Scott (referring to Tom's):
>}1. Is it possible to make pure fusion warheads in Traveller? If so, how
>} small can they be usefully made? As they presumably would not be
>} affected by nuclear dampers they would be quite devastating.
>The problem with fusion warheads is that it is inconsistant with High
>Guard combat. Surely if you had warheads that could penetrate Dampers
>you would use them in preference. It would be more cost effective also
>even at ten times the cost. (When you consider how many salvoes get
>wiped out by high powered nuclear dampers)
They cost the same as the older warheads, not ten times as much. But
why do you assume that they are immune to nuclear dampers? Dampers
either strengthen or weaken the strong nuclear force (depending on
whether you are in a node or anti-node, as I recall). If you strengthen
the strong nuclear force enough, those fusion bombs should spontaneously
fuse at wherever they are (hopefully far from your ship). If you weaken
it, they would be unable to fuse. Either way, the damper should deal
with it.
>}2. Is it possible for a starship to refuel from ice? If so then any
>Yep again. I can recall a couple of published adventures that relied
>on getting fuel from frozen ice asteroids, comets, etc. But they don't
>actually mention all the back breaking labor necessary to get all that
>ice into the tanks. Imagine filling those huge fuel tanks with picks
>and axes and shovels? Even under micro-gravity! :-P And you thought
>shovelling the DRIVEWAY was bad...
You would use picks and shovels??? What happened to your laser cutters?
Your grav lifters? You poor lads...
Steve
2G Scott
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