Re: Vector Rules

On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Imre A. Szabo wrote:
Status: RO

> Rotating should cost ZERO thrust.  The little guys will still be able
to
> out manuever the big guys because they have more (often much more)
> thrust.

I disagree -- it would take too much effort to rotate a battleship at
the
same speed as a corvette. The key question is "how far can you rotate
the
ship in a single game turn?" I can't see how a 60-ton capital ship could
possibly maneuver/rotate at with the same degree of "agility" as a 6-ton
escort ship. Of course, given enough time, a single retro-rocket can
spin
a battleship like a top, but it would take forever to get up to speed.

--
Rick Rutherford ----- rickr@digex.net ----- The above opinions are mine.
"I've seen collisions on fire off the side of the ethernet LAN. 
I've seen the lights on the CSU/DSU glitter in the dark near the router.

All these things will be lost in time, like dropped packets. Time to
die."