From: Mike Wikan <mww@n...>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:18:41 -0700
Subject: Tank Traps for High Tech
Assuming a Grav Tank floats a fairly constant height above terrain-PIT TRAPS!!! Hover Tanks- make aerosol dispensers that spray a cloud of JP-4 that gets sucked into the GEV fan plenum followed by a flare igniting the cloud...
From: Mike Wikan <mww@n...>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:39:07 -0700
Subject: RE: Tank Traps for High Tech
Well, I think was actually thinking of the Lift Fan intakes. the fuel/air mixture would ignite in the compessed air environment of the plenum chamber, lifting said GEV into the air in an uncontrolled reaction not like the liftoff of a Saturn V..<grin> Michael Wikan, Game Designer Accolade, Inc. > -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Slattery <richard@m...>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:04:50 +0000
Subject: Re: Tank Traps for High Tech
> On 29 Jun 98 at 13:18, Mike Wikan wrote: > Assuming a Grav Tank floats a fairly constant height above Well.... if they use something like a gas turbine engine, they'd basically like it and keep running. Might look fairly spectacular though. I love the idea of pit traps;) I think grav tanks would either follow lines of gravitic equilibrium, which is independant of undulations (High PSB factor here). Or would have the ability to fly through a fairly high hieght range. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@s...>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:32:37 -0500
Subject: Re: Tank Traps for High Tech
Richard spake thusly upon matters weighty: > On 29 Jun 98 at 13:18, Mike Wikan wrote: Works on grav vehicles which hover < 5m up I'd guess. On high NOE, or flying, grav tanks (if your background permits), then you are SOL. > > Hover Tanks- make aerosol dispensers that spray a cloud of JP-4 that How about a fast acting rubber eating acid or enzyme cloud - eat away the plenum skirts and then your ACV blows its fans on rocks and dirt as it looses lift. Then it becomes a pillbox with a mobility kill. If you make the skirts out of metal, they aren't flexible enough to work well (I think). Tom.
From: Tim Jones <Tim.Jones@S...>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:27:11 +0100
Subject: RE: Tank Traps for High Tech
On Monday, June 29, 1998 11:33 PM, Thomas Barclay > [SMTP:Thomas.Barclay@sofkin.ca] wrote: Hammers Panzers have metal skits - it just needs a big fan to lift. The crew could probably survive a fuel air explosion, but it would probably take out the fan motor or blades giving you an effective kill (good tactic Mike).
From: Tom Sullivan <starkfist@h...>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 06:45:38 PDT
Subject: Re: Tank Traps for High Tech
> How about a fast acting rubber eating acid or enzyme cloud - eat away