Re: DS3 design (long)

J L Hilal wrote:

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> 2)  I like the doubling system for capacity (5, 10, 20, etc.), however
> if combined with buying armor (as above), maybe it should be 10, 20,
> 40, etc..  This system is especially needed for those that reference
> existing MBT size vehicles in the Size 3 range, because other existing
> vehicles then fall way outside the sequence were they "should" fall.
> 
> E.g. #1: LVTP7/AAVP7 is about the size of a contemporary MBT but
> carries 25 troops plus two turreted (light) weapons.	E.g. #2:  CH-53
> carries up to 55 troops.  If this is size 8-10, then what size is an
> LCAC?  The doubling system would take care of these nicely.

I would think a system of doubling "capacity" with each size class
would fit best with a system of doubling the space and capability
of each class of armour and weapons as well.

When Oerjan says that the armour of a typical modern MBT is
something like 8:2:1 front:side:rear my brain reads it as
2^3:2^1:2^0 or 2^(size):2^(size-2):2^(size-3)...

-- 
David Brewer

"The mentally disturbed do not employ the Theory of Scientific 
Parsimony: the most simple theory to explain a given set of 
facts." - P.K.Dick (from VALIS)