[FT]Needle beams

1 posts ยท Mar 1 2001

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>.