Goblin Infantry Support Carrying Capacity

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UPSystems
03/07/14 11:46 PM
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Anybody know how many regular troops a Goblin Infantry Support Vehicle can carry? I see a reference to 3 tons of space but I don't know what that translates to in terms of troops. Thanks!
Retry
03/07/14 11:50 PM
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That's about a platoon of 30 footsoldiers, or 16 jump troops, or 14 motorized troops, or 3 mechanized troops, or 3 medium battlearmor.
UPSystems
03/07/14 11:55 PM
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Cool, thanks! So I guess 1 ton of space equals about 10 regular soldiers then.
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03/07/14 11:59 PM
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Yeah. The normal goblin with 1 ton of space isn't incredibly useful or worthwhile if using it as an IFV itself.
ghostrider
03/08/14 12:51 AM
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the goblin was created to work in a lance formation. Combined they carried a platoon of infantry, ie needing 4 squads together. 7 men per squad, 28 men for a platoon.

The laser and srms were good enough to destroy infantry when the unit was first shown to the public. Since then, they changed how infantry took damage.
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03/08/14 11:36 AM
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Which is good, because the way infantry disintegrated when even being looked at anti-mech weaponry was very annoying.

And SRMs are still very good at infantry killing.
CrayModerator
03/09/14 12:21 PM
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Quote:
UPSystems writes:

Cool, thanks! So I guess 1 ton of space equals about 10 regular soldiers then.



It's more like 1 squad (7) of foot infantry per ton. Some infantry units are heavier than others. A platoon of motorized infantry is about 5 tons, or more than 1 ton per squad.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer

Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
UPSystems
04/30/14 10:23 AM
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Thanks all. I am seeing two answers here....3 Tons of Space equals 21 regular foot infantry OR 30 regular foot infantry. I recognize humans can squeeze in but I wonder what is normal. I am putting together some infantry stands and I want the correct number of figures (I recognize sometimes we use fewer figures to symbolize more but I'd like the right number). I am putting two stands of 15 for each 3 Ton Cargo Transport. This lance has two Goblin Infantry Support Vehicles and two Maxims. When in place, 8 stands of infantry pour out, 15 per stand. I already have a few of the stands completed but I'd be curious to hear thoughts.
UPSystems
04/30/14 10:25 AM
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PS Sorry for the delay in responding.
ghostrider
04/30/14 04:09 PM
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a squad is 7 men. A platoon is 4 squads or 28 men. This is for foot and mechanized infantry.
Jump platoons are 21 men.
UPSystems
05/11/14 12:56 AM
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OK, I am going to go with 7 regular infantry per ton, so for a 3 ton cargo bay, 21 men.
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05/11/14 02:59 AM
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1 man weighs .1 tons. 10 regular footsoldiers weighs 1 ton. A 3 ton infantry bay is capable of carrying 30 footsoldiers, or just a bit more than your average platoon.
ghostrider
05/11/14 05:50 AM
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the extra room is for the commanders girlfriend, so she can watch him crash and burn
Karagin
05/11/14 10:31 AM
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The weights for how much infantry and their weapons and gear weigh has never been fully explained or set in stone.
Karagin

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ghostrider
05/12/14 06:19 AM
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I can see for simple math the .1 ton per man works much easier then trying to figure the weight for 7 men per ton. Could log it down to the gear that they take in addition to the weapons and such.
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