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| (...) Because we can't get the laser technology to work properly yet, but the Navy is currently funding major research & development programs to figure out how to do just that. It's no more blue-sky than supercavitating machine-gun bullets. --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Nope. It is somewhat translucent to it, to a range of somewhat less than 500 ft. Otherwise, why do you think that we still work with SONAR for detection of subs? James (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Seawater is moreor-less transparent to a properly tuned blue/green lasers, so there would be little/no attenuation. No moving parts to corrode in the saltwater, and no ejection ports to get gummed up by oceanic detritus. --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
| |  | | Re: Female mecha
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| (...) Master Grade Lego Models has a version of the Fei-Yen from, umm, dang. I'm blanking on the name of the game. Fighting game (err, video game) with giant robots. Anyway, she's a girl mecha. Go to: (URL) click on the link to 00217. eric (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) My all-time favorite female mecha is the Zentraedi Queadlunn-Rau power armor from Macross/Robotech: (URL) you've ever seen this in action, you'd think so too ;) (note that the mecha is only about twice as tall as the fmale pilot... its a tight (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) exercise (...) Well, yes, but I'd thought you'd want to find out what supercavitation was all by yourself ;-) (...) Really? I thought that it was considered appropriate to spend an extra trillion on a weapon, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| You know, Mark... if you get that done by Labor day weekend, I can snap ya some pics with my digital camera. ;^) ~M (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) (25 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| |  | | Female mecha
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| My wife the other day was talking about building a female mecha, so I thought I would do some research to see if anyone else has done something similar. I did a search and noticed that Greg Majewski was talking about building a female mecha - Greg- (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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