Re: [FT] Starship Troopers "Roger Younge"

>devans@uneb.edu said:
>>The exact size of the Rodger Young(sp?) is debatable,
>
>Even more so since you need to figure out which one your talking about
:o)
>
>The book version was more a marine raider carrier. I recall two
retrieval
>boats mentioned, and not much more than a reinforced company aboard.

Yes. IIRC in the book is was classed as a "Corvette Transport". These
little ones were named after footsloggers, the big ships after battles
and
campaigns (Ypres etc.). The film just took the name and little else....

Jon (GZG)
>
>Now the movie/CGI series Rodger Young, (correct spelling at least as
far as
>the book was concerned :o) seemed to be the size of a battlewagon. At
LEAST
>battleship size if not a dreadanought. I'm not sure if the book ever
went
>into any details, but I seem to recall a cylndrical hull, flattened and
>flared at the aft end for the drives. The movie/CGI series looked more
like
>one of the UN battlecraft from FT. Hope that helps.
>
>Randy