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| (...) Thanks Jeff. (URL) Yep>, tadpole trikes are much more stable. Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) That thing sure is ugly. It's probably not the best driverless system either. I suspect each car would be quite expensive. I like the Personal Rapid Trasit (PRT) idea better. (URL) Here's> an example. Allister (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (URL) HumanoBots, the general utility droid widely used in the Cratha Imperium, are programmed with a basic A.I. that more often than not lends itself toward a quirky personality. For example, the bot on the left, named Shoulders, enjoys listening (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming.starship)
| |  | | Re: Tanks or Power Armor
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| (...) When I think of what happens when a hover tank fires, i remember a little scene from star wars a phantom menace, the entire tank kinda glides back from kickback and the barrel has telesoping action to help in the kick back (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
| |  | | Re: Tanks or Power Armor
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| (...) I was thinking these would be more for clambering around and inside capital ships, not so much for zero-g combat as you imply. The suits would reach their targets in projectile pods (ala Heinlein) or use "point-n-shoot" thrusters attached (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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