From: Bif Smith <bif@b...>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:16:28 -0000
Subject: RE:[FT]Needle beams
In answer to Noam, yes, I was trying to find a way to represent the primary beams on the bug SD`s. Of course, you could just use several single arc needle beams to provide coverage, and the only limiting factor would be the firecons, which would be a good way of representing the limited rate of fire of the primaries (?). Having said that, I would still like to see multi arc needle beams. Also, the human rail guns, have anybody out there thought about making them simular to KV kinetic cannons, but the KV use a grav powered launching systems with non-ferrous rounds. The human systems could use a magnetic system, with ferrous rounds, that would be affected by sheilds. Yes, I know the human round could use a discarding sheath that is ferrous around a non ferrous round. but this is just a sugesstion for the use of a gun that would virtually ignore armour, but would be affected by sheilds. Stupid ideas from a stupid mind <G>.