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Re: New, improved (ok, just new) ... er... thingie
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Thu, 8 Mar 2001 00:21:36 GMT
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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...
> pretty neat
> what are the yellow fins for?
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> -paul
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> In lugnet.build, Anthony Babington writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3574
> >
> > hmmm... 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 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > -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.
> >
> > -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.
> >
> > -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.
> >
> > --End dispatch--
> > -Sigmatek. One Step ahead of the Next Generation.
> >
> > ***EYES ONLY***
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > 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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