[TML] an interesting story somewhat related to this thing we do

[Terry Carlino]

Michael Jenkins wrote:
> On 24/09/2007, Glenn M. Goffin <gmgoffin at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/33rqx3
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> The biggest differences I see between Traveller and real-world piracy
> are due to the ease with which someone can approach undetected and
> board another vessel, and what type of vessel will serve the pirate
> crew in this operation.
>
> The use of at least one crew member on the target vessel could help
> piracy succeed in Traveller despite these obstacles.
>
> You can apply this info as you wish in YTU, and as I see it, it will
> depend on the nature of YTU whether piracy's possible or not, I don't
> see it as an absolute given either way.
>
>   
I would suggest that the crew persons which would be the best to subvert 
would be either the astrogator or someone in the computer/control 
systems maintenance group. Then you either simply arrange to have the 
ship on a vector which prevents it from escaping or you fix the sensor 
so that they don't see the pirate until too late. Of course if the 
control systems are heavily computerized anyone on the ship could 
attempt to hack the control systems and plant a virus that could do the 
same thing.


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TerryC
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