Sedan
Chair (TL5)
The origin of the sedan chair, the second
type of non-wheeled transport which was popular through out Europe until the
late 19th century, is unknown.
Some maintain that it originated in the East where people were
frequently carried by their servants in similar contraptions. Other believe that it was the next step on
from a practical solution for transporting sick people, which originally
consisted of a seat suspended by cords from the carrier's shoulders. The sedan chair has a single seat, which a
door in front and a roof that is either fixed or which can be raised to
facilitate access. The chair is lifted
by means of two removable shafts which slot into metal brackets on the sides of
the chair. It is carried by two or four
chairmen, depending on the occupant's weight, hanging from their shoulders by
leather straps.
Subassemblies: Body +1.
Powertrain: None (carried by 2-4 men).
Occupancy: 1 NPS
Cargo: 0 cf.
Armor: 2/2W overall
Equipment:
Body: Luxury interior.
Statistics:
Size: 2.9'x2.4'x5.3' Payload: 0.1 tons Lwt.:
0.25 tons
Volume: 30.5 cf. Maint.: 274
hours Price: $5,314
HT: 5.
HPs: 23 Body.
Design
Notes:
A sedan chair is essentially a passenger
seat in a wooden box, and was designed as such. Two poles (p. B212) were added to the structure for
carrying. Structure is Extra Light,
with Expensive materials. Armor is DR 2
Expensive Wood. Empty weight is 304
lbs. Most typical chairmen (ST 12, p.
LT8) would carry the sedan with passenger as Extra-Heavy Encumbrance (Move 1)
with 2 men, or Medium Encumbrance (Move 3) with 4 men.
From the Aerodrome for GURPS
© 2008 by Jim Antonicic