Re: Real Space Combat Help:

> 
>	  I like the idea, however as you start to examine the
probabilities
> at varrying range, you start to run into the problem of needing a LOT
of
> rounds to fill that threat cone...  That's a lot of Mass that you
spent
> precious fuel to carry with you.
> 
OK. Assume solid slug 1 kilo penetrators (bigger than necessary, but 
a lot cheaper in mass and space than missiles) let's say your railgun 
fires a salvo of 1000 penetrators in a cloud spaced 500 meters 
apart in a spherical array. that's a thousand kilos of ordinance 
(2200 pounds) A single modern Tomahawk guided missile is about a 
thousand pounds (give or take) with 500 lbs being the warhead (As per 
Jane's all the worlds weapons 1993) I think that that's not a bad 
tradeoff for mass vs. lethality. Chances are good that you will get a 
solid hit with a penetrator on a 500 meter target. you could tighten 
or loosen your pattern based on you "firmness" of target acquisition.
If your penetrators are sheathed in Radar Absorbent materials, there 
you go!
Mike Wikan
Game Design\Conceptual Art
n-Space, Inc.
A Producer of 3D Entertainment Products