Re: [FT] Vector vs. cinematic; air vs. naval

In a message dated 9/17/99 1:50:54 PM Central Daylight Time, 
mshurtleff1@uswest.net writes:

<< >
 >If you want to draw on 'established' science fiction analogies, there
has
 >been no demonstration (short of physically interposing ships) of a 
capability
 >to stop beam fire (be it lasers, blasters, phasers, etc) from one ship
to
 >another. So, I'm happy with the beam rules as they stand. :)
  >>

Actually it is quite within the realm of possibility to use gun or
missiles 
to lay out a volume of (shall we say) ALGE  substances - anti-laser gas 
emitter - a cloud of reflective particles that would play hob with 
lasers 
and such. If the particles are charged opposite the charge of particle
beam 
they would indeed divert the trajectory of the beam fire. There are ways

within reach of modern tech to do this, so I find it easy to believe
that 
futre tech would be able to do so as well.