TML::>I don't believe in J-6 merchants, though Hans recently gave me an idea
::>that might make me start to believe.
Some of the MT background material would seem to imply that J6 is
EXTREMELY uncommon, if not reserved to the Imperial government.
The one thing that strikes me as strong evidence for this view is
that the gov't had to come up with the "stealth courier" which
looks like a conventional J2 ship (of I forgot which class), but
which instead has minimal cargo capabilities, with the cargo space
being used for the increased volume for the Jdrive and the
additional fuel needed to run it. If J6 was common, the special
fleet would _not_ have been the way that Norris, et alia heard
about the assassination before the general populace in their
domains; it would have leaked pretty fast to some areas, and once
the unofficial version of the news gets ahead of the official
version of the news, it _will_ stay ahead - "News always travels by
the fastest available route." Implication: The Imperial
Government's J6 couriers are the fastest available route.
Secondary implication: Commercial spacecraft with J6 do not exist.
J/
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