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Re: free-for-all in space
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:33:39 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Z wrote:
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> > 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..
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
But what if the freighter uses trash, debris, or radiation as a weapon?
Alex
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| (...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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