Re: [OFFICIAL] MORE NEW STUFF NEWS!!

All I can say is, name them after great peacemakers and diplomats?  I
assume 
this is still the primary role of the UNSC.

Eli

>From: Ground Zero Games <jon@gzero.dungeon.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>Subject: Re: [OFFICIAL] MORE NEW STUFF NEWS!!
>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:11:02 +0100
>
> >On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:04:28 +0100 Ground Zero Games
> ><jon@gzero.dungeon.com> wrote:
> >
> >> These latest ships are very "techno-brick" in style [...]; these
look
> >very "realistic" ships, with modular (and interchangeable) sections
for
> >forward hulls, weapon and sensor booms, reaction mass/cargo modules
and
> >drive units. We (and you) should be able to make a very large number
of
> >variations from mixing and matching various parts from the classes
(and
> >yes, they WILL be easy to assemble... <grin>). <
> >
> >This sounds very UNSC-ish to me, rather than Japanese. Given the UN
> >forces' need to recruit from the major powers, and their relatively
> >small industrial base (I think), the modular route would be a good
way
> >for them to go. I'm looking forward to seeing these (and maybe buying
> >some -- oh, my aching bank balance....), but preferably as UN ships.
> >
> >Besides, with the advent of the Kra'Vak, I think we _need_ UNSC ships
> >rather than Japanese.
>
>Yes, I agree - I think I'm now leaning towards UNSC myself for this
range,
>partly because I've got some other ideas for the Jap navy, much more
"Ninja
>Rocketship" style.....
>
>BTW, in case anyone didn't realise, the descriptions "Techno Brick" and
>"Ninja Rocketship" were coined by RTG in one of their Mekton books, to
>describe the two main styles of spaceship found in Anime - the Techno
Brick
>is the unstreamilned, "realistic" style with bits all over it ( Legend
of
>the Galactic Heroes etc.) while the Ninja Rocketship is Space Cruiser
>Yamato, Harlock's Arcadia etc.....
>
>So, suggestions for some class names for the UNSC fleet....?
>
>Jon (GZG)
> >
> >Phil
> >------------------------------------------------------------------
> >"We gotta get out into Space / If it's the last thing we ever do!"
> >   -- Return to the Forbidden Planet
> >A sentiment echoed by Phil Atcliffe (Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk)
>
>
>

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