Re: Retrograde gimmickry

PFfttz! Pop goes the Weasel missiles, crowbars, dread planets. My head
hurts. Climb out of your ships and fight like real men damn it!. :)

Jade Tseng

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: Retrograde gimmickry

>
>
> >BDShatswell@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Strong planetary defenses would be a likely alternative.
>
>
> Nyrath said:
> > Depends on the weapon technology you postulate.
> >
> > Start manufacturing "Pop goes the Weasel!" missiles.
> > Said missile has :
> > [1] an FTL drive
> > [2] a 1000 megaton warhead.
> >
> > Missile emerges from FTL space at orbital height and
> > instantly detonates.  The planetary defense do not have
> > any time to react.
>
> Depends on your FTL limits, but here's a nastier version that
> would also work:
>
> Pop out of FTL
>
> Launch a barrage of electromagnetically accelerated crowbars at
> the planet.  They'll come in with no power, no active sensors,
> no real obvious way to detect them.  Doesn't especially have to
> be high acceleration.  Put a layer of silicon on them if you
> like--or RAM--or use a mix of stealthed and camo'd.  Pack them
> in methane snow or something to reduce the IR signature.
>
> When the crowbars ablate in atmosphere, they expose their
> antimatter core--*boom*
>
>
> I'm afraid I haven't yet come up with a really convincing reason
> why Alarish hasn't already done this.
>