Re: [DS2]Moon - Help Requested

>I am going to run a DS2 game at the GZG-ECC. It is based on the Moon.
>I need some help:
>
>1. First, I need some help with DFFG's in a vacuum. At first, I was of
>the opinion that they would have a longer range, since it would not
>diffuse into the (nonexistent) atmosphere. In this, I pictured that it
>was held in magnetic containment for the full distance to the target.
>After a closer reading, the plasma is not contained once it leaves the
>barrel of the gun. Having never taken a physics class, my question is:
>Would the plasma remain as a cohesive ball of gas, maintain the same
>dispersal pattern or be even more quickly dispersed?
 
I'd think it would be a wash. Quicker expansion because there's no
atmospheric pressure, but slower expansion because of the lack of
atmospheric drag and turbulence. So leave it as it is (it's simpler
that way, anyway). Lasers (as if it matters!) would have a greater
effective range. Slug throwers (HVC, MDC) would have a greater
effective range due to the absence of atmospheric drag, but the
range to the horizon might become an issue.
 
- Sam

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