RE: colour striking

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beth Fulton [SMTP:beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au]
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 6:11 PM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: colour striking
> 
> G'day guys,
> 
[snip]
... who... don't have FTL capability, even on their largest SDNs.
Instead
whole 
> fleets travel around attached to an FTL spine, they unlock from it
before
> a 
> battle, leave it somewhere safe and limp back afterwards. In the
history
> of 
> this species their own internal conflicts saw fierce fighting amongst
the 
> non-FTL vessels but the spines were so precious that they struck their

> colours very quickly if threatened and were considered so prized by
both 
> sides you didn't damage one, it just wasn't done. [snip]
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Beth
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Shades of BattleTech!

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Brian Bell
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