThe power modelNuclear Reactor Emergency SCRAMEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, enginelist

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Meters in one astronomical unit (beacon range and distance code)Fuel and the torch drivethe note that 1.0 astronomical units is defined as 149,597,870,700 metersBSecondary
Meters in one astronomical unit (trip distance code)Fuel and the torch drivethe note that 1.0 astronomical units is defined as 149,597,870,700 metersBSecondary
Exhaust speed of the lateral jets, which burn waterThe Newtonian fightNuclear Electrothermal (a resistojet gives an exhaust velocity of about 9,810 m/s)CDerived

Atomic Rockets, enginelist2

Cited by Fuel and the torch drive (Nuclear Salt Water (NSWR)).

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Share of the drive's jet power kept as heat (the unit's size)Heat and radiatorsNuclear Salt Water (NSWR)EAuthored
Exhaust speed with no thruster grade fittedFuel and the torch driveNuclear Salt Water (NSWR)EAuthored
Every rung of the exhaust ladder, no grade then TH-1 to TH-6Fuel and the torch driveNuclear Salt Water (NSWR)EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, enginelist3

Cited by Fuel and the torch drive (Epstein Drive).

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Exhaust speed of the top rung (TH-6)Fuel and the torch driveEpstein DriveBSecondary

Atomic Rockets, heatrad

Cited by Heat and radiators (Radiator Details (Stefan-Boltzmann law)); Heat and radiators (Combat Radiators (the Achilles Heel passage)); Heat and radiators (Sikon, Combat Heat Sinks); Running dark (Radiator vulnerability (text beginning 'Solutions for reducing the vulnerability of radiators')); Ship vitals and fight penalties (Combat Radiators (the Achilles Heel passage)).

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Share of the drive's full heat that whole fins shedHeat and radiatorsMo/Li Heat Pipe (Radiator Types)DAnalogy
Temperature rise the tank water may take before it boilsHeat and radiatorsCombat Heat Sinks (the Attack Vector: Tactical water heat sink passage)DAnalogy
Specific heat of water used for the tankHeat and radiatorsCombat Heat Sinks (the Attack Vector: Tactical water heat sink passage)BSecondary
Energy to warm one kg of tank water to boiling and then boil it offHeat and radiatorsCombat Heat Sinks (the Attack Vector: Tactical water heat sink passage)CDerived
Heat a molybdenum and lithium heat pipe radiator sheds, per square meterHeat and radiatorsMo/Li Heat Pipe (Radiator Types)BSecondary
Chance an ordinary hull hit also reaches a finHeat and radiatorsCombat Radiators (the Achilles Heel passage)EAuthored
Chance an enemy aims at the fins in one volleyHeat and radiatorsCombat Radiators (the Achilles Heel passage)EAuthored
Heat a fight adds while darkRunning darkRadiator vulnerabilityEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, humanfactor

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Acceleration a crew bears with no strainFuel and the torch driveTable 1, gross effects of acceleration forcesBSecondary
Fatigue a crew gains per day for each unit of acceleration above the no-strain lineFuel and the torch drivethe acceleration passage (the human body only can take 2-3 gees)EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, infrastructure

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Ceres distance from the sunMining the beltSolar Power Stations tableBSecondary
Vesta distance from the sunMining the beltSolar Power Stations tableBSecondary
Pallas distance from the sunMining the beltSolar Power Stations tableBSecondary

Atomic Rockets, landing

Cited by Atmospheric entry and the descent corridor (Aerobraking Landing).

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Base chance that a round of the dive goes cleanAtmospheric entry and the descent corridorAerobraking LandingEAuthored
Chance bonus of a powered descentAtmospheric entry and the descent corridorAerobraking LandingEAuthored
Chance penalty of an aerobraked descentAtmospheric entry and the descent corridorAerobraking LandingEAuthored
Share of a missed aerobrake that lands longAtmospheric entry and the descent corridorAerobraking LandingEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, lifesupport

Cited by Fire and damage control (Atmosphere discussion near the oxygen consumption figures); Life support, food and water (Introduction (person-day accounting)); Life support, food and water (Eeking Out); Life support, food and water (Food (USS Wyoming figures)); Life support, food and water (alternate figures from the NC State document); Life support, food and water (Breathing Mix); Life support, food and water (carbon dioxide in the air (percent list)); Life support, food and water (Water).

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Density of airFire and damage controlAir density note (1.225 kg per cubic meter)BSecondary
Mix of the refill gas: nitrogen and oxygen by share of volume, with molar massesFire and damage controlSpace Shuttle atmosphere (79 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen)BSecondary
Gun sizes whose hole can empty a compartment at onceFire and damage controlExplosive decompression (the 126 millisecond passage)DAnalogy
Recycling draw for each person aboardRunning darkWater (TransHab water management subsystem)CDerived
Carbon dioxide a person adds to the air, per day, as a volumeRunning darkCarbon dioxide levels (0.998 kilograms a day)CDerived
Share of the cabin air in carbon dioxide at which the crew turns drowsyRunning darkCarbon dioxide levels (0.04, 1, 3, 5 percent)BSecondary
Food one person eats in a dayLife support, food and waterFood (USS Wyoming figures)DAnalogy
Water one person uses in a dayLife support, food and waterEeking OutDAnalogy
Morale each hand loses per day with no waterLife support, food and waterEeking OutEAuthored
Life support integrity at which the air failsLife support, food and watercarbon dioxide in the air (percent list)EAuthored
Food one hull hand eats in a day (the hull sizing)Life support, food and waterFood (USS Wyoming figures)DAnalogy
Water one hull hand uses in a day (the hull sizing)Life support, food and waterEeking OutDAnalogy

Atomic Rockets, mining

Cited by Mining the belt (the table of the largest asteroids); Mining the belt (the text under the table of the largest asteroids); Mining the belt (the list of asteroid types (C, S, M, D)); Terrain, cover and harbors (Asteroid Mining).

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Ceres: size in km and mass in kgMining the belttable of the largest asteroidsBSecondary
Pallas: size in km and mass in kgMining the belttable of the largest asteroidsBSecondary
Vesta: size in km and mass in kgMining the belttable of the largest asteroidsBSecondary

Atomic Rockets, misconceptions

Cited by The Newtonian fight (There Is No Friction In Space); The Newtonian fight (Rockets Are Not Fighter Planes); The Newtonian fight (Rockets Are Not Arrows).

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Atomic Rockets, pirate

Cited by The Newtonian fight (Intercepting the target); The Newtonian fight (Approach); Hailing, boarding and prize law (Piracy).

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Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Range inside which a pirate can put its crew acrossThe Newtonian fightIntercepting the targetEAuthored
Time the match must hold before the boarders are acrossThe Newtonian fightApproachEAuthored
Cargo a refusal destroys outside a lost fight, as a share of the hold's value, when the Second expects to loseHailing, boarding and prize lawApproachEAuthored
Cargo a refusal destroys outside a lost fight, as a share of the hold's value, when the Second calls it evenHailing, boarding and prize lawApproachEAuthored
Cargo a refusal destroys outside a lost fight, as a share of the hold's value, when the Second expects to winHailing, boarding and prize lawApproachEAuthored
Range inside which a raider can boardHailing, boarding and prize lawIntercepting the targetEAuthored
Time the match must hold before the boarders are acrossHailing, boarding and prize lawIntercepting the targetEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, power

Cited by The power model (Fission power (SAFE-400 heatpipe reactor)); The power model (batteries table (Lithium-Ion rechargeables)).

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Bank size in rounds of the hull's own rated reactor outputThe power modelbatteries table (Lithium-Ion rechargeables)EAuthored
Share of the plant's thermal power that becomes electricityThe power modelSpace Nuclear Power Program (SAFE-400 and Prometheus)BSecondary
Reactor plant's conversion: heat on the loop is each watt drawn divided by thisRunning darkSpace Nuclear Power Program (Prometheus and SAFE-400 figures)BSecondary

Atomic Rockets, prelimnotes

Cited by Fire and damage control (A story excerpt, not a measured claim); Mining the belt (the asteroid-belt trope (Annoying Trope #1)); Terrain, cover and harbors (Science-Fictional Shibboleths).

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Real spacing of bodies over 1 km, as the game records itMining the beltAnnoying Trope #1, the asteroid beltBSecondary
Radius from a field center within which real members and mined rocks lieTerrain, cover and harborsScience-Fictional ShibbolethsEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, radiation

Cited by Radiation dose (Galactic Cosmic Radiation (Curiosity measurement)); Radiation dose (Radiation levels on the way to Mars); Radiation dose (Solar storms); Radiation dose (Space Radiation Risks: GCR vs SFE); Radiation dose (Gradual SPEs (NASA text)); Radiation dose (Trapped Radiation (Jupiter dose table)); Radiation dose (Chronic Radiation Syndrome Chart); Radiation dose (Acute Radiation Syndrome Chart); Radiation dose (Acute and chronic exposure (paragraph beginning 'There are two kinds of radiation exposure')).

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Open-space dose with no shieldingRadiation doseGalactic Cosmic Radiation (the Curiosity passage)BSecondary
Shielding that halves the cosmic-ray backgroundRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter shielding table), and Effectiveness of Shielding Materials for the 15 to 20 grams of waterBSecondary
Shielding that halves a solar storm doseRadiation doseEffectiveness of Shielding MaterialsCDerived
Solar events a yearRadiation doseSolar Energetic Particles (the gradual SPE passage)BSecondary
Years in one solar cycleRadiation doseGalactic Cosmic Radiation (the Curiosity passage)BSecondary
Chance of an event on any one dayRadiation doseSolar Energetic Particles (the gradual SPE passage)CDerived
Worst event, bare hull at 1 AU, once a cycleRadiation doseEffectiveness of Shielding MaterialsBSecondary
Annual limit the screens quoteRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table), and the Chronic Radiation Syndrome Chart for the adult annual limitBSecondary
Five-year limit the screens quoteRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table)BSecondary
Lifetime dose at which a hand asks to go ashoreRadiation doseObservation (the ESA limit passage)BSecondary
Acute dose at which a hand is radiation sickRadiation doseAcute Radiation Syndrome ChartBSecondary
Acute dose the body clears each dayRadiation doseAcute Radiation Syndrome ChartCDerived
Acute dose bands (floor, grade, term)Radiation doseAcute Radiation Syndrome ChartDAnalogy
Io belt dose (read by getbeltdoseforvisit)Radiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table)BSecondary
Europa belt doseRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table)BSecondary
Ganymede belt doseRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table)BSecondary
Callisto belt doseRadiation doseTrapped Radiation (the Jupiter dose table)BSecondary
Shielding of the RS-6 moduleRadiation doseObservation (the storm shelter passage)BSecondary
Areal density of real shelters that the module screen compares a number toRadiation dosethe passage comparing suit, Apollo, Shuttle, ISS and lunar base shieldingBSecondary

Atomic Rockets, realdesigns3

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Air plant draw for each person aboard (never shed)Running darkHOPE (BNTR) crew vehicle, power budgetDAnalogy
Crew services draw for each person aboardRunning darkHOPE (BNTR) crew vehicle, power budgetDAnalogy

Atomic Rockets, rescue

Cited by Salvage and distress (Introduction).

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Hours to move cargo mass between two hullsHailing, boarding and prize lawIntroductionEAuthored
Reach of a rescue cutter from its baseSalvage and distressIntroductionEAuthored
Burn of a rescue cutterSalvage and distressIntroductionEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, sidearmintro

Cited by Kinetic guns and point defense (Which Gun Is Better?); Hostile fleets, gun stores and spread (Which Gun Is Better?).

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Seconds of fire a cartridge gun's barrel takesHeat and radiatorsthe paragraph on guns heating in vacuumEAuthored
Seconds a cartridge gun's barrel needs to cool one second of fireHeat and radiatorsthe paragraph on guns heating in vacuumEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, slowerlight3

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Share of the plate each face gets, in the same order (bow heaviest)Armor and the six facesDust and near-light travel passageEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacegunconvent

Cited by Armor and the six faces (Kinetics: rods and obliquity); Armor and the six faces (Whipple shield and standoff); The power model (railgun efficiency); Kinetic guns and point defense (Equations (Robinson's First Law of Space Combat)); Kinetic guns and point defense (Equations (hypervelocity impact)); Kinetic guns and point defense (Railguns); Kinetic guns and point defense (Coilgun (Ferromagnetic projectiles)); Kinetic guns and point defense (Kinetic Kill Weapons); Kinetic guns and point defense (Equations (Combustion Light Gas Gun and ETC guns)); Kinetic guns and point defense (Equations (seekers)); Range bands and the joust (Railguns).

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Angles the helm can turn a face to a contactArmor and the six facesKinetics: rods and obliquityEAuthored
Muzzle speed of a coilgunArmor and the six facesCoilgunsEAuthored
Muzzle speed of a railgunArmor and the six facesRailgunsBSecondary
Energy of one power pointThe power modelNavy railgun comment: full scale weapon designed to use 64 megajoulesDAnalogy
Power a rail firing draws, by gun size (a coil draws a share of it)The power modelNavy railgun comment: full scale weapon designed to use 64 megajoulesEAuthored
Coil firing's draw as a share of a rail'sThe power modelRailgun and coilgun efficiencyDAnalogy
Muzzle speed by mechanismKinetic guns and point defenseRailgunsEAuthored
Power of closing speed that scales a round's damageKinetic guns and point defenseRobinson's First Law of Space Warfare paragraphBSecondary
Spread added by a rail at the end of its life, as a multiple of its spread when newHostile fleets, gun stores and spreadUS Navy RailgunsEAuthored
Outer edges of the close band and the mid bandRange bands and the joustRailgunsCDerived

Atomic Rockets, spacegunconvent2

Cited by Kinetic guns and point defense (Equations (kinetic particle attacks, in the laser cannon section)).

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Density of each plate materialArmor and the six facesRadiation shielding materials passage: iron at 7.84 g/cm^3 for steel, tungsten at 19.3 g/cm^3EAuthored
Density of rolled steel plateArmor and the six facesRadiation shielding materials, iron at 7.84 g/cm^3 to simulate steelBSecondary
Multiplier on the radiator clip chance for a canister cloudKinetic guns and point defenseEquations, kinetic particle attacks (laser cannon section)EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacegunintro

Cited by Kinetic guns and point defense (Introduction).

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Pellets in one canister shell, by mount sizeKinetic guns and point defenseIntroductionEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacewardefense

Cited by Armor and the six faces (Section 10: Armor, Damage and Survivability, Whipple shield passage); Armor and the six faces (Section 10, standoff and Orbital Debris citation); Armor and the six faces (Section 10, long-rod formula and Los Alamos rule); Armor and the six faces (Section 10, armor ladder); Armor and the six faces (Section 10, defense against low-mass/high-speed projectiles); Armor and the six faces (Opening fiction passage on a ship's hull); Kinetic guns and point defense (Kinetic PD); Kinetic guns and point defense (Laser vs. Missile); Kinetic guns and point defense (Armor).

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Pools along one side of a faceArmor and the six facesSection 10: Armor, Damage and SurvivabilityEAuthored
Impact speed where a plate's hardness starts to fadeArmor and the six facesSection 10: Armor, Damage and Survivability, Whipple shield passageBSecondary
Thickness of one point of plate depthArmor and the six facesSection 10: Armor, Damage and SurvivabilityEAuthored
Most a plate reads as leaning, to keep the line-of-sight factor finiteArmor and the six facesSection 10: General Armor Tactics, sloped armorEAuthored
Ceiling a full replate costs, by materialArmor and the six facesSection 10, armor ladderEAuthored
Warship hull slopes by faceArmor and the six facesSection 10: General Armor Tactics, sloped armorEAuthored
Blunt hull slopes by face (carriers, troop transports, multirole)Armor and the six facesSection 10: General Armor Tactics, sloped armorEAuthored
Freighter hull slopes by faceArmor and the six facesSection 10: Armor, Damage and SurvivabilityEAuthored
Standard rolled steel plate, ratingArmor and the six facesSection 10, armor ladderEAuthored
Cargo space wrecked per point of a round's penetrationArmor and the six facesWhipple shield (the stuffed Whipple passage)EAuthored
Share of the fuel tank a wrecked feed line loses per travel dayFuel and the torch drivethe passage on a projectile hitting a tank of fluidEAuthored
Share of the fuel tank a wrecked feed line loses per combat roundFuel and the torch drivethe passage on a projectile hitting a tank of fluidEAuthored
Power of closing speed that scales a round's penetrationKinetic guns and point defenseSection 10: Armor, Damage and Survivability, Tate formula and crater passageCDerived
Impact speed above which plate hardness fadesKinetic guns and point defenseSection 10: Armor, Damage and Survivability, Whipple shield passageBSecondary
Rounds one point defense mount can engage in a secondKinetic guns and point defenseKinetic PDEAuthored
A round is engaged by point defense once it is this close to arrivingKinetic guns and point defenseKinetic PDEAuthored
Reach of point defense against a droneKinetic guns and point defenseKinetic PDEAuthored
Highest chance one mount stops a drone on one tryKinetic guns and point defenseKinetic PDEAuthored
Sleek hull slopes by faceHull classes, sizes and slotsSection 10: General Armor Tactics, sloped armorEAuthored
Square hull slopes by faceHull classes, sizes and slotsSection 10: General Armor Tactics, sloped armorEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacewardetect

Cited by Running dark (What If I Run Silent And Cold?); Running dark (Surely Sheer Distance Will Hide Engine Burns); Running dark (Section 3: Stealth Problems Overview); Running dark (There Ain't No Stealth In Space).

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Thermal signature of a light, medium and heavy craft with the drive offRunning darkWhat If I Run Silent And Cold?EAuthored
Signature added for each m/s^2 of fitted accelerationRunning darkSurely Sheer Distance Will Hide Engine BurnsEAuthored
Share of the baseline a dark hull keepsRunning darkWhat If I Run Silent And Cold?EAuthored
Share of the day's contact chance left while darkRunning darkThere Ain't No Stealth In SpaceEAuthored
Heat the loop holds before the hull cooks (getheatcapacity returns this for every hull)Running darkSection 3: Stealth Problems OverviewEAuthored
Range past which active returns are too faint to imageThe observer and ship conditionWhat If I Run Silent And Cold?EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacewarintro

Cited by The Newtonian fight (4. Everything Happens Super Fast); The Newtonian fight (1. Space Is Really Big).

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Time a crew needs to see a round before it can start a dodgeThe Newtonian fight4. Everything Happens Super FastEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacewarship

Cited by Heat and radiators (the coilgun in the example design); The power model (Space Warships: Power Generation, Waste Heat, and Firepower).

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Heat one firing puts in a gun's sink, by sizeHeat and radiatorsthe coilgun in the example designEAuthored
Firings a rail gun's sink takes before the gun must waitHeat and radiatorsthe coilgun in the example designDAnalogy

Atomic Rockets, spacewarshipart

Cited by Heat and radiators (Heat Radiators and the multi-mode reactor passage); The power model (multi-mode reactor for burst power).

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Heat one active cooling dump ventsHeat and radiatorsHeat Radiators and the multi-mode reactor passageEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, spacewartactic

Cited by The Newtonian fight (No "stop-onna-dime"); The Newtonian fight (Hard to hit distant moving object); The Newtonian fight (The Trumpet Bell Effect); The Newtonian fight (Tactical Effects).

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Time between side changes in a weaveThe Newtonian fightThe Trumpet Bell EffectEAuthored
Angle of each wing ship's bearing off the leader's, about the target, in the crossfire formationThe Newtonian fightThree-Dimensional ThinkingEAuthored
Furthest range band each mechanism can shoot atKinetic guns and point defensethe range and fire control discussionEAuthored
Point defense strength by range band (close, mid, long)Kinetic guns and point defenseplenty of time to shoot down incoming projectilesEAuthored

Atomic Rockets, starshipowner

Cited by Hull wear and repair (cost of running a cargo starship); Hull wear and repair (maintenance remarks).

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Maintenance owed per travel day, as a share of hull upkeep valueHull wear and repaircost of running a cargo starshipDAnalogy

Atomic Rockets, thermodynamics

Cited by Heat and radiators (the heat radiator Achilles heel passage and the thermocouple answer).

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Atomic Rockets, torchships

Cited by Fuel and the torch drive (Introduction); Fuel and the torch drive (Torchship Performance (Rocketpunk Manifesto, On Torchships)); Fuel and the torch drive (Constant-acceleration Delta-V); Fuel and the torch drive (Low Gear / High Gear (Robinson and Campbell)).

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Water in a full tank, as a share of the hull's dry massFuel and the torch driveTorchship Performance (Rocketpunk Manifesto, On Torchships)EAuthored

Atomic Rockets, usefultables

Cited by Terrain, cover and harbors (Rho (density) Table); The observer and ship condition (The Boom Table).

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Bulk density of an asteroid, for a body with no published massTerrain, cover and harborsRho (density) TableBSecondary
Wavelength of the light a passive look usesThe observer and ship conditionThe Boom TableBSecondary

Public documents

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46 CFR parts 35, 95, 97 and 199: US merchant vessel fire and emergency rules

The link is part 35 of the 1 October 2025 edition on govinfo.gov. Parts 95, 97 and 199 are PDFs in the same edition (CFR-2025-title46-vol4-part95, CFR-2025-title46-vol4-part97 and CFR-2025-title46-vol7-part199, under govinfo.gov/content/pkg/).

Cited by Fire and damage control (46 CFR 199.80(b) and 97.55-1).

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Numbers that cite 46 CFR parts 35, 95, 97 and 199: US merchant vessel fire and emergency rules
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Ticks the crew takes to clear a space before it is ventedFire and damage control95.16-45(a)(1)DAnalogy

49 CFR 172.101 and 173: US hazardous materials classes (the UN classes the IMDG Code uses)

The link is part 173 of the 2025 edition on govinfo.gov. Part 172 (the hazardous materials table) is in the same volume.

Cited by Fire and damage control (49 CFR 173.2, 173.120, 173.127).

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Numbers that cite 49 CFR 172.101 and 173: US hazardous materials classes (the UN classes the IMDG Code uses)
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Share of the hold's room a cargo fire burns per tick, per levelFire and damage control49 CFR 173.2, 173.120, 173.127EAuthored
Ticks between growth steps for a volatile cargo fireFire and damage control49 CFR 173.2, 173.120, 173.127EAuthored

ACP 125(G), Communications Instructions: Radiotelephone Procedures

The CCEB publishes no public copy. A university hosts the 2016 text, and the pages do not link it.

Cited by Radio voice (Paragraphs 520, 522, 536 and 901, Annex A to chapter 3, chapter 7 example C).

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The register each flag speaks inRadio voiceWhat the document saysEAuthored
The four stand-down hails of the TACTICAL registerRadio voiceParagraphs 520, 522, 536 and 901EAuthored
The four opening engagement calls of the TACTICAL registerRadio voiceWhere the source is silentEAuthored

Apollo-Salyut/Soyuz docking: the speed and alignment a docking mechanism must take

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Apollo-Salyut/Soyuz docking: the speed and alignment a docking mechanism must take
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Relative speed a boarding needsThe Newtonian fightInitial-impact criteria: axial closing velocity 0.05 to 0.3 m/sDAnalogy
Largest relative speed a boarding match allowsHailing, boarding and prize lawInitial-impact criteria: axial closing velocity 0.05 to 0.3 m/sDAnalogy

BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: gunshot wounds, days away from work

The link is the BLS index of the yearly tables. Each table is a PDF behind it.

Cited by Wounds, medicine and salvage after a fight (Gunshot wounds, nature code 134).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: gunshot wounds, days away from work
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Days off duty after a deck fightWounds, medicine and salvage after a fightGunshot wounds, nature code 134, days away from workCDerived

IAMSAR Manual, volumes I and III (2016), with SOLAS V/33

No free copy exists. The link is the IMO page that lists the manual for sale. ICAO sells it too. The pages cite the 2016 volumes I and III, and the current edition is 2025.

Cited by Salvage and distress (Volume III section 1 and appendix A (SOLAS V/33.1, 33.2), section 2 figures 2-3 and 2-4, and p. 4-7).

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite IAMSAR Manual, volumes I and III (2016), with SOLAS V/33
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Contact chance added each day for the rest of the leg after you relaySalvage and distressVolume III figures 2-3 and 2-4EAuthored
Days a berth takes to hear a fuel beacon and ready a hullSalvage and distressVolume III section 1EAuthored

IHO Hydrographic Dictionary (S-32): relative bearing terms

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite IHO Hydrographic Dictionary (S-32): relative bearing terms
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Bearing sectors in a seaman's words: ahead, bow, beam, quarter and asternThe bridge crew and standing ordersentries on the beam, on the bow, on the quarterBSecondary

International Convention on Salvage, 1989

The link is the UK Treaty Series copy the pages cite. The IMO keeps the convention's own page at imo.org.

Cited by Hull wear and repair (What the game does with it); Salvage and distress (Articles 1(a), 4(1), 12, 13, 16, 18 and 19).

5 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite International Convention on Salvage, 1989
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Condition at which a hulk can flyHull wear and repairWhat the document saysEAuthored
Capture bonus on a boarded wreck, as a share of the kill bounty (a game number, not salvage law)Salvage and distressArticle 13(1), criteria for the rewardEAuthored
Share of the drawn reward the stranded crew actually paysSalvage and distressArticle 16, and Article 13(1)EAuthored
Lowest base reward drawn for answering a call, before the body's danger scalingSalvage and distressArticle 13(1), criteria for the rewardEAuthored
Highest base reward drawn for answering a call, before the body's danger scalingSalvage and distressArticle 13(1), criteria for the rewardEAuthored

JPL Small-Body Database: semi-major axes of the named asteroids

The link is the JPL lookup page. The figures came from its API, ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.api.

3 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite JPL Small-Body Database: semi-major axes of the named asteroids
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Hygiea distance from the sunMining the beltorbit elements of 10 HygieaAPrimary
Which belt each named mid-size body belongs toTerrain, cover and harborssemi-major axes of the eight mid-size bodiesCDerived
Which belt each of the four giants belongs toTerrain, cover and harborssemi-major axes of Vesta, Pallas, Ceres and HygieaCDerived

Liquid-metal coolant leaks: what starts them and what puts them out

This page cites three documents. The link is the first, the NRC report. The other two are the JAEA-Review 2010-036 report on Monju (jopss.jaea.go.jp) and the JAEA R&D Review 2011 section 12-7 (rdreview.jaea.go.jp).

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Liquid-metal coolant leaks: what starts them and what puts them out
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Chance a lithium loop leaks, per point of containment lost, while the plant runsFire and damage controlNRC report 3.4 item 6: BN-600, 30 sodium leaks in 15 yearsDAnalogy
Chance a lithium loop leaks while it runs past its heat pointsFire and damage controlNRC report 3.4 item 6: BN-600, 30 sodium leaks in 15 yearsDAnalogy

Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage Agreement (Lloyd's Open Form, LOF 2020)

Cited by Salvage and distress (Heading and clauses A, G and K).

No single number cites this document yet.

Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation: STCW, MET, Human Resources and Crew Manning

No free copy exists. The link is the publisher's catalog page.

Cited by Ship's organization and the Second (PDF pages 57, 75, 137, 145 and 146).

3 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation: STCW, MET, Human Resources and Crew Manning
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Merchant grade of each hire tierShip's organization and the SecondPDF pages 145 and 146; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Merchant grade of each Commander tierShip's organization and the SecondPDF pages 145 and 146; Where the source is silentEAuthored
The merchant rank ladder: grade, title, pay multiple and head shareShip's organization and the SecondRanks and ratings, PDF pp.75, 145 and 148DAnalogy

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (ILO)

The link is the ILO's own text. The pages cite the 2006 text as adopted, from an unofficial copy at the National University of Singapore.

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (ILO)
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Hours in one working shiftHull wear and repairGuideline B2.2.2, para 1(a)APrimary
Hours in one dock gang shiftHull wear and repairGuideline B2.2.2, para 1(a)APrimary

MGN 71 (M): Musters, drills, on-board training and instructions, and Decision Support Systems

The link is the 2014 text the pages cite. GOV.UK has since replaced it with MGN 71 (M+F) Amendment 1, of 2025.

Cited by Fire and damage control (Sections 2.1, 2.4, 7.5, 7.10).

No single number cites this document yet.

NASA-STD-3001 Volume 2: crew health, the habitable atmosphere and pressure change

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite NASA-STD-3001 Volume 2: crew health, the habitable atmosphere and pressure change
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Area of a person a round can strikeArmor and the six facesAppendix F, F.4, Table 44, body surface areaCDerived

NavWeaps naval gun pages: rates of fire, round mass, slew rates, drums

This page cites ten NavWeaps pages. The link is the first, the Phalanx page. The others sit under navweaps.com/Weapons/ and are named on the page.

9 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite NavWeaps naval gun pages: rates of fire, round mass, slew rates, drums
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Muzzle speed of an autocannonArmor and the six facesMuzzle velocity in the Phalanx, Goalkeeper, Bofors and Millennium tables; Atomic Rockets chemical gun paragraphBSecondary
Mass of one round, by mount sizeKinetic guns and point defenseProjectile weights in the Phalanx, Bofors, 76 mm and Mark 71 tablesBSecondary
Speed a turret traverses, by mount sizeKinetic guns and point defenseSlew rates in the tables for Phalanx, Bofors, Millennium, 76 mm, Mark 45 and Mark 71DAnalogy
Point defense rounds per second, by caliberKinetic guns and point defenseRate of fire in the Phalanx, Goalkeeper, Millennium and Bofors tablesBSecondary
Seconds of fire in a point defense mount's own drumKinetic guns and point defenseDrum capacity in the Phalanx and Goalkeeper tablesCDerived
Seconds of fire in one point defense engagementKinetic guns and point defenseBurst length in the Phalanx text and the Goalkeeper textCDerived
Rounds a second an autocannon streams (the base rate)Hostile fleets, gun stores and spreadRate of fire in the 40 mm / 70 Bofors tableBSecondary
Rounds a second a streamed autocannon fires, by sizeHostile fleets, gun stores and spreadRates of fire in the Bofors 40 mm, 76 mm, Mark 45 and Mark 71 tablesBSecondary
Seconds between rounds for the two heaviest autocannon sizesHostile fleets, gun stores and spreadRates of fire in the Mark 45, Mark 71 and AGS tablesDAnalogy

NSTM chapter 555, volume 1: Surface Ship Firefighting (an EXTRACT of 6 pages)

The chapter carries distribution statement C. No public official copy exists, so the pages do not link one.

Cited by Fire and damage control (555-8.14, lithium battery fires).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite NSTM chapter 555, volume 1: Surface Ship Firefighting (an EXTRACT of 6 pages)
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Ticks a vented hold stays open while its cargo coolsFire and damage controlPost fire actions: post-fire ordnance cooling, minimum 15 minutes (555-8.13.9)DAnalogy

Reefer carriage: how long refrigerated cargo keeps without power

This page cites two sources. The link is the Swedish Club guide. The other is PIL's cargo handling page (pilnigeria.com/products-services/reefer-services/cargo-handling/).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Reefer carriage: how long refrigerated cargo keeps without power
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Hours a sealed reefer keeps its cargo without power, chilled and frozenFire and damage controlBSecondary

Reefer container power draw

This page cites two sources. The link is the Container Handbook section on power use. The other is the DSV reefer container sizes page (dsv.com).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Reefer container power draw
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Reefer draw for each tonne of cold cargoRunning darkactual power consumption of reefer containersCDerived

Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy (SORM)

Cited by The power model (6.4.1 e, engineer officer, item 7); Hailing, boarding and prize law (Section 6.3.21 d(1), e(1), f(1), f(6)); Ship's organization and the Second (Sections 3.1.2, 3.5, 3.11, 3.14.1, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.22 and 4.15.3).

8 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy (SORM)
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Chance a hostile at its break point answers a demand to surrender, each rollHailing, boarding and prize lawWhere the source is silent (Surrender)EAuthored
The nine departmentsShip's organization and the SecondSections 3.5, 3.11, 3.14, 3.14.1, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.22 and 3.23DAnalogy
The department that mans each bridge postShip's organization and the Second3.11; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Command grade of the ship's own berth, by hands aboard (up to this many hands)Ship's organization and the SecondWhere the source is silent (A paygrade for any billet)EAuthored
Navy head and rating of each department, with their gradesShip's organization and the SecondSections 3.11, 3.14.1, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.22; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Size of a leased navy hull's crew, by hull tierShip's organization and the SecondChapter 3EAuthored
The order in which the departments of a navy crew are staffedShip's organization and the SecondSections 3.5 to 3.23EAuthored
The navy rank ladder: grade, title, pay multiple and head shareShip's organization and the SecondChapter 3EAuthored

Stowage factor: hold volume per tonne of cargo

This page cites two sources. The link is the Wikipedia article. The other is the Wartsila encyclopedia entry (wartsila.com/encyclopedia/term/stowage-factor).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Stowage factor: hold volume per tonne of cargo
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Stowage factor: cubic meters of hold per tonne of cargoArmor and the six facestable of typical stowage factorsBSecondary

Survival without water and food: the rule of threes

This page cites two sources. The link is the Wikipedia article. The other is a Scientific American article (scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-can-a-person-sur/).

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Survival without water and food: the rule of threes
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Dry days of water before harm startsLife support, food and waterWikipedia, Rule of threes (survival), the rule and the Water sectionBSecondary
Dry days of food before harm startsLife support, food and waterScientific American, survival without food; Wikipedia, Rule of threesDAnalogy

The Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations (NWP 1-14M), 1995 edition

The Navy has no public copy of the 1995 edition. The link is the July 2007 edition on govinfo.gov, which replaced it. Section numbers differ. The pages cite the 1995 copy at fichl.org.

Cited by Hailing, boarding and prize law (Sections 3.4, 3.11.5.2, 7.6.1 and 7.10); Fleet action, breaking off and surrender (6.2.5 War Crimes, item 12); Fleet action, breaking off and surrender (7.10 Prize).

7 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite The Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations (NWP 1-14M), 1995 edition
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Heat gained for refusing a lawful inspectionHailing, boarding and prize law3.11.5; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Fine on contraband found in a search, as a share of its valueHailing, boarding and prize law7.10; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Capture bonus on a boarded wreck, as a share of the kill bountyHailing, boarding and prize law7.10; Where the source is silent (Payment to a captor)EAuthored
Value of a captured crew, as a share of the surrendered hull's catalog priceHailing, boarding and prize law3.5.3.1; Where the source is silentEAuthored
Share of its hull a captured hull is left withFleet action, breaking off and surrender7.10 PrizeEAuthored
Base chance a lawful hull believes the captain's feigned surrenderFleet action, breaking off and surrender6.2.5 War Crimes, item 12EAuthored
Chance a hostile feigns surrender when it would gain from itFleet action, breaking off and surrender6.2.5 War Crimes, item 12EAuthored

UK MCA, MSIS003 Part 7: Electrical Equipment and Installations

Cited by The power model (7.6, Load shedding); Hold balance and the gimbal (7.6 (essential services)).

4 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite UK MCA, MSIS003 Part 7: Electrical Equipment and Installations
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Order the rule sheds fight loads in, first shed firstThe power model7.6, Load sheddingEAuthored
Order the rule sheds voyage loads in, first shed firstThe power model7.6, Load sheddingEAuthored
The three fight bills: order the rule sheds loads inThe power model7.6 essential loadsEAuthored
Bill a hull follows when its captain has not chosenThe power model7.6 essential loadsEAuthored

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982

Cited by Hailing, boarding and prize law (Articles 33, 105, 106, 107, 110 and 111).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Chance that a cornered civilian master hands over cargo, for a lane with nobody named on itHailing, boarding and prize lawArticles 100 to 111EAuthored

US Navy training manual, "Damage Control" (chapter 12)

Cited by Fire and damage control (All hands, 12-1); Fire and damage control (Rapid response team, 12-8); Fire and damage control (Fire, 12-18 to 12-21); Fire and damage control (Figure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22); Life support, food and water (What it says (General quarters, 12-8) and Life support and fire (12-14 to 12-24)); Hull wear and repair (What it says (repair lockers) and Where the source is silent).

22 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite US Navy training manual, "Damage Control" (chapter 12)
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Chance one interior breach starts a fireFire and damage controlFire, 12-18 to 12-21EAuthored
Hull a fire burns per tick, per level, as a share of the hull's maximum healthFire and damage controlFire, 12-18EAuthored
Highest level a fire reachesFire and damage controlFire, 12-18 to 12-21EAuthored
Ticks an unfought fire waits before it grows a levelFire and damage controlFire, 12-18EAuthored
Share of the hands in the repair lockers, by locker levelFire and damage controlRepair lockers, 12-7; general quarters, 12-8EAuthored
Hostile warship lockers (level, competence)Fire and damage controlRepair lockers, 12-7EAuthored
Hostile raider lockers (level, competence)Fire and damage controlWhere the source is silent: merchant shipsEAuthored
Aim lost per step of hands in the lockersFire and damage controlWhere the source is silent: costsEAuthored
Share of the reactor top-up lost for each share of hands in the lockersFire and damage controlWhere the source is silent: costsEAuthored
Most hands the first-response team can sendFire and damage controlTeams outside the lockers, rapid response team, 12-8EAuthored
Ticks the first-response team works a new fire or ventFire and damage controlTeams outside the lockers, rapid response team, 12-8EAuthored
Pace of every hand against a live electrical fireFire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22EAuthored
Burn tier by fire class (multiplier on the hull burn)Fire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22EAuthored
Life support a fire takes per tick, per level, by classFire and damage controlFire, 12-18 to 12-21EAuthored
Where each class can start (class and weight out of 100, by place)Fire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22EAuthored
Ticks a de-energized space stays darkFire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22EAuthored
Aim lost while a passageway is darkFire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes, 12-22EAuthored
Ticks before a fallback party takes over the lending after the Damage Control head goes downFire and damage controlAll hands, 12-1EAuthored
Fire classes that need live power to startFire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes (12-22)DAnalogy
Fire classes from the least to the worstFire and damage controlFigure 12-9, the four classes (12-22)EAuthored
Fatigue each hand gains per travel day at GENERAL QUARTERSLife support, food and waterWhat it says (General quarters, 12-8)EAuthored
Yard price of one hull point, as a share of hull price over its pointsHull wear and repairWhere the source is silentEAuthored

WHO International Health Regulations (2005), third edition

The link is the WHO page for the third edition. The WHO has since published amendments, in 2022 and 2024.

Cited by Records, bail and inspection (Article 23.1).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite WHO International Health Regulations (2005), third edition
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Chance that a docking by a captain who is WANTED or worse is inspectedRecords, bail and inspectionArticle 23.1EAuthored

Wikipedia, 10 Hygiea: size and mass

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Wikipedia, 10 Hygiea: size and mass
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Hygiea: size in km and mass in kgMining the beltinfobox: dimensions and mass; Atomic Rockets colony site page for the massBSecondary

Wikipedia, Silicon carbide: density of the common polytypes

The link is the Wikipedia article. The page's table cites the Ioffe Institute, which was not opened.

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Wikipedia, Silicon carbide: density of the common polytypes
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Density of sintered ceramic plate (silicon carbide)Armor and the six facesProperties of major SiC polytypes tableBSecondary
Density of laminate plate (silicon carbide with tungsten)Armor and the six facesProperties of major SiC polytypes table; tungsten from the Atomic Rockets shielding pageCDerived

Wikipedia, Speech tempo and Words per minute

The link is the Wikipedia article on speech tempo. The page also cites its article on words per minute (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_per_minute).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Wikipedia, Speech tempo and Words per minute
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Words a second a crew says on the net, by skillThe bridge crew and standing ordersspeaking rate of radio newsDAnalogy

Wikipedia, warship displacement and crew: volume per person

This page cites three Wikipedia articles. The link is the Virginia class. The others are the Nimitz class and the Arleigh Burke class.

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Wikipedia, warship displacement and crew: volume per person
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Ship volume per person aboardArmor and the six facesinfobox displacement and complement of three classesDAnalogy

The game's own design notes

17 documents

These notes are not published. A number that cites one is a design choice with no outside source.

Design notes: atmosphericentry

Cited by Atmospheric entry and the descent corridor (The set-piece and the corridor).

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: atmosphericentry
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Travel days of hull maintenance that a hard arrival billsAtmospheric entry and the descent corridorThe set-piece and the corridorEAuthored

Design notes: beacons

4 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: beacons
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Days of air and water a stranded crew hasSalvage and distressEAuthored
Daily chance that a new beacon is bornSalvage and distressEAuthored
Daily chance traffic overhears a beacon beside a busy berthSalvage and distressBEACON_OVERHEARD_NEAR and BEACON_OVERHEARD_FAREAuthored
Daily chance traffic overhears a beacon at the edge of anybody's reachSalvage and distressBEACON_OVERHEARD_NEAR and BEACON_OVERHEARD_FAREAuthored

Design notes: comms

Cited by Radio voice (_opensbycallingitself).

No single number cites this document yet.

Design notes: crimes

Cited by Records, bail and inspection (Bail).

No single number cites this document yet.

Design notes: hullclass

Cited by Hull classes, sizes and slots (Why one number was carrying two facts).

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: hullclass
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Most hull points of a light craft, for a hull nobody authoredHull classes, sizes and slotsThe ruleEAuthored
Most hull points of a medium craft, for a hull nobody authoredHull classes, sizes and slotsThe ruleEAuthored

Design notes: hullcrew

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: hullcrew
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Hands aboard each named hull modelShip's organization and the SecondEAuthored

Design notes: mining

12 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: mining
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Rock grades: ore multiplier and roll weightMining the beltEAuthored
Extraction intensities: yield, encounter change, accident chanceMining the beltEAuthored
Hull damage range from a rig accidentMining the beltRig accidentsEAuthored
Yield lost to a rig accidentMining the beltRig accidentsEAuthored
Rocks in a field at the startMining the beltFields persist on the playerEAuthored
Most rocks a field holdsMining the beltNPC mining rigsEAuthored
Days between new rocks drifting inMining the beltFields persist on the playerEAuthored
Resting pressure target of each fieldMining the beltEAuthored
Lowest pressure multiplierMining the beltLocal extraction pressureEAuthored
Highest pressure multiplierMining the beltLocal extraction pressureEAuthored
Pressure the captain adds per unit pulled outMining the beltEAuthored
Most rigs in one fieldMining the beltNPC mining rigsEAuthored

Design notes: newtonian

Cited by Ship's organization and the Second (The XO chain (XO_MIN_HANDS), Door.handback and Door.captainanswer).

39 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: newtonian
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Longest flight time for which a gun fires for effectThe Newtonian fightOne burst at range, LONG_RANGE_MAX_FLIGHT_SEAuthored
Speed error at which the autopilot stops correcting and holds its bowThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Radius of a hull's hit circleThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Turn rate of a hull with no catalog entryThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Angle off the wanted heading at which the main drive may lightThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of full turning rate that a hull keeps, by number of working turning facesThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Relative speed under which a hold counts as completeThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Closest distance that a pass aims forThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Distance past which a pass is overThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Gain with which the bow cancels sideways drift during a passThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Distance inside which a pass holds its course with no dodgeThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Relative speed at which the drive cuts during a passThe Newtonian fightThe pass (BRAKE_DONE_KMS, PASS_KM, PASS_END_KM, PASS_STEER, PASS_COMMIT_KM, PASS_KMS)EAuthored
Slowest mount turn rate that can lay on a target during a passThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of the water tank that a captain keeps back before a dodge is refusedThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of a weave's seconds that the drive is litThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Step with which the helm weighs a hull rollThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Angle below its deck that a turret can fire past the hull's edgeThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Time to strike rounds up from the stores to the ready lockersThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of the lateral jets' turn that the vernier jets give while the jets push sidewaysThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Time fire control needs to lock a target again once the line of sight clearsThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Longest time that a crew stays in coverThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Distance from a zone's edge within which a crew looks for a harborThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Depth into a harbor zone that a hull runs, as a share of the zone's radiusThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Condition of the nearest foe at which a crew leaves cover for goodThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Distance from the lee point inside which a hull counts as hidingThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Distance at which a cautious or cunning captain waits before it commitsThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Time that a cautious or cunning captain waits for its momentThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Time a captain must fly before the sensors officer names its temperamentThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Interval at which a wing ship re-reads the captain's ordersThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of a wing hull lost in one volley that is worth a radio wordThe Newtonian fightThe wing and squads (WING_MAX, SQUAD_FOCUS, SQUAD_MOVES)EAuthored
Speed at which a rack throws a drone clear toward its targetThe Newtonian fightDRONES (DRONE_ACCEL_MS2 and the constants after it)EAuthored
Range inside which a crew calls a shot on one fittingThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Time an alpha strike lifts the fire rule, the ranging probe and the sink shareThe Newtonian fightWINDOWS (ALPHA_S, WINDOW_QUIET_S, WINDOW_EMPTY_S)EAuthored
Time an answered opening about one ship stays answeredThe Newtonian fightWINDOWS (ALPHA_S, WINDOW_QUIET_S, WINDOW_EMPTY_S)EAuthored
Time a foe's guns must be cycling to count as emptyThe Newtonian fightWINDOWS (ALPHA_S, WINDOW_QUIET_S, WINDOW_EMPTY_S)EAuthored
Miss distance under which a firing solution counts as a hit pointThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Flight time past which a chasing round never landsThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Share of a full sidestep under which a side counts as no sideThe Newtonian fightEAuthored
Hull points of a full-health ship in the sandboxThe Newtonian fightEAuthored

Design notes: newtonian-combat-direction

4 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: newtonian-combat-direction
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Range past which a hostile has run and is out of the fightThe Newtonian fightcoldweld's second Locusta log: rails spent, no way to run, drones unseen (2026-09-30), RunningEAuthored
Distance at which a wing ship falls in beside the captainThe Newtonian fightFormations and the command menu (2026-09-28)EAuthored
Spacing of the loose formationThe Newtonian fightFormations and the command menu (2026-09-28)EAuthored
Firings before the rails are spent, by mount sizeKinetic guns and point defenseNext arc: one set of rules, then the guns' own physics (coldweld, 2026-09-29)EAuthored

Design notes: plant

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: plant
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Game seconds in one combat round, for heat, air, fire and powerThe Newtonian fightThe unitEAuthored

Design notes: plantcondition

Cited by Production plant condition.

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: plantcondition
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Spare-part cover at which a plant keeps its specificationProduction plant conditionEAuthored

Design notes: repair

Cited by Hull wear and repair.

1 number cites this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: repair
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Person-hours to renew one tonne of structureHull wear and repairDAnalogy

Design notes: salvagework

2 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: salvagework
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Share of structure a hulk needs before it can flySalvage and distressEAuthored
Resale value of a hull with a salvage title, as a share of its new priceSalvage and distressThe salvage title and carriersEAuthored

Design notes: setting-canon

Cited by Kinetic guns and point defense (2. Safeguards); Mining the belt (Section 6, subsection: The belt is nearly empty, and a fighting field is not); Hull classes, sizes and slots (Timeline).

5 numbers cite this document
Numbers that cite Design notes: setting-canon
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Drones one operator can steer at once, by skillKinetic guns and point defense2. SafeguardsEAuthored
Width of the dense part of a game fieldMining the beltThe belt is nearly empty, and a fighting field is notEAuthored
Length of a cloud chord that blocks sight at pressure 1.0Mining the beltThe belt is nearly empty, and a fighting field is notEAuthored
Service years behind a hull before the captainHull classes, sizes and slotsTimeline, 2076 to 2276EAuthored
The year the game beginsHull classes, sizes and slotsTimeline, 2276 to 2500EAuthored

Design notes: stellarbodydata

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Numbers that cite Design notes: stellarbodydata
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Inner Belt distance from the sunMining the beltthe Belt as three bodiesDAnalogy
Middle Belt distance from the sunMining the beltthe Belt as three bodiesDAnalogy
Outer Belt distance from the sunMining the beltthe Belt as three bodiesDAnalogy
People living on CeresMining the beltEAuthored

Design notes: travel

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Numbers that cite Design notes: travel
Quantity Mechanic Section Grade
Slope of the size law for eventsRadiation doseSolar particle events as a size law (2026-09-28)DAnalogy
Exponent for how fast a storm weakens with distance from the SunRadiation doseSolar particle events as a size law (2026-09-28)DAnalogy

Design notes: travelevents

Cited by Salvage and distress; Contacts in transit.

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Numbers that cite Design notes: travelevents
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Share of your stores capacity a stranded crew asks forSalvage and distressDISTRESS_STORES_SHARE and DISTRESS_FUEL_SHAREEAuthored