Hull Repairs

Just for the hull of it.....

Why can't you fix hull? No one ever seen a naval DamCon party with
hydraulic braces or manual threaded braces which can be extended to
shore up hull integrity? Never seen a diver with a welding torch and
some plating? Given the presence of high tech substances like instantly
hardening liquid metals (a possibility) or various polymers that are
formable and harden into near-metal hardness, and given the
presence of PA amongst the DamCon parties to give big strengths and a
power source for laser torches and a vaccuum capability, I don't see why
you shouldn't be able to repair hull. Besides, 1 hull box isn't
a lot of repair.... if your crew is fixing that, they are ignoring other
more key systems as a rule.

One might stipulate that something like repaired hull boxes can't be
more than 50% of the total hull lost (you get some permanent loss in
quality until you reach a shipyard). But you should really be able
to repair hull and hull integrity. Otherwise someone had better tell the
guys carrying the rams, braces, welders, patches, and various kits for
helping reinforce modern ships.....

;)

(and yes, I know it says you can't repair it in the book.... I'm just
suggesting it makes some sense to be able to do some hull repair).

Tom.