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  Tech Levels-3 
  1�
   
   
  The March of Technology-3 
   
  Weapons are further described by burden (size or bulk), stage 
  (technological sophistication), user (human or other), and portability. 
  TL 
  Speed,  
  Weapons, Artillery 
   
   
   
   
  Era 
  Speed1 
  Speed2 
  Weapons 
  Heavy Weapons 
   
   0 
  Primitive. 
  Stone Age. 
  Walking 
  1 
  5 kph Clubs. Rocks. 
   
   1 
  Bronze Age 
  3500 BC 
  Beasts of Burden 
  2 
  10 kph Blades. Spears. 
   
   1.3 
  Iron Age 
  1300 BC 
  Wheel 
   
   
  Massive Armies 
   1.6 
  Middle Ages 
  600 AD 
  Galleys 
  3 
  20 kph  
  Siege Weapons 
   2 
  The Age of Sail 
  1500 AD 
  Sailing Ships 
  4 
  30 kph  
   
   3 
  Industrial Revolution 
  1700 AD 
   
   
  Musket 
  Cannon 
   3.3 1800 
  Steamships 
  5 
  50 kph  
   
  Vlow Tech 
   3.6 1850 
  Railroads 
  6 
  100 kph  
   
   4 
  Mechanization 
  1900 AD 
   
   
  Revolver 
   
   5 1930 AD 
  GroundCars 
  7 
  300 kph Rifle. MachineGun. 
   
  Low Tech 
   6 
  Nuclear Age 
  1950 AD 
   
  8 
  500 kph  
   
   7 1975 AD 
  Rockets to Orbit 
  9 
  700 kph  
   
   8 2000 AD 
   
  10 
  1000 kph  
   
  Mid tech 
   9 2020 AD 
  Civil SST 
  11 
   2000 kph  
   
  10 2100 AD 
  Civil Space Transport
  12 
  3000 kph  
   
  11  
   
   
   
   
   
  High Tech 
  12  
   
   
   
   
   
  13  
   
   
   
   
   
  14  
   
   
   
  Psi-Shield 
   
  VhighTech 
  15  
   
   
   
   
  Black Globes 
  16  
   
   
   
   
  SR Tractors 
  17  
   
   
   
  Fusion Rifle 
   
  Xhigh Tech 
  18  
   
   
   
  Personal Damper 
  LR Tractors 
  19  
  Elemental 
  Matter Transport 
   
   
  Disintegrator Pistol 
   
  20  
  Global 
  Matter Transport 
   
   
  Disintegrator Wand 
   
  Uhigh Tech 
  21  
  System 
  Matter Transport 
   
   
  Relativity Rifle 
   
   
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Traveller/09 - Traveller5/Traveller5/T5 Underlying PDFs/T5=7103 Technology.pdf