Re: Re: New Pod armaments

> The problem is one of balance. If a relatively cheap weapon is
> assured to dispose of a ship of up to 40 MASS or so, then there's a
> problem with the cost of the weapon.

How about if you have a chance to evade the pod?  Smaller, faster ships
would have a better chance to avoid being hit.	A boarding pod couldn't
sweep (like a beam), explode or maneuver as radically as an unmanned
missile, so evasive action seems reasonable.