Ralph writes:
>Black Globes used as solar arrays seem to absorb one heck of a lot
>of energy. In the habitable zone, a gigantic size globe will absorb
>1/10 (1200^2) = 144,000MW!! Over one single turn, this will be
>1800x144,000 = 259 million Mj - try absorbing that lot into a HPG
>without overload.
If they weren't so expensive, I can just see this tiny little missile
with a BG generator and capacitor and HEPLAR drive and guidance...
no powerplant, it uses the BG and caps/HPG/whatever and then does
little bursts of accelleration... and then rams.
>5) Why did GDW have to go and make fusion weapons non-viable as space
>weaponry anymore? Grumble moan grumble. Have to make my OWN rules now.
>*sigh*
They're perfectly viable, once they get big enough... and with some
minor rules bends, you can do some really nifty-neato things with them.
- -george william herbert
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