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Re: New, improved (ok, just new) ... er... thingie
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pretty neat
what are the yellow fins for?
-paul
In lugnet.build, Anthony Babington writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3574
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> hmmm... the report on it I typed didn't upload, and won't.
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> here's the report.
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> ***EYES ONLY***
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> Subject: Preliminary Weapons Test Report
> -Test Subject: SAU 446-A "Diomedes" Heavy Artillery Platform
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> introduction:
> -The Diomedes (SAU 446-A) is an exercise in extremes. the photographs
> included in this archive clearly show the sheer size of the main cannon.
> this cannon is capable of accelerating ferrite projectiles to almost 90% the
> speed of light (C) in an atmosphere. it is essentially a one-off K-06
> defensive Gauss Cannon, which has been mounted to a specialised chassis and
> equipped with the most powerful reactor available.
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> Details:
> -on the side of the main cannon are two poles. these are advanced comms
> antennae, linked to satellite imaging units in orbit, giving the diomedes
> "Over-The-Horizon" strike capabilities
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> -mounted on top of the cannon is an optical rangefinderfor visible targets.
> notice also the 6 large cooling fins mounted along the cannon's spine. the
> extreme power in the cannon requires a large radiating surface. these are
> prototype radiators which, without the use of nanotechnology, are capable of
> dissipating the near-two million GSTU's (Galactic Standard Thermal Units)
> which are produced during firing, in under one minute. this limits the
> diomedes' effective firing rate, meaning that they should be deployed in
> groups of at least 4 units, plus support and defense.
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> -the only defensive weaponry on the Diomedes is a single fixed laser mounted
> above the cockpit, this makes the unit EXTREMELY vulnerable to close atack,
> as minimum range is 50 miles.
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> -NOTE: we have discovered an interesting side effect of the main cannon. if
> it is charged, but not fired, the intense magnetic fields will bend almost
> all magnetic energies around the vehicle. this means that the vehicle has
> an emergency optical cloaking device/ mag-shield. R&D is looking into other
> possible effects the field may have on its surroundings.
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> --End dispatch--
> -Sigmatek. One Step ahead of the Next Generation.
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> ***EYES ONLY***
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> as always, comments, questions, psychotherapy, death threats, and offers of
> large quantities of money to be delivered in small unmarked denominations
> accepted...
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| those are the primary cooling fins for the cannon. there are other small ones down the side, but they don't provide sufficient surface area. "Paul Hartzog" <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G9uq1F.27y@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| (URL) the report on it I typed didn't upload, and won't. here's the report. ---...--- ***EYES ONLY*** Subject: Preliminary Weapons Test Report -Test Subject: SAU 446-A "Diomedes" Heavy Artillery Platform introduction: -The Diomedes (SAU 446-A) is an (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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