Re: Underwater Rules - SG (long)

G'day,

>Likely it would, but I can't see a plasma gun having enough
>effective range under water to be worth bothering with anyway.
>The energy would all get absorbed creating steam, within a
>fairly short distance, I'd think.  Perhaps if there's a viable
>laser wavelength that water won't absorb?  But I'd think you'd
>mostly be working with missiles/torpedoes.

I do think torpedos/missiles would be the primary weapon, if the
engagement
was in clear ocean waters then blue lasers would reach 100s of metres,
in
coastal waters its green light for a few tens of metres, and in turbid
estuaries you could use a red laser or you could just spit as that'd go
further - except of course if you had your visor down....;)

Cheers

Beth

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