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Re: free-for-all in space
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 22 Jan 2000 04:55:25 GMT
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Z wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> > Mark Nelson wrote:
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> > > > In lugnet.space, Patrick Leahy writes:
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> > > > I bet the enemy wouldn't expect a turbolaser-caked freighter, especially if
> > > > half its cargo is fighters. The look on the enemys' faces, heheheh...
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> > > Hahahaha! I agree... :)
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> > Then again, of course, it's not a freighter anymore...:)
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> > best
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> > LFB
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> What's the difference between transports and freighters? Is one armed, and the
> other not? I haven't been able to figure that one out..
Freighters carry generic cargo, stored as compactly as possible for shipping.
"Transports" generally carry people or machines designed for immediate deployment
or comfort. "Tenders" also fall into this category. Now, what does one call a
ship carrying cryo pods? A sleeper ship, if they're full (or intended for filling
in situ)--if they're being shipped somewhere, they're "Freighters." Transports can
carry freight as well as passengers, however; it's just not their primary purpose.
As to whether they're armed, that has to do with whether they're
military-affiliated or not in peacetime; in times of war, even fully civilian
transports and freighters might get defensive armament.
The above are usually true in modern surface ships, which form the basis for
starship analogues; however, YMMV when you get them into your own universe.
best,
Lindsay
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 | | Re: free-for-all in space
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| (...) if (...) the (...) deployment (...) a (...) filling (...) Transports can (...) purpose. (...) That makes sense. Then, I suppose, a freighter bristling with turbolasers and with a cargo bay 2/5 full with fighters can still be used as a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: free-for-all in space
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| (...) if (...) the (...) deployment (...) a (...) filling (...) Transports can (...) purpose. (...) But what if the freighter uses trash, debris, or radiation as a weapon? Alex (24 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: free-for-all in space
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| (...) What's the difference between transports and freighters? Is one armed, and the other not? I haven't been able to figure that one out.. Z (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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