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Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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Fri, 1 Dec 2000 20:09:43 GMT
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> From: "Paul Baulch" <paul@vic.bigpond.net.au>
> Can't dropships and transports be escorted by fighters or something?
OK, maybe I'm throwing too much quasi-realism at it, but I think this sort
of discussion is fun.
Transports should have a fighter escort, yes, but they have a different role
than a dropship, and IMO, a dropship is better off if it can defend itself.
Consider the quintessential dropship from Aliens:
-It had gobs of weaponry for defense (although no turret) and even a bit of
offense if necessary. Good multi-role craft.
-It was relatively small, and didn't need a large hangar
Consider the role of fighters:
-Fighters are generally very high-maintenance and require all sorts of extra
support crew, and would require more space on the mother ship.
-Most fighters are designed for Space/Air superiority and not ground support
of this kind. Creating a new fighter that can do both Space/Air superiority
and ground support would be very expensive, more so than just equipping your
dropships with defense weaponry.
-Supplying a fighter for every dropship isn't very efficient. Perhaps one
fighter for every three, to provide air support, and give each dropship a
turret or some means of defense against ground attack. Sending a fighter
along for every little insertion performed by every dropship would be a
horrendous expense of resources.
Discuss!
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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 | | Re: Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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| Okay, here's my .02 cents (which has recently been devalued to .001 on the dollar, but that's a different story). This could be getting more off track, but I believe it's a matter of numbers. You're ship needs x amount-fuel to move y amount-mass and (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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| Mark & All, (...) role (...) itself. (...) Ah, one of my favorites. Or the dropship from Starship Troopers. (...) of (...) The one from ST had some as well, although they couldn't do too much with it. It's hard to fight against Anti-aircraft fire, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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| Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) Yeah, I guess it can be, but when critique of someone's modelling is involved, I see it as a double-edged sword, potentially working to complexify, clumsify or blandify (sometimes even uglify!) someone's (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Dropship Role ( Was: Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship)
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| (...) I recommend a really neat book called Hunter-Killer Squadron. It's a collection of stories from helicopter pilots and grunts from the Air Cavalry (1st Cav) in Vietnam. It just now struck me that the whole idea of dropships was probably taken (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New MOC - Wyvern Dropship
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| Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) It took (stupid old) me a few moments to actually realise where the engines _were_. I was like, "Huh?? Where are the engines???" ;-) (...) Can't dropships and transports be escorted by fighters or something? (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.space)
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