Re: Underwater Rules - SG (long)

Gee, I really meant to send this to the list the first time, so I'll fix
that this time. Your friend is right if you are using a high grade
plasma(something relatively easy to push into a plasma state) but a low
grade plasma would be so full of energy, that rather than a big ball of
steam, you'd end up with big ball of oxygen and hydrogen plasma
surrounded
with superheated steam surrounded with superheated water, and probably
still
some of the low grade plasma at the core when it got to it's target. I'm
saying that in the water you could probably switch from your standard
plasma
load up to a low grade plasma load for the plasma weapons, the stuff
might
definately be too dangerous to use in a gaseous atmosphere, but it might
just work in water, where normal plasma would quickly turn into so much
boiling water. So, in closing, I think plasma weapons could be used
effectively under water, though a point was made that it would almost
definately have to be used by atleast full body armored troops if not
powered armor due to how hot the water around the person fireing it
would
get. I'd work the physics out for you, but I don't have my tables with
me
and I don't feel like looking them up on the net. :)

Jade Tseng

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
To: <Conchart@geotec.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: Underwater Rules - SG (long)

> IF (Granted, a very BIG if) I understand my friend's comments
correctly,
the
> problem is that the plasma will heat not only the water in it's path,
but
> ALL of the water it comes in contact with, in all directions out from
the
> point of contact. And as it is heated to steam, this water will heat
all
the
> still-cold water IT comes in contact with, and thus all the heat from
the
> plasma charge will rapidly be drawn off from it, thus rendering it no
longer
> plasma, but rather just a big ball of steam.
>
> Brian Bilderback
>
>
>
> >From: "Jade Tseng"<Conchart@geotec.net>
> >Reply-To: Conchart@geotec.net
> >To: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Underwater Rules - SG (long)
> >Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 13:28:09 -600
> >
> >It would depend on the grade of plasma used. A low grade plasma
product(or
> >one
> >that takes extreme, extreme temperature to reach a plasma state,
would be
> >hot
> >enough to actually convert the water in its path in to plasma, and
might
> >have
> >a pretty distant range even under water.
> >
> >Jade Tseng
> >
>
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