Mass
Payload
Payload noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.
Usage example: the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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- The end result is that the kinetic doesn't really have a lot of mass worth of payload after all, especially after the fuel is consumed.
- While a larger projectile would have more mass, it would also have more space for propulsion, fuel, payload, all the useful jazz.
Source: Analysis / Space Fighter - Colony Drop - One can remove all mass drivers (A device for capturing mineral payloads) from a planet via edit mode while a payload is incoming.
Source: Video Game / Aurora (4X)
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