Re: Torpedos... and similarities/differences between the wet navy and the vaccuum heads...

Thomas Barclay wrote:

> Differences:
> Holed wet navy ship takes on water and mass and performance 
> character change.
> Holed space navy ships lose some atmosphere, maybe stuff like water
> and fuel, and the only reason their performance envelope may change
is
> associated hull integrity effects reducing maximum thrust in the
> various axes.
> In seaborne ships, gun directors have often been exposed making them
> vulnerable to threats like HMGs and 20mms. In space, this is
unlikely.

And one more difference: There's no real reason not to use nukes in
space-to-space missiles, but there are strong reasons not to do this in
the sea - all the Greens will strangle you <g>

Oerjan Ohlson
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