Prev: Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns Next: Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns

Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns

From: Roger Burton West <roger@f...>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:27:27 +0100
Subject: Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns

On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 08:12:21AM -0700, Brian B wrote:

>One of the things we
>postulated was that in any situation where a ship is likely to enter
>combat any time soon, the first thing that will happen is that the
>crew will suit up and depressurize the ship, to eliminate the risk of
>explosive decompression from a lucky hit.

While I'm on your side of this argument, I think it does depend on vacc
suit quality - they _will_ impede manual dexterity to some extent. Think
about typing with gloves on...

(Also consider that the air has to be _stored_ somewhere. Under even
higher pressure than normal.)

R
_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l

Prev: Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns Next: Re: [GZG] [SG] Cracking Eggs with a Sledgehammer, was Power Armour with Shotguns