Re: [FT] Scale in Full Thrust

Bif Smith wrote:

>Oh, a HH SD would have a mass of 75000 mass (YES, 75 thousand!!!) with
the
>mass given in FT of 1 mass equals 100 tonnes. This is because the mass
of a
>SD in HH is given at 7.5 million tonnes. There is also the mass of a
>fortress is given at 16 million tonnes. The only problem given is that
>someone worked out that the given masses for a HH SD is too low for the
>volume given. The desity of a SD would be the same as styrofoam! Not
exactly
>battlesteel is it?

Which do you think is the heaviest: a modern MBT (60-70 metric tons), or
a 
block of solid balsa wood with the same external dimensions (width,
length, 
height)?

Hint: it's not the MBT...

...and I'm prepared to bet that the MBT has a far lower ratio of
internal 
empty space (accessways, cabins, fighting compartment etc.) to total
hull 
volume than the starship does.

Regards,

Oerjan
oerjan.ohlson@telia.com

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