[TML] A little tinkering with Lasers

[Garry Ward]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hemdian" <hemdian at trisen.com>
To: "The Traveller Mailing List" <tml at travellercentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [TML] A little tinkering with Lasers


> <Snippy>y.
>
> This could depend on if YTU is a small ships or big ships IN.
And the whole idea of small vs big ship Imperial Navy is what I'm tinkering 
with in the tons, tonnes and tuns postings I've been making.

So far in my number crunching, it would appear that while big ship navies 
are buildable, they have all the pragmatic value (and mobility) of a Maginot 
line.
> If a Kinunir was the pride of the IN I'd tend to agree with you, but 
> against
>a Gionetti or Atlantic then downgrading civie lasers isn't worth the effort 
>of enforcement (also complicating dealings with non-Imperial >traders 
>crossing the border).  Besides which all you'd do is create an opportunity 
>for pirates to gain a tactical edge on their prey.
>
Ah, but it does make life easier for the patrol cruiser captain; if the ship 
ahead has the wrong size FAs on its laser, then firing first and asking 
question later is a lot easier to justify.

>> Plus, I tend to think out loud.
> Same here.  :-)
Does tend to make other people in the elevator nervous, doesn't it?

Garry
>
> Regards PLST
>
> _______________________________________________
> TML mailing list
> TML at travellercentral.com
> http://lists.travellercentral.com/mailman/listinfo/tml
>