Re: Walkers

On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 19:18:30 -0500 Ray Forsythe <erf2@wombatzone.com>
writes:
>John Atkinson wrote:
>> --- Brian Bell <bbell1@insight.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>I think the solution to the +1 size problem is to:
>>>1. Limit it to medium range or less.
>>>2. It should work both ways. A mech that is tall
>>>enough to warrent the +1 size should also be viewing
>>>the top of standard vehicles, not the front of them.
>>>This is a much larger cross-section. So normal
>>>vehicles should be +1 size to the walker.
>> 
>> 
>> Not really.	Do the verdammt math.
>> 
>> At 2km, even a 20m height advantage is how many
>> degrees off of horizontal?  .9 degrees?  It's been a
>> long time since high school trig.
>
>~.573 degrees
>
>
>
>-- 
>Ray Forsythe - erf2@wombatzone.com - www.wombatzone.com
>

Show off <grin>

Gracias,
Glenn

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