RE: One question that's plagued me about Full Thrust

I just read your message Randy, and I think we were both on the same
track as far as shooting down the round for the same reason - it's
inherent size.	Of course, a railgun ship could be shot down.  LOL

Gil

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>From:	campbelr@pop3.kunsan.af.mil[SMTP:campbelr@pop3.kunsan.af.mil]
>Sent:	Saturday, September 27, 1997 5:22 AM
>To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
>Subject:	Re: One question that's plagued me about Full Thrust
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> Stuart Murray <smurray@aecom.yu.edu> said:
>
>> I thought that railguns were slower then particle beams, soooo.. in
theory
>> the particle beam armed ship should be able to shoot down the railgun
armed
>> ship, plus intercept the incomming railgun rounds before the rail gun
armed
>> ship has a good chance to retaliate.  However, in FT this is no  so.
>
>Just FYI. The Particle beam ship could shoot down the Rail gun ship, 
>yes. It would howevr have a reaaly bad time shooting down the Rail 
>gun round. PB's are not that great against inert metal, which is all 
>a rail gun round is. Unless they use metal banded polymers as a 
>round, the PB's may be more effecttive against those.
>
>My .02 credits
>Randy
>Randy Campbell
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