RedDwarfIV wrote:My point was, Bellarmine probably would shake around a lot if hit, because it's not a million ton starship. When hit by the Plasma Focus, Alex was thrown off his feet. But still no seatbelts.
That was a hit that cut the ship in two, and Alex was standing, not sitting down. The bridge crew would still have been in their seats when they were killed only moments later by a loss of air pressure.
Realistically, would the bridge seats have lap-belts just in case? Probably. Looking at pages 3 and 6, I don't see any visual evidence that they
didn't have such belts.
Sweforce wrote:It is interesting that the shuttle is filled with seats when it is configured for cargo. I though it was configured for short range trips for crew rotation. That is, some of Tempest crew get rotated of, to less dangerous assignments or even some R&R for a while. Like in how most normal militarizes do, even in wartime as much as possible to combat battle fatigue. Well actually , it is possible that "cargo" configuration" mean that they didn't bother to finish a passenger conversion and only throw in the seats for the crew rotation thing since it was only for a short trip to a meeting convoy. As such, Alex may have to pee in a bottle.
It "was" configured for cargo. On short notice they bolted in some passenger seats as you would on the
cargo deck of a C-17, but it lacks amenities that one might expect on a commercial airliner, such as additional restrooms, a galley, or in-flight entertainment. There is a small toilet in the cockpit if Alex needs to relieve himself, but they won't be serving him peanuts and a beverage.