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On 6/5/06, Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote:
> Another point of note is that the missile launchers have a clever new design:
> the missiles snap into the launch chamber and protrude slightly from the rear of
> the launcher. When you press on this, it pops out of the chamber and fires,
> with the thrust being generated by the elastic properties of the plastic itself.
> To my surprise, this imparts more force than the original spring-based [BTR]
> launchers, and I give them points for creativity! The stress to the plastic
> seems sufficiently slight, and the plastic sufficiently flexible, not to result
> in stress damage despite repeated launchings.
That's actually been the way missiles have been working for actual
Transformers for a while now, especially in the small ones. And yes,
it works rather well.
--
John Fiala
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