Re: Real Space Combat Help:

At 05:39 PM 4/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Yes, black is the best color for a near perfect absorber of energy.  I
did
>not say it was perfert, it comes very close.  Of all colors in the
visible
>spectrum, black reflects the least amount of energy.  Many systems
designed
>to absorb energy with little reflected back(such as surfaces used for
>stealth  aircraft) use the color black for this reason.

Of course. My mistake.

>I think interface craft would benefit highly, requiring very dynamic
schemes
>to work in any environment, and also would be visible before any ground
>units were deployed.  In space, you could adjust to blend in with a
larger
>body, if one existed behind you, or just use a dark color such as black
to
>help reduce reflected energy emissions.  Of course some snazzy shark
teeth
>always looks cool even if no one ever really notices. ;)

Heeheehee. Yeah, interface craft could also make sure of it. I like the
idea
of the shark teeth, though. "Real" camo schemes can be boring. Mind you,
I
once one a WWII microarmour game because my Tiger's paint scheme blended
it
in with the artificial grass I used for the terrain boards. It wasn't a
particularly snazzy paint job, but it worked.

Allan Goodall:	agoodall@sympatico.ca 
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