RE: [FT] UNSC DD

No pods, so must be sponsons.

What is the URL you are looking at?
http://www.gtns.net/gzg/gzg-ft-unsc.html
has no pictures.

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ground Zero Games [SMTP:jon@gzg.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:17 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	RE: [FT] UNSC DD
> 
> >No. It does not sound exactly like that. This is boxy with 2 stubby
> wings.
> >It has a circular receptacle on the back that acts as engine cowling
or
> >would fit the CL engine pod (but engine pod was not included).
> 
> When you say it has "wings", do you mean solid side pieces (squarish
> "sponsons)"  or struts ending in small pods? If the latter, then this
> isn't
> the DD; it is the Patrol Cutter type 2. If it's the former (and there
is a
> noticeable cutout in the bottom of the hull, with a drilled hole in
the
> centre of the cutout) then it sounds like it's the DD forward hull
minus
> the engine pod and weapons unit.
> >
> >When I got them, I thought that they should have an engine pod (as
they
> are
> >a little small in comparison with other DDs [larger than Walburgs]).
But
> as
> >I said, I double-checked with KR (GeoHex), and he indicated that the
> >Destroyer was one piece. I know that it is not the Battle Corvette
(see
> >http://www.geohex.com/vift1103.htm) or Type 1 Patrol Cutter/Frigate
(see
> >http://www.geohex.com/vift1104.htm). GeoHex, Eureka, and the GZG
Online
> >Catalog do not have pictures for the Type 2 Patrol Cutter/Frigate or
the
> >Destroyer.
> >
> >If you have pictures of these, please post a link. Thanks!
> 
> There SHOULD be a pic of the DD on the online cat site - there is a
pic of
> the smaller UN ships, including the 1104, 1105,1106, 1108 and 1110;
the
> 1105 DD is the ship at centre bottom of the pic. If you can find this,
see
> if the front half of that looks like what you have.....
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> >
> >
> >-----
> >Brian Bell
> >bkb@beol.net
> >http://www.ftsr.org
> >-----
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:	Charles Taylor [SMTP:charles.taylor@cableol.co.uk]
> >> Sent:	Tuesday, February 13, 2001 1:44 PM
> >> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> >> Subject:	RE: [FT] One-shot Pulse Torpedos -- any playtested
stats?
> >>
> >> In message
> >> <9DB05BB477A8D111AF3F00805F5730100D10081C@exchange01.dscc.dla.mil>
> >>	       "Bell, Brian K (Contractor)" <Brian.Bell@dscc.dla.mil>
wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hmmm.
> >> >
> >> > I think that perhaps you did create a new UNSC DDH.
> >> >
> >> > The UNSC Destroyers that I got from KR were single piece (not
even
> >> engine
> >> > pods).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----
> >> > Brian Bell
> >> > bkb@beol.net
> >> > http://www.ftsr.org
> >> > -----
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Are you sure those are not 'Patrol Cutter/frigates', of which two
types
> >> exist (one slightly larger than the other) - Hull with cylindrical
> >> engine and two side pods - all on molding? - these are the largest
> >> single section UNSC ships I've seen.
> >>
> >> The UNSC Destroyers I got were in 3 pieces each, - main hull,
engine
> >> section, and the '3 cylinders in a row' piece that started this
> >> discussion.
> >>
> >> Charles
>