Re: Arabic Empire in space was: Re: NSL, Not Nazis.

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999 DracSpy@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 99-02-04 08:14:25 EST, you write:
> 
> << given the latter effect, erm, take *really* good body armour? if
you could
>  deploy the lasers as drones (like the suspensorlift assassination
knife
>  that the harkonnens send against paul when he arrives at the palace)
then
>  you would be able to minimise the blowback; even if the laser went
>  nuclear, it would be on the other side of the battlefield and you
>  wouldn't mind so much. >>
>
> The drones move slow enuff that you don't need a laser, if I recall
corectaly
> they buro into your flesh and rip it apart.

yes, that's what drones do in the book. i'm proposing an alternative use
of the same technology - sorry if i didn't make myself clear.

Tom