[GZG] Re: John's Shipbuilding

Indy wrote: 
> Why can't FT be its 'own' Age? Space ain't like the ocean, and
scuttling a
> spaceship is tantamount to suicide if done right (ie, total
destruction of
> said ship, making it completely useless for the other side to salvage
or
> gain valuable intel - or even use the ship against its owners - and
any
> escaping crew would likely be unable to avoid the blast of the
> self-destructing ship). If an FT ship surrenders in battle, it's
likely to
> save the crew.  At least in WW2, scuttling a ship meant it was near
> impossible for the enemy to retrieve it for any purpose, and the crew
would
> likely be rescued by the attacking enemy ship(s). Or at least had a
fighting
> chance for survival.

Good point.  While scuttling a ship to deny it to the enemy is a great
policy, it seems to me that it would only be common 1) if there's some
way to get the crew off the ship with a reasonable expectation of
survival, or 2) if they expect that they're all going to be killed if
they surrender anyway. 

Scott Field
“Well, my days of not taking you serious are certainly coming to a
middle.”
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