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Re: [DS2] Grav dropped vehicles...

From: Jon Davis <davisje@n...>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:16:37 -0400
Subject: Re: [DS2] Grav dropped vehicles...

jfoster@kansas.net wrote:
> 
> >1) Grav units may be inserted from orbit (as size 1 vehicles are).
> >Grav drive allows the unit to slow and maneuver as it flies to
> >the ground.
> >Using this PSB, grav vehicles should operate as VTOLS or
> >even aerospace craft as desired.
> 
> This is the old Traveller rationale. However, I would think that any
grav
> vehicle moving slow enough to not need special heat sheilding would be
a sitting
> duck for standard anti-air or air interception assets.

The Renegade Legion universe has grav dropped vehicles from orbit.  Some
of the
cover art work on those products has a scene of heavy grav tanks heating

up during a reentry.

Jon


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