Re: [SG2] [DS2] A list of questions on TOE and logistics

Samuel Reynolds wrote:

> But you probably need more spares. How many rounds can you
> put through a chemical-propellant slug-thrower cannon
> (esp. with advances in metallurgy) before you have to
> replace the barrel? MDC? HEL?

Offhand, I'd say that if the technology were so fragile that this
becomes a major consideration in the time it takes to overrun a colony,
it wouldn't have been adopted as a military weapon.  That's a long-term
concern, measured in tens of thousands of rounds.

John