RE: Strange Idea FT2

I dunno - I like the visual of big slap-type ships disgorging troops and

frying towns with beam fire, but a landed starship - especially a
biggie, 
is just too tempting a target to nuke.	And I guarantee, no matter how 
neato the ship, 50 kilotons will cramp it's style.

Noah

-----Original Message-----
From:	therubydragon@mail.geocities.com 
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Sent:	Thursday, July 23, 1998 06:52 PM
To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
Subject:	Strange Idea FT2

Hell-o Every bobey. In my first game of FT the scale I used was
10sec. turns and 1000km to the inch. Why 10sec you ask? It was the
first time I could think of. Anyway to make this semi worth reading
here is a rough 0.526874547589634% formed Idea. For troop transports
instead of using Landing craft why don't you just land the whole ship
on the planet. Instant base, and alot of extra mass for the troops! I
would just hate to try to attack a mass 500 fully streamlind thrust 8
troop transport with 50 mass of MILTARY weapons and 200 mass for
troops. Mind you it would be EXPENSIVE but hey it would be difrent!
Please respond to this message in some way shape or form. I am unsure
if any of my messages have gotten to all you happy little
peace-loving peple on the list ;-)!
Aaron Davis
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